Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
French and British War Lords
Ordered to Prepare Military
Plans to Save Warsaw From
Soviet Tyranny.
FRANCE READY TO USE
TROOPS TO END ADVANCE
MiIIerand Drafts UItimatum to
Keep Hands Off, or Allies
Will Occupy Ruhr-BIoCk-
ade Is Again CIamped On.

Hythe, England. Aug. S.--Grcat
Britain and France are convinced
that the bolsheviki intend 10 capture
WARSAW and set up soviet govern
ment in Poland
This was learned from an official
source tonight following announce
ment at the conference on Poland
between Premiers Lloyd George of
Great Britain and Millerand of
France. held today, that the confer
ence would continue tomorrow when
the premiers will pass OH naval, mill
tary and economic plans to save Po-
land. The plans are being drawn up
tonight by Marshal Foch and Field
Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, chief Of
the British imperial staff.
These developments followed Off
cial announcement that the soviet had
refused Today truce, requested by
Lloyd George in Fridays meeting
with the Russian mission headed by
M. Kameneff and Krassn.
While there has been no talk of
officially declaring war on Russia
the allies have decided to give Poland
all possible military, naval and econ
| omlc assistance at once.
To Enforce Blockade.
The premiers received two notes
from Moscow today. Tonight they
sent another 70 the soviet and ad-
vised Poland to seek truce direct
from the bolsheviki who indicated if
the request came from the Poles it
might have better chance. One of
the bolshevik notes said a meeting
of the Poles and Russians had been
called for Minsk Wednesday and
that the ! bolsheviki preferred to
make their own arrangements 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 commons
| until Tuesday. M. Millerand and his
party will not return to France until
late Monday.
The French are urging establish
inent of defensive line in Poland,
either before Warsaw or iinmidiate-
ly behind it. M. Millerand also pro-
posed that the French and the Brit
ish troops in the plebiscite would be
used chiefly for moral support and
that Roumania and Czecho- -Slovakia
also be asked to send troops.
Warning Given Germany.
Following the conference. which
continued until after 6 o'clock, M.
Millerand presented for approval OF
the British delegates "a declaration
warning Germany that if an attempt
is made to cooperate with the bol-
| sheviki, the allies will occupy the
Ruhr and other points in Germany.
Mr.. Lloyd George has not yet in
I dicated his approval, but French cir
cles believe he will agree to it.
/. 1t is learned tonight that at the
meeting in London Friday between
the bolshevik representatives and
Mr.. Lloyd George, M. Krassin and
kameneff apparently thought they
could induce Moscow to accept
i truce. Refusal of the soviet is taken
here as meaning Kamenef and Kras-
sin have but minor influence with
Premier Lenin and War Minister
Trotzky
Mr.. Lloyd George offered every
guarantee that the truce would not
be used to reinforce the Poless posi-
tion. He agreed to have bolshevik
officers behind the Polish lines to
see that the terms were enforced. He
answered all Russian objections and
4 Kameneff forwarded the plan to
Moscow, urging adoption.
In British and French circles it
is admitted that the situation has
! brought crisis only second in grav-
| ity to the one Of 1914