The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-30
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ALLIANCE
Soviet Russia VIII Demand
Stronger Ties With
Germany.
WANT 4 PATH
THRU POLAND
To Demand It's Elimination as a
Barrier State.
Fighting Still Continues on
POIish-RusSian Front.
REDS DRIVE FOR LEMBURG
Poles VIII Defend Stronghold
to Last Ditch.
Hungary Wants to Aid Allies
Against BOlSheViki.
REDS DRIVE FOR LEMDURG
Poles VIII Defend Stronghold
to Last Ditch.
Hungary Wants to Aid Allies
Against BOIsheViki.

washington, july oO.-DemanQS
which in effect would eliminate Po-
land as barrier state between Rus
sia and Germany. will be presented by
soviet Russia as conditions to peace
with Poland. according to confidential
Information to the government today.
The soviet peace demands also will
facilitate an alliance between Ger
many and Russia. according to the
government reports.
These advices were looked on by Of
ficials here as showing that Germany
may have a hand in the BOlsheviki
councils and that her interests will be
taken care Of as we'll as Russia's in
the negotiations with the Poles.
According to the governments ad-
vices. two Of the principal conditions
to peace which will be demanded by
soviet Russia are:
Free passage across Poland.
Restoration of POsen to Germany.
In Favor of Germany.
It is feared by officials here that the
soviet demand for freedom of transit
across Poland will call for free pas
sage Of both individuals and freight
across the country without any re-
strictions. This would effectually
eliminate Poland as a barrier state,
and provide a direct connection be-
tween Germany and Russia. it was
pointed out. -e-
The second demand would provide
direct mitigation of the Versailles
treaty in favor of the Germans. The
province of Posen. valuable economi-
Cally and agriculturally. was obtained
from Poland by Germany at the con-
gress of Vienna and under the Yer
safl!es treaty was restored to Poland.
Both of these demands would de-
feat the allied purpose in the making
OF the German treaty. Military men
here were skeptical that the allied
powers could prevent the conditions
being forced on Poland.
Arc Working Together.
Government observers here say
there is no doubt that Germany and
Russia are working together now.
While the objects of the two countries
would be mutual in a desire to throw
off the power OF the allies and gain
world power, Germany Immediately
seeks economic exploitation of Russia,
and the soviet continued and less ham
pered efforts at world revolutions.
With the elimination of Poland as a
barrier and with a Germany alliance.
soviet Russia would have a corridor
leading directly to France for the
sowing of revolution, officers said.
Reds Driving at Lemberg.
tBy the Associated PressJ
Warsaw. July 3O.-The fighting ap-
pears to have eased up on the north
ern front. In the center there are rear
guard actions with Withdrawing Poles
keeping in contact with their right and
left wings. In the south the battle
for possession of Lemberg is impend-
ing or already is under way, while in
the center the Poles in their retreat
have not yet reached the ethogra phic
frontier of Poland toward which the
BOlSheviki seemingly are aiming be-
fore an armistice is proclaimed.
There is much uncertainty and Sus-
pense in Warsaw over the question
whether the Reds plan to cross the
border fixed by the supreme council
in force and continue TO march in the
direction of Warsaw. Military OBJ
servers are inclined to believe the Boil
sheviki are striving with all availabl
forces to Wrest Lemberg from Polish
hands before hostilities cease. should
there be an agreement az the Barano-
vitchi meeting which begins Friday
night.
viii Spar for Time.
From an intercepted wireless mes
sage and other sources it is pretty we'll
understood in Polls military circles
that the Bolsheviki intend to spar for
time at Baranovitchi According to
some reports, the Reds have set Au-
gust 4 as the earliest date on which
they are willing to cease hostilities. II
is considered apparent that they are
determine to capture Lemberg as q
prize of the last days of battle.
Refugees and others who have ar
rived at Lemberg say the Bolsheviki
who have reached eastern Galicia al
ready have issued orders calling tc
Bolshevik arms all males from 16 to
so years Of age within the invaded
territory.
The Poles are determined to defend
Lemberg to the last and il it falls il
will only be after perhaps the greatest
battle of the present conflict. as vir-
tually all of Lemberg is prepared tC
support the soldiers in a fight TO the
finish.
Go Ahead With Peace Plans.
London. July so.-Whiie the Mos
COW wireless continued to circulat,
reports of Bolshevik victories. th'
British government today was goini
vigorously ahead with plans for bring
ing about peace between the sovieti
and the Poles
A new British note to the BoIshevik
was made public. 1t urged the Mos
t. NJ