The Washington times., 1920-08-14
us. W|LLMARK.
TIME ON POLES.
State Department viii Not Be
Hurried Into Final Decision
on Future Polish Policy.

Despite continued pressure. the
United States will not be hurried into
a decision as to the available means"
IL will employ In the Polish situation
IL was Indicated at the State Depart
ment today.
This nation Is stin awaiting further
action on the formulation of a policy
by the. allies. and expressions upon
the note stating the views OF this
Government.
note from France indorsing the
stand taken by the United States was
expected to be received blythe State
Department today.
AWAIT GIBsON's ARRIVAL.
Decision on the question of Ameri-
can aid to Poland, through sale OF
some OF the enormous stocks OF army
supplies now tied up in France under
the liquidation commission, probably
awaits the arrival In France of Hugh
Gibson, American Minister to Poland,
scheduled to sail today from New
York on the Adriatic.
Both the War and State Depart
ments categorically denied reports
that any definite decision had been
reached. Officials in a position to
know what this Governments atti-
tude will be, refused to be drawn out
upon the matter how far this Govern
ment will go In response to the fran
tic appeals now being made by the
Polish Minister at Washington.
"The whole question is being de-
bated, and may not be finally settled
until time Is permitted for further
plomatic exchange of view said
one high authority.
WATCHING DEVELOPMENTS.
Determination of the matter cannot
be made, II was said, until something
further Is known of the French gov
ernments policy, following it's recog-
milton OF the de facto government Of
General Wrangel in South Russia
Officials here are watching develop
ments in France closely. First-hand
Information on the subject Is to be
obtained by Minister Gibson, after his
arrival at Paris. en- route.to Poland.
Secretary of the Treasury Houston
has informed Secretary Of State Colby
and Secretary of War Baker of his
opposition to any plan to sell Poland
more army supplies on credit. The
Treasury already holds the Polish
governments paper" merely as Sc
curity for s71 O0O, 900 worth OF army
goods sold to Poland prior to the out
break of the present conflict with So
Wet Russia. Secretary Baker en-
phatically denied that any stocks
have been sold to Poland since the
outbreak of hostilities with the So
viets.
EXPECT FALL OF WARSAW.
State Department officials today
were interested, but without official
confirmation, concerning the parley
said to have been arranged between
Polish and Soviet delegates to beSheld
at Mtnsk today. Officials viewing the
latest dispatches from the American
legation from Warsaw expected hour
ly to hear Of the fall OF warsaw, and
the withdrawal Of government ana
the diplomatic corps. These dis
patches made IL clear that the SoViets
are pressing their attacks closer TO
the Polish capital. For several days
ALI foreign envoys have been ready to
leave Warsaw. The archives of the
legations have been packed, and the
ENJOYS are prepared for hasty exit, II
that move becomes imperative, the
dispatches stated.
Some official explanation soon is
expected from the State Department
concerning the unauthorized publica-
tion in France of statements erro-
neously issued and purporting to have
been forecasts of the American note
on the Polish situation. The publ
cation OF these statements, apparent
ly with the French governments ap-
proyal. gave a distorted version or the
attitude Of the American Government,
far in advance OF the actual promul-
CATION Of the document.
ALLEGE LEAK GN NOTE.
Investigation of the facts revealed
to the State Department today that an
attache of the French embassy In
washington had cabled his govern
ment what purported to be fore
cast" of the forthcoming note, and
that 1t was allowed to be issued to
the public under the French Govern
ment's sanction as a pronouncement
of the United States. Its publication
aroused a storm of protest in France.
Publication Of this false forecast
by French papers was made the sub
ject of a spirited interchange between
Washington and Paris. The State De-
partment called upon the French
charge here, Count Galard de Bearn
for an explanation.
REGRET OVER INCIDENT.
The latter, in a hurried conference
with Secretary Colby, sought to clear
up the matter by alleging that mes
saees cabled by the French embassy
here had been "garbled in transmits
sion. and that this caused the French
foreign office to place a wrong inter
pretation upon the American position.
State Department officials said it was
a radical departure" from diplomatic
ethics. Formal expressions OF regret
over the incident were made by the
French government, and officials con-
slider the matter closed. But Officials
made no secret of the fact that they
are incensed over the affair, and that
proper steps already taken, they are
con fident, will prevent a repetition of
similar incidents.