The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-12
FORM new STATE
Central Llthuania With Wilma as
Capital Proclaimed.
break of Troops.
DIPLOMATS ARE DOUBTFUL
New Move VIII EffectualIy Bot
tie Up Old Lithuania.
Soviet Claims Victory In Peace
Terms of Ukraine.
DIPLOMATS ARE DOUBTFUL

Warsaw. Oct. 1.-THE New Cen
trail Lithuanian government at Wilma
has proclaimed the creation of a new
state, says a Ida dispatch.
A series of proclamations have been
issued by the so-called government
The first proclaims the new state and
promises to convoke diet in the near
future. ~. ys
The second, addressed to the Polish
government, asks for forgiveness for
the muntiny of General Zellgouskfs
troops, and gives. notice of the crea-
ton of the new state the territory OF
which it is set forth includes Grodno.
(town) with the River Nieman as the
dividing line from Poland. The pro-
clamation further asks that the Polish
troops occupying central Lithuania be
regarded as an army of occupation.
The Wilma. government requests that 1t
be allowed to send a commlssary TO
these troops.
A third proclamation is aedecIaration
to the Kovno government (the old
Lithua Man governmenD proposing
the opening of negotiations with refer
ence to the future relations of the two
countries.
Prepare CIxrainian Treaty.
Riga, Oct. 12.-Experts were en-
gagged today in completing the Ukrafn-
mary peace treaty between Poland
and Russia and Ukraine. Compile
ton Of this work was the last pre-
liminary to signature of the conven-
tion.
MANY complications have arisen
while the peace delegations have been
celebrating on the terms OF the pre-
liminary treaty. Polish and Lithu-
anian troops have been fighting along
tho frontier between those two coun-
oil r
Tin; of stable conditions in the Baltic
states. and many members of the pig
Polish delegation have been striving to
prevent NJ. Dombski, chairman of the
delegation. and the Polish peasants
party from strengthening their posi-
ton in Warsaw. Both Adolf Joffe,
head of the Russian soviet peace mis-
sion. and NJ Donnbski expressed satis-
faction with the terms agreed upon.
' Soviet Claims Victory.
The Bolsheviki insist the prelimi-
nary treaty IL much less favorable
than the peace offered Poland last
February and the failure of the Poles
to have a financial settlement included
IN the preliminary convention has been
generally regarded as soviet tri-
umph. NJ. Joffe has had much ex-
.pcrfence- at peace conferences and the
complete agreement reached by the
members of the soviet delegations
gave the Bolsheviki chairman an ad-
vantage from the first. at no time
during the negotiations has the soviet
mission showed a divided front.
. Polan nd obtained more territory than
it seemed likely the conference would
grant when it opened, and many
Polish observers regarded the corridor
shutting off Lithuania from Russia as
q victory outweighing any concessions
made.
While the principals in the negotia.
ton insist the terms eventually will
read to the signature of a permanent
treaty permitting restoration of normal
conditions in central Europe, there Is
much pessismism among diplomatic
and observers not participating in the
conference. The French are clearly
dissatisfied and apparently desired a
continuation of the war.
Bottle Up LitliuAnia.
The bottling up of Lithuania is gen.
orally regarded as a doubtful expert
ment and the occupation of Wilma BY
General Zengouskrs men has created
a suspicion that the Polish government
had knowledge of the plan which has
been supported by Polish landlords II
Lithuania.
There IS much speculation here al
20 whether the Bolsheviki will be able
Immediately to throw large forces
from the Polish front against Wrange
Il South Russia. Bolshevikf delegates
declare large forces are opposine
Wrangel, and that no necessity exist.
for the dispatch of reinforcements tc
that front.