Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-28
Premiers Agree to Stand
by the Original Plan tor G.s1:; 8:
P0IiSh-RuSSian Conference

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 2s.-The decision
reached by Premiers Millerand and
Lloyd George at their Boulogne con-
ference yesterday, to stand by the
original plan for peace conference
with the Russian Soviets, and that the
London conference which the soviet
demanded could not take place un-
less the bolsheviki reversed their
present attitude and agreed to dis
cuss at the conference peace with Po-
land. with all qualified representatives
of Russia and the border states in at
tendance-recelveS no enthusiastic IN
dorsement by the London press. By
the anti-bolShevik papers IT is round
ly denounced, one of them saying il
will bring nearer that diplomatic
recognition of the soviet government
which we especially detest and
dread
Criticise Lloyd George.
Premier Lloyd George, whom these
papers regard as anxious to establish
relations with the soviet, is sharply
criticised. as one of them puts it. for
surrendering to the bolsheviki and
creating by his policy very serious,
situation.
ter is too grave for irreyocable de-
cision behind closed doors" and
maintains that it must be submitted
to the parliamentS of the allies. The
paper SympathlzeS with the French
view that America must have voice
in the question. implying its belief
that America would repudiate an
agreement based on recognition of
the bolsheviki conditions.
The Daily Telegraph bitterly lam
ents the necessity to have dealings
with the bolsheviki and admits: IF
We. do not fight Russia-which is the
last thing anybody desires-we must
come TO a definite understanding with
ner''
The Chronicle describes the Bou-
logne decision as n Judlclous MO
die formula.
Erance's consent to cooperate in
,ba suggested conference is regarded
with special satisfaction IN quarters
desiring a speedy settlement OF the
European turmoil
Paris Press Gratified.
p.FrS July 2S.-The Paris press
SC eraf;fied over the results OF the
Roulogne conference. Most OF the
newspapers unite in considering tne
ouTcome a Feather in NJ. Mlllerands
en- nointing out that he persuaded
premier Lloyd George to adopt the
french views both on the Russian and
coal questions. .,..s...
.a'rhe financial a agreement concluded
AT SPA" says PertinaN, p"hucai edi-
,nr of rhe Echo de Paris. remains 10
blame. but there is now a light on ire
horizon and if the reparauons comlnls-
son knows how to play the part as
signed il the blunders or fortniShs
ago will be reduced 10 the dlhehsiohS
of temporary mistakes
Heriin Would Join Conference.
BERLIN. July 27-That Germany
should be represented in the proposed
between allied and soyies
at London was the
oninion EXPRESSED to the reichstag to-
day by DR.. Walter Slnohs' reraah
foreign secretary
retary declared whether in the ne
gotiations soon to begin on the east
arn ouestion between the entente and
coviet Russia the entente Will make
the same mistake as at Versailles,
when If undertook to solve there the
eastern European question. namely,
that of proceeding without Germany.
IF that should happen. then castera
neace will become a house or cards.
much more unstable than the rcace OF
Versailles ever can become.
BERLIN. July @s.-ReviIwinG .lie
political situation in a speech in the
re;chstag this evening. Dr. waiter
Simons. foreign secretary, said:
with America VIC ere still In
state OF war. and the end Will nct
come until March. 1921. Nevertheless
humanitarian efforts are being made
III America fot GerIaa-l Chiidre: 2nc
. vuns mothers. LARGE numbers e6