New-York tribune., 1920-08-07
Lloyd George Comedies
Moscow Right to Hold
Peace arley With Poles
Elsewhere Than London
Labor Won't Give
Support to Poland
Conference With Envoys
of Reds Lessons Crisis:
Blockade Threat Denied

from fhc IfibWe'S European Bureau
Copy wright. 1920, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-Thc British gov
crnmcnt has decided to accent the
Moscow Soviet note regarding Poland,
which means that it has reversed itself
and will now agree to a peace con-
ference between the Poles and Boil
shcviki at some other place than Lon
don. This action was decided on after
long and fully attended Cabinet
meeting to-day
thus, the danger of general war
against the Bolsheviki has grown con-
siderably less in the last twenty four
hours
The Moscow note. which was de-
livered last night, was far from salts
factory to the government, but with
the great mass Of the country opposed
TO any military operations ut this stage
and with labor threatening a general
strike the government could have
round little support unless it made fur
ther attempts to bring about through
peaceful means settlement between
tho belllCerents
The decision of the Cabinet means
ihat the London conference will be
folc as originally planned before L!ovd
George and Millcrand met at Boulogne
and decided that the first condition of
general peace with Russia must be
the conclusion of peace between the
Bolshevlki and Poles arranged here II
means no warlike steps will be taken
by Britain at this juncture, although
the navy is prepared to tighten the
blockade at moments notice.
France Expected to Assent
While this is the British attitude il
is not that of France, which feels that
the Allies should Immediately take
military measures. That France will
eventually accept the British viewpoint
is confidently expected by those in au.
thority here
The note sent to Lloyd George BY
Leo Kamenef, Russian envoy, in which
he gives the Moscow position and
blames the Poles for delay in arrang-
ing an armstice. was published here
this afternoon. The letter also ex.
pressed Russia's Willingness to partic-
ipate in q general peace conference ir
London.
The Poles are expected to reopen ne.
gotiations Immediately with the Boil
sheViki, and whether they will be com
pleted before the Reds enter Warsaw
depends entirely on their Willingness
to accept the Bolshevik terms for par
tlal disarmament, free trade across Po-
land into and out of Germany anc
protection for the new Communists OF
Poland.
The British believe that the question
of Poland's frontier can be considered
at the London conference whatever
the conditions of the Russo-Polish ar
miSticc
Labor Issues Manifesto
News from Warsaw to-day throws
more favorable light on the militia ry
situation, the Poles having counter at
tackled on the northern front. On the
other hand, military experts here arc
inclined to believe that the Bolshcvik
sustained only temporary check, due
to the rapidity of their advance Gen
cral Wrangel has won considerabc c
success in the Crimea.
A manifesto issued to-day and signet
by practically every prominent labor
leader in Great Britain declared Labor
in this country will not cooperate il
war allied with Poland"
Late yesterday Kameneff and Krassir
had further interview with Lloyt
George and Bonar Law. 1t is under
stood that they were informed of the
governments attitude then and were
requested to notify Moscow of it. The
Premier apparently is treating Kane
neH as if he were an accredited dip
lomatic official.
LONDON, Aug. 9 (By The Associ
ated Press 1.-The Polish crisis is still
CONTINUED on next paae)