New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-31
All Factions in Country
United in Opposing Any
Proposal Whatever Re-
garding Disarmament
Soviet Army Said
To Be. Waverinss!
Allies Limit Terms Of
Arnnistice; 4 Nations
Would Fight Russians
By Ralph Courtney
Special Gable to The Tribune
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Copyright. 1920, New York Tribune Inc
PARIS, July 30.-To-night's French
dispatches paint the situation in Po
land in more hopeful colors. Reports
from French observers on the scenes
depict the Bolshevik army as being
far from the formidable antagonist
it is generally supposed to be. Hope.
therefore, is entertained that the Poles
may be able to stop the Bolshevik
invasion by military methods alone.
ms optimism remains to be con-
frmed by events, but the Poles evil
IDENTIFY feel themselves strong enough
to resist the oppressive terms from the
Bolshevik.
1t is Officially stated that all
Polish parties, including Socialists,
agreed categorlcally to refuse any Boil
shevlk demand whatever involving gen
eral or limited disarmament, nor will
they tolerate the inclusion of Soviet
machinery of any kind in the govern
ment OF their country. Thirdly, they
Will break off the negotiations if the
territorial terms are not at least as
good as those proposed by Lloyd
George. Fourthly, no terms will be &C
ceptable to Poland which give the Rus
SLAMS access to Germany. The nature
of these sine qua non stipulations on
the part of the Poles seems to indicate
that they are inspired by the Jusserand
Ang lo-french commission in Warsaw.
Reds on Allenstein Border
Meanwhile the Bolsheviki are re-
ported to have arrived in force along
no toi, irb
however. are making no move to cross
1t is said that the Poles in Warsaw
are urging JusseranG to use all his in
fuence with the United States to Sc
cure American support. Hungary, it
Is reported to-day, has made formal
offer to Poland of armed assistance
against the Soviets and is willing to
send important bodies Of troops. Hun
gary makes this offer fortified by the
knowledge that she has the sympathy
of France in her hopes for more
leniency in the terms Of her treaty.
The French also find encourage
tween the Red army commanders in the
field and the Moscow government. 1t is
expected that the armistice negotia-
tons will reveal whether, as has been
rumored, the army has got out Of hand
and that it may eventually turn on the
Soviet regime. These stories appear
founded chiefly on the failure of the
army to obey wireless calls from Mos
COW to discontinue its advance.
An optimistic view also is taken of
events in the Caucasus, where as a re-
suit of Bolshevik pillaging and the
massacre Of the Musselman population,
particularly in Azcrbaijan, the non
Christian clements have become violent
ly opposed to the Bolsheviki and are ex-
pected to join the Wrangel forces.
Finally, the Bolshevik arm in Armenia
is reported to be wavering. It already
has abolished all Soviet institutions
from the army itself, and, according to
French reports, may end by renouncing
Bolshevism and joining the anti-Soviet
forces.
PARIS, July so. - The limitations
which Great Britain and France would
put upon Soviet demands on Poland in
the arranging of an armisticc are set
forth in a notification which has been
dispatched to the Warsaw government
by the British and French govern
ments, it was learned to-day. Poland
requested the views Of Great Britain
and France on possible armistice
terms, and the governments at London
and Paris have notified the Polish gov
eminent that they would not permit
Poland to accept possible Soviet armis-
tice demands involving:
First-Whole or partial disarma-
ment of Poland.
Second-A change in the Polish
system Of government dictated or
brought about by the Soviets.
Third-Acceptance by Poland of
a boundary line less favorable than
that professionally drawn by Premier
Lloyd George.
Fourth-The use of Poland as
bridgehead, in any sense, between
Germany and Russia.
As bearing on the military situation,
it develops that vast stocks of NUM-
tions from the Allies are moving to-
ward Warsaw to-day from Danzig, on
the Baltic, and from Rumana and
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