Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-24
POLAND HAS Asked
j. s. To LEND HER
MORAL ASSISTANCE
DISCOURAGED TROOPS WILL BR
STRENGTHENED N CLAIM OF
GOVERNMENT
WILL CRUSH DOLSAEV|kI
Armisiice Offered Russian Soviet Coy
rrnment May lie Accepted
ln Order tO Avert
Disaster.
ny Associated Press.

ny Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. July 23.-polnnd
porely boset by the Russian Bolshcviki
armies called upon the United States
today Ter moral support In her dcrpcr.
ate battle with the soviet forces
Through its legation here the new re-
public not only asked Tor an expires.
sion from the state G,partmcn, hut also
from President WilFon. declaring thu'
such public statements would go ldi
toward strengthening Tie morale ui ~
soldiers and people.
Polands request was given serious
consideration at the state department
and II WAS expected that decision
would not be long delayed
Meantime officials refraiued from dis
Cussing II.
Whatever the ultimate decision there
were indications of their sympathy
with the Polish republic. I, was ro
called that the American goycrnm,n,
bad stendfas,ly refused to recognize the
soviet regime and that lcss tran two
years ago the state department rcquctt.
ed the allied and neutral nations a.
Join IN declaring the liolshoyiki out.
laws.
Arguments for American support sct
forth the inconqruity oi The United
States abandoning the republic with
whose establishment II had 10 much "a
DO. Representatives of III, legation de-
olarcd tina >/xhllc tnc situation had
been made by the enormous weight oi
the Russian forces. y WAS nu' too late
10 avert disaster and that nm expires
sion of support and sympathy by thu
president would be- of great aid
Hope was expressed ut the state de-
partmeni that the Bolshc,iki would ne
Vept the Polish offer for Rn arinisiice,
hut recent reports from Moscow oi the
attitude NJ the soviet rulers caused Of
ficials 10 regard the outcome with much
skepticism
Experts who have been studying the
situation were divided NJ To how much
Aupport should be- given Poland IN ~.
Niye her fighting forces to where they
Sould withstand the Russian armies
The offers of Great Britain and
France to send troops was regarded hy
some az more than enough and In this
the Polish legation agreed
n was argued that Poland has nm
additional million and halt mch which
could be put In the field and with sm
ficient arms and ammunition and
backed by the moral support of tn,
lInitcd States and the allies u could
stem the advance of the rcd armies.
The more conservative declared az
extension of credits alone could enable
she Poles to hold their own.
No suggestion that the United state
participate IN the actual physical al,
uf Paland haa been received from ciih''
France or Great Britain hut such q rc
ouen would not come ~ n surprise
II was indicated. however that th" pr
,cnt position m the United Sinios "
international affairs would make anN
action other than possible cNtcndc.
of credits improbable.
II was believed In some quarters thai
neither Great Britain nor Franc, wnult
inauguratc their participation hy th'
Slespatch of more than very small inrcu
hut Il was argued even the cntrnnr" ~
a division or even q BRIGADE apiece
would serve 10 stimulate the Poles T.
greater activity
Government, officials werH not inclln
gd % minimize the seriousness nj the
situation. Army officers and state a.
u1artmcnt officials agreed that a tailm'
10 check the Bolshr,ik advance migh'
basily develop u menace To nll Europc