Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-09
Situation Admitted to be Nearly as Seri
Gus as in 1914--Eng|ish and French
PremierS in MomentouS Session.
To Consider Plans Of MarSha|S
Foch and Wilson Today--Aid to
Poland Determined Upon
at Any Cost
WAR CLOUDS HEAVY


Hythe, Aug. S-Great Britain and
France are convinced that the Boil
sheviki intend to capture Warsaw
and set up a soviet government IN
Poland.
This was learned from an official
source tonight following an an
nouncement at the conference be-
tween Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain and Premier Millerand of
France, held here today to discuss
the Polish situation, that the con-
ference would continue tomorrow,
when the premiers will pass upon ma
val, military and economic plans for
saving Poland. These plans are be-
ing drawn up tonight by Marshal
Foch and Field Marshal Sir Henry
Wilson, chief of the British Imperial
Staff.
Reds Refuse Truce
These were the outstanding devel-
opments Of the day and followed an
official announcement that the soviet
government had directly refused a
ten-day truce, requested by Mr..
Lloyd George as a result Of Fridays
meeting with the Russian mission
headed by NJ. kament> and M.
krassin.
While there has been no talk of
ficially declaring war on Russia, the
Allies have decided to give Poland all
possible military, naval and economic
assistance without delay.
Another Note to Soviet
The premiers received two notes
from Moscow today in answer to
Mr.. Lloyd Georges request for
truce. Tonight they sent another
note to the Soviet and also advised
Poland to seek truce direct from
the Bolsheviki, who indicated in their
refusal Il the truce that if the re-
quest came direct from the Poles Il
might have a better chance of being
granted. One, of the notes received
from Bolsheviki today said a meet
ing of the Poles and Russians had
been called for Minsk next Wednes-
day and that the Bolsheviki prefer
red to make their own arrangements
with the Poles.
Blockade at Once
It was reliably reported tonight
that the blockade on Russia will be
reimposed Immediately.
Mr. Lloyd George has deferred his
promised statement in the House of
Commons tomorrow until TUESDAY.
NJ. Millerand and his party will not
return to France until Monday af-
ternoon.
The French are urging the estab-
lishment of a defensive line in Po-
land, either before Warsaw or i'm
mediately behind the capital if it is
too late now to establish a line in
front OF the capital
NJ. Millerand also proposed that the
French and British troops in the pleb-
iscite areas be used for this Inns,
chiefly for moral support. and that Ru-
mania and Czecho-Slovakia are to be
asked to send troops.
French Plan
At the close of the conference, which
lasted until after o'clock this eve
ning, NJ. Millerand presented for the
approval of the British delegates a
declaration he had drafted. The sub
stance of this constituted a warning
10 Germany that if any attempt is
made in any way to cooperate with
the Bolsheviki, an army of the Allies
VII loccupy the Ruhr region and other
points in German territory. Mr..
LIoyd-George has not yet indicated his
approval of the declaration. but French
circles believe that he will agree to
II and that the warning will be con-
veyed to Germany either directly or
by an allied declaration ..
Details London Conferences
Further details of the meeting in
London Friday between the Boisheyik
representatives and Mr.. Lloyd-George
were learned tonight by the Associated
Press. MN. Krassin and Kamenoff ap.
parently thought they would be able
to induce the Moscow government TO
accept the terms OF truce and that
the refusal of the soviet government
is taken in conference circles here as
meaning that MN. Krassin and Kan.
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