South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-09
BRITAIN And
FRANCE WILL
HELP POLAND
Lloyd George and Millerand
Act as Capture of War
saw Looms.
REDS REFUSE TRUCE
Request of British Premier
Meets Refusal at Hands
of Soviets.

Hythe. England. Aug. S.-Great
Britain and France are convinced
that the bolshevid intend 10 capture
Warsaw and set up soviet govern
ment in Poland.
This was learned from an official
source Sunday night following an
announcement at the conference be-
tween Premier Lloyd George OF
Great Britain and Premier Millerand
of France. held Sunday 10 discuss
the Polish situation. The conference
will continue tomorrow when the
pTemisTS will pass upon naval. mill
tary and economic plans for saving
Poland. These plans are being drawn
Up tonight by Marshal FOch and
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson,
chief Of the British imperial stan.
Refuse Truce.
These were the outstanding devel-
opments OF the day and followed an
official announcement that the soviet
government had definitely refused
a ten days truce, requested by Lloyd
George as a result OF Fridays meet
ing with the Russian mission headed
by N. Kameneff and NJ. krassin.
While there has been no talk Of de-
claring war on Russia the premiers
have decided TO give Poland all pos
able military. naval and economic
assistance without delay.
The premiers received two notes
from Moscow Sunday in answer 70
Mr.. Lloyd Georges request for a
truce Tonight they sent another
note to the soviet and also advised
Poland 10 seek a truce direct from
the bolsheviki who indicated in the
refusal of the truce that II the re-
quest came direct from the Poles
IL might have a better chance Of be-
ing granted. One OF the notes re-
Ceived from the bolsheviki Sunday
said a meeting of the Poles and Rus
slams had been called FOR Minsk next
Wednesday and that the BOlsheviki
preferred to make their own ar
rangements with the Poles.
Impose Blockade.
II was reliably reported Sunday
night that the blockade of Russia
would be reimposed Immediately.
MIR. Lloyd George tas deferred his
prom ssed statement in the house Of
commons Monday until Tuesday. NJ.
MHlearnd and his party will not re-
turn 10 France until Monday after
noon.
The French are urging the es-
tablishment OF a defensive line IN
Poland. either before Warsaw or i'm
is too late now for the former. NJ.
Milierand also proposed that the
French and British troops in the
p!e5isscite areas be used for this line
chiefly for moral support. and that
Rumania and CzeChO-SlOvakia also
be asked 20 send troops.
At the close Of the conference, NJ
MiHerand presented for the approval
OF the British delegates a deClara-
tion he had drafted. the substance
II which constituted "A warning 20
Germany that II any attempt is made
in any way TO cooperate with the
hOlsk eviki. an army OF the allies will
occupy the Ruhr region and other
points in German territory. Mr..
LLOYD George has not yet indicated
his APPROVAL OF the declaration. but
French circles believe he will agree
10 H.
Press Learns.
Further details Of the meeting in
London Of the bolsheviki representa-
tives and Mr.. Lloyd George were
learned sunday night BY newspaper
men.
NJ. Krassin and NJ. Kamenen ap-
parentIy thought they would be able
10 induce the Moscow government
10 accept the terms OF a truce and
the refusal Of the soviet government
IS taken IN conference circles here as
meaning that kamener and Krasin
have but minor influence with Pre-
mier Lenine and War Minister Trot-
sky.
At the conference Mr.. Lloyd
George offered every guarantee that
the truce would not be used as a
means FOR reinforcing the military
position OF the Poles. The British
premier went 50 far as 90 agree TO
have tho bolshevik officers behind
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