Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-15
FEAR POLAND HAS
PACT W|THF|N[AND
TODEAL WITH REDS
Letvia. Esthonia and lith-
uania Are Also Alarmed
Over Baltic Union.
By the Associa ted Press.


cussion has been excited throughout
the Baltic states by the arrival in
this city of Rudolph Holsti, Finnish
minister of foreign affairs, to conduct
negotiations with M. Dombski, head
of the Polish peace mission. which
reached preliminary peace agree
ment with soviet Russia late last
week. His arrival is looked upon as
confirmation of insistent rumors than
Finland and Poland have made q Sc
cret agreement that neither will COM
plete a separate peace with the boil
Sheviki until the two countries reach
a perfect understanding and lay the
foundation for a Baltic union, in which
the two countries would be the back
bone.
Letvia, Esthonia and Lithuania, be-
ing smaller than Finland and Poland,
have regarded them with suspicion,
and Poland's aggressive action against
Lithuania has added to this distrust.
The three small countries, however,
are so fearful of the bolsheviki that
| they realize they cannot stand alone.
and it seems likely the organization
of Baltic union may be effected soon.
Lithuanians are greatly agitated by
| the announcement by Polish authori-
ties that two Polish regiments are
moving against Wilma to dislodge Gen.
Zellgouski and his troops, the action
i
disavowed by the Warsaw govern
ment Lithuanians claim these ad
ditional troops are merely reinforce
ments" and they are panicky over the
movement of troops said to be Polish
| from Wilma along the railway toward
| the Letvian frontier.
| Letvians also are uneasy, and have
modified troops along their border to
resist the outlaw" Polish troops
should they attempt to cross. Entente
officials are exercised over the atti-
tude of the forces in Wilma. which
are said to have prevented the league
of nations commission from entering
the city, and, it is alleged. subjected
it to what the British describe as
insults"
Russo-Finn Treaty Signed.
HELSINGFORS. Finland. October
l14-The RusSo-Finnish peace treaty
was signed today at Dorpat. Esthonia:
| Peace negotiations between Finland
spring snd on the Initiative Of the MOS
COW government. The pourparlers.
however, were subject to many in
! terruptions.
| As bearing upon the relations be-
tween Finland and Poland and be-
tween the two nations named and So
| Wet Russia, it may be noted that
Helsingfors dispatch Thursday night
reported a treaty between Finland and
soviet Russia had been sighed that
day at Dorpat, Esthonia.
| Report New Red-Pole Pact.
| RIGA, October 1.-THE bolsheviki
and Poles are reported to have COM
pleted a secret agreement at Riga
| whereby Poland gets timber conces-
sions in Russia and iron ore conces-
sions in Ukraine in lieu Of the gold
settlements the Poles had asked for.
I ho nroStinn Of Hn1d Qottla-
ments which caused SO much delay
in the preliminary peace negotiations.
| Consults With Paderewski.
| PARIS, October 14.-Leon Bourgeois,
ipresident Of the council of the league
LOT nations. received Ignace Jan Pad
ierewski, the former Polish premier.
TODAY. and informed him that the oc-
WAS in violation Of the undertakings
entered upon by Poland to the league.
He requested that the Polish govern
II ment take all necessary measures to
put an end to the occupation:
speedily, M. Bourgeois informed M.
II Paderewski, the league of nations
would be obliged to convene and ex-
anime the situation. which could only
be regarded as very serious.
II Plans Further War ON Reds.
LONDON, October 14-Gen. Bulak
III Sal8kOVlLCn, lodUeT OIL lHS RUSSIA II
|ltroops in Poland who have been fight
ling the Russian soviet forces inde-
|! pendently of the Poles, has invited all
the anti-bolsheviki to leave Poland
n before the Polish-s soviet armistice be-
comes effective October 10. in order
that they may continue the war
against the reds. says a dispatch to
the London Times from Warsaw.
4 spurns Allies Protest.
/ VIENNA. October 1.-Two bat
/ talions of Jugoslavs have entered the
southern plebiscite zone and occur ed
several towns. In reply to the allied
/ commissions protest, the battalion COM
j manders declared they did not recognize
the plebiscite commission and announced
they would take over the administration
pending developments 1t is rumored in
Klagenfurt that other troops are on the
way to the zone. The provincial
authorities have ordered the population
the allies.
!, Serious riots. the beating Of Germans
and the robbing Of shops are reported at
Marburg.
MassinE Troops on Frontier.
GENEVA, October 14.-Telegrams
from Klagenfurt say that the Jugoslavs
dissatisfied over the results of the
frontier. In the Carinthia district it
is reported, 21,S52 votes favoring union
with Austria were cast, while those in
favor of joining Jugoslavia numbered
1906.
Scouts Red U-Boat Reports.
DANZIG, October 14.-Admiral Bor-
owski, the Polish naval commander at
Danzig, says he does not place any
credence in the report that Russian boil
shevik submarines are operating in the
Baltic or elsewhere. The admiral says
the report came from a British source
and that it has not been verified.
French and British
ENJOYS Excited Over
the Crisis at wilma
| WARSAW October IA (by the Assoc