New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
Reds to Blame
Poles ifLeague
Occupies Wilma
Warsaw Peace Delegation
Also Charged by Moscow
With Completely in Move
Launched by Zellgouski
I.ithuania Files Protest
Demands Geneva Council
Act to Prevent Insurgent
Leader From Getting Men
Special cable to The Tritl.rs

GENEVA, Dec. 18.-The Bolshevik
have transmitted note to the Polisf
peace delegation at Riga advising then
that the Moscow government will hole
the Poles responsible if O League o,
Nation army enters Wilma to contro
that city while & plebisc,te is taken
The note also gives the first informa
tion that General zellgouski. the in
surgent Polish leader. who seized Wilma
may be preparing for q new advance
into Russia.
Simultaneous with the receipt Of this
note from the Bolsheviki the Lithu-
anian government has addressed new
communication tt the league council
demanding that that body take action
20 prevent zellgouski from receiving
troops and supplies from Warsaw. The
council promised two months ago, when
.Zellgouski's actions were disavowed by
Poland, to exercise such control over
the Warsaw wilma roads rs to prevent
reinforcements and supplies from
reaching the insurgents.
Polish Completely Alleged
NJ. Woldemar, Lithuanian delegate at
Geneva. called the Councils attention
a week ago to the fact that this prom
ise had gone unfulflled and charged
that the Poles were actually aiding
Zellgouski, with the leagues con-
nivance. The Bolshevik note supports
this charge of Polish completely in Zell-
gouski's enterprise.
The note from Moscow, which was
delivered to the Poles by NJ. Joffe, said:
I'm conformity with instructions
from my government, ! hereby reouest
you to make the following communica-
tlon to the Polish governments: The
Soviet republic cannot fail to take into
consideration the situation created at
wilma. My government is forced to en-
phasize that Zellgouski was, and con-
tlnues to be, general in the service
OF Poland. He could not continue his
nliltar operations without using Po-
llsh war material. OF that participa-
ton my government has concrete in
tormat on, about which there can be
absolutely no doubt.
Eel gouski's troops belong to the
regular Polish army. The Polish gov
ernment IN its armstice with Lithuania
undertook to observe this armistice not
only for itself but also on behalf of
Zel!gouski. In doing this it confirmed in
formal manner Zellgouski's submission
70 the Polish government, although this
already was in no doubt
For this reason my government con-
siders itself entitled to present its OBJ
servations to the Polish government
about the activities of Ze'lgouski. who
ls organizing the way for IRRESPONSIBLE
tnlhtary ventures along the frontiers
and has created a perpetual menace to
the peace and security of the neiehbor.
ing Soviet republics.
rms menace Is particularly serious
oecarSe 70 government recognizes itself
as ofhclally responsible for what is han
pen ng IN the reg on occupied bv Za]I-
ecuskls detachments Therefore. the
region his lent itself favorab'y to ac-
tions winch are contrary to the agree
ments o. n'irhboring countries with tho
Soviet republic.
Responsibility on Warsaw
My government has precise Informal
ton that rebels belonging to the des.
pc ate lands # Savnk #, Balachovitch
ana others have taken refuge in Yell
eou al's territory, where the possibility
Is offered them of organizing new armed
detachments TO attack the Russian re-
PUBIC. According 70 our information.
Ae Us IS rr.t ry serves a SO as a
pi"ce Of assembly for the various anti
~~ N'Nt-i'4ttH 4iOui tne bdttlc reDub-
Hcs, whose efforts tend toward reopen
IN" stlities against the workin,
masses OF Russia and her workers ana
soldiers government
In view Of the close connection mon-
toned above between Zellgouski and tho
70 lsn military authorities. my govern
Hent feels itself forced to place the re-
tponsibiilty on the Polish governments
Tor any prejudice ~hich the Soviet gov
eminent may suffer from acts com
mitted in Zelgouskis territory or orig.
mating therein.
NY government also protests ener-
gee'caiIy against the dispatch to Wilma
OF an armed detachment from various
foreign countries upon the alleged rec
ommrnd tlon Of vha. has become known
as the League of Nations and which ;s
not recogn I'D by the Soviet rcDnbiic
lhe presence Of these armed detach-
nents m y without doubt also serve as T..
prepare ton for now hostile acts apa;nsl
the Soy e. republic, since responsfhl;fv
ior everything which occurs in the ter.
fltory mentioned above rests on EEL
gouski.
he Russian Federal Socialist Re.
pubic, for considerations mentioned
above feels forced TO impute the whole
o. this rcspons 'biiity 10 The Polish row
frnment Hostile actions against the
SOVIET republic and organized on terri
tory occupied by General Zelleouski vii,
consequently be considered as actions
undertaken by the Pol sh government
against the Russian Federal Socialist