The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-09
ALLIES PLANNING
TO SAVE POLAND
Plans Being Drawn BY french and
British Officers Warning Pre-
pared for Germany.

HYTHE, England, Aug. 9-Great Brit
ain and France are convinced that the
Bolsheviki intend to capture Warsaw and
set up Soviet government in Poland.
This was learned from an official source
last night, following an announcement at
the conference between Premier Lloyd
George Of Great Britain and Premier Mil
lerand of France, held yesterday to dis
cuss the Polish situation, that the CON
ference would continue today, when the
premiers will pass upon naval, military
and economic plans for saving Poland
These plans are being drawn up by Mar
shall Foch and Field Marshal Sir Henry
Wilson, chief of the British imperial
staff.
The French are urging the establish
ment of defensive line in Poland, either
before Warsaw or Immediately behind the
capital if it is too late now for the for
mer NJ Millerand also proposed that
the French and British troops in the pleb-
iscite areas be used for this line, chiefly
for moral support, and that Rumania
and Czecho-Slovakia also be asked to send
troops.
At the close of the conference, which
lasted until after s o'clock last evening,
NJ Millerand presented for the approval
Of the British delegation a declaration he
had drafted The substance Of this CON
stituted warning to Germany that if
an attempt is made in any way to coop
crate with the BolsheviBi, an army of
the allies viii occupy the Ruhr region
and other points in German territory.
Mr.. Lloyd George has not yet indicated
his approval of the declaration, but
French circles believe that he viii agree
to it, and that the warning viii be con-
veyed to Germany either directly or by
an allied declaration.
An official announcement yesterday
stated that the Soviet government had
definitely refused 10 days truce, re-
ouested by Lloyd George as a result OF
Fridays meeting with the Russian mis-
sion headed by II. hameneff and Nj.
Krassiu
The premiers received two notes from
Moscow yesterday in answer to Lloyd
Georges request for truce Last night
they sent another note to the Soviet and
also advised Poland to seek truce di-
rect from the Bolsheviki, who indicated
III their refusal Of the truce that if the
request came direct from the Poles 1t
might have a better chance OF being
granted. One of the notes received from
the Bolsheviki yesterday said a meeting
of the Poles and RHssiaps bad been
called for Minsk next Wednesday and that
the Beisheviki preferred to make their
own arrangements with the Poles.
Mr. Lloyd George has deferred his
promised statement in the House OF Com
mons today until Tuesday NJ. Millerand
and his party viii not return TO France
until Monday afternoon.
Further details Of the meeting in Lon
don Friday between the Bolshevik rep
resentatives and Mr.. LLOYD George were
learned last night by The Associated
Press. Ne Krassin and NJ. kameneff ap-
parently thought they would be able TO
induce the Moscow government To ae-
cept the terms of truce and the refusal
Of the Soviet government IS taken in con-
ference circles here as meaning that
Kameneff and Krassin have but minor
influence with Premier Lenine and War
Minister Trotzky
AL the conference Lloyd George Of
fered every guarantee that the truce would
not be used as a means for reinforcing
the military position Of the Poles The
British premier went so far as TO agree
to have Bolshevik officers behind the
Polish lines to see that the terms OF the
truce we're rigidly enforced. The premier
answered all the Russian directions TO
the plan. and Kameneff sent the plan to
Moscow by wireless with recommendation
that it be adopted.
In British and French circles 1t Is ad-
mitted that the situation created by the
Bolshevik refusal of a truce has brought
about a crisis only second IN gravity TO
that which confronted the allies in 1914
II has been learned from an official
source that allied aid for Poland VIII
center in Marshal Foch.