The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-04
RED CONQUEST A
WORLD PROBLEM
Britain viii Expel BoIshevik
Trade Mission if ArmiStice
Is Delayed.
DEMAND LIBERAL PEACE
Political Activities of Moscow
Second in'Interest to Gigan-
tic Drive on Poles. =,
(By EARLE c, REEvEsD

e.. N. >. stan correspondent
London, Aug. 4:-Russia's conquest
world problem, II was admitted by off,
clals OF the British foreign office to-
day.
Since the Boulogne conference 1t has
been impossible for the British gov
ernment with George Tchitcherin, the
soviet foreign minister, and belief was
expressed today in official circles that
the faction headed by Leon Trotzky,
the soviet war minister, has obtained
the upper hand in the inner council Of
Warsaw and is pressing successfully for
"a world conquest for communist
IDEALS
With the Russian army still smash
Ing Its way through Poland and draw
ing nearer hourly to Warsaw, the Brit
ish foreign office officially stated to
the International News Service TO-DAY
that II the armistice negotiationsk *
tween Poland and Russia are def
a few days longer, it will result a.
abrupt expulsion of the bolsheviN = b
mission. headed by NJ, Krassik is
Is a direct threat to the soH "a w.
ernment at Moscow. The sum 4 ub-
stance OF 1t is that Russia nj 4 gree
to make liberal peace wiz = Bland
at once and withdraw her 4 from
Polish soil, or the economy n Dckade
now existing against Rug Will be
drastioally IIi,ta tiSh,tened; NV
FVutiNot tNciutUN.+
Aside from the giganu.r itary op-
erations now in progresf q nc Russo
Polish front. the most4 ortant de-
velopment today was the r..Selations OF
the foreign office concerning political
relations with MoscoMA
Until the Boulogne conference the
British government was able to COM
municate daily with NJ. Tchitcherin re-
garding trade matters and prisoners
But since the. Boulogne conference II
has not been possible to obtain a word
from the soviet foreign minister on any
bject.
It Is this strange silence OF NJ. Tchit-
eherin which led to the conclusion on
the part of the foreign office officials
that the Trotzky faction had gained
domination.
Russia, according to a dispatch from
Helsingfors to the Daily Express. has
broken off negotiations with Finland,
the Russian envoys saying they can
get along without Finnish commercial
agreement.
Emphasize Seriousness.
The seriousness of the European sit
uation is emphasized by the activities
in both London, and Paris. Premier
Lloyd George has arranged for an i'm
mediate conference with Premier Mill
lerand, of France. The time and place
have not vet been announced.
The soviet war office communiaue
today skowed that the Russian army is
drawing closer to Warsaw on two sides.
The Bug river, where military experts
expected the Poles to make stand,
has been crossed by the Russians at
several places. The reds arc approach
ing Siedlce, only fifty-three miles east
Of the Polish capital Berlin reports
that the Poles. assisted by French sol
diers are getting Warsaw, ready TO
withstand siege. According 10 Rus
slail wireless Dispatch picked up at
Berlin. the Russians planned to be In
Warsaw before next Monday Already
the Russiars are close to the Cor
ridor'' between Warsaw and Dantzlg.
marked out by the Paris conference.
This was the day upon which the Pol
ish armistice envoys were TO report at
Minsk, II they were empowered by the
Polish government to enter into peace
negotiations with the Russians No
word has come through OF such meet
ing.