The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-07
LEADERS
TO Hold
COUNCIL.
SUNDAY
British and French NatioClo
Are Not in Favor Renew
al of H0StiIities
BY WEBB MILLER

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LONDON, Aug. T..
Whether the great powers
will engage in actual war -
turn back the Russian tide
in Poland depends on the ~
suit of the Lloyd George Nil
lerand conference, to be held
at Hythe, near Folkestone, -
morrow.
Altho the British cabinet fAs0fo
action which approximates war. IN
popular disapprovai which greeto6
announcement of this attitude hnG
caused Premier Lloyd George to d.
lay putting the program before pax-
lament until he has had 4 chnuco
to go over the whole situation with
the French prime minister.
The French people are also ~
clared to be against a renewal =
hostilitics.
Meanwhile. high British army -
navy officers were preparing p)nno
for vigorous action against 3unGo1.
News from the front today indt~
Gated that the Poles stili ho1d ~
Boishevih IN check. but that VIZ.
saw remained In grave peril - &C.,
ture. Military experts belloved ~
Reds would resume their ATTACKS
with renewed fury after they hAvo
brought up supplies.
The attitude Of France at ~
conference. IT was learned today
will lie that France and Great
Britain should aid Poland BY send.
ing war material and officers to
the front and possibly by enene
ing in limited naval operations
italy cannot be counted on q an
according TO the official vfsw. 1t
was also learned that Italy win not
consent to recognize . renewed
blockade OF Russia and will try d
continue trading with Russia, -
spite OF allied warships around
Russian ports.
PEOPLES ATTITUDE IS
AGAINST NEW WAR
The Verge OF war; situation -
day Is different from that of 1914
In that the attitude OF the peop1o
themselves Is the deciding fnctnr
in every decision. Tho attituda u
the British people evidently ALREADY
deferred the government from a..
ing parliament TO approve its plano
for war on Russia.
Arthur Henderson and other -
borites nre conducting an axxres.
sive propaganda against war. Thev
have covered the country with
copies Of manifesto warning that +
labor will not support 4 war IN
behalf OF Poland.
Advices from Paris aid Il was
exceedingly doubtful whether the
French people would permit any
considerable number of troops to -
despatched 10. Poland.
Despite denials. officials profesn
TO be convinced that Moscow ana
Berlin have entered into an agree.
menf to try to break the Versatile.
treaty. IL the people of Britain and
France were convinced OF the truth
OF this they might be aroused 70
a war fever, but not otherwise.
II was apparent today.
TEXT Or RUSSIAN
NOTE PUBLISHED
The text of the latest Russian
note to Britain has been made puh.
lie Mere. kemenoff. the soviet rep
resentative. informed Lloyd Georrc
he had communicated to Moscow
the British decision ito side WI,
Poland in the new war and renew
the blockade"
kemenoff charged the Poles wcro
delaying armistice and peace neco-
hoping to bring about for.
oign intervention. He declared the
could not halt their ad.
vance until they were assured the
Poles would not take advantage OF
tie respite TO bring up reinforce.
mcnis and then renew hostilities.
f'u.sia will halt, he said. when the
Poles give reasonable GUARANTEES
that they will partially iisarm ana
cease recruiting. He pledged Rue-
sia to respect Poland's indepen.
dcnce.
II was made plain the Bolshcviki
Noht W stHh feaSt WIN fOtd0Q on
the field OF battle and then submit
The pact for ratification at the Ion.
ion general peace conferences.
where they can come In as victors,
worldwide recognition
md trade advantages.
Reports that the Russians had
started an army TO invade Persia
md that they were threatening
british possessions in the East were
received with reserve.
PARIS. Ang. Russia has PRO
posed peace to Rusnania and has suR;
rested that the conference be h6ld
It Kharkov, the foreign office was
advised today. kharkov Ii an In
'ortant city in Southern Russia.
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