Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-20
SOVIET RUSSIA NOW
ANXIOUS FOR PEACE:
CONFERENCE BEGINS
Poles Refuse Demand TO Disarm
Unless Russians Will
DO Likewise.
MEAGRE DETAILS
COME FROM MINSK
by Associated Press 70 Every FveninQ

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
London, Aug 20.-The Polish delegates
nt the Minsk conference have refused
to accept peace condition advanced bg
the Soviet for the disarmament of the
Polish army unless the Russians them
selves disarm, says wireless dispatch
from Berlin quoting a report received
from Minsk.
Moscow, Aug. 20.-isWe are not con-
qscrors and shall evacuate Polish terri
| tory Immediately Poland gives rs guar
antecs that the. Polish Republic has
abandoned its aggressive policy and il re-
solved to commence peaceful constrac-
| tive work"
| This was one of the statements ma de by
| NJ. Danishevskv, chairman of the Soviet
armistice delegation, at the opening of
the Russo-Polish conference at Minsk
Soviet Russia and Ukraine" NJ.
! Danishevsky declared, care regarding
with full sincerity and brotherly feel
ing of solidarity the workers and peas
antsof Poland, and desire only one thing
restoration with Poland of solid, friendly
and neighborly relations.
I'VE consider that the represen tatives
of the Polish Government have appeared
here ready to abandon their former policy
Oh hEGftSetDn anu tflaL ffft IOAiSii kDNfffl-
| ment will afford the Polish people the
possibility of entering into peaceful con-
structve work and cease senseless blood
shed"
London, Aug. 20.-The second sitting
of the Russo-Polish peace conference al
Minsk took place yesterday and sum-
mary of Russia's terms was communi-
Gated 10 the Poles. They we're sub
stantially the same as those the Russian
delegation published in London, says 8
Mo COW official statement received IN
London, today
Stated orders for the conference were
agreed upon. Toward the end of the
session the Russian delegates protested
against the Poles efforts TO drag the nego-
tiations, the statement says.
The terms laid down by the Soviet
government for an armistice with Poland,
as sent to Premier Lloyd George by the
Russian delegation III London on August
10, provided that the Polish army be re-
duced TO 10000 men: that other forces bs
demobilized in month; that arms exclud
ing those needed for the army specified
be handed Soviet Russia and the Ukraine
and that no troops or war material come
from abroad.
Minsk, Aug. 17-Soviet Russia is eager
for the establishment of peace with
Poland and does not desire to interfers
with the integrity of that country, said |
Bolshevik representative in addressing
Polish delegates to the peace conference
here today.
The conference began yesterday, tn
first session lasting several hours Afte
an exchange of views adjournment wa
: taken so the delegates might confer re
garding the developments.
Warsaw, Aug lS.--Polish delegates o.
their way to Minsk to meet representa-
tives of the Soviet government of Russi
encountered interminable delays and wer
? forced to merely crawl along over RUNE
roads In the battle zone east of this cit
says delayed dispatch from the Associa
ted Press correspondent who accompanie
the party.
Members of the party suffered fror
hunger and lack of sleep.
One of the conditions laid down by th
r Poles was that they should be permitte
4 | to exchange messages with the govern
: ment here but it was stated at the forelg
] office today that no direct reports had bee
t received from NJ Domski and his co
leagues
A Only meager details of the journey
c Minsk have been received from The Al
. sociated Press correspondent. His repol
g OF the Journey as far as Brest-Litovs
t was sent by wireless from that city
!, Moscow after being translated into Ru
| san At Moscow it was re-translated int
French and then forwarded to WARSAW
Paris, Aug 2o-Hugh c. Wallac,
United States ambassador, on his retur
from vacation yesterday went to II
y French foreign office and expressed II
8 great satisfaction of the American go,
d ernment for tho attitude taken by Franc