New Britain herald., 1920-08-05
Wants Russia to Agree.

LondOn, Aug. D, lBy The Assoc Press).-Leo Kameneff, president of the Moscow soviet, is reported to have sent a message to his government ask ing that Russia accept immediately the original British proposals for an armistice with Poland.
 M. Kameneff, it is said, sent his message after he and Leonid Kras- sin, the Russian minister of trade and commerce had had very plain talk with Premier Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law, government lead CT in the house O. commons last night.
 Up to the middle of this afternoon no reply had been received.
 M. kameneff and M. Krassin are mem bers of the Russian commission which came here to conduct negotia- tions looking to the restoration of trade between Great Britain and Rus sa.
 Want Immediate Truce.
 Premier Lloyd George, in the house of commons today. said he and MT. Bonar Law made it clear to MT. Kras- sin and Kameneff that the immediate conclusion of an armistice on fair terms was the only course which would remove suspicion that the so- viet government was insincere in it's professed desire for peace and in it's declaration that it intended to re- spect the liberty and independence of Poland.
 Makes Serious Threat
 Premier Lloyd George added that he and MT. Bonar Law also made it clear that, in view of the fact that ethnographical Poland had been in vaded i've would take effective steps to remove obstacles in the way of transmission to Poland from Danzig of military supplies which could be obtained from that quarter"
 The premier concluded:
 Peace Plans Jeopardized.
 'I think in view of the critical state of affairs would rather not make any further statement this aft ernoon but, should unfortunately our suspicious be confirmed, I shall make a full statement to the house Monday as to such further naval or military action which it may be necessary to take"
 He said the whole subject of the proposed peace conference in Lon don had been jeopardized by the so- viet army's advance.
 The premier stated that the soviet had not yet replied to Great Britain's note of July 24 proposing the Lon don peace conference. He read the text of another note which Great Britain sent to the soviet last Tues day after the soviet demanded that the Polish armistice delegates be empowered also to sign fundamentals of peace. This note said that if the soviet insisted on making peace with Poland to the exclusion of other DOW CTS, then the project for the London peace conference would have fallen through.
 Does Not Want Blockade.
 Asked whether the Allies contemp- lated tightening the Russian block ade the premier said "I hope it will not be necessary to take steps to tighten the blockade: that must necessarily depend on an answer reaching us.''
 The premier raising another point, said the best guarantee which soviet Russia could have against the armistice being abused for the pur- pose of re-arming and re-equipping Poland for offensive purposes would be a fair understanding with the west ern powers"
 Premier Lloyd George said he had just received a message from George Tchitcherin, the soviet foreign min ister. saying an urgent telegram was being sent to NJ. Kameneff in reply to Great Britain's note of Tuesday. The premier added he did not know what the Kameneff telegram con- tained.