The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-30
I|EDS AGREE
ON RIGA AS
PEACE SITE
Held as Prisoners, Polish
Envoys Protest Condi-
tions at Minsk.

Warsaw, Aug. 30.-(By the Asso-
/ cisted ss)-The Russian soviet
government has agreed to trans
fer the Russo-Polish peacetnegotia-
tions from Minsk to Riga, Letvia.
While Riga has been agreed upon
by the Polish and Russian soviet
governments as the place for fur
ther peace negotiations, it was said
It the foreign ministry late last
night that no word had been re-
ceIved from the Letvian govern
ment regarding the Poles request
for permission to hold the confer
ence in Riga.
viii Transfer Farley.
Warsaw, Aug. 20. - UNITED
press) Preparations were under
way today to transfer the Russo
Polish armistice Negotiations from
Minsk to Riga, in Letvia, following
agreement between the two gov
ernments.
a The bolsheviki at first offered to
continue the conferences at some
point in Esthonia, but Foreign Min
ister Tchitcherin finally acceded to
the Poles suggestion Of Riga.
A conference Of Russian and
Polish officials will be held in
Brest-Litovsk before the transfer.
which probably will be completed
| sr{sktu u,aaIy -
ENJOYS Become Ill
Warsaw, Aug. 29.-(By the Asso-
cited Press)-A wireless message
from Minsk says that members Of
tho Polish peace delegations and
those who accompanied it to the
conference with the soviet ennis
nries, are becoming i'll because of
the unsanitary conditions under
which they are compelled to live.
| Among those who are sick is
Maurice Pate, Of Denver, a member
II the American relief administrai
ton. The Denver man accompan-
led the delegation, together with
Herschel Walker, of Philadelphia,
mother relief worker. to discuss
With the soviet representatives a
proposal for feeding war stricken
fnildren.
n Conditions Grow Worse.
1 The message says that conditions
4 grow worse each day. The dele
gates are permitted to walk only
in certain parts of Minsk and only
At certain hours. The advisory ex-
perts and the newspaper cores
pondents are virtually interned on
the premises occupied by the dele
CATION.
The delegates are prohibited to
read the numerous soviet, placards
At the street corners, by which the
bolsheviki constantly endeavor to
incite the population against mem
bers Of the Polish party. The only
newspapers allowed the delegates
are soviet communist organs.
/ The message states that there
has been no messengers from War
saw and tells OF damage done to the
Poles wireless plant, which, at the
time this communication was seEi
BY way Of Moscow, had not been
II repaired.
In Constant Controversy.
Minsk. rug. 22.-(via Moscow
N(By the Associated Press) -
Members of the Polish peace dele
CATION, who came to this city tt
negotiate a treaty ending the wal
between Poland and soviet Russia
nave been engaged in continua
controversy with bolshevik officials
since arriving here. Disagreement
nave reached bewildering proper
tons regarding the use Of the wire
less plant by the Poles and the reg
alations to be observed in the house
where the delegates are living.
When the Poles reached Minsk
lne delegation was escorted to
residence near the center Of tn,
city, about which guards wer,
posted with orders to allow no ont
% leave without a soviet escort
me correspondent Of The Associat
q Press has found it difficult Il
ootain an exact view Of the situa
uon, because he is prisoner, lik'
ue rest Of the Polish party.
Wireless Is Sealed.
Inc Polish delegation set up
h wireless plant soon after its ar
nVal, but was forced to move /
!nree times in an endeavor to OBJ
@n q situation from which
night communicate with Warsaw
ne last location was made thi
! 1ofning. and prospects of sendin
N@essages to the Polish capital wer
sood, but when an attempt wa
%ade to use the apparatus, it wa
.ound the soviet commandant ha
sealed It.
members Of the Polish missio
ss'a Today the soviet terms present
Yesterday were not acceptable
saey added they expected NOR
/ ,,ofaole terms II the Polish mill
wy successes continued, and ths
concessions were not made b
H soviet delegation, there woul
oe no peace at ALL"
~, rms contingency would not SUI
I PRISE anybody here.
aanUOPS QUELL OUTBREAK.
a."iilamson, W. Va. Aug. 3d.
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