The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-10
Great Britain Anxious

LONDON, aug. lV.-Creat Britain has
been given few very anxious days as
a result Of the Polish situation No.
body in this country wants to embark
in another war. Not only has Eng
land no soldiers to send, but the whole
community is tired of war, overbur.
dened with taxation.
Results of the Hythe conference is
considered as a compromise between
the British and French because all
Of the decisions reached at recent con.
ferences have been such. Sundays
proceedings We're proclaimed by the
French to be a victory for the policy
OF Premier Millerand, but yesterdays
seem to have been a success for Pre-.
mier Lloyd George.
The British premier apparently had
two policies for dealing with the pres
ent situation. One is to arrange terms
with the bolsheviki of Russia and the
other is to help Germany get on her
feet, both policies being antagonistic
to what appears to be the French
view. France wants the allies to sup
port Poland by all possible means and
suspicion Of any assistance to Ger
many seems to be apparent, as French
newspapers have recently been out
spoken in opposition to the policy Of
Mr.. Lloyd George. The third as a
member Of the alliance, Italy, was not
represented at Hythe: but It is asserted
she is in entire accors with Mr.. Lloyd
George and mas opet 4 diplomatic re.
laitons with soviet Russia, although
her allies have refused TO take a sim
liar step.
That Mr.. Lloyd Georges policy to.
ward the bolsheviki eventually will
triumph in this country seems assured
by the strong attitude taken by labor.
There is no question that the labor
leaders are entirely in earnest, and
that there is every indication they will
be supported by the workers Of Great
Britain. if they seek TO enforce a gen
eral strike, their demand that the
country shall not be committed to fur
ther war-like enterprises.
Nothing Given Out
While nothing will be made public
relative to the conclusions reached at
the Hythe conference on Sunday and
Monday until Premier Lloyd George
speaks in the house of commons, il Is
Understood that he and Premier Mil
lerand agreed upon steps to be taken
in the event the bolshevilli seek to
impose crushing terms on Poland at
AIinsk on Wednesday. says a Havas,
dispatch from Hythe.
These steps consist ot a naval block
ade Of Russia, by the British fleet,
landed by French destroyers. Neutral
nations such as Sweden, Denmark and
Norway would be asked to suspend
exports to Russia, and thus aid the
fight against the world danger Of
bolshevism and eventually the allies
may appeal to Germany to effect the
isolation of Russia by land.
Another measure considered con.
sists of forming q defensive front
against Russia by appealing to Letvia,
Lithunia, Caucasus and Azerbaijad as
well as other states formerly parts
of the Russian empire. General Wran-
GEL the anti-bolshevik leader in south.
ern Russia, would be supported by
both England and France, and Pc.
land would naturally receive every
material and moral aid. If she should
be cut off from Danzig, materials
might be sent to her through Czecho-
Slovakia. There was no question OF
sending French and British troops to
Poland. Should the bolshevih con-
tinue a stubborn and provocative atti.
tude, the soviet trade mission in Lon.
don will be given a week to leave that
city and the commercial negotiations
which might have been soon trans.
formed into political conversations,
would be broken off
THE premiers at one time" the Ha.
vas dispatch adds, considered appeal.
ing to the league of nations to settle
the Russo-Polish problem. but were
obliged to recognize that he league as
yet lacks means of acting and that
the experiment might result in fail.
ure, which would have a regrettable
effect on the future of that organiza-
tion"