Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-04
Entente of fReds
Is Fear of
Europe.
CRISIS GREATER
THAN 1914, CLAIM
Poles Defeat Opens
Road to Germany
and Turkey:

| LONDON, August 4 1by the Asso-
| ciated Press).-The British govern
| ment is irritated over what it be-
| 1eves is soviet Russias equivocation
| over the British suggestion that the
Russians halt at the armistice line
| of demarcation in Poland and begin
| peace negotiations. 1t has dispatched
| sharp note to the soviet govern
| ment. demanding a Eyes or mo"
answer as to whether that govern
! ment intends to listen to the sug-
gestion.
The note, it is reported. contains no
an ultimatum. simply requesting a
quick answer as to what soviet Rus
sia intends to do.
What was regarded here as the
ominous silence of Warsaw. so far as
ofhc1al messages were concerned. was
broken today, but the dispatches con-
tanned little to indicate what was
going on The foreign Office this af-
ternoOn received messages dispatched
at ) pm. yesterday saying the British
| mission to WarAaw was still there,
but indicating that it might leave.
An unconf1rmed report today said
that both the British and French mis-
sions had left the Polish capital.
Gets Wire From Warsaw.
An English semi-official agency,
which normally receives many mes
sages daily giving full details of condi-
| tions in Poland. received today it's
hrst message from Warsaw since
Monday. 1t showed evidences of GEN.
sorship. being reduced to inconse-
quential Information.
(DiSDafcheS from bo
Press correspondent at Warsaw. Civ
ing detailed Information of conditions
there. have been coming through to
New York with fair regularity in
! virtually the normal time of trans
mission. One message received this
morning was timed in Warsaw at
1910 o'clock last nightO
The question whether the proposed
peace conference in London shall be
abandoned is said to be conditional
on RuSSia'S reply. One of the chief
subjects for discussion at the con-
ference was to be the Russo Polish
peace. and the last British note points
out that if the soviet government de-
cldes to make peace with Poland di-
rect. then one of the main reasons
for the London conference is removed.
Postponement of armistice nego-
tiations between Poland and soviet
| Russia is viewed here as creating a
diH1cult and anxious situation, which
10 iAely " inVoiVe the abandonment
OF the proposed conference here be-
tween representatives of the allies,
Poland. the Russian bolsheviki and
the Russian border states for settle
| ment of the Polish question.
London newspapers take widely di-
vergent views regarding the boil
! shevlk attitude in demanding nego-
tlatlons for peace coincident with
| the arrangement of an armistice
Some declare the action Of the soviet
| government is perfectly justifiab able
and reasonable, while others indig-
nantly denounce it as evidence of a
determination to allow the bolsheyik
armies to reach Warsaw and there
dictate terms equivalent to COM
plete surrender of the Poles and the
enforcement upon them of a soviet
form of government. In the latter
quarters, it is stated. one of the
soviet armistice conditions was that
the Poles must diSarm, give guar
antees they would not receive mill
| tary aid from the allies and under
Russia"
No Statement Issued.
The British government has issued
no statement on the situation, nor has
it indicated in any way how it will
act, but the report is current it will
suspend negotiations for the resump-
ton of trade relations with soviet
should continue to advance into Po-
| land and should occupy Warsaw, will
send the Laneneff Krassin delegation
back to Russia Speculation is busy
as to what further steps may be TAX
| en-. and how the allies will fulfill their
promise to help the Poles. 1t is stated
the cabinet held an urgent meeting
yesterday, and that Premier Lloyd
George has further delayed his al
ready postponed vacation.
In the meantime, fighting continues
and the bolsheviki apparently are ad-
however, that the Poles may deliver
a blow, which may alter the present
military position.
By GORDON STILES.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News Copyright, 1920.
| LONDON. August 4-The hitch in the
Polish armistice proceedings is viewed
with much gravity in political circles
| here. While it is believed that the boil
shevik eventually will offer more or less
acceptable terms, owing to their desire
| to continue the London economic con-
ferences. the delay is deplored for sew
unless peace is arranged between the
soviet government and Poland, the dan
, ger of Germany going red becomes null
tiplied because of the opportunities for
the spread OF tne DOlSheViSt doctrines
attending unrestricted relations between
| Germany and Russia
AS a matter of fact, British states-
! men believe England faces a greater
| crisis today than in 1914
Fear Red Entente.
With Russia, Germany. MesoDotamia
and Turkey in their present state of
chaos. while at the same time Russia IS
! possessed of the greatest military
strength on this hemisphere. the pos-
| sibility of the combination of any or all
! OF these powers in a force which would
menace all on this side of the world
| must be considered and avoided. The
| elements in Germany which desire such
| an end are known to be strong They
are counting on a speedy realization of
their hopes if Poland should be elimi-
mated.
The situation is one of the utmost
| delicacy for tho British government
, and calls for the highest type of diplo-
macy to deal with these vexing oues-
tions The government recognizes
| that they must be settled without
| military or positive action in that
| direction if it is within the range of
! possibility. Already overtaxed. the
| British people demur at any sugges-
| tion looking to larger war appropria-
| tions. and this resolves the whole
matter of the reconstruction of Eu-
, rope into an economic rather than po-
| litical question.
Thus the advance to Germany Of