New-York tribune., 1920-12-10
Reds Forced
Lithuanian
League Edict
Woldemar Says Bolsheviki
Warned Him They Would
Not Tolerate Foreign
Troops on Country's Sol,
Were in Danger of Attack
Declares Council Offered
No Protection; Feared a
Duplication of Armenia
By Ralph Courtney
Special Cable to The Trtoune

Copyright 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
GENEVA, Dec. 8. - NJ Woldemar
Lithuanian delegate to the League of
Nations Assembly, who served notice
Tuesday on the League Council that
the international army that will super
wise the Wilma plcbiscite must not set
foot on Lithuanian soil, explained to-
day why his country opposed interven
ton by the league.
"The Bolsheviki again will strike
westward with their armies" he said
to The Tribune correspondent. ave be-
lieve there is no doubt of this. The
only question is whether their next
move will come within few weeks or
not until next spring.
1.-The league has not taken steps to
protect US. The measures now being
pursued by the league are not going
to solve the problem.
Leagues Future in Balance
"Lithuania has engagements toward
the league, but the league also has
duties toward US. 1t may even be said
that Lithuania is the key stone of the
league. I have explained tefore the
Council why Colonel Chardigny, of the
plebiscite commission, is unacceptable
to US. If the league cannot solve our
been fair--then the whole league will
be buried, for it will demonstrate that
it is not workable. If the league will
not take steps to protect US, we must
be rec to make preparations to de-
fend ourselves in our own way.
peace may come eventually to
northeastern Europe, but it will not
for several years. All reports from
Russia upon which we may rely say
that the people there are incensed
against the Poles and will make new
war on them"
Woldemar described the scene in the
Council session as rather hot" He
said he was preparing q new memo
ra1 dunn on the Lithuanian situation,
which he would present to the Council
next week. 1t would not contain criti-
cisms Of the league, he said, but
merely would sum up the develop
ments in the case since the Brussels
meeting.
Bolsheviki to Emulate Poles
Explaining the significance of the
notes from the Moscow government
declaring the intention of the Soviet
government to intervene in Lithuan;-
N the Wilma dispute, Woldemar said:
1--WE know the Bolshevik plans. They
are going to copy the Polish maneu-
vers. They will seize our town, just as
the Poles did. We even know the
name of the man who will play the
Part of Zellgouski. 1t is Katsuka. He
knows America we'll, as he worked
there under Trotzky.
Il heard to-day that the Bolsheyiki
are moving troops to Mohlet and
Polodin. The Sovict is planning to
set dp red Lithuania and a Soviet
republic in White Russia. This was
the plan in 1919 anG .hey are now re-
verting to it. tn, revolt will be
planned just like zellgousk.'s. Kat
suka's men will mutiny and decide to
round new government of their own.
They will really be in league with the
Eolsheviki. 1t will be amusing for
the Bolsheviki to hoist the Poles with
their own petard, but what about US
"Axelrod. the Bolshevist representa-
tive. informed us to-day that the Boil
sheviki would not tolerate al army of
foreign troops on our soil. We have
no alternative but to refuse the leagues
Il" w. ~ dor'A cr,, tho lcaC-o p.,