The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
RED ATTITUDE
HOLDING HOPE
OF new PEACE
Moderate Demands Said To
Have Been Made by Boil
sheviki Military Offens-
i've Seems To Be Checked.
MAKE TRADE DEMANDS
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Aug. 6.-While the actual
military situation in Poland is not
much clearer than 1t was yesterday it
is admitted to be critical.
Reports, however, are in some re-
spects contradictory that the precise
decree of menace to Warsaw as a re.
suit Of the recent Bolshevik advance,
cannot be estimated.
Reports yesterday stated the soviet
armies had reached a point 80 miles
distant from the Polish capital, but
later advices indicate they are twice
that distance away and that the soviet
cavalry is far ahead of the infantry.
A Warsaw despatch to the Daily
Mail states the Polish counter often.
sive on the southern front has been
successful and that the Bolsheviki
have been hurled back As miles.
Everybody 10 Worried.
Most newspapers, express great anx
iety over the situation this morning
and the statement by a high official
yesterday that the present position is
as grave as that in August. 1919, is
given great prominence.
Reports that the British government
has already ordered the fleet to re
sumo the blockade of Russia, which
was partially raised last November
receive great emphasis in some jour
mails, but no Official sanction is claimed
for the statement, and such inquiries
as were possible earlier this morning
tended to discount the rumor.
1t is asserted that notwithstanding
the fact that the cabinet has not We,
considered the reply of the soviet
government relative to an armistice
with Poland, it has been determined
to send the Kameneff-Krassin trade
delegation back to Russia.
Soviet Reply Is In London.
The text Of the soviet reply is known
to have reached London. but as vet II
has not been made public by the for
eign office.
All of this mornings newspapers
however, print versions Of it which
coincide, for the most part, and show
the reply was worded moderately ant
maintained the right of the sovie
armies to continue military operations
against Poland.
Willingness to sign an armistict
agreement when Polish delegates ar
rive at Hinsk is said to have been ex
pressed. and the soviet government, i
is asserted. has declared It's readiness
to grant Poland complete independ
ence.
Insists Upon Terms.
Moscow, however has insisted upol
arranging the terms of peace by direc
negotiations between Poland and Rus
sia, and participation by elements LEI
by General Wrangel, as the Russian
border states has been refused.
The reply is also said to contain
statement that the terms Russia will
present to Poland are already in thu
hands of NJ. Kameniff and M. Krassin
heads of the bolshevik trade commits
| sion now in London.
Want Free Passage for Goods.
These terms according to some re
rorts include the condition that com
plete protection shall be secured 70
all Jews and that free passage acros
| Poland shall be allowed for goods eS
changed between Germany and Russia
Moderate newspaper opinion reflect
the impression that the tone of tn
reply is reasonable and cannot be oh
jectionable in official quarters. 1t /
said the situation will be favorabl
effected by the communication.
Suspicion that Germany is acting il
collusion with the Bolsheviki persists
and it is not lessened by reports o
the address made by DR.. Walter Sim
ons, German foreign minister, befor
the Reichstag yesterday during whicl
he declared Germany would seek t
prevent the entente from sendin
troops to Poland across Germany.
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