The Raymer enterprise., 1920-07-29
Entente Ades Discover They
Must Defend Poland Against
Russian BoIsheyiki.
EAST PRUSSIA THREATENED
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BY EDWARD W. plckAhp.

luternatlOndi dtteDti0u was center
ed during the week on the Russo-Po-
llsh situation, In which the diplomats
found plenty to disturb their eqna.
nimity. In the FIRST place. the Moscow
government. replying TO the British
note asking II II would arrange an
armlstice with Poland. rejected In sub
stance the British proposals. The
Reds declined to 60 to Lonion for any
peace conference holding that Great
Britain ID not impartial, and. in Ian.
guage so sarcastic that II hurt the feel
ings Of the English statesmen. nade
II clear that they could deal with 70.
land direct. Their next move was to
send wireless message TO Warsaw
expressing regret that Poland had
seen ft to deal through the allies and
suggesting that conversations on
peace be conducted between the two
governments without consulting or
considering outsiders. So far as Is
known at this writing. the Poles have
not replied definitely to this Invitation.
but q London report said they had
been told 10 apply for an armistice
In order to test the sincerity Of Mos
COW.
Meanwhile. the soviet forces opened
a general attack all along the line
from the Roumanian border to the
Pnpet marshes. and though at first
the Poles repulsed them In most
places, at one point they broke across
the border and were lighting on Po-
llsh coll. North Of the Prfpet the
Reds moved rapidly and took Grod.
no. Their evident objective was War.
saw. and the civilians Of that city were
preparing to take flight. some already
having left. American relief orgnn-
izations were ready to quit the city.
and the Red Cross was shifting part
Of its headquarters to Cracow.
In their advance through Lithuanian
territory the bolsheviki seem 10 he
threatening an invasion OF East Prus-
sia. and the German government IL
preparing to defend that region des-
perately. Fifty thousand Of the best
relchswehr troops have been mobIlIzed
and Berlin feels confident they can
prevent an invasion II they can be
maintained near the border. The dan
ger. however. Ii that as the soviet
army draws near the bolshevik eie-
ments in other parts Of Germany may
break out and cause . scattering Of
those defense troops and leave open
to ne Russians tie Way Into East
Prussia. No doubt Germany VIII take
advantage Of the conditions 10 ask
leave to mobilize more Of her regular
troops, and also Il d likely the threat
Of Invasion will bring to Hight vast
stores Of concealed arms, including
Early In the week Iknace Paderew-
Ski was made Polish plenIpotentiary
to Hris and his return to power vss
taken a. evidence that the Poles were
willing to make peace with the. Rus
SLAMS direct. The musician-state tesinan
was expected to placate Lloyd George
and Millerand. Pilsudsky. Polish
chief Of state. had refused to With
drag his armies TO the lines specified
bv ljOyd GeorRe. IueiaffnR that nafi0n-
al safety required the holding Of the
line Of Baranowitz-P Pinsk- Dunno.
A q result Of the Spa conference
Great Britain and France are pledged
10 support Poland against Russian az
gression. and they intend to give this
support 10 the form Of arms and mn
nitIons: men also will BE- supplied n
this II considered necessary BY British
and French missions that have Just
bses sent to Warsaw. But the British