New-York tribune., 1920-08-25
Washington A,vaits
Note From, Poland
W Warsa,U Expected to Make
Her Military Intentions
Plain in Reply to u. S.

From The Tribnne'S Washington Bureuu
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-With the
Allied governments practically in
agreement upon a definite Russo-P Polish
policy. as indicated by the statement
issued at the Lucerne conference be-
tween Premiers Lloyd George and
Giolitti, some reassuring word of
Poland's military intentions may be
expected soon from the Warsaw For
eign Office, it was believed in official
quarters here to-day.
The outspoken opposition of this
government to further Polish pene-
in the representations made by Amer
lean Charge d'Affaires White to the
Polish government at the time the
United States note was dispatched to
Italy, has been answered only infor-
mally by declaration that the Su-
preme Councils line would be adhered
to-
Though no American observer at
tended the Lucerne conference and
this government has failed to receive
official notification from Great Britain
or Italy on the new Polish Russian
stand, officials were gratified at the
u
In the face of the Lucerne pro-
nouncement that recognition will be
withheld from the Soviet regime if the
Mlnsk peace terms are insisted upon,
1t was believed that Poland will fully
realize that the Allied governments
are in accord on the question of
preservation Of the Polish nation. The
Allied demand to the Bolshevik gov
ernment to withdraw its plan for
proletariat army on Polish soil, officials
SAID, would be insisted upon.
The statement attributed to Lloyd
George that President Wilson's present
RUSSIAN policy is inconsistent with his
declaration with regard to the Prinkipo
conference provoked no official re-
Joinder from the State Department.
Interest was centered today in the
deliberations of the Polish B olshevik
negotiators at Minsk Though the
State Department is without detailed
information, it was said that the Soviet
terms were far too drastic to warrant
a speedy decision by the Polish gov
ernment.
The State Department to-day was in
formed of the Soviet peace terms in
dispatch from Minsk via Warsaw, pub
lished by the Polish news agency. The
terms as reported by the agency fol-
low:
Independence of Polish Republic
Recognized.
2-lndemnity-None demanded.
3-Frontler ine-Curzon note of
July II (same as peace conference
llne) Is proposed plus certain districts
east Of Cholm and Bialystok in favor
of Poland.
4-Demo ization-Pollsh army to
be reduced to $4,000 men; a militia,
composed Of workmen, to be organized
for the purpose Of maintaining order.
Disqualification to be put into es-
feet within thirty days after conclu-
sion of peace treaty.
6-For the force indicated in para
graph Poland is to be permitted to
retain necessary arms and war ma
terials, and the rest Of such arms and
war materials must be delivered within
month to the Soviets land part to be
given to the militia"
Polish state is to take over arms
and ammunition and to demoblize war
industry.
8-Poland required to refuse entry
into its territory of men, horses or war
materials for states hostile to the
Soviets.
9-Warfare to cease three days (sev-
ty-two hours) after signature of
arm tlce' d neutral Dell, T1ty NerStS
in width, to be established.
10-"Soviet" (military) "force to
remain at 100000"
n-Poland to return property taken
from Soviet territory and to repair
bridges destroyed by Polish forces.
12-Families Of Polish citizens
killed, wounded or disabled to receive
grants of land.
13-Poland to grant right of trans
portation of Soviet goods through Po-
lish territory.
14-The Wolkowisk Bialystok- Graf
evo railroad to remain at the disposal
of the Soviets.
15--Poland to proclaim amnesty.