Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-23
REDS MUST ALTER
PEACE TERMS IS
NEW POLE STAND
Victors Will Not Reduce Army
to 60,000-Want Other
Changes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LUCERNE, Switzerland, August 23.
Premier Lloyd George OF Great
Britain and Premier GiOlitti Of Italy
have adopted proposals to be sub
mitted to France for allied action to
secure Poland free and unrestricted
use of Danxig and it's communications
In accordance with the Versailles
treaty, 1t was announced officially
here today.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 1920.
WARSAW, Poland. August 81. via
Paris. August est is understood
in circles close to the administration
that on account of her recent military
successes Poland will insist on nu-
merous drastic changes in the boil
shevist peace terms as announced
through London. Under no circum-
stances will she reduce her army to
$4,000. or make any promises regard
ing the Importation of arms
The government further feels itself
greatly strengthened by the Ameri-
can note on Russia. The moral Ell
dependent Poland is rated fully as
high as the military success.
The people are jubilant. but the
government is still "watchfully wait
ing" Britain's attitude is bitterly
resented The recognition Of Gen.
Wrangel by the French, on the con-
trary, is hailed with satisfaction. The
people here hope that the break be-
tween France and England over Gen.
Wrangel may lead to France lending
unqualified assistnce to Poland In
the shape of war material and even
volunteers.
By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, August 22.-The foreign
office announcement of Saturday night
that Poland would not accept the
Russian soviet terms presented to the
Polish peace delegates at Minsk re-
fers to those submitted by M. DAN
ishevsky, chairman of the soviet dele
cation, at Thursdays session of the
Russo-Polish conference.
The Polish delegation's instructions
were to insist upon an honorable and
durable peace, and it was said at the
foreign Office today that no new IN
as possible the Polish delegates at
Minsk are being informed by wireless
and otherwise of the Polish military
successes. which may result in re-
versing the situation or at least
greatly changing the terms the soviet
delegates presented at the opening OF
the negotiations.
Radio Message Received.
1t is assumed here that representa-
tives of the soviet government pre-
|sented their peace terms before the
Polish delegates received word from
Warsaw of the decided change in the
military situation. 1t is believed in
diplomatic circles that the delegation
sent from this city to Minsk is fully
informed of military and other de-
|velopments, but dispatches from the
delegates have given no hint that the
news has reached them.
One radio dispatch from Warsaw has
been acknowledged by George Tchit-
Icherin. who stated it had been deliv-
cred to the Polish representative at
Minsk. Three Polish officers have
been sent to Minsk with docume nts,
having been given safe conduct
through the lines by the bolsheviki.
The foreign office issued the fol-
lo wing communication last night re-
THE foreign Office received Satur-
cay cipher radio dispatch. sent by
way of Moscow. This was number
| two. and from it it appears that there
has been sent first telegram which
has not been received. From this
telegram it seems that the soviet
delegation put certain formal diff
culties in the way Of the Polish dele
gates in the matter of mutual in
Nestigation Of credentials, but finally
began negotiations, the terms pre-
sented by the soviet only becoming
| known to US from press dispatches.
Refuse Drastic Points.
"On several points they are more
drastic than the conditions given the
British government by NJ. Kamanef.
| and of course, will not be accepted by
the Polish government.
| Current events on the front seem
| to have considerable influence on the
| attitude and conduct of the soviet
| commissaries and are making them
more inclined to discuss matters. This
| is characteristic in the fact that the
Polish delegation does not confirm the
receipt of wireless dispatches which are
sent daily to Minsk and also by way OF
Moscow. 1t would seem that, notwith-
standing several clear agreements. tele-
graphic communication with our dele
gates is dfficlt."
Charges Poles Delay Peace.
| LONDON. August Cleo Kameneff
head of the soviet Russian trade mis-
sion here, has made public the following
messages from Moscow dated Sunday:
| THE Poles are stiH trying to prolone
| the negotiations. After the sitting OF
August 10 they demanded that the next
| sitting be held on the 23d. Danishevsky
formally protested against the delay
yene before the 23d. They clearly do not
nv. nt peace hut only to create a make-