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be applied to Czecho- Slovakia or other
border states to use armed intervention
in favor Of Poland, the Premier re-
piled.
IF the answer is unsatisfactory, and
If 1t becomes quite clear that the Soviet
authorities mean to destroy Poland. /
| certainly could not give any undertaking
Of that kind" The premier's reply
was cheered.
The premier concluded IT think, in
view of the critical state Of affairs,
would rather not make any further
statement this afternoon, but should
unfortunately our suspicious be con-
| firmed. i shall make a full statement to
the House Monday as to such further
naval or military action which 1t may
be necessary to take"
| He said the whole object Of the pro
posed Peace Conference in London had
been jeopardized by the Soviet army's
advance.
+ The Evening Nows learns that the
government today considered the Polish
situation and that large quantities of
war material are to be sent Immediately
In concert with France" r
There is no intention on the part OF
the Allies" the newspaper adds. Ito
depart in the slightest degree from their
position regarding Poland" The Brit
fish Government may have to call for
volunteers within the next few days to
aid in the preservation of the Versailles
Treaty. 1t would be possible for the
war Office to send four divisions within
the next few weeks, and two divisions
Immediately. Steps are being taken to
mobilize the navy, but the cabinet has
not yet definitely decided
To Use Blockade
In military quarters here the view
is taken thai. the Allies principal wea
pon against the Bolsheviki. 'if it is de-
cided to oppose them, will be the block
ade, and that the Poles will, il posi-
BILE, be given supplies. Doubt is ex
pressed. however, as to the possibility
of conveying supplies to the Polish
army in the event that the Bolshevik
CAPTURE Warsaw and close the corridor
leading from Poland to Danzig. In this
case n blockade might be the only means
of helping Poland.
Poland is unwilling to negotiate {
peace with the Bolsehviki except in con
junction with Great Britain ant
France, according to Warsaw disphtcl
night. The dispatch adds that the Brit
ish and French missions met the head
of the Polish Government Tuesday.
The Italian ambassador to German!
has asked the German foreign Office t
4 make arrangements SO as to enabl
the Italian troops to leave the plebiscit
areas of Marienwereder and Allenstein
according to a wireless dispatch received
from Berlin.
Paris, Aug. 5.-Great Britain ha
taken steps to mobilize rapidly two di
visions for service in Poland, according
to the Matin, which adds that plan
for the transportation and revictualinI
| of this force have been prepared. Nego
tiations between France and Grea
Britain for the purpose of devisin
means for aiding Poland are bein
pushed actively, other papers assert
sud the bureau which has been liquidat
ing war stocks has Cancelled certain pre-
vious engagements.
Berlin, Aug. S.-Herr Gessler, min
lister of defense, has gone to East Prus
sia on a tour of inspection. (Recen
reports from Berlin have indicated de
cided anxiety there over the proxirhit
of Bolshevist troops to the East Prus
I sian frontier.)