The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-05
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POLAND WAR
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eeived an important message which
BE- had not read. II circumstances
warranted. he said. he would com
municate II TO the house immediate.
IL. Otherwise. he said he would read
q to the commons Monday.
Lloyd.George announced this morn
lng he would make fun statement
60 commons on the Russian situation
and ask for approval OF the course
the government had decided on. but
he evidently changed his mind when
he appeared before the house.
When he appeared heforc the
house this afternoon he said ne
Nouid make the statement Monday,
n Is believed the ministry had de.
cidcd on very drastic action, but that
announcement Of the plan. and the
asking Of parliamentary approval for
Il would be held up until after the
RoLsheviki replied 10 the British note
sent Tuesday
This note demanded whether the
reds purpoSed 60 impose a crushing
peace ON Poland in the field.
ALLIED OFFICERS ARE
NOW AIDING POLES
What Is left OF the Polish armies
On the northern front has been
Withdrawn inside the ring OF forts
around Warsaw. whore French and
British Officers are rvorganiIing the
force TO make a last stand against
the Russians at the city's gates.
Soviet cavalrymen have been re-
ported less than 30 miles from the
Warsaw forts. They also we're re
ported pushing into the Polish cor
fldor'' connecting Warsaw with the
ga. for thr purpose OF severing com
munications with the allied nations.
The Bol-hevik advance assumed a
plnccrs shape. with Warsaw In the
claw.
There have been no further mes
mRsu from tho Polish armisticc dele.
0Ates since they were reported de-
hyed BY the Russian commander at
Drest-Litcvsk while trying to get
thru 10 Ninsk for another confer.
Gnco with the Boisheviki.
TAs atmosphere in London today
Uas becoming Increasingly tense and
Ghere was much discussion Of the
chances OF Britain becoming in.
volved In the war. All sorts Of re
Dorts were circulated. One was that
II government was ready TO mobil-
- several divisions and send them
- the front. Another was that Earl
opatchcd Tuesday night. was a vir.
tunl uitimatum. threatening war.
GERMANS AND Russ
N SECRET TREATY.
The Times said II learned that the
Germans and Russians negotiated a
oscrct treaty. before the beginning OF
ehe Soviet offensives. under which II
wns agreed that Russia should ap
propriate Polish arms. rolling stock
ond goods without interference from
Germany. that Russia should be per
Witted to control Poiand's exports
ond that the Soviet forces would
y ovncuate Poland. after thoroiy sub
1uing II. letting tho Germans take
possession The Germans could hold
Ne country under this agreement
~ Times said. as a guarantee 70,
04NAs kVuu1 anu lAoSE turuA&nft
1ussta by Germany.
II was also reported here today
Inst the Germans and Russians had
. secret deal under which the Polish
ScDrridor" thru Fast Prussia wouis
- wiped out. This corridor" waa
established by the peace treaty.
Paris ambassadors said the coun
- IS ambassadors had been called
- meet as quickly as possible. Mean
while Premier Millerand Of France
Has been In communication WITH
LIoydGeorEe. urging him 10 joir
military action against the Bolshe
v1lki. but so far no decision has beer
yonched-
A dispatch from warsaw to tn.
Evening News dated wednesday sale
H. Polish armistice delegates. Wit
were to have met the Bolsheviki a
1kinsk for further negotiations. has
len held up by the Russian com
Nnander at BrestLitovsk and tina
therefore II was impossible for then
. reach Mlnsk on scheduled time.
The Bolshevfki expect to occup.
warsaw on Monday. according {
Berlin advtccs.