Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-10
Await Result of Minsk Par
ley Before Resorting
TO Further Steps
NOT TO SEND TROOPS
Munitions. Technical Advice and
Blockade as Weapons-Allies En-
cOuraged by Reports

| liy.hc. England, Aug. lo.--What i
equivalent 10 state of war exist:
between the Allied governments anS
Soviet Russia as result Of the Hythe
! conference. which closed this after
noon but there is still one hope o.
peace.
! If Russia shows q reasonable dis
| position 1t the MinSk conference Wed-
Hcsday ti,2 way preparations now ua-,
der way viii be stopped and necctia-
lions may be- reopcned.
Frenci; and British statesmen dis
cussed the situation all day. The orig
| NAL plan for the French to leave a.
80 this afternoon was abandoned anc
the Afternoon session was held, the
French finally leaving at ) O'Clock;
Lloyd George left at the same time ia
attend TIE special Cabinet meeting
al which his statement to Parliament
was discussed.
1t is announced officially that the
Allies are in complete agreement re-,
yarding what action is to be taken II
regard - the Polish situation, subjecc
in the case Of Great Britain. 70 the
approval cf Parliament. Until after
the Prc:7ier's statement tomorrow Il"
furthcr official announcement will be
made.
1t can be stated OF authority, hoW
ever. that the Allies decided to sup
port the Poles with technical adv:ce.
army cGIicecs munitions and arnava.
blockade.
Thcrc i ne intention to employ
Any .A;i:cj troops, and too much stress
cannot Jc laid on this feature, .-!e..
view Of The attitude Of the peo2!e
Of both Great Britain and France.
The British statesmen have made
up their minds that the efforts they
have !.ccn making for The last four
mon.hS to induce the Russian Go''-
ernmc%t to come to terms with The
rest Of the world are futile and that
.h"y aro dealing with fanatics w!sL
whom bargaining is impossible.
Tho" are NOW determined to suH-
port the Pc!es and prevent the crush
ING &C the new nation FOR whose cre&-
.on. under the Treaty of Versailles,
thcy are responsible. They arc con-
v;rced tia; the Russians nave made
up IN .ir mines to "B3lshev:k" Poiand
ard SCI - <cv;etS. a plan 10 which
tie Overwhelming Hajor.,y Of Poles
arc opposed.
1t ! definitely decided, however.
that the outcome Of the struggle
must depend IN large measure or
TIC fjghtn. quality Of the Poles
themselves. They have plenty Of men
and material. and i; is hoped thaE
with Allied leadership and financial
and ;ndu-tra! help, they will be ao!s
- save th".r nation from extinction.
! IA LitIt - >Uiht UpII " pS-S~t
however. :s evidenced by the decision
to allcw krass;n ard kemeneff. Rus
sian envcys. To remain in England.
until after the result of the Minsk
meeting i learned If that is favor
able Gcub;,cSs they will remain in
definitely to carry on negotiations.
The Allies are much encouraged
by reports from the military advisers
as 10 :he quality of tn Russia arm
les sent. Soldiers who have just re-
turned from Poland report the Reds
are regl;eihlc az soldiers and thai the
only reason they have won victories
has been lack CT military leading II
he Polish armies.
Thc<c reports also are taken as
clearing w a1t fear II the Bolsherist
thrcat, t"Tard India and Persia.
'cports from Germany also md;
cate there is 20 likelihood Of the Ger
mans lending the soviets any help.
The present German Government
leans toward the right path and is
morally afraid Ct the Bolshevist
creed. What is likely is that the Ger
mars VII offer aid against Russia u
return fer concessions on the FersaA-
! les trAaty.