The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-12
Poles AND SOVIET
EACH SEE TRIUMPH
IN LATE PEACE PACT
(Rv Associated Press>

RIGA. Oct. 12- Experts were en-
naged today in completing the Ukraln-
Fan text of the armistice and prellm-
mary peace treaty between Poland
and Russia and Ukraine. Completion
of this work was the last preliminary
to signature of the convention whlch
was framed after 90 days of nego-
tiation.
Many complications have arisen
while the peace delegations have been
celebrating on the terms or the pre-
liminary treaty. Polish and Llthuan-
ian troops have been fighting along
the frontier between those two coun-
tries. there has been a general up
setting Of stable conditions in the
Balkan states, and many members OF
the big Polish delegation have been
striving to prevent NJ Dombski, chair
man of the delegation and the Pohsh
peasants party from Strengthening
their position in Warsaw.
Soviet Satisfied
Both Adolf Koffee. head of the Rus
sian soviet peace mission and Domb-
ski express satisfaction with the terms
agreed upon. The Bolshevik insist
the preliminary treaty is much less
favorable than the peace offered 20
land last February and the failure or
the Poles to have a financial settle
ment included in the preliminary CON
vention has been generally regarded
as a. soviet triumph. NJ. Joffe has had
much experience at peace conferences
and the complete agreement reachd
by the members of the soviet delesa-
tions gave the Bolsheviki chairman
an advantage from the first. AT no
time during the negotiations has the
a
Poles See Victory
Poland. however. obtained more ter
ritorv than it seemed likely the con-
ference would grant when it opened,
and many Polish observers regard the
corridor shutting off Lithuania from
Russia as Il victory outweighing any
concessions made.
While the principals in the nego-
tiations insist the terms eventually
will lead to the signature of perlna-
nent treaty which will permit restora-
ton of normal conditions in central
Europe, there is much pessimisu
among diplomats and observers not
matchmaking in the conference. The
French are clearly dissatisfied and ap-
parently desired a continuation of the
war. The bottling of Lithuania is
generally regarded as a doubtful eN
pertinent and the occupation of Wilma
by General Zellgouskis men has Great
ed a suspicion that he Polish gov
. eminent had knowledge of the plan
which was supported by Polish land
lords in Lithuania.
There is much speculation here as
to whether the Bolsheviki will be able
Immediately to throw large forces
from the Polish front against General
Wrangel, in South Russia. Bolsheviki
delegates declared large forces al
ready are opposing Wrangel, and that
no necessity exists for the dispatch
of reinforcements to that front.
PARIS, Oct 12-France and Great
Britain have sent a joint note to Pol
and advising moderation concerning
the question of frontiers, according
to the Petit Parisiene.
Active exchanges of views concern
ing the occupation Of Wilma by Polish
Lithuanian troops is proceeding, says
the Echo de Paris, which declares
they consider the responsibility OF
the Warsaw government is not invol-
we'd. The newspaper adds that the
task of finding a solution to the stu.
alton is that OF the league of nations.
in the opinion of government officials.