Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-14
DRASTIC TERMS
Of PEACE WILL
BE EXACTED Of
POLISH NATION
PIebiSCite to Determine the
Future of Russian Poland
IS One Of the Demands
Made By the BoISheyiki,
DOCUMENT FULL OF
OBNOXIOUS CLAUSES
Reds Also Demand the Right
of Unrestricted PrOpagan-
da In This Territory a
Year Prior to Voting,


Washington, Aug, Is Cby the As
sociated Press) "A plebiscite 20
determine the future of Russian
Poland is one of the peace terms
drawn up by the holshevilti com
cident with the first proposal of an
armlstice by the Polish govern
ment.
The right of unrestricted propa-
ganda in this territory during the
year intervening before the plebis-
cite would be demanded.
These and the other terms OF
peace which are believed to have
been formulated for submission at
the meeting between the soviet and
Polish emissaries were received to-
day in official circles. While not
regarded as final, the terms are
accepted here as illustrative of the
intention of the invaders to i'm
pose peace conditions of a drastic
nature.
The other terms include the
right of the soviet government to
unrestricted transmission of all
code messages across Poland be-
tween Russia and Germany. tho
turning over of sa' and coal mines
in Poland for operation by the
soviet government and the ight of
unrestricted travel for all soviet
nationals across the Polish from
tiers without Polish wise on pass
ports.
Obnoxious to Poles.
The provision for a plebiScite in
the portion OF Poland formerly
belonging To Russia ana the stipu-
lation that the bolsheviki be grant
ed permission To disseminate prop
aganda in that territory, Is viewed
by officials as likely to be obnox-
ious to the Poles. The granting of
such demands Wou d. officials heTe
say. result in the loss to the Mar
saw government Of Russian Poland.
for all Polish national feeling IN
that region. /. IS considered would
be blotted out hy the bolshefiki
propaganda.
Officials were inclined 70 believe
that the peace terms To be sub
mitted at Minsk will be more
severe than thosa prepared for the
Baranovitch conference, which end
tiCe omissariea rep led they hal
no authority 10 conclude peace
Watching situation Clos ~.
The Polish situation continues
to receive considerable attention
OF officials here The state depart
ment today had not received tho
French note expressing satisfaction
with the American attitude on the
Polish situation as de-
fined in the American note to the
Italian ambassador state depart
ment officials stated there had
never existed any reason to queS-
tion the approval hy France of the
position of the United States to-
ward the Russian and Polish prob
lens.
The act of confidence displayed
by the French government IN Cen
cral Wrangel. hv recognition of him
as the de faCto govern ment, has
brought to lirht a similar conf
denCe by the United states. IT is
through General Wrangel in south
ern Russia, officials said today. that
the United States hopes to mtrO-
duce the friendly expressions OF
sympathy for the Russian peopfs
embodied IN the American note.
Finland and the Baltic states have
been chosen as strate"tc points for
disseminating the attack of the
soviet.
WrangcI Making Good Showing.
Officials today pointed to an
order by General Wrangel as indi-
CO ting earnest cndeavor Of the anti
L l..h .,h1 iyh
civil government which wi | obtain
the confidence Of the Russian peo-
pie. A civil administrator is at
tached to the Headquarters of each
army corps, charged with the duty
of establishing a civil government
in the area occupied by the corps