The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-08-27
France Acts independently Of
Great Britain in the Russo
Polish Complication.
America to Use "AiI Available Means'
to Preserve Poland's independence
Resistance to Red Armies In
creasino-Express Workers
Get Wage Increase.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.

The United States will employ call
available means" to safeguard the in
dependence and territorial integrity of
Poland, and will not recognize the
soviet government of Russia.
The French government has recog-
nized the Wrangel government Of
southern Russia and will give 1t mill
tary aid against the bolsheyiki; and
the French representatives in London
have been instructed TO break off all
relations with Krassin and Kameneff.
the soviet trade commissioners there.
The British government, though
somewhat dismayed by the American
and French announcements and the
apparent break with France, still
hopes and believes peace can be ne
gotiated between Russia and Poland.
The Russians, persisting in their re-
fusal to permit mediation by any third
party, sent delegation to Minsk 10
meet the Poles, and continued their
| circling movement designed to cap
| ture Warsaw.
The Poles sent representatives TO
| Minsk to talk armistice, and. having
withdrawn in good order from their
advanced positions, established two
lines of defense before Warsaw and
prepared for an extensive counter
stroke.
| In the lineup of the powers. Italy
stands with Great Britain, and France
counts on the support Of the United
| States. Germany maintains an osteD-
sible neutrality while hoping for the
crushing of Poland, believing the
Polish adventure was instigated and
directed by France.
Such is the summary OF conditions
on the day of writing. In the biggest
of the wars that are still going on
President Wilson's statement OF
Americas position was made TO HAY
In II he suggested that the conflict
might be ended by the withdrawal OF
all Russian forces from Poland and
the withdrawal of all allied troops
from photographic Russia. together
with assurances by the allied and as
ISOLATED powers that Russia will not
ba dismeinbered He urged thar any
dealings with the soviet regime De con
fned within "fhe most narrow boun-
dories 10 which the discussion OF an
armfstice can be confined ana scored
,he soviet government as that OF
..sHhAnnrrl.ll ru8nnrltt
whose assurances and guarantees are
practically worthless. In asking 'ha'
tho tr1te boundaries of Russia ne rt-
snected. the note specified that th"se
boundaries should not Include sih-
land ethnlc Poland or such TERRITORY
a. may BY agreement form q par' %
the Armenian state. Just ~hat tne
nrostdant meant by "all aYahabie
means" in promising aid 10 foiahu
uos not made clear. but II was a.
sumed both by government otnc'ai,
and by the representatives oil fo'ahu
:, Washington. that the phrase oiu
not include the dispatch Of troops
p-,,ca Iubomirski. the Polish MINIS
,ar did not ask for armed assistance
but said the need Of his country 'i .
ros for food. clothing. arms and othrf
wsr munitions. These, he add'4i' ar'
naaded Immediately and imperatlveaE
conference Of the British eba
french premiers was held nj ny ~
-atprninz To London. Llo! 9
George told the house Of common
~ ba sin believed In peace, IL
sai5 Russia WAS entitled to slr,''
-,o-ontees against a repetition o. 'hs
, polish attack hat was not enI',ltu -
ds Str, poland as nation; If Rassla
sI ,.,thin those conditions there