The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-24
POLAND REJECTS
RUSSIAN TERMS
Soviet May Be influenced by
Military Defeat to MOder-
ate Terms.
ALLIED PREMlERS CONFER
Britain and Italy Will Refuse
Moscow Recognition to
Aid Poles.

London, Aug. 2i--Reports were cur
rent this afternoon that Poland has
formally notified the allies she has re.
Iocted the following Russian peace
terms:
!. Disarmament OF the Polish army
2. Creation OF an army of pollsl,
workers.
). Distribution OF free grants OF land
4 70 al Polish families whose members
| served In the war
Poland is reported TO have lodged
aorinai protest with the Russian dele
announcement that II win rotnin q
Russian army OF 100000 men. Poland
| is excessive. "-N
= The foreign Office revealed that the
| RUSSIAN peace terms to Poland ins
ciuded an agreement TO limit me Rus-
siah ana ukrainian army to 200, 200 mon
IN the future. The foreign Office a.
| now in possession OF the text OF the
.srnls nanded to the Polish plenipoten-
tlaIies by the Russians az Minsik
kussla's peace terms to Poland, es.
peolnily the disarmament clause, are
called unacceptable by the Polish nress.
hadlograms from Minsk, received IN
warsaw in roundabout way, Indicate
@ @.hut ,he RUSSIANS may be influenced by
the Polish military victory to moderate
their terms.
Two Premlers Agree,
Great Britain and Italy will refusn
recognition TO the Russian soviet roy-
ernment IL II does not withdraw lis do.
,llan,' presented as u part OF the peace
terms at Minsk. for & nroletatlnn army
N Poland. This has boen decided upon
by Iremiers Lloyd George and Gloiitti|
OF Great Britain and Italy, who have
been meeting since Sunday at Lucernc,
switzerland. a statement given to the
attN a.
nremiors declared they had resolved 10
defer resumption OF diplomatic rela.
lions with the Moscow government un-
~ Y withdrew what was described as
this sinister proposal"
Presentation of this clause In tho
terms OF peace laid before the Polish
delegates at Mlnslt, after M. Kamenofr,
soviet representative here, had nn-
nounccd nothing important would be
adaed 10 the peace conditions made
public by him In this city last week,
was denounced as gross breach OF
faith" In the premers' statement.
II was said that negotiations OF any
Hnu with government which so
lightly treats it's word" become "diHl.
cult II not imposshle,"
II Is understood here that n virtual
ultimatum has been sent TO Moscow by
the Two premiers whose decision rela-
tive to recognition OF the bolshevllS
government Is viewed as approval OF
Plemicr Mfllerand Of France,
Ths- ll@niars Indicated The -milies
would secure to Poland tho use OF the
corridor south OF Danzig, and would, II
necessary, use troops to carry out their
plans IN this region
Balfour 0uixxes Soviet.
Arthur j. Balfour. lord president OF |
the council, on behalf OF Premier Lloyd |
George. last night sent to Leo Kane
nen, Russian soviet representative here. |
nnn pf fhfa ~ lann In,
Iuoerno as result of the conference |
Of prCmiers Lloyd George aud Giolitti.
Mr.. Balfour pointed out that ao-
cordlna 70 the latest information,
the bolshevlst teru1s 10 Poland fun.
damentally contradict those kame-
nen communicated to Great Britain
recently. MIR. Balfour asked II this
Information was correct, and N so,
whether the boshevists Intended
TO adhere TO the new terms.
An answer by Friday evening at
the latest was asked for by Mr..
Balfour, who cited the urgency OF
the matter and said that on the an.
ewer to these questions depended
the future policy OF Great Britain.
Due TO American Note.
Paris. Aug. 24.--The French foreign
'fIice announced today that the govern
nent regarded the new attitude taken
" Promlers Lloyd George and Uiolitti
soviet Russia and Poland rs
iue cntlftty 10 Iiie AHlfTlchH ipAe W
tally. The premiers' attitude was eN-
PRESSED In the note they sent France
rom Lucorne yesterday In which they
stated they were IN accord with the
United States and France that Poland
would endnnger her independence II she
accepted the soviet terms
The communication of the British ana
Italian prime ministers was answered
" the French foreign office with note
pleasure that they expressed
he same views with regard 10 the Pol-
IN situation that France holds.
United states and France Agree.
Paris. Aug. "a Americas warning 10
Poland not 10 cross the chronological
rontler for a campaign ~ aggreFsipn I
gainst Russia agrees with tho French
ttitude, the foreign oincc announced I
his afternoon.