The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-06
ENG[ AND
PREPARES
FOR WAR
Cabinet Decides to Take
Prompt Action Against
Bolshevik Rus
sia.
|SOVIET BREAKS PLEDGE
Blockade to be Re-established and
Poland win bs Given Aid
"a Resist <hA
SOVIET BREAKS PLEDGE
fBy Webb Miller, United Press staff

L .
Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. 6.-(10:40 a. m.)-
1t was semi-officialIy reported today
that the British cabinet had decided
to take action against Russia which
virtually amounts to war.
Premier Lioyd-George considers
that the bolsheviki have broken faith
in continuing their advance against
Poland, it was stated.
Preparations for aiding Poland have
been ordered rushed, according to
this information.
The blockade will be recstablished
and munitions will be sent II the Plan
decided on is gone through with.
The reported plan calls for the
soviet government to be notified that
British aid will continue to be sent to
will grant Poland just peace, after
will be stopped.
out the morning.
;, Rights Of Russia.
LONDON, Aug 6.-M Krassin and
M. Kemenoff, Russia's representatives
here, during the night decoded their
governments reply to the latest Brit
ish note, which was virtual demand
for a statement of the reds purpose in
invading Poland and their attitude to-
ward the proposed London conference
to bring about peace between Russia,
Poland and adjacent countries. This
note was to be delivered to the for
eign Office today.
In we'll informed quarters it was
stated the note announced Russia had
right to- make a separate peace with
Poland and intended to do so, and that
Russia agrees to participate in gen
eral peace conference in London later,
but will refuse to deal with the repre-
sentatives of border states, especially
General Wrangel of the Crimea; that
Russia has the right to continue its
drive on Warsaw until the arnlistice
has been signed, after which the Of
fensiye win be halted, and that Kras-
sin and Kemenoff are empowered to
act for Russia and sign peace in the
proposed London conference.
Officials who favored allied inter
vention hold that Russia's note was
evasive and that no direct answer has
been given to Britain's demand that
the offensive be halted at once and the
soviet armies retire to the Polish bor-
der to remain there during the peace
negotiations.
| The country today was experienc'
! ing a nervous tension similar to that
F.! of 1914, when the question of peace
or war hung in the balance. The
Daily Chronicle declared that British
! naval commanders had been ordered
! to resume the blockade of soviet Rus
sia The North sea squadron has al
ready been ordered to the Baltic to
start blockade operations, the Daily
Herald said it was informed. Steps
have already been tken to mobilize
the entire navy, according to the Eve
ming News.
Laborites and other opponents o'
allied Intervention started a vigorous
fight today for a hands Off policy
Arthur Henderson, the labor lead
er telegraphed labor organization
| throughout the country, urging tha'
thew stage demonstrations against in
eryention or the sending of munitions
to poland. He also suggested the Ia
hor men demand immediate peace ne
eotiations with the bolshevih.
Drive is Checked.
WARSAW, Aug. 5.-(via London
Aug. 6.)-U0:30 a. m.)-Russ1a'
drive against Warsaw has beer
checked along the general line OF the
river Bug. the war office announcec
today. A counter attack has beer
Launched and is making progress
victories over the bolshevii are aist
reported in Si1esia and in the prov
Iince of Grodno.
An earlier official statement said:
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