Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11
POLES CONCENTRATING
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last grcatfood rcservctobe r~oln med by
the Moscow power, has hecp stripped Of
grain and manufactured goods captured
after the Kolchak dcbacle. Supplies have
| been transferred to relieve Moscow cvcn
to the point Of placing the Siberian popula-
| tion in need.
The rich blnck soil in southern Russia
| is said thisyenr 20 have produced less than
| half n crop because of drouth. The Don
coal basins are producing little, causing n
| dependence upon wood for fuel.
| Everywhere women, girls ard boys are
replacing men at oil forms Of labor.
Many factories in the larger industrial
centers are idle.
The output Of the few factories work
ing ia absorbed by the army, leaving moth
| ing. il is declared. To exchange with the
| agricultural population for their products,
n basic point in the Bolshcvik program.
Continued reuuisition Of grain and live
stock in return for alleged worthless paper
money instead OF supplies is said to have
made the agricultural population the
| greatest potential enemy of Bolshevism
| Greater success seems To have attended
| reorganization OF the railroad Transports
tion system, especially in passenger traffic
| than any other branch of industrial life
The cost of the 1000 mile trip across
| Runsia is 900 rubles. The sum is leas
| than one American dollar, but also is less
! than the amount needed Mt score. ri trims
Siberian stations to buy pound Of meat
| or salt
| The brightest spot i'm the whole picture
of Bolshevk Russia is represented in at
! tempts everywhere 10 emphasize educa-
| tion. Efforts nre being made 10 establish
reading rooms and schools for both civil
| a ~. f,.v ,tttj
during the food crisis.
Pnris. Aug 1.-The Russians now are
| occupying a stretch Of - miles Of the
| direct railway line between Warsaw and
| Dnnrig and n large force In pushing across
| the Dauyip torridor TO cut the remaining
railroad, according 10 tho French foreign
| Office today.
| Paris Aug THE French government
| has decided 10 recognize General Byron
| Peter Wranacl W head Of the lie facto
government of South lRussin, according ta
| Information here this morning.
| The ministry of foreign affairs said this
/ recognition implied rendering General
| Wranpel all possible military assistance
France will send high commissioner to
| Sebastopol Immediately. the foreign office
stated Two reasons were given for the
recognition The first was his promise To
| assume all the obligations of the former
| Russian government The serdnd was hls
promise to give Russia Democratic gov
| eminent.
France notified Premier LLOYD George
Yesterday Of her action to this effect, Il
was stated. The French government like
wise is notifying ita commercial attaehe IN
| London to have no dealings with Lnonide
! krassin and Leo KameneH, the Soviet
| ernissaries in the British capital
The French foreign office regards the
| Soviet terms to Poland which the British
premier read in the House of Commons
| last night "a only preliminary and II IS
| convinced that the Soviet government
| later would exact much hafsher peace
| tarma
In announcing the recognition Of the
/ South Russian government, the ministry
| Of foreign affairs said the Soviet govern
| ment's anxiety with regard TO General
/ Wraurela Hllcreeses wns duo tp his
| knowledge that he was the most cornpe-
tent anti -Boahsvik leader who had yet
appeared.
| The French believe General Wrangel
shows more promise Of overturning the
| Bolshevlk regime thnn did the Poles.
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their operations against the Soviet Cen
eral Wrangel, the French point out, II
meeting with great Hicress in turning all
the Cossaok tribes against the BolHheviki
Berlin. Aug l0-puland forced war
| of conquest on Soviet Russia and wns
aided and abetted Ivy France which
sought by this means to make Germany g
isolation definite and permanent writes
Count Ernst Reventlow. editor Of the
Tagesreitung.
He declares Poland's note To tho league
If examined closely. must result IN the con-
viction of Poland and France of violating
the statutes of the League of Nations. He
says further that Great Britain possessed
knowledge of their intentions 10 so offend.
Zone must admire, he continues. "the
gift Of dlvination possessed by the author
of the league, who failed to consider the
emergency that would arise when MEM
ber of the League should attack non
member The league in it's present stage OF
construction is not qualified or equipped
to give objective criticism to the Polish
French war Of invasion Poland, now that
she is receiving drubbing, calls upon the
| League of Nations from which she ought
consistently to be excluded.
Paris, Aug 1l.-Few Paris newspapers
printed editorial comment this morning on
Premier Lloyd Georges address yesterda
because the text of his speech was not re-
ceived here until late hour last night
The Petit Parisien declares the British
premier evidently sought to convince the
laborites of the legitimate aims Of the
allies" while the Journal expresses the
fear the speech will encourage the authori-
ties of Soviet Russia to press unreasonable
demands upon Poland.
London, Aug. IA steady push
westward by the Russians along the Bus
is reported in Tuesday $ official statement
from Moscow, received today indicating
a continuing close approach to Warsaw
| by the Soviet troops. The statement
says the Russians occupied a number ol
| points II to l. miles west of the river Bug
This presumably is in the region west
of Brest-Litovsk.)
ARREST DANCING TEACHER
IN BOND THEFT CASE