The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-13

Arter conferences yesterday and to- day between the Polish minister and Secretary Colby. the state department also took up the problem of finding means of re-invigorating the fast ebb- ing strength of the Polish state and thereby of fulfilling the assurance of support to the Poles contained in the recent American note to the Italian ambassador.
 Poltsh here explained today that
 in addition to the desire for war
 materials they were most anxious
 to obtain authorization of the
 United States to permit recruiting
 by Poles in America for the Polish
 army. 1t WAS said that not only
 had many offers of enlistment been
 received by the legation from
 Polish citizens resident in the
 United States but many offers had
 come from former American vet-
 erans of the World war.
 The Polish government, 1t was
 said officially at the legation to-
 night, had not made . formal
 request for the extension to 1t of
 go unuSuHl n PElVue&f. AL t4c
 same time, it was conceded. the
 privilege was one of which Poland
 would gladly avail itself if ten-
 dcred by the United States.
 While statute forbids enlistment of armed expeditions in the United States for employment against a friendly 4ower, some officials claimed the Pres ident had authority to suspend opera tions of the law under his wartime powers The raising of recruits by Poland under the leadership of Pad erewski before the United States en- tered the war. it was recalled. was agreed to by the American government and large numbers of Poles. enlisted to fight under the allies. were re- moved from the United States and trained in Canada and abroad.
 In order that the United States gov- ernment may keep in more intimate touch with the developments in Poland. Hugh Gibson, ambassador to Poland. who has been home on leave. will de- part tomorrow for his post in War saw. MT. Gibson will be accompanied by Warren B. Robbins, acting chief of the division of near eastern affairs, who has been temporarily assigned as chancellor of the legation.
 The official communique an
 nouncing the intention of the
 French government to recognise as
 . de facto government that rep
 resented by General Wrangel in
 southern Russin was received here
 today in official circles.
 Administration officials consider
 the French step as logical In view of the formal succession of General Wrangel to the authority of Ad- miral kOlchak and the Omask gov-
 ernment, which was recognized by both France and Great Britain. Without foreshadowing similar ! step by the United States, officials de- clared that the action of France was in no way inconsistent with the policy towards Russia advocated in the Amer fcan note to the Italian ambassador. The American government, it was re- called, while not recognizing Kolchak, at one time endeavored earnestly to place Kolchak in a position fin which | he might be recognized"
 OPERATED Reports that Frances recognition of Wrangeps government had led to de- cided differences between Premiers Lloyd George and Millerand generally were minimized in official circles here. It was recalled that Lloyd George in his speech in the House of Commons Tues day suggested as contingency in case other measures to procure peace be- tween the Poles and the bolsheviki failed British support be given Wran- gel through the delivery of warships 1 and the active assistance of the navy. 1 Some officials interpreted the precipi tate action of France as a strategic 1 movo to force the bolsheviki to ac- aueino h the admittance of represen | tatives of Wrangel to the proposed l London conference between the powers l nd fhe boIsheyiki
 HAD A REASON
 One of the major conditions upon which the soviet leaders made their | participation dependent was the capi- l tulation of the forces of Wrangei, hence l some argued the recognition of Wran- gel mas be taken as a Offensive step | to preclude her own participation | without the presence of representa- tives of a Russian faction committed | to recognition of the Russian debt. In other official and diplomatic quar- | ters the action of France taken to- |
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