Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-07-23

On the same train with the same OBJ
iect is a British mission headed by
Lord Abernon, British ambassador at
Berlin
These missions il is learned, leave
with full authority to say TO the Poles
that whatever aid is needed whether
military or financial or in the nature
of supplies. viii be Forthcoming u the
bolsheviki persists in q design to march
into distinctly Polish territory.
1t is stated unofficially, but on high
authority that this means help for 20
land in the form Of troops, If they are
required.
Already a number of allied offic-
ers and subalterns with the Polish
army, which it is declared. will be in
creased according to circumstances
with as many divisions of infantry, tank
detachments. air forces and artillery
as may be transported in due time
ELEMENTS FOR EUROPEAN WAR
Washington. July 22.-Without Off
cal information regarding tile decision
of the allied powers to furnish military
aid to Poland in her struggle with the
bolsheviki, government officials refrain
ed today from expression OF oplnlon,
but officially professed to see i'll the new
situation most of the elements of an
Army officers and officials Of the
state department generally were frank
" pessimistic as to the ability OF
France and Great Britain to place ar
mics in Poland in time 10 check the
Russian advance before Warsaw falls,
and many of them were skeptlcal of the
power of either France or Great Britain
to drive their war-weary people into
the struggle with a serious unbaianclng
of domestic affairs.
Although technically the president is
still endowed with the specially con-
ferred war powers there was no dlspo-
sition in official circles to assume that
he would involve the United States in
war between the bolsheViki and the
allies unless action might be justified
by some overt act against the army Of
occupation on the Rhine Reports to
the state department indicated lncreas-
ing tenseness between the conservative
and pro-radical groups in Germany and
it was generally believed that unless
the radical element gained the ascen-
dency the chances of the United States
becoming involved were slight, although
a suggestion of American cooperation
from France and Great Britain was re-
garded as probable
For the present it was indicated at
the state department the part of the
United States will be that of an interest
ed observer. Steps already have been
taken to remove from the war area such
Americans as may wish to leave.
Polish representatives who conferred
with officials of the state department
were elatcd by the news that Great
Britain and France had promised sup
port They expressed the opinion that
the mere announcement would go far
toward strengthening the morale Of their
government and army and that it might
even be possible. with sufficient ammu-
milton, artillery and other supplies, to
hold the Russians in check. Their OPP
timism however, was not shared by some
of the experts who have been watching
the operations of the two forces but it
was admitted hope of an adjustment yet
remained in the suggestion Of an armis-
tice made to Poland BY British govern
ment officials.
The commander of the army trans
port Pocahontas. which is due at Danzig
on July 81 has instructions to communi-
cate with J. c. White. charge d'affaires
at Warsaw. concerning the removal of
Americans who may wish to leave Po
land.
Approximately 1000 Americans, more
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