New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Warsaw Advised to Get
Best Military Position
Possible to Compel
Soviets to Surrender
BOlshevik Losses
Placed at 10000
10000 Battle Casualties.
10000 Slain, 10000
Interned in East Prussia

PARIS, Aug. 27 (By The Asso.
ciated Press).-The Foreign Min
istry announced to-day that France
had counseled Poland to attain the
best strategical military position
possible until peace is signed, re-
gardless of her ethnographical
frontier, because the military situa-
tion will influence the peace terms.
France has advised Poland, how
ever, to withdraw her armies within
the Polish frontier upon the signing
of peace, the Foreign Office added.
Eighty thousand Russian Soviet
and 10000 killed and 10000 interned
in East Prussia, according to the lat
est report received from the French
mission in Poland.
WARSAW, Aug. 27 (By The Asse-
ciated Press).-The president of the
Polish delegation at Minsk on August
19 laid down the following as Poland's
principal conditions for peace:
"The political and economic integrity
and complete sovereignty and indie
pendence of Poland within her from
tiers are indispensable for her econom-
ic and political development.
"Guarantees that Russia will not in
for
Poland"
Polish Terms Received
The text of the declarations WAC
forwarded to Warsaw from Minsk
August %, but only reached Warsaw
August 26.
The Warsaw press is becoming
pssfs 2 % insk
pers, With the exception of the
that the moment is propitious to
"ilquidate Bolshevism." In soma politi-
cal circles there are indications of an
increasing feeling that the negotia-
tons may come to nothing, although
there have been official announcements
to the contrary.
The militarists are advocating a
continuance of the war to compel the
Sovlets to seek terms, and the change
IN the Danzig situation has had
tendency to encourage the militarist
elements. Observers here say they be-
lleve the public generally desires peace
and are hopeful that the Minsk nego-
tiatlons will bring a cessation of hos
tilities.
The Socialists from time to time
have proposed peace demands which
show they are dissatisfied with the
governments policy. The Socialists
are urging the resignation of Ignace
Daszinski, the Vice Premier. The
latter, who is a Socialist leader, be
came Vice Premier when Vincent
Wltos was chosen Premier.
Political Strife Revived
Various party strifes. which were
quieted during the crisis when War
saw was endangered, are reviyinp and
the National Democrats are more
openly campaigning against President
Pilsudski.
The opponents of M. Dmowski, the
Nationalist Democratic leader, are con-
tending that Dmowski attempted TO
overthrow the government during the
critical period. The National Demo
Gratis are insisting on convocation of
the Diet and as a result the Speaker
W
the party leaders to decide the date for
the assembling of the Diet The Demo
Gratis take the stand that it is impoysi-
Bile to conclude peace without the au-
thority of the Diet.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The Soviet reply
to the note of Arthur j. Balfour, Lord
President of the Council, signifying
the willingness Of the Russian Soviet
government to withdraw the clause in
the Russian peace terms to Poland con-
cerning the army of Polish workmen,
is under consideration by the British
government. A copy of the reply has
been sent to Premier Lloyd George at
Lucerne.
British Demands Met
In usually well informed quarters
it is held that as the Soviet govern
ment has agreed to withdraw the of
Tending clause there is no need for
further action at present by Great
Britain.
Premier Witos has notified the Rus.
sian Soviet government by wireless
that the Polish victory has produced
no change IN the intentions of the gov
eminent of Poland, says a Warsaw
dispatch to the London Times. The
Premier added that instructions to the
Polish peace delegation at MInsk
have not been changed and that the
Poles desire only an honorable peace.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Publ,cs-
tlon Of the Polish answer to the Amsri-
can note of August 81 suggesting that
Poland should not transgress Russian
boundaries has been deferred pending
further correspondence with the gov
ernment at Warsaw. State Department.
officials made this explanation to-dsv
Of delay in giving out the Polish an
swer. They would not amplify, how
ever. previous descriptions OF the
Polish note as mot disappointing
rom the American point of view.
The American note suggested the
oropriety Of an announcement of Po-
and's intention to abstain from terri
;orial aggression against Russia and to
keep Polish forces within boundaries
fixed last year by the Su.
oreme Council.
1t was not disclosed whether close-
study OF the Polish reply had served
% modify first Impressions, nor was
any further comment upon the note
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