The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-10
CONFIDENT OF
AVERTINC WAR
Lloyd George Gives House Of
Commons Inside View Of
RuSSo-PoIish Crisis.
STILL HOPES FOR PEACE

LONDON, Aug. MA. P.)-7.I aW
still hopeful OF peace" were the openl
ing words Of Premier Lloyd Georges
announcement in. the house Of commons
today with regard to the Russo Polish
crisis.
The house was crowded and the ten
sion was high in antrcfpatUnthe the
premier's peace or war" statement
As he entered he was warmly cheered.
NM. krassin and Ramenefr, Of the
Russian soviet delegation here. were n
tho strangers' gallery.
MT Lloyd George declared the Polish
attack was not justified in the opinion
ot th9 British government and that the
peace peace S1vernmsnt WS. nn,I,sd y any condiiions p
the f@cts OF the attacks made by me
roles upon Russia and that those az
lacks we're delivered despite the warn.
,ngs OF the allies 10 Poland. THE sovIet
~ nsoh hoec,ared. M was entitled 70 demand
sucn guarantees ~ would be exnrfed
ny any power against repetition cf ats
lacks of that kind. What was rhaI.
ienged, ne said. was that nothing ttls-
.nes retaliation, reprlsaI or punishmenf
ra,.nraf wmicn goes 70 the extent Of wiping out
Apart altogether from the moral
right OF any power 70 demand tha ~
unction Of another nation aa punish
ment Tor the aggression OF its govern
ment' Premier Lloyd George snid.
Europe has TO be considered. The n.
aependence OF Poland and its existence
tial part of the structure Of European
peace. Repartition OH Poland would
not merely be crime; II would ha 4
peril, and we have TO consider both
nn,,sy ,nsss contingencies az basis for our
The premier declared that IN. sol.
PURPOSE OF the allied policy was 10
Tor ethnographicai Poland. He naid
the Hythe conference Agreed that ana
nllies should advise Poland 10 eudaavnr
70 negotiate an armistice and make
peace as long as such Independence was
fecoHnixed. That Recommendation haa
been. forwarded to the soviet govern
mcnt the premier stated. j.
The next action OF the allied m.
lions, ne saId.s will he economic nrrN~
sure 70 compel the Russian soviet gnv-
ernment 70 release It's strangle hold 81
roland, This pressure will come either
a"nl nnval action or from combined
clhred
The ailIcs are justified In iamana.na
guarantees that Poland win NOT ~ afn
.huhed again and that Poland viii nm
~ 'no victim Of unjustihed renriaala
mat may threaten her national exist
enrs, Premier LLOYD George added.
The premier declared that the Polish
aeleKaWe had been treated inaolensl~
by the Russians at I3aranovitshl anS
ne relerred TO the danger nf an ~.
Erhslve soviet empire contiguous "a
y,heImnny. ,hy put he virtually served notice
.nnt roland could not expect ariy hals
unless ahe helped herself. "s'f
ihe premier said that Considerable
war supplies we're avnilnhie and wo,ti3
ne sent 70 Poland. He refuted the co1s-
Lent,on that there In reactIonary con-
'',,aIsset ~ akhinst democracy on foot
n tho soviet governrnent OF RuAKla
cruHnes Poland II will reveal Itself ~
~ imReriallstic menace 70 thr free.
ppm ,otNthe world" continued preInits
blsfh George.
w,,sScI, n,sya /. ,,.orEs asAea parllamsnr to
wi'hnolu ~ Judgment until the result
the Russo-poiiah negotiations 81
Minsk % known, He advocated Saline
w the league OF nations 10 assist II,
nutunE pressure upon Russia, rather
d"s,n.sd an so,nk 70 war u such action lsH
Bon Tinett iaborite member ~
commons interrupted the premier II
ASK what action the United gintss
might 30 expected TO take rowarllnW
Russia and Poland,
,ca Ms sn5 mn !, certainly appeal 70 Amer.
49,.
.,.ilIerence of opinion In America ansl
Europe regarding the indenendenre ~
f@,and replied MIR. LLOYD George
4. I,usulhing the action the allies mad
auvlucd 20 take II necessary. the nre-
~, .nr, saiu 70 action would be taken az
uvps 70 support the struggle for ~.
nnus exlstence and Independence. M
.Iheu troops would he sent Ia polaha
20 neclared, II would not ha nernes
sary, ne said. n the Poliah resources
sere Thoroughly organized and well al
Tho next action. continued "a. -.
nier. would be 20 nut ecouonsie ppss
lure upon soviet Russia either by naval
'c,lon or International actIon. suhstnn.
ial stores. he said were available IN
nat quarter OF the world which fhe
,n,es s would feel Obliged 10 send Il
VIII Appeal to Anaerlea.
Replying 10 an interIeetlor - 10 what
he position Of America would be. Mr..
lloyd George said
we certainly ars going to appeag 10
.merica. There Il, o. course. the aim.
u.y ~ america that up 70 the pres
~ she has not ratified the treaty and
nat the treaty IN the subject 81 corz
lict between tho two great narties. ii
NOT ~ our power to say what view
no American executive would take.
~ only judging from the attitude of
IUUAtEEHt&.
faA n strong protagonlRt II Polish In
ernnuence. No man could have taken
more determined and HeaIous part IN
sitting w Polish independence than
resident Wilson, and | am certain
nat whatever differences az opinion
hers may be IN America with regard
, the league of nations, there would
. no difference of opinion In their
snsral altitude towards Polish inde-
The premier declared that up 70 the
resent Great Britain was taking no
ieps 10 assist IN any stack on soviet
ussla inside her own territory. since
10 British governments changed pol-
" was announced.
The premier declared that II the ne
with soviet Rusala had
roken DOWN because OF the bolshevik
ttitude and the allies had cut Russia
\ from the outside world. there would
. an end 20 any trade negotiations.
II they want peace y said. they
IN get Il. and the LoEd6n conference
roposal was intended to establish
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