Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-30
ey COWARD w. PIcKARp.

International attention was center
ed during the week on the RussO-Po-
llsh situation, In which the diplomats
found plenty to disturb their equa-
nimity. In the first place, the Moscow
government. replying to the British
note asking II 1t would arrange an
Rrmlstlce with Poland, rejected in sub
stance the British proposals. The
Reds declined to go to London for any
peace conference. holding that Great
Britain Is not impartial, and, In Ian
guage so sarcastic that It hurt the feel
ings OF the English statesmen. made
II clear that they could deal with Po-
land direct. Their next move was to
send wireless message TO Warsaw
expressing regret that Poland had
seen ft to deal through the allies and
suggesting that conversations on
peace be conducted between the two
governments without consulting or
considering outsiders. SO far as Is
known at this writing. the Poles have
not replied definitely to this invitation.
but a London report said they had
been told to apply for an armistice
In order to test the sincerity Of Mos
COW.
Meanwhile. the soviet forces opened
a general attack all along the line
from the Roumanian border to the
Pripet marshes. and though at first
the Poles repulsed them In most
places. at one point they broke across
the border and were fighting on Po-
llsh soil. North of the Pripet the
Reds moved rapidly and took Grod-
no. Their evident objective was War
saw, and the civilians Of that city were
preparing TO take flight. some already
having left. American relief organ
izations we're ready to quit the city.
and the Red Cross was shifting part
OF its headquarters to Cracow.
In their advance through Lithuanian
territory the bolsheviki seem to be
threatening an invasion Of East Prus-
STA, and the German government is
preparing TO defend that region des-
perately. Fifty thousand of the best
reichswehr troops have been mobilized
and Berlin feels confident they can
prevent an invasion II they can be
maintained near the border. The dan
ger. however Is that as the soviet
army draws near tire bolshevik ele.
ments in other parts of Germany may
break out and cause q scattering OF
those defense troops and leave open
TO the Russians the way into East
Prussia. No doubt Germany will take
advantage OF the conditions to ask
leave to mobilize more of her regular
troops. and also It is likely the threat
of invasion will bring to light vas
stores of concealed arms, including
artillery.
Early in the week Ignace Paderew
ski was made Polish plenipotentiary
to Paris and his return to power wai
taken as evidence that the Poles wer'
willing to make peace with the Rus
SLAMS direct. The musician-statesmai
was expected to placate Lloyd Georg
and Millerand. Pilsudsky, Polisl
chief of state, had refused to with
draw his armies to the lines specific
by Lloyd George, insisting that nation
al safety required the holding of tn
line Of Baranowitz- z-Pinsk-Dubno.
AS a result Of the Spa conferenc
Great Britain and France are pledge
to support Poland against Russian as
gression. and they intend to give thi
support In the form of arms and mi
nitions; men also will be supplied
this is considered necessary by Britis
and French missions that have jus
been sent to Warsaw. But the Britis