Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-07
TENSION SLACKENS
IN POLISH CRISIS AS
C0NFEREES MEET.
Dive on Warsaw Slows
Down While DipIo-
mats Farley.
LLOYD GEORGE REVIEWS
SITUATION WITH KAMANEFF
Soviet Agents in London Are at
Work to Bring About Sat-
isfactory Solution.
PEACE DELEGATES AT NIINsK
Allies Policy VIII Be Made known
Following Further Confer
cnce Sunday.
PEACE DELEGATES AT N1INsK
Allies Policy Will Be Made Known
Following Further Confer
cnce Sunday.
tBy Associated prcs,l

tBy Associated Prcssl
| LONDON. August 6.--The Polish
CRISIS Is still grave, but as result
Oh today's developments 1t is regarded
as being easier. There has been no
rupture in the negotiations with the
hussian delegation. Much, it Is now
held. will depend on the attitude OF
| France.
~ report that the Polish govern
ment has fed to Posen and TINT tho
soviet forces arc only forty kilometers
from warsaw is printed in the Job-e
annesberger CEast Prussia) Zeitune
today.
The report is said to have emanated
from Warsaw. Tho Warsaw corres-
pondent Of the newspaper says that
the fall OF Warsaw is imminent, that
the Bolshevists are still advancing
and that it Is believed they have
cut of the escape of the Polish troopa
into the Polish corridor.
| II has been decided that Premier
Lloyd George. who will be accom-
panied by Field Marshal Sir Henry
Wilson. will meet VI Millerand. the
French Premier. and Marshal Fooh
Sunday either at Follsestone or Bon
lognc to decide upon the future course
OF events.
After Cabinet council today, held
10 consider the answer OF the Soviet
government to tho British represen-
tations. sent through NJ. Kamenefr o,
the Russian delegation, and which
was regarded on the whole os
con nciliatory. Lloyd George and Andrew
sonar Law, Lord Privy Seal, were in 4
conference with NJ. Kameneff and NJ
\ lkraSSin
tive. for more than tivo hours at t,.as
| Premier's official residence in Down
| ing Street
Whole Situation Reviewed.
The entire situation was exhaus-
lively reviewed and the governments
view communicated to the Russians.
| Especial emphasis was laid on the
necessity for stemming the advance
| OF the Red army into Poland proDer.
AS result OF the conference NJ. KAN
enen Will not be in a position to COM
municate with Moscow and get tho
Soviet governments answer by Sun
day, when 1t can be considered by the
allied conference and decisions taken
which will be communicated to the
House of Commons Monday, as al
ready has been promised by I.lovd
George.
1t is believed that II France Is will
Ing Lloyd George will agree to
peace being negotiated direct by Po-
iand and Russia. 1t is generally
granted that in accordance with tho
practice of previous wars Russia Is
not called upon to suspend opera
tions until an armistice is signed. The
Polish delegates to the Bolsheyfst
conference were expected to arrive
In Minsk today and begin negotia-
| TONS
Say Offensive Stemmed.
! Warsaw dispatches claim that the
Bolshevist offensive on tho River Bug
has been arrested. 1t is clear that
the Poles are putting up bitter re-
sistance.
The British Labor party Is taking a
strong stand in the matter OF the
Polish-Russian situation with a view
to arousing the country against war
with Rsssia.
Field Marshal WCson was early
summoned TO the joint conference at
Downing Street which lasted from
3:15 this afternoon until after
o'clock tonight. and the fact that he.
with Bonar Law. remained until
the end, is taken to indicate that mill
tary questions were fully discussed.
Premier Lloyd George had intended
TO leave town early today for n
Weekend in the country, but when
his car arrived he ordered It sent
away
According to a semIonicial state
ment Leo Kamenefr, president Of the
Moscow Soviet, who Is here with tns
Russian Soviet delegation, has un-
dertaken to acquaint Moscow with
the British views and get reply by
Sunday.
Deny blockade Rcimposed.
1t Is semioiflcially denied that the
British government ever threatened
to reimpose tho Russian blockade in
event Of Soviet refusal of tho allied
terms. Such n blockade, 1t Is de-
clared, may have been mentioned, but
only as potential weapon at the.
disposal OF tho allies.
The semiofticial statement says tho
terms of the communication sent TO
MOSCOW cannot be published before
Its receipt by the Soviet government,
but states that all evidence points in
the direction OF sincere and patient
attempt to find n satisfactory solution
of an admittedly difficult problem.
Belief Is expressed by the state- s
ment that message to Moscow was
drawn up by Lloyd George and
agreed to by tho Russian delegates.
Warsaw's Fate in balance.
PARIS. August s.--The fata OF @
Warsaw still hangs in tho balance,
The latest news reaching Paris to- 3.
night, which was aomewhat sparHc, Il
Indicated that tho BoIshcvists ars
making little pfogress; that the I'M 4
pulse which carried them forward q