Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-10
Entente Warned
Warsd,U Not
To ATTACK.
COMMONS HEARS
OF GRAVE CRISIS
Nation Tense as Peace
Or War Speech
Is Begun.


LONDON. August 1O.-ReplyinE
10 nm interjectlOn as to whnt the
position Of America would be in
the Polish situation, Mr. Lloyd
George In commons today said,
1--WE certainly are going to appeal
10 America. There is, of course. the
dtmculty In America that nm to
the present she Inns not ratified
the treaty and that the treaty In
the subject Of conflict between the
TWO great parties. 1t In not in our
power to sny what view the Amer
tcan executive would take. i am
only Judging from the attitude OF
America at the pence conference.
She was n strong protngonist Of
Polish independence"
LONDON, August 1o.-"r am still
hopeful of peace" were the opening
words of Premier Lloyd Georges an
nouncement in the house of commons
! today with regard to the Russo-Polish
crisis.
The house was crowded and the
tension was high in anticipation OF
| the premier's peace or war" state
| ment. AS he entered he was warmly
! cheered.
| MN. Krassin and Kameneff Of the
Russian soviet delegation here were
! in the strangers gallery.
Mr.. Lloyd George declared the Polish
| attack was not justified in the opinion
of the British government and that
the soviet government, lin any con-
ditions of peace, was entitled to take
| into account the facts of the attacks
| made by the Poles upon Russia and
| that those attacks were delivered de-
| spite the warnings of the allies to
| Poland.
The soviet, he declared, was entitled
to demand such guarantees as would
| be exacted by any power against
repetition of attacks of that kind.
What was challenged. he said.. was
that nothing justifies retaliation. re-
| prisal or punishment which goes to
the extent Of wiping out national ex-
| istence." ~
Must Consider Peril.
l Apart altogether from-the moral
| right of any power to demand the
extinction of another nation as
| punishment for the aggression OF its
government" Premier Lloyd George
| said, Europe has to be considered.
| The independence of Poland and its
| existence as an independent nation is
an essential part of the structure Of
| European peace. Repartition Of Po-
land would not merely be crime: It
| would be a peril, and we have to con-
| slider both these contingencies as .
| basis for our policy"
The premier declared that the sole
purpose of the allied policy was to
secure peace on a basis Of independ-
said the Hythe conference agreed that
| the allies should advise Poland to
endeavor to negotiate an armistice
and make peace as long as such in
dependence was recognized. That
recommendation has been forwarded
| to the soviet government, the premier
! stated.
He pointed out that the allies sug-
gested to the soviet that they de-
clare a truce Monday at midnight. but
Minsk meeting set for Wednesday.
He declared there had been great and
suspicious delays in coming to dis
cussion of an armistice. He could
not imagine, the premier said, why, IL
there had been a real desire to have
soviet government would not have
fixed a date at the latest week or
ten days ago for the purpose.
| The premier continued: We are
| not going to have a quarrel or pro-
| rose to engage this country in dis
pute, whether 1t means much or lit
| tie, upon the difference between Mon
day or Wednesday. and there the al
| lies are agreed
Continuing his. outline of the de-
cisions reached at the Hythe confer
ence, Mr.. Lloyd George said:
eff they negotiate an agreement at
Minsk we do not propose to inter-
vene to upset any arrangement which
is acceptable to the Poles. 1t is their
affair. I sincerely trust 1t will mean
peace, but supposing it did not, We
have got ito face that"
II the Minsk conference failed be-
cause the Poles refused to accept
terms which the sovit was ntitled to
exact, having regard to the way in
which the conflict started and to the
allies could not support Poland, the
premier declared. However, II the
bolsheviki insisted upon terms threat
ening the Independence of Poland
then different situation would arise.
Will Send No Troops. 81.
Outlining the action the allies had.
decided to take If NECESSARY, the
premier said no action would be taken.
except to support the struggle for Po-
lands existence and independence.
No allied troops would be sent TO Po-
land. he declared. 1t would not be
necessary. he said, if the Polish, re-.
sources were thoroughly organized and
well directed. -
The next action. continued the pre-
mier, would be to put economic pres-5
sure upon soviet Russia either by.
naval action.or international actiohS,
Substantial stores. he said, were avail-s
aDie In that quarter OF the world Z
which the -allies would feel obliged :
to send to Poland.
Paris Waits on London.
PARIS; August 1o.-While' nothing
will be made public relative to the.
conclusions reached at the Hythe con-
ference on Sunday and Monday until
Premier Lloyd George speaks in the
house of commons, it is, understood
that he and Premier Millerand agyeed.
upon steps to be taken IN the event.
the 6olsheviki seek to|impose crush-s
ing terms on Poland at Minsk on We'd
nesday. says a Havas, dispatch from
Hythe. These steps consist Of a ma
val blockade of Russia by the British
fleet, aided by French destroyers.
Another measure considered consists
of forming a defensive front against
Russia. by appealing to Letvia, Lithu-
ania, Caucasus and Azerbaija, as well
as. other states formerly parts of the
Russian empire. Gen. Wrangel. the
anti -bolshevik leader in southern Russia.
would be supported by both England
and France, and Poland would natural
" receive every material and moral aid.S
Appeal to League Talked. ~
1.-THE premicrs at one time,'' the