Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-06
TERRITORY IS BAIT
HELD Up TO POLES
IN SOVIET PEACE
Moscow Note to Britain Re-
fuses to Cease Fighting
Before Armistice.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 6.-Leo Kameneff of
the Russian soviet delegation here sent
Premier Lloyd George last night
long communication giving the soviet
governments reply to Great Britain's
note >of Tuesday with regard to the
delay in the armistice negotiations
between Russia and Poland
NJ. Kameneff's sfaf&lpent declares
the soviet government never desired
TO conib1he the negotiation for an
armistice with negotiations for peace,
but that it demands that the terms
of the amristice include reasonable
guarantees which would prevent at
tempts on the part of Poland to use
the period Of the armistice for the
renewal of hostile acts.
The sole obstacle in the way of the
beginning of negotiations for the sus-
pension of military operations, says
the note. is the sabsence of the Polish
delegates, whose return is being
awaited by the representatives of the
soviet government in order that ne
gotiations may be Immediately opened.
The note continues:
The Russian soviet government
again declares that it is firm in the
recognition of the freedom and inde-
pendence of Poland, and it's willing
ness to grant to the Polish state wider
frontiers than were. indicated by the
supreme council and mentioned in the
British note of July 20"
Demand Direct Negotiations.
With regard to the proposed London
peace conference the note says in sub
stance that the soviet government
lad proposed that the conference be
only with the leading powers of the
entente, because the usefulness of
such a conference arose from the fact
that without the assistance of the
leading powers war could not be
waged by other states against Russia.
guaranteed. The Kameneff statement
continues:
I'VE are still of the opinion that
direct negotiations with Poland for
peace would serve the interests both
of the Russian and Polish peoples"
The conference in London between
Russia and the leading powers OF the
entente, says the communication,
would have for it's object the regu-
larization of the International posi-
ton of Russia and the settlement of
all outstanding questions between
general peace"
Soviet Military Terms.
The guarantees the soviet govern
ment desires that Poland will not
use the armistice period for a re-
newal of hostilities, it is set forth, in
clude her partial disarmament and
the cessation of the recruiting of
conscript soldiers, as we1l as volun-
! tary enrollments.
| NJ. kamenef also refers to his in
| terview with Premier Lloyd George
Wednesday night, and states that he
forwarded TO the soviet government
the premier's statement with regard
to the decision of the British govern
ment to side with Poland and to re-
new the blockade in consequence of
the invasion of ethnographical Po-
land by the troops of the soviet gov
| ernment.''
Warsaw Is Prize.
i LONDON, August 6-The Russian
4 soviet's reply to Great Britain'S call
for a halt of the bolshevik advance
| in Poland is refusal, according to
the London Times. The newspaper
says the ground taken is that the
armies would not obey an order to
halt and will only be content when
they reach Warsaw, which has been
promised to them for loot.
/ According to the Times, the note
says the bolsheviki are entitled both
by military and International law to
continue their advance until an arm
ever. prepared to sign an armistice
and cease hostilities imme mediately
after the Polish delegates return to
the appointed place with power to
! arrange an armlStlce and peace.
! The bolshevik answer says it is felt
/ this action is necessary because the
| bolsheviki fear that without such an
undertaking the armistice negotia-
tions might be prolonged merely to
enable Poland to receive reinforce
mentS.
| The soviet government declares in
the answer that it's delegates now in
| London are empowered to sign a
peace with Great Britain or any other
entente power. but that a separate
peace with Poland is insisted upon.
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