The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-10
REDS SULLEN
AS they FACE
ENGLISH WAR
English on Their Part Not
Anxious For 1t - Would
Blockade With Fleets of
Warships.
WAIT WARSAW'S FALL
fBy Associated Press)

Wy AsSOCldteO PreSS1
MOSCOW. Aug. 6-Russia is con.
sidering with determination the pos
sibility of war with England over the
situation which has arisen since the
Bolsheviki have begun their offensive
against Warsaw =. News from the Pol
ish front is being awaited with intense
interest by the people of this city.
Vessels bringing Russian prisoners
OF war from France arrived at Odessa
from Constantinople on Aug. l. On
board were number of civilians who
had been deported from France. The
men had been placed on Russian trans
ports at Marseilles, but were stopped
at Constantinople and the passengers
were transferred to ships under for
eign flags, it being feared the Russian
crews would join. the soviet forces
upon their arrival az Odessa
1t is said that in the cargoes of
some of the ships were airplanes and
munitions evidently designed for Cen
eral Wrangel, who is leading an Of
fensive against the Soviet govern
ment in the Crimean region.
LONDON, Aug. 10-Entry into War
saw by soviet troops this week is ex-
pected by Bolsheviki sympathizers in
this city, says the London Times, quot
ing correspondent, who declares
that Immediately after Warsaw is
taken a soviet government will be es-
tablished there.
The correspondent declares the Mos
COW government proposes to make its
own terms with a Bolshevik Poland,
ND t. l.
nine, the Soviet premier, could stop
the offensive, if he desired, before the
Bolshevik armies enter the Polish
capital, "as the soldiers have been
promised the privilege of looting the
city"
Leonin Krassin and NJ. Kameneff.
heads Of the Russian Bolshevik trade
commission in this city, expect they
and their whole mission will be asked
to leave England when the news Of
the fall Of Warsaw is received.
Negotiations at Standstil
Negotiations for the resumption OF
trade relations between the allies and
! soviet Russia are at complete stand
still, and the Times declares that a
blockade Of Russia would make little
difference at the present time.
M. Krassin and NJ. Kameneff were
invited by Laborite members to at
tend yesterdays meeting at the
house Of commons, but they refused
to do SO considering it impolitic to
accept the invitation
The two Russians were greatly agi-
tated on Monday, it is declared When
they arrived in London it was said
they had plenary powers. but they are
| Obliged TO refer most trivial rOat+arS
to Moscow
Country Tired of War.
Great Britain has been given a few
very anxious days as a result of the
| Polish situation. Nobody in this couu-
try wants to embark in another war.
Not only has England no soldiers TO
send, but the whole community is
! tired of war and overburdened with
| taxation.
Results of the Hythe conference are
considered as a compromise between
| the British and French, as all the de-
cisions reached at recent conferences
| have been. Sundays proceedings were
| proclaimed by the French to be 2
victory for the policy of Premier Mil
| lerand, but yesterdays seem to have
| been a success for Premier Lloyd
George.
| The British premier apparently has
! two policies for dealing with the pres
ent situation. One is to arrange termc
with the Bolsheviki of Russia, and
the other is to help Germany get on
her feet, both policies being antagc
nistic to what appears to be the
French view.
France wants the allies to support
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