The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-27
PEACE
TABLE
S y
Russo Polish Armist 3Nego-
tiations to Com ice
Friday at Ba 40
vitchi.
SOVIETS CAN DICTATE
Fighting Continues With Red Forces
Advancing, But an End
is Now ia
'sov1ETs CAN DICTATE

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, July 27.-Russo-Polish
tarmistice negotiations will begin Fri
Iday at Baranovitchi. in the province
lof Grodno, between Minsk and Pinsk,
Ia Moscow wireless today announced.
Hostilities will cease Immediately
upon opening of negotiations, the
dispatch said.
Warsaw dispatches said the Polish
Iarmistice commission had left 70
meet bolshevik field commanders
without knowing where or ct what
date the negotiations were to be con
iclMded. ~ 81 IN
i the general line fixed by the allies
at Spa.
Premier Lloyd-George has left
Hythe for Boulogne where he will
confer with Premier Millerand, Mar
shall Foch and other French military
i and government officials regarding
the Russo Polish situation. It was
believed this conference might resul.
in tacit approval of the Russian soviet
government without granting formal
political recognition.
! It was understood the British pre-
Imier would endeavor to persuade the
|Frenchmen to attend the proposed
Russian. entente Polish peace pourpar-
lers soon to begin in London. The
Isoviets have sought to disassociate
the proposed conference at London
from the Polish question and to make
the conference round table at which
negotiations could be conducted look
ing towards peace between Russia
and the allies.
The proposal for London confer
lence was transmitted by the British
government to all allies. 1t was not
sent to the American government,
however 1t was understood that If
Premier Millerand refuses to attend
this conference. Italy, England and
Belgium will hold an Independent con-
ference with the Russian soviet rep
resentatives and delegates from the
Russian border states.
It was declared the entente will
not cease their plans to assist Poland
until an armistice between that coun'
try and the soviets has been actually
concluded.
The soviets delayed acceptance of
the proposals of Premier Lloyd.
George at Spa were undoubtedly a
backdown from the previous position
of Moscow. 1t was believed here the
soviets would not negotiate with the
border states when the London con-
ference is held Their main object,
1t was indicated, will be to obtain
recognition of the bolshevik govern
ment. The conference If it oonvenes
win also take up the question OF trade
with Finland and payment of the Rus
sian debt to France and Belgium.
It was expected Lloyd-George and
Millerand would discuss President
Wilson'S protest against settlement
of Teschen dispute which he held 20
be a violation of the Versailles treaty.
His interference was regarded here
as InjustifiedA
British official circles frankly ad-
mited recognition of the soviet gof.
eminent is complete except for for
NAL announcement.
A year ago, it was pointed out, the
allies could have dictated almost any
kind of terms to the soviets. Russia S
position at present enables the boil
sheviki to make terms to the entente.
Neither Great Britain nor France are
able to wage a war upon Russia ol
prevent occupation of Poland by the
rod armies.
LlcydGeoTge told the house Of co,S-
mons the soviets had been told not
to send trade delegates to England
until assurances were given thai Pol
and would not be invaded. These
assurances have been received. he
said, and the Russian delegates Will
shortly arrive in Great Britain to-
resume negotiations.
While these negotiations were pro-
cecding lighting between botsheviki
and Poles continued along most the
entire front The reds continue fh"ir
advance in the southern sectors. at