New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-12
Paris Action Implies All
Possible Military Help
VIII Be Given Head of
South Russian Regime
General Promises
To Pay All Debts
f'avors Formation of De.
mocracy; British Were
Not Consulted on Move
Special Gable to The Tribune


Foreign Office received news this
morning that Premier Lloyd George
OF Great Britain had approved the
terms Of an armistice between Po-
land and the Soviets, in so far az
they were identical with the commu-
nlcatlon handed to him by N. Kane
neff, the Soviet envoy, yesterday in
London, and without taking the ad-
vice of Premier Millerand of
France had wired Warsaw to in
form the Polish government of his
opinion.
Great surprise and deep regret
were caused in Paris by an attitude
so absolutely different from the de-
clsion reached by the two Premiers
at Hythe-to wire encouragement to
Poland and, if necessary, to send
support.
Inc French government decided at
once to prove its adherence to its
former view by recognizing officially
the government of General Wranpel
IN South Russia and sending a high
commissioner to Sebastopol as the
French representative.
Lloyd George Message Regretted
The initiative of Lloyd George in his
message to Moscow was much regretted
mere, lnasmuch as the Allies sent fron,
Hythe very strong telegram asking
Poland to declare clearly if it ;ntend.d
TO resist the Bolshevik invasion ana
thls morning there arrived at PARIS
ana London satisfactory answer. do.
clarng Poland would accent nothinr
out an honorable peace. 1t is heard in
ofhc1al circles here that France will
"ltnout delay place her views on the
suDJect before the British government
some newspapers published two DAYS
from Washington as a communication
from the State Department. in which
america, approving the Soviet often
SlVe, severely condemned Poland. An
otner note arrived to-day. this time an
oinclal one, which the French govern
ment studied all day to discover its
real significance. A qualified person
Salu lhlS evening:
ne American note is like the old
fepralc prophecies. We prefer to con
slider as most important those narts
which expressed wish to save the in.
dependence of Poland and the fear that
bolshevlsm would extend all over Eu-
rope we agree to that opinion with
out reservation, and although we re-
GREETED the absence of America in the
present negotiations we cannot aban-
aon nope that we Will have the support
OF the United States when the situa-
ton becomes really grave"
PARIS. Aug. II (By The Associated
Press 1.-TWO reasons were given to-
day by the French Foreign Office for
qAognzlng General Wrangel's Soviet
RUSSIAN government. The first was his
promise to assume all the obligations
OF the former Russian government.
ne second was his promise to give
Russia democratic government.
The Foreign Office said recognition
OF General Wrangel implied rendering
MIN all possible military assistance.
Ignore krassin and kameneff
France notified Premier Lloyd George
yesterday of her action to this effect
it was said. The French government
likewise is notifying its commercial
IN London to have no dealings
with Leonid krassin and Leo Kameneff.
capital
Previous to the decision of the
French government to-day to have no
dealings whatever with Soviet Russia.
NJ. du Halgouet, the French commercial
attache IN London, had been informally
taxing part in discussions between
RUSSIAN and British representatives on
the resumption of commercial rela-
tons. 1t IS said that long discussions
between M. du Halgouet and Krassin
were held in Copenhagen some weeks
ago.
The French Foreign Office regards
the Soviet terms to Poland, which the
british Premier read in the House Of
Commons last night, as only pre-
urinary, and it is convinced that the
SOVIET government later will exact
much harsher peace terms.
Why Soviet Fears WrangeI
In announcing the recognition of the
South Russian government, the Min
lstry of Foreign Affairs said the Soviet
governments anxiety with regard TO
General Wrangel's successes was due
to its knowledge that he WIS the most
competent anti Bolshevik leader who
had yet appeared.
Inc rrench believe General Wran9el
shows more promise of overturning
Ihe bolshevik regime than did the
roies, General Denikine or Admiral
kolchak in their operations against
the Soviet. General Wrangel, the
French point out, is meeting with
great success in turning all the Co.'S
sack tribes against the Bolsheviki.
Lloyd George Not Informed
LONDON, Aug. H.-Premier LLOYD
George said in the House of Commons
to-day that he had received no infor-
nation, official or otherwise, that the
r rench government had recognized
Lloyd George said that at the
blythe conference no proposal was sub
united for recognition of General
Wrangel. He added that neither the
Foreign Office, the French Embassv