The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-27
Sav Move of SOviets Unofficialiy
'U boarded as Skillful Maneuvre
for Recognition.
wilson IN CLOSE TOUCH
France and Great Britain Are
Planning Exchange of Views
concerning Meeting Soviets.
lRv Associated Press.)

fRy Associated TTCSSsl
Washington, July 26-Russia,s pro
cosa1 for a conference with all allies
r. To,don was regarded unofficially
%are TODAY as skillful maneuver to
"ttoo. . onag recognition of the Soviet
regime,
o+ficiaI1v the state department is
,,.,thou+ anv knowledge of the Soviet
suooastion but il was clear that unless
.one more urgent reason than is now
onnarent is given the United States
viii he in no haste to accept the lnvl-
.,+ior 10 ion such conference if ex-
tended.
President Wilson is understood to be
keeping in close personal touch with
the new European crisis and the ques-
tion of American participation in the
rronosed conference will be problem =
ative.
The only Official information the de-
partments had today was that nego-
t!atons were in progress regarding
time and place Of the conference be-
tween the Russian and Polish repre-
sentatives. No intimation had come
from the American embassy at Lon
don or the British foreign office that
Russia suggested a conference af allied
governments.
Americas peculiar interest in the
welfare and perpetuity Of the Polish
government, it was argued might make
II difficult for her to remain outside
the conference, Notwithstanding the
consistent manner In which she has
refused to enter into relations with
the Soviet regime.
Paris, July 26-The proposal by the
Russian Soviet government for con-
ference in London with all the allies,
as reported in last nights dispatches
will be the subject of an exchange of
views between France and Great BA-
tain. 1t is possible Premiers Lloyd
George and MiIIerand will meet dur
ing the present week for a discussion
Of the reply to be made to Moscow.
AS viewed here, the Soviet govern
ment has seized the allied demand for
IN armistice with Poland as a pretext
for a return to the original Soviet
campaign for official recognition of the
Moscow government and political cir
cles in Paris regard the maneuver as
skilful one which has placed some
Of the allies, particularly France, in a
delicate position.
France has not ceased to consider
the soviet government as an irregular
one not supported by the free will OF
tne people and consequently it has re-
sisted all action with reference to
Russia that might even remotely be
considered as recognition
1t has pointed out that Premier
Lloyd George spoke for all allies how
ever when he communicated with the
soviet authorities demanding that they
stop the forward movement on the
Polish frontier and asking them to
arrange an armistice to be followed by
a conference of delegates from all the
Countries bordering Russia
Ihus it IS admitted for the first time
IN political circles here that France
may be forced into a position where
Sne would be brought to recognize
'Ne sovlets, but it is declared she will
40 so only after due guarantees are
ENing that the Russian foreign debt
j be paid.
London, July ga wireless message
-'om Moscow today asks the Polish
tedce pIenipotentiaries to cross the
mes along the Branovitchi- -Brest Lit
oySk highway on July 80 where they
WI" he met. 1t does not however fix
."' exact location of the armistice
meeting.
Warsaw. July 26-Nineteen members
W me SPECIAL British and French mis-
s'"S sent here to look into Po1and's
.''''''dF| situation and to confer with
~, government authorities arrived in
W. "'Fsaw early today and the remainer
"'e day was taken up in official
''nS and conferences.
he missions, which are headed by
va" Jules Jusserand, French ambas-
r 'O' 10 the United States who is. in
s,,n,ope on leave of absence and Lord
,n"eFnon, British ambassador to Ger
,',1"L' We're met by representatives of