The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1920-08-13
Poland, Its Back To the Wall,
Will Ask Immediate Aid of
United States.
AMERICA INSPIRES HOPES
Note To Italian Government Proves
Powerful Document In World
Politics and Effects Situation
Both In Italy and Japan-WOn't
Recognize Russia.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Po-
land, its back to the wall in its fight
against soviet Russia, will ask imme-
date material aid OF the United
States, it was announced by Prince
Lubormirski, the Polish minister.
More than that, IT will seek to devel-
op precisely what the American gov
eminent meant by the announcement
in it's note to the Italian government
that il will employ 'all available
means to maintain free Poland.
Expressing complete satisfaction
with the American note, the minister
declared he was convinced that it
would inspire Poland with "a new
spirit OF hope" He added that his
country was sorely in need of war
materials OF all kinds and that it
probably would first seek credits
from the United States, with which
to purchase them.
simultaneously with the minis
ter's announcement. the legation
made public a proclamation issued
by the Polish council OF national de-
tense at Warsaw warning the nations
that new world war hangs over
the world" and that II Poland should
be crushed by the bolsheviki 1t would
be due to the .'indifference of world
which calls itself Democratic
Copies OF the American note to
Italy, it was said at the state depart
ment, have been delivered to the
representatives OF the allied and as
sociated governments and distributed
to all the news centers OF the world,
promising its widest dissemination
even in Russia itself. Diplomats gen.
orally regarded the document as
having a threefold purpose.
First. the extension OF moral sup
port to the Polish government and
people.
Second. an appeal to the masses in
Russia to throw of the bolsheviki
yoke and establish a constitutional
government.
Third, the influencing of other ma
tions to refrain from recognition OF
the soviet regime.
The dispatch of the note to Italy
followed a series OF informal conver.
sations that had been in progress for
several weeks between officials OF
the state department and the italian
embassy. Early in the course of the
negotiations between the entente
powers preliminary to the Hythe con-
ference between Premiers Lloyd
George and Millerand. the Italian
government made it known that un-
der no circumstances would il be
ready to enter into any engagement
to go to war with soviet Russia.
Italy Turns To America.
Having thus by its own act ex-
cluded itself from participation in
the Hythe conference. the Italian
government was said to have natu-
rally turned towards America as
the one great power associated with
Italy in the war which had not parti-
SiPotSu III tuC vi RUSSIAN ter
ritory nor committed itself to- hostile
acts against the bolsheviki.
In Italian circles 1t was declared
that regardless OF the heavy pressure
exerted by the Italian socialistic par
ty and workmen in favor of the es-
tablishment OF friendly relations
with the soviet regime. the Italian
government had not finally decided
upon line OF policy beyond the de-
termination not to be forced into war
with Russia. While Italy had sent
a commission to Moscow and was
about to receive a soviet commission
in Rome. il was explained that the
purpose was simply TO ascertain by
original investigation the exact con-
ditiOns prevailing in Russia. and that
the Italian government had not COM
mitted itself to atpolicy recognition
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