South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-15
URGE RUSSIA
TO END FIGHT
WITH POLAND
British Government Makes
Proposals in Note to the
Soviet Government.

BY Associated Press:
LONDON, July 1.-THE note Of
the British government 10 soviet
Russia, agreeing TO continue negO-
tiations for a resumption Of trade
relations and proposing an armis-
tice between soviet Russia and Pol
and and also between the soviet
forces and General Wrangel, the
anti-bOlshevik commander in the
Crimea, was read in the house Of
commons Wednesday by Andrew
Bonar Law, the government sPOkes-
man.
The note takes cognizance Of the
acceptance by the Russian soviet
government of the principles laid
down in the British memorandum
of July l, and of the basis of agree
ment for a resumption Of trade re-
lations and the cessation of hostili-
ties. and agrees to a resumption Of
negotiations for definite trade rela-
tions as soon as the Russian dele
gates return 10 England. Then pro-
posing an armistice with Poland,
the note said:
Anxious TO Restore Peace.
The soviet government repeated
~ has declared iss anxiety to make
peace with all its neighbOrs. The
British government is no less anxi-
Gus 10 restore peace throughout Eu-
rope and therefore proposes the fol-
lowing arrangement with this OBJ
/ ject in view:
That an immediate armistice be
! signed between Poland and soviet
! Russia under which hostilities shall
be suspended. That the terms Of
| this armistice provide on the one
ha Oh.
| Immediately withdraw to the lines
Professionally laid down last year by
the peace conference as 10 the east
| era boundary TO which Poland is en-
! titled 70 establish a Polish admins
| tratiOn.
"On the other hand the armistice
! should provide that the army Of So
Wet Russia should stand at a dis
ance Of fifty kilometres east OF this
! lfne In eastern Galicia each army
will stand on the line they occupy
at the date of the signing of the
, armistice.
Conference i'm London.
That as soon as possible there
after a conference sitting under the
auspices OF the peace conference,
shall assemble in London. TO be at
tended by representatives Of soviet
!
and Finland. with the object Of ne
gotiating a final peace between Rus
sia and its neighboring states Rep
resentatives OF eastern Galicia also
would he invited TO London to state
their case.
For the purpose OF this confer
! ence. Great Britain Will place no
| restrictions on the representatives
which Russia may nominate. pro-
vided they undertake while in
Great Britain not 10 interfere in
politics or the internal affairs Of the
British empire or i'm propaganda"
Nrangel Armisticc.
The note said the armiStiCe with
Gen. Wrangel should be on the
basis that Wrangel retire immedi-
ately TO the Crimea and that dur
ing the armistice this must be a
neutral zone. Wrangel would be in
vited to London to discuss the fu-
ture Of his troops and Of the refu-
gees under his protection but would
not be a member Of the conference.
The British government" the
ncte continued. would be glad OF
an immediate reply TO this telegram.
as the Polish government has asked
for the intervention of the allies and
| as the time is vital and a situation
may develop which will make the
conclusion OF lasting peace far
more difficult. Therefore. the gov
ernment has bound itself 10 give no
assistance TO Poland for any Dur-
pose hostile to Russia and 20 take
no action itself hostile TO Russia. II
is however, bound under the coven-
ant OF the League Of Nations. TO de-
fend the integrity Of Poland within
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