The Washington times., 1920-08-08
POLE ISSUE Up
TO PREM|ERS
Lloyd George Confers With Mil
Ierand Today-Foch on Hand.
Russ Deny Conquest Aim.
by EARL c. REEVES,
international News Service.

LONDON. Aug. S,--Peace or war
will hinge upon the discussions OF
the momentous conference which
Premier Lloyd George of England
will hold with Premier Miilerand of
France on the Polish situation at
Hythe today. Political and military
questions of the first magnitude, af-
fecting the future of Europe. will be
discuss by the two premiers and by
Earl Curzon. the British foreign sec
retary; Field Marshal Sir Henry Will
son. chief of the British general staff,
and Marshal Foch, generalissimo of
the allied forces.
So important are the questions in
volvcd that the Daily Express stated
that the conference may not be con-
cluded today, but may extend over
until tomorrow. Premier Lloyd
George is scheduled to make an an
nouncement to the House of Commons
tomorrow afternoon on the Russo
Polish situation and British officials
who have been working with the pre-
mier to avert a new war again ex-
pressed the hope that Lloyd George
would be able to make a statement
along the following lines:
E-That Great Britain and France
hich will not only save Poland, but
will bring peace IN eastern Europe.
2-That Moscows conditions have
been accepted to the extent that will
allow a general peace conference to
be held in London, at which Russia,
Poland, Rumania, Finland, the Rus
sian border states and possibly
ermany and the United states will
participate.
DENIES "ARMED CONQUEST AIM.
The barrier thrown about the Boil
shevik trade mission to insure silence
might be construed as Red propa-
ganda, was pierced last night when
one of the members declared Russia
is not seeking a military alliance
He said all Russia wants is peace.
He denied Russia has any desire to
make armed conquest of Europe.
I'VE want only peace. not war" he
said. I'VE will never enter into any
war alliance. As to Poland, we shall
insist upon dealing with the Poles
without interference from the allies"
will peace with Poland include
aHnehatiOn, ne was dShtu
mo, indeed" replied the Russian
official ,emphatically. THE war with
Poland was not an offensive war. We
are anything but imperialists.'
1t was declared by the Russian
commissioner that the Soviet would
absolutely refuse to pay the Russian
national debt contracted by the old
Czarist regime. This attitude may
complicate the negotiations between
England and France over Russian
policy. The French have been in
sisting on recognition OF the old
Russian debt by the Soviet az one OF
the main conditions on which
France would participate in the pro-
posed London peace conference.
"wANT TO SETTLE DOWN.
1--WE want above all else to settle
down and put into effect the prin-
ciples upon which the Revolution was
based" said the Russian commission
err. "This can be done only when
Russia is revived under normal peace
conditions. But we shall not con-
cludo peace at any price. Nor did
we 20 to war against Poland for
propaganda reasons, as has been
charged. We long ago Abandoned the
idea OF spreading propaganda by nre
and sword The best propaganda we
can show the world Is just the So
Wet republic OF Russia. ~ we can
work out our ideas for a real soviet
nation IL will be the best demon
strntion VIC can give the world"