New-York tribune., 1920-08-24
America Warns
Warsaw Not to
Cross Frontier
Note Demands That Eth
biological Boundaries Be
Observed; Poles Said
to Indicate Compliance
Britain Indorses Move
Situation Is Believed to Ac-
count for Delay of U. S.
in Sending Practical Aid
From The Tribane.s IYashinaton Rurenu

From The Tribane's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The United
States government has served notice
on the Polish Foreign Office in Warsaw
that the victorious Polish armies in
their pursuit of the Bolsheviki must
not invade Russian territory beyond
the ethnographic frontier prescribed
for Poland by the supreme Allied coun-
Gil
& American Charge d'Affaires White in
Warsaw has transmitted to the Polish
government a memorandum setting
forth completely the basis of the oppo-
sition of the United States to an en-
croachment on Russian territory by
the Polish armies. This memorandum
was accompanied by copy of the
WisonC Colby note to Italy proposing
that the Allies unite to preserve the
integrity of Russia.
Warsaw Ready to Comply
In official Polish circles here it was
said to-day that the assurances sought
by the United States would be made
by the Warsaw government and that
advices acceding to the suggestion that
the Polish armies refrain from turning
their victory into an offensive war
against Russia were expected. 1t was
believed that the Polish armies would
not advance beyond the country's nat
ural frontiers.
Officials at the State Department de-
clined to characterize the American
memorandum as one of warning to the
Polish authorities, although it was ad-
tol kLo%
definite instructions to make the
American position clear to the Polish
Foreign Office.
Just what steps this government
would take if the Polish armies should
penetrate beyond the ethnographic
limits of Poland was not made known
1t was said, however, that Poland had
not given this government official as
surance that the offensive would be
confined to the peace pact boundaries
of that nation.
The American advice to the Polish
government is understood to have been
approved by the British government,
which also informed Poland that any
violation of Russian territory would
be dsapproved.
The disclosure that the United States
government stands irrevocably against
the acquisition of additional territory
by Poland was interpreted in some
quarters as one explanation of the de-
lay which has developed in carving
out the promise of the Administration
to exert call available means" to pre-
serve the integrity of Poland
For a time the State Departments
disinclination to make plain what steps
might be taken to aid Poland was at
tributed to the failure of Great Brit
IN. Italy and Japan to make known
their opinion of the American policy
as announced in the Presidents note
to the Italian government
Although it was admitted officially
that the American position on the
dismemberment of Russia was accept
able to the British, Italian and other
foreign Offices, it is believed that the
powers are nearer an agreement on the
entire Russo-Polish question than at
any previous time.
Diplomatic Calls Significant
In connection with the official dis
closures that the American govern
ment has stated explicitly it's position
to the Polish Foreign Office, the visits
OF Sir Auckland Geddes, the British
Ambassador, and Prince Casimir
Lubormrski, the Polish Minister. to the
State Department to-day were con-
sdered significant. State Department
officials refused to disclose the object
Of the visits of the two diplomats, but
it is understood that the Polish aues-
ton was discussed
The continued success of the Polish
forces against the Bolsheviki has been
the source of considerable qualification
to American and Allied officials here.
In the absence of official advices from
American observers in the lighting
area, onclals are watching with the
keenest interest all press cables comino
from the Baltic and Russian terri.
tories.
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