Arizona republican., 1920-07-15
ENGLAND MAKES
 KNOWN CONTENT IF SOVIET NOTE
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LONDON. July 1.-The note of the British government to soviet Russia agreeing to continue negotiations for resumption of trade relations and pro posing an armistice between soviet Russia and Poland, also between the soviet forces and General Wrangel. anti bolshevik commander in the Crimea, was read in the house of com mons today by Andrew Bonar Law, the government spokesman.
 The note takes cognizance of the ac- ceptance Of the Russian soviet govern ment of principles laid down in the British memorandum of July 1 and agreed to a resumption of negotiations for definite trade relations as soon as the Russian delegates return to Eng land. Then, proposing an armistice with Poland, the note said:
 "The British government is anxious to restore peace throughout Europe and therefore proposes the following arrangement:
 That an immediate armistice be signed between Poland and soviet Rus sia under which hostilities shall be sus- pended. That the terms of this armis- tice provide. on the one hand, that the Polish army shall immediately with draw to the lines provisional1y laid ence as to the eastern boundary to which Poland is entitled to establish a Polish administration.
 On the other hand, the armistice should provide that the army of soviet Russia should stand at a distance of 90 kiometerS cast of this line. Tn eastern Galicia each army will sta aA on the line they occupy at the date of the signing O. the armistiee
 That as soon as possible thereafter a conference, sitting under the auspices of the peace conference. shall assemble in London, to be attencSd by repre- sentatives of soviet Russia. Poland. Lithuania, Letvia and Finland. with the object of negotiating a final peace be- tween Russia and it's neighboring states. Representatives of eastern Ga licia also would be invited to London to state their case
 Pledged Not To Aid Poland
 The note said the armistice with General Wrangel should be on the basis Crimea and that during the arr1istice, this must be a neutral zone. General WrangeI will be invited to London to discuss the future of his troops and of the refugees 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 take no action itself hostile to Rus Sla. IL IS, however, bound under the convention of the league of nations to defend the integrity of Poland within it's legitimate ethnographical frontiers. If, therefore soviet Russia. despite it's repeated declarations, will not be content with the withdrawal of the Pc fish army on the condition of a mutual armistice. but intends to take action hostile to Poland in Poland's own ter ritory, the British government and it's allies will feel bound to assist the Pc fish nation to defend it's existence with all means at. their disposal
 The Polish government has declared it's willingness to make a peace with soviet Russia and 10 negotiate for an armistice on the basis set out above directly, it is. informed. that the soviey government also agrees
 "The British government would therefore be glad to receive a definite reply within a week as to whether l soviet Russia is prepared to accept the British governments proposals 10 put an end to further unnecessary blood shed and restore peace to Europe MT. Bonar Law, replying to a ques tion. said the note had been sent with the approval of the allies.