Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
PRESIDENTS NOTE
CALLED HALT ON
GRAB-ALL POLICY
Sent to All Powers and to
Be Dropped From Air
planes in Russia.
DIPLOMATS SEE IN 1T
A WARNING TO JAPAN
But It's Widespread Dissenina-
ton Interests Much
Broader Purpose.
WARNING FROM WARSAW
Nations of World Responsible for
Crimc to BE Committed
on the Vistuln.
WARNING FROM WARSAW
Nations of World Responsible for
Crimc to Be Committed
on the Vistuln.
Lny Associated prnss1


WASHINGTON. August 11.-Polantl.
it's back to the wall in it's fignl
against Soviet Russia, will ask I'm
mediate material aid of the United
states, 1t was announced today by
Prince Lubormirski, the Polish min
lister. More hanthat. 1t will seek 70
develop precisely what the American
government meant by the announce
ment in it's note yesterday to the
Italian government that it would en-
p!oy all available means to mann
tain free Poland.
Expressing complete satisfaction
with the American note. the minister
declared he was convinced that IL
would inspire Poland with "a new
spirit of hope" He added that his
country was sorely in need of war
materials OF all kinds. and that 1t
probably would first seek credits
from the United States with which to
purchase them.
PERMISSION to purchase 100000
army uniforms and 100000 pairs OF
shoes from war department stocks
already has been asked OF the depart
ment by the Polish legation.
Warming of New World War.
simultaneously with the minister's
announcement, tho legation made
public n proclamation issued by the
Polish council of national defense at
warsaw warning the nations that a
new world war hangs over the
world" and that II Poland should be
crushed By the Bolshevists it would
be due to the indifference of world
which calls itself Democratic"
IL boldly declared that FOR tho
CRIME to be committed on the Vistula
we are making the conscience of the
nations OF the world responsible"
Ihink. the proclamation added.
now the fall OF Poland may become
the commencement OF a new world
war with hecatomb a hundredfold
greater, which the free democracies
OF the west Will have to place on the
altar OF their own national defense"
Copies OF the American note 10
italy, 1t was said today at the State
Department, have been delivered to
thc representatives OF the allied and
associated governments and distrib-
uted TO all the news centers of the
world promising its widest dissent
nation, even in Russia itself
diplomats generally regarded the
documents as having a threcfold
purpose:
Notes Thrcefold Purpose.
First-The extension of moral sun.
port to the Polish government and
people.
Sccond--An appeal to the masses In
Russia to throw off the Bolshevfst
yoke and establish a constitutional
government
Tlird-The influencing of other
tiohs To refrain from recognition OF
the Soviet regime. el-
Ihe dispatch OF the note to italy
followed Il series of informal con.
versations that had been in progress
for several weeks between oftic,a1s
OF tho, State Department and tho
Italian embassy. Early in the coursa
or the negotiations between tho err
,t"'e powers preliminary to the
hythe conference between Premiers
Lloyd George and Millerand tha
Italian government had made II
nhowh that under no circumstances
would 1t be ready to enter into any
Russia
Having thus by its own act ex-
,""e'' i'selt from participation in the
IIne Italian gov
ern'nent was said to have naturally
turned towards America as the one
great power associted with Italy In
the war which had not participated
In the division OF Russian territory
nor committed Itself to hostile acts
against the Bolshevists.
italy's Puxziing Position: W
In Italian circles today it was 5e- i
clared that regardless OF the heayv
pressure exerted by the Italian So
cialist party .and tho workmen In
favor OF the establishment of friend
ly relations with the Soviet regime.
tho Italian government had nor
finally decided upon a line OF policy I
beyond the determination not to ba
forced into war with Russia. whfis
Italy had sent commission 10 Mos
COW and was about 10 receive
Soviet commission In Rome, II waa
explained that the purpoee was sim
ply to ascertain by original inyssti- I.
CATION the exact conditions prevail
ing in Russia and that the Itafiaas
government had not cornpatstidt ttssts !
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