The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-14
BY FRANK MASON

BY FRANK MASON
ctsIAtF CORRESPONDENT /. N. SERVICE
h' is<V by The International
News Service)
BERLIN. Aug 14-Rus,i. 49,. -.
intend TO crush Poland but she doc.
plan TO create great army Of po,t.h
Workmen, as counterpoise to ths
Polish impertalistic landlords and :.
d ouiWerk of peace" il was decIarao
today by George Tchitchertn fo-e,.n
minister IN the Russian government -
MOSCOW and noted as the diplomatic
brains OF the soviet
INTERVIEWED BY wrRrYr.x
Inc latest of twentieth century nav
peper methods was employed TO secure
TINS statement with the detailed pa.c.
terms which Russia is Offering 10 Po-
land-an interview by wireless
d. Tchitcherin declared that the 50,
wet Will claim absolute freedom =,
action In the Orient until a ~epar.I
peace treaty 1s concluded with G-.e+
Britain
DENIAL OF REPORTS
Inc soviet foreign minister xave IN.
nrst Official dental OF reports thai ~.
fseo army is out OF hand and tha. tbs
generals OF the Polish front are dety,ng
.ne oroers q the civilian members Of
'he SOVIET. He gave a detailed ac
u no" the military campaign
against Poland is being waged.
In reply to numerous Questions -,
from Berlin 10 Moscow ~ ui-ar. -
Ichitcherin gave the following low,
reply: ioHs
GUARDS AGAINST ATTACKS
Soviet Russia has not the least -
tention Of annihilating Poland Russia
oeslres only guarantees against new
attacks by the Polish army
We demand the reduction oe tha
Folish army TO $4,000 men, but at the.
same time Polands own workers win
be organized and the members az ~.
trade unions will be armed 70 ,,s,,ro
tranquility This BODY of r;,itis
composed Of armed Polish workmsn
VIII act as counterpoise TO the inn
perialistic Polish landlords.
WORKS TO GUARANTEE PEACE
Inus the soviet government seeks
the best guarantee in arming the Polish
workers and trusting them to establish
the bulwark of peace
Ihls is quite new idea in inter
national affairs We have studied the
question thoroughly and we beI,eva
that the Polish people are de..ryIrS
Of the greatest attention.
Russia stands ready TO Withdraw
her army from Poland and the poJi.b
frontier where only 100000 will be
left
TO RETAIN ARMS
Instead of Russian occupation II.
SOVIET government relies entirely ypo6
the arming Of Polish workers and al
lowed them to maintain peace Poland
VIII retain sufficient arms and war ma
terials to supply this army OF work
men.
Russia will insist that Poland grant
free land TO the families of Polish otti-
zens who were killed or wounded in
the war or had any connection with
the war
'Thes are the principls points from
which you will see the new era begin
ming.
REPORT Is ABSURD
One of the questions wirelesssd to
Moscow referred to reports that the
souets could not stop the advance OF
the Russian axmy on warsaw. even II
it desired. NJ. Tchitcherin thus ana
wered this query.
Your supposition about the Rus
STA ngenrals superceding tho soviet Ia
truly absurd. Neither Gen. Bruasil-
Off nor Gen. Kuropatkin controls the
Russian army. They merely sit up
on a military advisory board
CONTROLLED BY SOVIET
The commander-in-ch chief OF the 80
Wet army is Gen. Kamanen His chief
of staff is Gen. Lethelefr The COM
mander on the Western (Polish) front
is Gen. Tukatchemsi very good
young communist officer
The supreme military control is IN
the hands of revolutionary military
commander at the front. The Red
army is completely in the service OF
the soviet government and is controlled
by the soviet government
DEMANDS FREE HAND
As to Great Britain NJ Tchitcherin
said
Until a general agreement is reach
ed with Great Britain the soviet gov
ernment has an absolutely free hand n
the orient. Limitations can be decided
upon only by a treaty or some other
such agreement I can give assur-
ances that such limitations will be