Evening star., 1920-09-05
minute TO STRIKE
REDS DEATH BLOW
HERE, SAYS PARIS
Soviet Too Weak to Stand
Strong Attack From
West, Is View.
NJ PERTINAx.
(Henri Geraud. Editor Of Eche de Paris.)
(By Cable to The Star. Copyright. lS20.)

tHenri Geraud. Editor Of Eche de Psris.)
(By Cable to The Star. Copyright. 1seo)
PARIS, September 4.-The Polish
victory over the bolshevists, while
vindicating the policy of France
toward the sSvlst4 tsslavank fstt-
ther result Of strengthening Mile
rand's determinattons.t,aa Il at.rsle sfiMs
has arrived to strike 1, fatxi 6l6w Tf
the Moscow government. Accbkalne
to. the view held by the French ptst
,mier. revolutionary Russia never has
been weaker since the fail Of the
during the last few months. He feels
that to have been tho actual. reason
why the "commfssaries Of the peopie"
tried to secure new lease on their
power and prestige through obtain
ing official recognition from the. west.
ern. democracies and gaining military
prestige on cheap terms through op-.
erations against Wasraw. =
Their aims having been defeated
so far, the idea Of Premier Millerand
is that they would be unable to resist
strong attacks from the west and
south should they be made. Upon
that theory the French government
not only is sending Wrangel a con-
siderable amount Of very badly n4ed-
ed war material. including ammunf-
ton. but is trying. to persuade Ru-
mania to assume an attitude Of active
defense. in order that she. may fx
upon her front as large a Russian
force as possible. Close cooperation
between Poland and tho .Crimea gov
ernment is expected. too. and easily
may bring about annihilation Of the
red army.
Cannot be Tolerated.
AS corollary to such a policy the
French government is expressing. the
opinion that any. further dealing with
the bolshevists, even IL apparently
restricted to commercial intercourse,
cannot be tolerated. In consequence
the Danish government is being an.
with q view Of inducing it
to expel. Litvinoff from Copenhaxen.
while Sweden and Norway will be re-
quested not to allow him and his &C.
comDlices to take shelter in their ter
The weak point Of such an under
taking is. Of course, that it is being
carried out without the aid and prob
ably without the entire approval Of
Great Britain and italy. -,
NO direct word has passed between
Lloyd George and Premier Millerand
since the 18th and 18th Of August. whei,
the latter. through NJ. Paleologue, de-
clared to Lord Derby, II have nothing
to add to that which already have said.
Let US accept the judgment of events
now in progress and when Lloyd
George retorted through Lord Derby.
There is no use to endeavor to con-
ciliate diverginE policies. Facts will de-
eide between u.s. :.
There is no. further word to record
unon the British side concerning Rus
sia since those sentences were ut
tered. but sooner or later the question
will have to be decided one way or
the other, whether the British prime
minister and cabinet take sides for
or against the French action.
Confefenee Postponed.
AS to. Germany. Minerand had just
decided upon . step Of the highest
He no longer Intends to
send representatives to the Geneva
financial conference, which, of course,
will be postponed, the date tentative
ly proposed by England having been
%. The explanation given
is that the financial conference ar
by the league Of nations be-
ing expected to meet September Is at
Brussels. representatives Of the
French government cannot be exDect-
ed to be in both places at the sams
time.
But il cannot be doubted that Pre-.
misr 1fillssand, owing. to the desp die.
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