Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-29
Entente Allies Discover They
Must Defend Poland Against
/ Russian Bolsheviki.
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International attention was center
ed during the week on the Russo-Po-
! lish situation, in which the diplomats
found plenty to disturb their equa-
nimity. In the first place, the Moscow
government, replying to the British
\ note asking if it would arrange an
/ armistice with Poland, rejected in sub
stance the British proposals. The
Reds declined to go to London for any
peace conference, holding that Great
Britain is not impartial, and, in lam
sguage 80 sarcastic that 1t hurt the feel
ings Of the English statesmen, made
it clear that they could deal with Po-
land direct. Their next move was to
send wireless message to Warsaw
expressing regret that Poland had
seen f1t 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
h mot replied definitely to this invitation,
but London report said they had
been told to apply for an armstice
\ in order to test the sincerity of Mos
COW.
u Meanwhile, the soviet forces opened
\ ia general attack all along the line
from the Roumanian border to the
Pripet marshes, and though at first
|} the Poles repulsed them in most
\ places, at one point they broke across
4 tthe border and were fighting on Po-
h dish soil. North of the Pripet the
\ Reds moved rapidly and took Grod-
!no. Their evident objective was War
\ isaw. and the civilians of that city were
\ preparing to take flight, some already
n having left. American relief organ
1zations were ready to quit the city,
H and the Red Cross was shifting part
n tof its headquarters to Cracow.
\ In their advance through Lithuanian
\ territory the bolsheviki seem to be
n Btthreatening an invasion of East Prus-
.sia, and the German government Is
h preparing to defend that region des-
n tperately. Fifty thousand Of the best
\ reichswehr troops have been mobilized
ana Berlin feels confident they can
X prevent an invasion If they can be
h maintained near the border. The dan
NJger, however, ts that as the soviet
\ army draws near the bolshevik ele-
4 jments in other parts of Germany may
n break out and cause scattering of
those defense troops and leave open
\ ito the Russians the way into East
\ Prussia. No doubt Germany will take
\ advantage of the conditions to ask
\ leave to mobilize more of her regular
II troops. and also 1t is likely the threat
\ sof invasion will bring to light vast
|! stores of concealed arms, including
4 artillery.
Early in the week Ignace Paderew-
\ ski was made Polish plenipotentiary
h to Paris and his return to power was
L taken as evidence that the Poles were
n willing to make peace with the Rus
y slams direct. The musician-statesman
Y was expected to placate Lloyd George
sand Millerand. Pilsudsky, Polish
4 Fchief Of state, had refused to with
4 sdraw his armies to the lines specified
rby Lloyd George, insisting that nation
i Tal safety required the holding of the
Sline Of Baranowitz-P Pinsk- -Dubno.
Il; Az result of the Spa conference
4 AAGreat Britain and France are pledged
to support Poland against Russian ag.
gresston, and they intend to give this
support in the form Of arms and mu.
] initions; men also will be supplied II
this Is considered necessary by British
= and French missions that have Just
lbsan sent to Warsaw. But the British