The Washington times., 1920-08-05
FRENCH PRESS SCORES
DIPLOMACY OF ALLIES

plight Is bringing severe censuro IN
some quarters over the ineffective
ness OF allied diplomacy.
The French press place much OF thS
blame for the crisis which confronts
Poland squarely upon the shoulders
of LLOYD -George. The English pre-
mIer IL charged with failure TO appre'
eiate the stupendous task with which
Poland Is graphing and with delays
in providing the armies with the sup
plies and munitions which might nave
made resistance to the Red advance
successful.
DIPLOMACY HAS FAILED.
The Temps says:
"You cannot settle the Bolshevisf
question by negotiations. That has
been tried and IL has failed. When
the Bolshevist regime disappears or
transforms itself IL will be by pres
sure from the interior. The need for
this being true. to offer hospitality
TO agents OF the Bolsheyiki and to
talk with them in the capital or the
United Kingdom is only TO furnish
base of operations and means OF ac-
ton for Bolshevist propaganda, We
are happy to learn that the British
government has informed the Soviets
that the London conference cannot
take place since Russia has decided
TO make peace directly with Poland.
But IL the conference Is not to meet we
cannot understand why kameneff and
Krassin remain in London. Is II to ne
gotiate CONNIE rcial relations? That Is
vain pretext."
"The journal des Debats says:
''It is more than a month that Po-
land has been in peril. These preci-
Gus weeks ought to have been used to
h.nh a
Europe, and America, as well. They
have been lost. On July Z, Mt Spa.
LLOYD George addressed TO the Soviet
government a kind of ultimatum trac-
ing on a map a line which the troops
ought not to cross, inviting them to
conclude an armistice and informing
them that II they did not conform
the allies would come to the aid or
Poland with all their means.
MUST STOP WRITING NOTES.
"Unfortunately the Bolsheviki had
already had experience with the
feebleness and indecision OF the west
ern cabinets. They have amused us
with a series OF wireless eommunica-
tions while accelerating the march OF
their armies. They have succeeded in
making themselves almost recognized
and in obtaining an invitation TO
conference at WnlCn tney "ouiu pe oh
an equal footing. In the meanwhile
they disdain the injunctions sent them
and by employing force are prepar-
ing themselves to settle according to
their own fancy the question OF Po-
land. Their maneuver was evident. 1t
was announced by all clear-sighted
observers.
"All the world has repeated not only
in France but also in England that
this State of Poland, put On its feet
again. was one of the pillars OF the
new order in Europe. Can we with
light heart let it be overthrown? VIII
Poland, brought by our victory from
the tomb in which she was buried
for a century. be given once more to
the hangman?
III the governments permit that
less than two years after the armis-
tice of November II. il such an event
should happen, they will risk the de,
struction of the work accomplished
bv their peoples. Such weakness
would be perhaps irreparable. Let us
not forget that Prussia always found
ed her strength on the destruction of
Poland. The latter's fate should inter
est the entire world"
The Petit Journal says It is time to
stop sending notes to MOSCOW and TO
do something that will count.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-Hundreds Of
babies have died in their mothers
arms in the flight of Polish refugees