Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-09
BLOCKADE OF RUSSIA
WILL BE REIMPOSED

Hythe England. Aug, tby the
Associated Press) Great Britain
and France are convinced that the
bolsheviki intend TO capture war
saw and set up a soviet govern
ment in Poland.
This was learned from an off
clal source tonight following an
nouncement at the conference on
Poland between Premiers Lloyd
George of Great Britain and Mil
lerand of France, held today, that
the conference would continue to-
morrow, when the premiers Will
pass on naval, military and eco
nomic plans to save Poland. Ihe
plans are being drawn up tonight
by Marshal Foch and Field Mar
shal Sir Henry Wilson. chief of the
British imperial staff.
These developments followed of
ficial announcement that the soviet
had refused ten-day truce. re-
quested by Mr.. Lloyd George In
Fridays meeting with the Russian
mission headed by M. kameneff
and Krassin.
While there has been no talk OF
officially declaring war on Russia.
the allies have decided to give Po-
land all possible military. naval
and economic assistance at once.
: The premiers received two notes
from Moscow today Tonight they
sent another to the soviet and ad-
vised Poland to seek truce direct
from the bolsheviki. who indicated
IL the request came from the Poles
1t might have better chance, One
of the bosheviki notes said a
meeting of the Poles and Russians
had been called for Minsk We'd
nesday and that the boIsheviki
preferred to make their own ar
rangements with the Poles.
| 1t was reliably reported that the
/ blockade of Russia would be reim-
posed Immediately.
/ Mr. Lloyd George has deferred
| his statement in the house of COM
mons until Tuesday. M. Millerand
and his party will not return to
France until late Monday
| French are urging establishment
4 of a defensive line in Poland. either
4 before Warsaw or Immediately be-
hind it. M. Milerand also pro-
posed that the French and British
/ troops in the plebisclte area be
used, chiefly for moral support,
and that Rumania and Czecho--
/ Slovakia also be asked to send
/ troops.
Following the conference, which
continued until after S o'clock. M
Millerand presented for approval
/ of the British delegates a decla-
ration warning Germany that II ar
| attempt Is made to cooperate WIFI
! the bolsheviki. the allies will oc-
cupy the Ruhr and other points ir
! Germany
Mr.. Lloyd George has not YET
: irdicated his approval, but French
circles believe he will agree to 1t
It was learned tonight that al
the meeting In London Friday be-
I tween the bolshevik representatives
and Mr.. Lloyd George, M. krassir
and Kameneff apparently thought
they could induce Moscow to ac-
| cept truce. Refusal of the soviet
is taken here as meaning kamen-
eff and Krassin have but minor m
fluence with Premier Lenine ane
War Minister Trotzky.
Mr.. Lloyd George offered every
| guarantee that the truce would no'
/! be used to reinforce the Poles po'
sition. He agreed TO have bolshe'
Wiki officers behind the Polish
lines to see that the terms We're
( enforced He answered all Russian
objections and Kameneff forward
ed the plan to Moscow urging
| adoption. :.
In British and French circles II
is admitted that the situation has
brought a crisis second in gravit.
| only 70 that of 1914.
II has been learned that allied
aid for Poland will center in Mar
! shal Foch.
While the bolshevik refusal Il
said not to be final. and there was
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