The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
Agree to Withdraw COndi- tion That Poles Arm Workmen's Militia of 100000 and Make Other Concessions
Rv Assnniateh Press

By Associated Press
 Brussels, August 28-Thc socisl-
 ist organ Lepeuple says 1t hears
 that the minister of railways and
 the minister of marine have ar
 rived at Antwerp and decided not
 to allow the American steamer
 MarceIIa, which is carrying muni- tions for Poland to leave the har-
 bOr there.
 London, August 27.--During . demonstration in Breslau by the
 old Bourgeois parties Thursday
 evening against the Polish agita-
 ton in Upper siIesia, crowd of
 German nationalists stormed the
 Polish and French consulates and
 destroyed the records and demOi-
 ished the furniture. says . Berlin
 dispatch to the London Times.
 Washington, August 26.--Po- land has replied to the American communication suggesting that her
 armies in their counter stroke
 against the BoIsheviki not go be-
 yond the photographic boundaries
 of the country. officials described
 1t as being mot disappOintins."
 London, August 26.--The Russ
 sian soviet government replied to-
 day to the note of Arthur J. Bal
 four, lord president of the council,
 concerning the soviet peace terms
 to Poland. The soviet government
 agrees to withdraw its condition
 that the Poles provide arms for
 swOrkmen's militia of 100000 men
 in Poland.
 The note of M Tchitcherin, the Rus ian soviet foreign minister, to MT. Bal our opens with comment on the un- lsuaf tone of the Anglo-ltalian govern nent's communication, which, 1t says loes not tend ii help permanent good citations and world peace. It calls at ention to the action of those govern nents which had often accused the Rus ,ian government of interfering in the internal affaiks of other states, and .harges that fin this communication hey have issued peace propaganda di' .ected against our institutions, which constitutes an act of interference in Rus. jan affairs sufficient to justify core spending action by us.'
 NJ Tchitcherin says, however, that, de- bite natural resentment. the soviet gov has decided not to insist upoz his point, but to meet fully the wishes ,f the Anglo-Italian governments in thu interest of the establishment of perma lent good will.
 ARE GREATLY SURPRISED
 Expressing surprise that the question ,f the interpretation of principle shoule nave caused such difficulty, M. Tchitcii srin proceeds to argue that after th' imitation of Poland's army to 5000 wal recognized by the British government ai a inst peac term, it was concession on the part of Russia to admit the Tor nation of civil militia, which. he as sertsA .is. in fact supplementaT. armed force,' and adds:
 we therefore find it astonishing tha this should arouse the British govern ment's indignation.
 ..Seeing that Great Britain declarei peace through eastern Europe to De it' aim. we can point to the fact that 'n' workers in Poland for long time navt been the one force steadfastiy opposee 10 the Polish government policy ana naV' in repeated resolutions demanded peau' with Russia. If. nevertheless, the DIT. Ish government so forcibly.- opposc' this fundamental pillar Q peace, it clearly shows with what ois trust 1t regards the workefs
 If the British Government inaee' thinks that the workers by nature ar by that doctrine of oolshe yism. such point of view will undoupt edly be welcomed by those who look Tor ward to spreading boishevism Tn Urea Britain"
 WILLING TO OMIT IT
 Abiding to the proposed civic commit tee, he says
 Although our interpretation of thi point in our peace terms is thorough. justified, we nevertheless are willing ], remove this, the only other point of hi vereency. in order to establish full un between us and the aooV governments
 ..as to the terms of peace with Poland we first of all declare we never con Sidered our terms as an ultimatum an' sre still as we have been at all times willing to discuss them with the Polisl with whom alone we ar treating for peace. Any undertaking We may give there anent to it, will therefore. be given 10 Poland alone.
 .In view. nevertheless, of our earnes desire to obtain important restAts for tn worlds welfare and peace arising iron ueace with Great Britain, we are willinI fo inform the British government tha the Russian go, ernment is resolved t make a concession on this point. It vii not insist upon the clause referring t the arming in Poland of a workers civil militia. thus securing full asreemen
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