The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-12
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Russians 0yerrun Poland While
the Allies Seek to Devise
Ways to Stop Them.
ENEMY CLOSE TO WARSAW
League Of Nations Council Adopts
Basic Plans - Railways Satisfied
With Rate ncreases-Commu-
mist Labor Party Leaders
Convicted in Sweden.
BY EDWARD w. PlcKARo.

bJ EO" ANU W. TlONNNDs
Suspicious that the soviet Russians
were not acting In good faith when
they offered to negotiate an armistice
with the Poles were well founded. No
sooner had the Poles reached the place
OF meeting than the Russians broke
of the negotiations and demanded
that another discussion be opened at
Minsk. All the time their armies con
finued the fierce attack designed TO
cut of the Danzig corridor and to cap
fure Warsaw. A this writing the for
mer part Of that program has been
temporarily checked by Polish sue
Cesses, bur the latter part X about TO
be Carried out. With the red army
within a few miles Of Warsaw, the
civilian inhabitants Of that city were
In dght aud the government was pre-
pairing TO move 10 CracOW The Rus
slams had captured the great fortress
Of Brest-LitOysk and had crossed the
Bug river northwest OF that place, ad-
vanCing in eChelOn in such n way as
60 force the Poles TO evacuate the
strong forts west Of Brest-LltOysk and
eventually 10 drive them out of War
saw If succOr did not come Further
north, soviet troops that had crossed
the Narew river were defeated and
In the south where they Threatened
Iemberg, they were being held ana
even pushed back In some places
Since il was agreed that only out
ride aid could save Poland from be-
ing crushed by the holshevlki, the
mbn question was the source ana ma
ture Of that aid Premier Lloyd
George, placed in most uncOmfOrt-
Wp,e position, was said to have called
KraSSin and Kamuen. hp soviet rep
Tesenlatiycs, TO conference and TO
haye demanded that the advance into
Poland he Immediately and unCOndi.
tlouaIly stopped even before the sign
ing OF an armistice, or else Great Brit
ain would declare war II this was his
determination, II was reached despite
the views Of considerable part Of
his cabinet, including himself. that
peace with Russia must be forced by
economic rather than military meas
ures Others of the minister's lead by
Winston Church.ll, were said 10 favor
unroIpurug warfare on the bolsheviki
aud the extension Of unlimited aid TO
Poland There was o rumOr In Lon
don that the allies had determined TO
send six divisions 10 Poland, prcsum-
ably some Of the OcCupatioual forces
from Germany. Also, the members Of
the supreme council OF allied amhas-
sailors were hurriedly called from
their vacations 10 meet in Paris.
The reply of Moscow to Lloyd
George. according to the London
Times, WIS q refusal 10 halt the BOZ
shevik advance on the ground that
the army had been promised the loot
they we're prepared to oner Poland
complete independence and wider
boundaries but that they insisted on
a separate peace with the Poles.
The allies realize that In sending an
army 10 the rescue Of the Poles they
may be compelled to violate the ncn.
trality which Germany has proclaimed,
aud the sincerity OF Berlin IS ~ ques.
tiOnable that this may be done with
out much conjunction A sinister as-
Dect Is given the stand Of the Ger
mans by the report that before thu
Polish offensive began they made q
secret treaty with the Moscow gov
eminent The treaty # ~ asserted
contained the following provisions:
Russia, without Interference from
Germany, would be allowed 10 appro-
pirate an Of Poland's arms munitions
rolling stock and fnodsiuffs
After the conquest Of Poland permits