The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-25
CURz0N BOUNDARY
STUMBLING BLOCK
Delegates Declare British Line
Means New Partition.
Polish CensOrs Refused TO All.
low Stand Published.
MOSCOW STILL ARROGANT
Poles Willing to Stay WieRfn
EthnOgraphlc Frontiers.
Some One VIII Have to Decide
Where They Are.
GERMANS AID THE BOL SHEWEI
East Prussia Makes No Attempt
to Intern Reds.
Volunteers Asked for to Aid
Soviet Forces.
GERMANS AID THE BNSHEWKI
East Prussia Makes No Attemut
to Intern Reds.
Volunteers Asked for to Aid
Soviet Forces.

Minsk, Aug. 24.-(Rrom Associated
Fress starr correspondents with arrni-
suce commission. via wireless to Mos
cow-)-The Polish armistice delegates
are not satisfied with the Boishevist
terms which make reference to the
boundary line proposed by Earl Cur
zon, British minister of foreign af-
fairs The ground OF the Polish on
position Is that the Curzon boundary
line would in effect be the same as
third partition of Poland.
In submitting their reply to the
Bolshevist delegates, the Polish repre-
sentatives stated that by agreeing to
TINS Curzon line the soviets were seek
taken from Poland by the Russian
czars. Members of the Polish delega-
tion, explaining their attitude on this
boundary issue. said they were willing
10 discuss the Curzon line with the
Boishevik at a later date, but would
not accept 1t as basis at this time
"a note attached to the foregoing
dispatch stated the Polish censors re-
fused to pass a reference to the Cur
zon boundary line. so the dispatch was
sent via soviet wireless to Moscow and
London.)
Be Rupture soon.
London. Aug 25.-An immediata
rupture of the Russo Polish peace ne
gottations at Minsk will result IL the
Poles adhere to their demand for with
drawal Of the main Russian terms
says message. received here today
from George Tchitcherin. the Russian
soviet foreign minister, dated Monday
at Moscow.
The message recounts the Polish re-
lection of the fundamental points of
the soviet peace terms and declares:
IF the Poles stand by their demand
for a withdrawal of the principal Rus
sian points, it would mean an imme-
date rupture of the negotiations"
It was pointed out by the foreign
office that the Polish boundary laid
down by the peace conference was a
provisional minimum to be replaced
later by Polish Russian agreement and
that therefore the minimum Polish
line has a certain flexbility.
BOIshevlki Are Unchanged.
Warsaw. Aug. 24-Polish victories
over soviet armies which invaded Po-
land apparently have not affected the
Bolshevik delegates at the peace con-
ference being held in Minsk. A wi-e-
less dispatch received from 8finsk to-
day by Foreign Minister Sapieha as
serted:
"The Bolshevik at today's meeting
continued to retain their sareness OF
manner"
This was the fifth message sent by
the Polish delegation at Minsk. bot
one of them has not as yet arrived
The message received today declared.
according to foreign office announces
ment. that NJ. Danishevsky. chief Of
the soviet delegation. in his provisions
al reply to the Polish representatives
declaratio said among other things.
the Polish front is guarded by
France as a part Of the general front
against soviet Russia
Poland Must Act Alone.
Soviet Russia" he is quoted ss
adding. cannot abandon its point Of
view upon the question of Polish dis
armament until Poland proves she 10
acting as a sovereign state"
Regarding the position taken by
the Bolshevik the message stated the
Poles had maintained their atthude
and that at the next meeting the de-
tailed Russian reply would be re-
ceived.
The foreign office Announcement
said the soviet delegates are continue
ing TO put difficulties in the way Of
Polish communications with Warsaw.
The third wireless message sent to
this city from Minsk is missing and IL
is said this will be necessary for
Polish Officials here to understand
and form an opinion relative TO the
negotiations.
Must Fix Boundrics.
Thorn. West Prussia. Aug. 25.-
Older officers in the Polish army ex.
pressed the opinion here today thsk
in the event of a decisive victory over
soviet Russia along the entire front,
it would be inadvi1sa bic 70. pursue the
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