New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-21
Russia Demands Polish
Army Be Reduced to
10000 Men and Sets
Limits of Neutral Zone
London Receives
Official Terms
Hostilities Would Cease
Seventy-TwQ Hours A.
ter Armistice Is Signed

mltted by M. Danishevsky. head of the
Bolshevik delegates at Minsk, at Thurs
days session of the Russo-P Polish peace
conference, are given in dispatch from
M. Tchitcherin, Bolshevik Foreign Min
lster which was issued by the Russian
delegation in London tonight.
Article l announces that Russia and
Ukraine recognize in full the independ-
ence and liberty of the Polish Repub-
lie and solemnly confirm the full! right
of the Polish people to establish its
own form Of government.
In Article Russia and Ukraine re-
Eounce any form of contribution.
Article gives the frontier of Poland
in accordance with the note of Earl
Curzon British Foreign Secretary,
with more territory east of Bialystok
and Cholm.
Article stpulates that the Polish
army be reduced to 10000 men, 10 be
supplemented b. civic militia, made up
OF workers, organized to preserve ORDER
and the populations security.
Articles 5 6, 7 and deal with de-
mobilization Of the military and in
dustries and the prohibition on impor-
tatlons Of war materials.
Article says hostilities will cease
sevcnty-two hours after the signature
of these terms, the armies remaining
on the line occupied but not east Of
the line indicated in Earl Curzon's
note of July II.
The Polish army will retire so
versts (33 1-3 miles) west of the Rus
sian and Ukrainian army and the inter-
mediate zone will be declared neutral,
with administration under control of
mixed commissions and special COM
missions constituted by the trade
unions
Article 10 says that simultaneously
with the rehabilitation of the Polish
army and the turning over of arms.
RUSSIAN and Ukrainian troops will re-
tire so that at the termination of Polish
demobilization only 100000 men will
remain near the neutral zone
Polish Restitution
Article II deals with Polish shstitu-
ton to REGIONS formerly occupied Of
railway and agricultural material taken
away by the folish army and the recon
struction of bridges by the Poles.
Article II declares Poland must
establish by law distribution of land
grants, in the first place to families of
Polish citizens killed, wounded or dis
abled in the war
Under Article IS Poland would give
Russia the right of free transit for
men and goods through her territory,
with the Volkovissk- Bialystok- Graje vo
Railway remaining in full possession
and control of the Russian Republic.
Article IA says Poland must grant
complete political and military am
nesty
Article Is provides that Poland must
publish the treaty and protocols i'm.
mediately the treaty is signed.
The second sitting of the Russo
Polish peace conference at Minsk took
place Thursday, and a summary of
Russia's terms was communicated to
the Poles.
Toward the end of the session the
Russian delegates protested against the
the statement says
MINSK, Russia, Aug. II (By The
Associated Press (Delayed) Soviet
Russia is eager for the establishment
of peace with Poland and does not
desire to interfere with the int .rity
of that country, said a Bolshevik rep
rescntative in addressing Polish dele
gates to the peace conference here to-
day.
The conference began yesterday. | e
first session lasting several hours.
Alter an exchange of views, an adj
Journment was taken so that the dele
gates might confer regarding develop
ments.
WARSAW Aug. 20 (By The Assoc
ciated Press).- Polish deler nt HSs on
their way to Minsk to meet representa-
tives of the Soviet government of Rus
sla encountered internnable DELAYS
and were forced to merely crawl along
over ruined roads in the battle zone
east of this city, says a DELAYED dis
patch from The Associated Press cor
respondent who accompanied the party
The delegation left this city at dawn
Saturday and by Sunday afternoon
thirty hours later, it had not vet
reached BrestLitovsk, which is but
four hours distant by automobile in
normal times.
Held Up at Warsaw
When Brest-Litovsk was reached M
Dombski, head of the Polish mission
refused to go further if communicate ton
with Warsaw was not established. In
the mean time the camions carrying
supplies had become separated from
the automobiles carrying the Polish
representatives and the members of
L,
dition to lack of sleep. 1t was not un-
til 10 o'clock Sunday night that the
delegation boarded a special train for
Minsk at Brest-Litovsk, the CORE
spondent says.
Nothing is known here relative to
the refusal of M. Dombski to continue
his trip to Minsk unless communica
ton with Warsaw was established
One of the conditions laid own by the
Poles before entering the Minsk CON
ference was that the Polish delegates
would be permitted to exchange mes
sages with the government here, bu,
it was stated at the Foreign Office to.
day that no direct reports had been re-
ceived from M. Dombski and his col.
leagues.
Only meager details of the first
stage of the journey to Minsk have
been received from the correspondent
who made the trip. His report of the
journey as far as Brest-Litovsk was
sent by wireless from that city to Mos,
COW after being translated into Rus.
sian. At the Soviet capital it was re,
translated into French and then for.
warded to Warsaw.