Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-26
Withdraw Demand
for Polish Workers
Army of 100000
SOVIET ANSWERS
BALFOUR'S NOTE
Concession Said to
Meet Wishes of Eng
land and Italy.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 26.-The Russian
soviet government replied today to the
note of Arthur J. Balfour, lord president
of the council, concerning the soviet
peace terms to Poland. The soviet gov-
ernkaent agrees to withdraw its condi-
ton that the Poles provide arms for a
workmen's militia of 100000 men in
Poland.
The soviet reply was received by the
Russian delegation here. The Moscow
government states that in withdrawing
this condition it is subordinating every
thing else to its paramount desire to se-
cure the establishment Of peace through
out the world
The Russian delegation in London
claIms that this concession meets the
wishes of the British and Italian gov
ernments.
No Outside Intervention.
PARIS, August 26.-The Russian
soviet government is prepared to with
draw the clause in the soviet peace
terms to Poland concerning the forma.
ton of an armed militia of 200. 900 work
insmen in Poland. says a Moscow wire-
less picked up by Eiffel tower today,
The MOSCOW government, however. i'm
SiSlS tHdt tHe peace negotiations must
be discussed with Poland alone, with
out any outside Intervention whatso-
ever. The wireless says this conces-
sion is made in order to meet Premier
Lloyd Georges objection to the clause,
and to try to arrive at a complete un-
Outstanding with the government OF
Great Britain. =
Poles Call Dombski.
WARSAW. August 26-M. Dombski,
president nf ha po1ich- l.
delegation. has been called to Brest.
Litovsk to confer with Polish gov.
ernment representatives. This step
was taken because of continued in.
terruption of communications be-
tween Warsaw and Minsk by rail-
| road.
According to the Poles. of three
couriers who started for Minsk only.
| one crossed the frontier. and it is un-
certain yet whether he arrived At
! Minsk. The two others had proper cre-
dentials. but for various reasons were
cording to agreement. =,
One of the chief conditions to the
meeting at Minsk was assurances by
the soviets of free communication.
and the Poles contend that the soviets
have not kept their word This agree
ment was entered into some days be-
fore the Poles launched the counter
stroke which drove the soviet forces
back toward their own territory.
Much Speculation.
There is much speculation here con-
cerning the outcome of the Minsk
conference. some of the newspapers
already limiting there will be no re-
suits, chiefly because of the attitude
the soviet representatives assumed
from the beginning.
The foreign Office announced today
that the Polish victory had not
changed the attitude of Poland on
the question of peace and that the
Polish delegates at Minsk were seek
ing all means to end the quarrel
with the soviets. The foreign Office
reiterated that Poland was not
fighting the Russian nation. but only
lbolsheviSm.
Shift Peace Farley.
COPENHAGEN, August 26. - The
Berlingske Tidende's Warsaw cor
respondent telegraphs today that the
Polish government having heard
nothing from the Polish peace dele
cation at Minsk. has requested the
Russian soviet government to shift
the peace negotiations to more con-
venient place, Warsaw, for instance.
The soviet government has not yet
replied. according to the CORE:
|Spondent.