Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-14
POLANDAND RUSSIA
SIGN PEACE TREATY..
EFFECT |SDOUBTFUL
Non-Mi|itaristic Elements of
Both Sides Predominant,
Duration of the Peace Is
ProbIematicaI
+ BY ISAAC DON LEVINE
Especial Cable TO the Chicago Daily News
Foreign Service, by Leased Wire to
The Atlanta Journal)
(Copyright. 1920 NJ

Copyright, 1920)j
RIGA, Latvia, Oct. 13.Z"How long
will 1t last?" was the question hover
ing over the peace table when at 1880
o'clock last night the Polish and
Soviet delegates affixed their sigma
lures to the preliminary peace and
armistice pacts. Can a peace cut
ting Russia off from Germany and
delivering to Poland 100000 Rus
SLAMS be permanent" was another
question in the minds of Soviet SYM
pathizers.
3n the host Of observers present
were several who since 1918 have
publicly advocated the resurrection
of the Poland which was lcriminally
partioned by Catherine the Great. The
same men witnessing the Polish
Russian peace concluded here WON
dered whether young Poland had not
followed GATHERINGS grievous policy.
The delegates supplied no answers
to these questions. True, as COM
pared with the solemn faces of the
Soviet ENJOYS, the Polish representa-
tives looked happy,
In their closing speeches, the
heads of the delegations. Adolph
Joffe, for the Bolsheviki, and Jan
Dombski for the Poles, struck diff
ferent notes. NJ. Joffe omitted CIV
ing his opinion of the peace, but paid
d personal tribute to M. Dombski's
peace efforts.
"In six days" M. Joffe concluded,
1.-THE military operations will cease
completely and both peoples will
themselves see that the war is not
renewed. Legally peace is not yet
in effect, but actually it already ex-
lists in the hearts of the people on
both Sides"
"This peace" said M. Dombski in
reply, sis based only on right prin-
ciples, namely, honor and justice.
1t is a peace without victors or van
quished and this guarantees its dur
ability. The soldiers will soon re-
turn to their homes. bloodshed end
ing and constructive work beginning."
The text of the treaty signed last
night differs from the summary pre-
viously cabled regarding the time for
ratification. This was finally
changed from twenty-five days to
three weeks. Concerning the gold
questions the Poles refused to take
100000 rubles '(s2,5OO,o0O), leaving
the matter to be settled at the final
peace negotiations. So. e..
Militarists in each delegation OPP
posed the agreement, Dombski and
Joffre being looked upon az repre-
senting the pacifist elements in their
respective countries. The militant
communists held that the peace IA
vored by Joffre was an ,unwarrant-
ed eapitulation. Fearing the effect
of the. approach ing hard winter the
extreme communists favored the con-
tinuation of the war. That would
enable them to tell the Russian peo-
pie that the responsibility for the
added suffering rested not on the
soviet government, but on Poland
and France. On the other hand, The
Polish militarists, believing that the
lapse and regarding Dombskfs tri-
umph as a blow. to their power, also
opposed peace.
The present red offensive against
General Wrangel strengthened the
militant communists. On the other
hand, France, worrying over what
might happen to General Wrangel,
exerted her Influence to block an i'm
mediate peace, altno ugh the crea-
ton of a Polish corridor separating
Russia from Llthuania and Gcrmany
is considered French diplomatic
victory. For quite opposite reasons
Britain dislikes the present pea e
agreement.
The Lithuanian delegates here are
aroused against both POLAND and
Russia. While protesting against
the Polish invasion OF Lithuania and
the attack on Wilma, they also
charge the soviet government with
violating the recent Russo-Lithuan-
ing to Poland Lithuanian territory
for the ccrrdar to Latvia. Follow
ing tire example of Lithuapia, the
Ukranian, eastern Galician and White
Russian Delegations nere issued pro-
tests against the disposal of their
territories by Poland and Russia. The
Ukranians' are especially aroused
over Poland's recognition of the
Ukrainian soviet government.
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