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Soviet Advance justified
Says Lloyd George IN |
Statement on Crisis. !
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Paris, Aug. 10. - The Rus.
slams have captured the town
Of Ciechaaow, thus emitting tho &
Warsaw.Dansig railway, %.
cording to reports from tho
French military mission to
Warsaw, received b. tho fer.
eign office today.
Berlin, Aug. 10-Ry United
Press Red forces were re.
ported today within seven miles
Of the Polish corridor connect.
Ing Warsaw with the sec. They
were advancing rapidly to cut
OH the city.
Paris, Aug. 10-(By United
Press. )-Belshevik troops hare
reached the Warnw.Dsnsig
railway and are advancing
along 1t toward Warsaw, q.
cording to foreign Office dis.
patches today. Tho Russians
have taken Ostroloaka, the
message said.
Moscow, Aug. & - (By the
Associated Press Russia Il
considering with determination
the possibility Of war with
England over tho situation
which has arisen since tho box
sheviki have begun their Of.
fensive against Warxaw. News
from the Polish front 4 heing
awaited with intense interest ,
BY the people Of this city.
London, Aug. 10.-(By the Asso-
cfated Press. IL am still hopeful
Of peace" were the opening words
OF Premier Lloyd Georges aAs
nOuncement in the house Of co.,
mons today, with regard to ~
Russo Polish crisis. The house wea
crowded and the tension was htEh
In an anticipation OF the premiee'a
speech Or war statement. As sha
entered he was warmly cheered.
Soviet Entitled to Attack,
Mr.. Lloyd George declared the
Polish attack was not justified II,
the opinion Of the British govern
ment and that the soviet govern
ment was entitled to take into ac-
count the facts Of the attacks made
by the Poles upon Russia and than
those attacks were delivered despite
the warnings Of the allies tn
Poland.
The soviet, he declared, was en-
titled to demand such guarantees
as would be exacted by any power
against a repetition Of such attacks
What was challenged. he said, was
that nothing justifies retaliation.
reprisol or punishment which goes
to the extent CT wiping out national
existence.
Must Not Wipe Out Poland.
Apart altogether from the moral
right OF any power to demand the
extinction Of another nation as pun
ishment 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"
He pointed out that the alliei
suggested to the soviet that the,
declare truce Monday at midnigh
and declared there had been grea
and suspicious delays in coming t
a discussion Of an armistice.
Here's Allies stand.
Paris, Aug. 10.-The military de
cisions reached at the Hythe con
ference between Premiers Lloy'
George and Millerand and their I'D
visers were as follows, accordin
to the French foreign Office:
First-That it was impractical
and unnecessary to send allie
troops to Poland.
Second-The integrity OF Pc
lands western frontier was guaz
anteed. (This probably means an
effort by Germany to use the pref
ent crisis In an attempt to regal
territory ceded Poland would b
decisively negatived by the allies
| Third-That the allies would cor
tinue sending munitions and akil
ed officers to Poland.
Blockade measures would poss
bly, be taken later. it was said. bs
French opinion questioned the q
fectiveness of such action.