Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-15
SOVIET RUSSR
|MP0RIyHtD TO
QUIT FIGHTING
England Asked That An Ar
mistiCe Be Declared While
Efforts Are Being Made to
Bring About Peace.

nv aossiHa Jou~SAL arEosL LEASED Wos
London, July 1.-THE note of
the British government to soviet
Russia agreeing to continue nego-
tiations for a resumption of trade
relations and proposing an armis-
tice between soviet Russia and
Poland, also between the soviet
forces and General Wrangel, anti
bolshevik commander in the Cri-
mea, was read in the house of
commons today by Andrew Bonar
Law, the government spokesman.
The note takes cogniZance of the
acceptance by the Russian soviet
government of the principles laid
down in the British memorandum
of July /, and agreed to re-
sumption of negotiations for def
mite trade relations as soon as the
Russian delegates return to Eng
land. Then, proposing an armis-
tice with Poland, the note said.
THE British government is anx-
ious to restore peace throughout
Europe and therefore proposes
the following arrangement XX
Immediate ArmistiCe Asked.
THAT an Immediate armistice
be signed between Poland and
soviet Russia under which hos
tilities shall be suspended. That
the terms of this armistice pro-
vide on the one hand that the
Polish army shall Immediately
withdraw to the lines Professionally
laid down last year by the peace
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boundary to which Poland is en-
ministration.
ION the other hand, the armis-
tice should provide that the army
of soviet Russia should stand at
a distance of fifty kilometers east
of this line. In eastern Galicia
each army will stand on the line
they occupy at the date of the
signing of the armistice.
THAT as soon as possible there
after a conference sitting under
the auspices of the peace confer
ence, shall assemble in London,
to be attended by represents ives
of soviet Russia, Poland, Lithu-
ania, Letvia and Finland, with the
object of negotiating a final peace
between Russia and its neighbor-
ing states. Representatives of
eastern Galicia also would be in
vited to London to state their
case
The note said the armistice with
General Wrangel should be on the
basis that Wrangel retire imme-
diately to the Crimea and that dur
ing the armistice this must be a
neutral zone. Wrangel would be IN
Wted to London to discuss the lu-
ture of his troops and of the refu-
gees under his protection, but
would not be "A member of the con-
ference.
The British government has
bound itself to give no assistance TO
Poland for any purpose hostile to
Russia and to takC no action Itself
hostile to Russia. 1t is, however,
bound under the convention of the
league of nations 10 defend the in
tcerity of l'uluut w hin its leSiu =
r ate eth ~. aphiCll frontiers.
Allies May Ass st Poles
"If, therefore, soviet Russia, de-
spite It's repeated declarations Will
not be content with the withdrawal
of the Polish army on the condition
of a mutual armistice, but intends
to take action hostile to Poland in
Poland's own territory, the Br fish
government and its allies will feel
bound to assist the Polish nation to
defend it's existence with all means
at their disposal.
1.-THE Polish government has de-
c1arad its willingness to make