Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-24
Bolsheviki Force Bottled Up on
Northern Front Between Prussia
and Vistula River--Enormous Guam
titles War Material Also Fall to
Poles--U. S. Assured Poland Seeks
Only Ousting Of Reds from County
No War of Aggression Intended
NO Conquest SOUGHT

Washington. Alg. 29-CompIete as
surance VIII be gwen Lhe United
States. II was stated today IN Polish
u1hc.ai circles. maj Poland's v5ctorl-
Gus armies VIII mol pursue thelr ad-
vance beyond The natural frontiers
Of the reconstructed republic. An
early communication rom Warsaw
10 mis- effect was expected by these
official. Representative settlrS
forth the H2gvs II TINS government
have been made through Inc legation
ii Warsaw, me state Department
announced tooGy, r1c communicating
retarv Colby IN his recent 1pIc % m
Ita-laa an hassaQo,-. The position f
the American GOV eminent as out!ine1
then was hat he Allied and assocl-
dted powers should unite n i dec
larat1on tavor1ng the preservation nt
taC nj gr-1H- Of Russia. surh DEF
la-aCun n be accompanied nv thr
by Poland viii be permitted.
Plan NO long Offensive
The Polish reply. -e-auun officials
said. would SCI ii resi- an suspicious
hat Poland was c9nlempIaiinE me
prolonEatlCn If hus1lIltles mo al Of
1enslNe war against Russia Assur-
ances Of this nature. Il was added.
already have been given the soyIc-
government eny oEs bT ma Polish
peace delegates al Mlnsh.
No formal representations nave
been exchanged with the Allies BY
me United States regarding the pos
sible transition Of The Polish ope-
atoms from defensive 10 an often
slve charaCIpr The American GOV
eminent Is understood TO ne conf eI1i
with me position as SCI for h II IL
note ana representations nade 20 thc
Polish government have oean only All
elaboration Of the principles enunc!-
at+a II mat document.
Great Britain Opposed
GreA1 Britain. however. through
Premier Lloyd George. already mas
announced her opposition to any
---ansrression by Poland Of Russian
rer1torv For the present. i is be
Ievad thaI The British government
VIII rnst on the announcement Of the
British position by Llovf George II
the House If Commons before taking
I'D 4 possible formal rcJoiner 10 mo
-.
sadur n which the invitation was s.
sued for a declaration bv the Allies
and associated powers Of their att
1ude toward Poland ana Russia
Meaning 81 Conference
The first approach TO d ]ulnT Allied
policy toward me respective sltua-
tlun Is believed here 20 have been
made by Premier LLOYD George N his
present conference with Premier Clio
lttl Of Italy ana n later discussions
with Premier Millerand Of France
Il IS regarded by officials mere as
signIficient IN tins connection that
the British Premier = reported 70 be
planning 70 receive ms week the
German premier Dr.. Fehrenhacn and
Dr.. Walter SImons. German minister
n foreign affairs. Il IS not believed
that me United States Will receive
any further replies To the American
note on the Polish situation until the
series of conferences between the
British ana he Italian, French and
German prerIers have been con-
cludetl.
Both sir Auckland Geddcs. the
British am hassador and Prince Lub-
orrn4rskl. the Polish minister. con-
ferrcd today with Secretary Colby al
The State department Il is under
stood that the Russian ana Polish
situations. in all their rapidly shift
ing perspsctlVes were under discus
SION al the two respective confer
ences.