The Washington herald., 1920-11-28
Predicts Bolsheuik
Attack in Spring
d.. Waldamar, Lithuanian,
Says Nationalist Moue-
ment Is On.

In recent interview DIR. WaIdamar,
former foreign minister of Lithuania, ex-
pressed the opinion, that in the spring the
Bolsheviks will be able to launch an attack
on Poland which viii completely overruu
that country and that the present invasion
was made only for the purpose of weaken
ing the Poles, establishing greater credit
Tor the Bolsheyik army at home, and dis
covering the actual strength and weakness
OF the Polish army.
Il am thoroughly convinced" said DR.
Waldamar, with emphasis "that the sit
uation IN Russia has changed from the
status OF a social revolution TO that of
nauosalistic movement. The whole idea
actuating the Bolsheviks at present, or at
least their leaders, is that Of Reconstructed
Russia Their whole present policy is for
mulated with this idea uppermost in their
minds"
In support of his statement that the
recent Soviet offensive was only prelimi-
nary TO greater attack in the spring, DR.
Waldamar called attention to the fact that
when the, Red armies were threatening
warsaw and even touching the outskirts
OF Thorn, the press in Russia was not
allowed to publish in detail the successes
of the Bolshevik troops, and that these
successes were minimized with the reitera-
ton that the great advance on Poland
would take place in the spring From his
observation he believed that in equipment
morale and discipline the Bolsheviks were
superior to the Polish troops that he had
seen He admitted, however, that his OBJ
servztions, as regards the latter, had been
limited to such as be had seen interned
or captured by Lituanisns.
The Bolsheviks' respect for the boun-
daries OF Lithuanis was praised by Dr.
Wadamar. I'm the course of the advance
OF the Soviet armies, when they reached
the line held by the Poles, the Bolshevik
commander stopped and made a formal
statement to the government in Kovno
that he would respect the territory held
by Lithuanians. Thereupon, instead Of ad-
vancing to Kovno and so making contact
with East Prussia, he drove south and
formed their contact on the Prussian boun-
dairy which had been held by the Poles"
On the other hand the Poles, according
to DIR. Waldamar, had shown less consid-
Grafton for the Lithuanians. Shortly after
they had stopped the Russians they an
nounced to the Lithuanian government that
it must hold the Bolsheviks on a northern
sector from Wilma to the north, or the
Poles would be obliged to take over the
railway running through Minsk and be-
yond. The uufriendly feeling aroused in
Lithuania by this attitude on the part Of
the Poles has doubtless not been lessened
by the recent exploits of Gen. Zellgouski
in Wilma
With regard to the Russian-Polish peace
parleys, DR.. Waldamar said: "The present
terms will not remain in effect longer than
next spring. So far as the present danger
is concerned, there is none. Eventually,
however, Poland will be entirely crushed
and made part of Russia again"
DR.. Waldamar's views on Russian affairs
are of especial interest and value when it
is remembered that he has been foreign
minister in three cabinets and was in
charge of the arrangement of the treaty
between Russia and Lithuania