Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

/ attend the conference
London, Aug 13-The opposition Of
/ British labor to assistance in the war
/ against Soviet Russia was voiced today
/ with extraordinary vehemence and absO
lutte unanlmuty at a special conference
here representing all elements Of the work
erg
The resolutions adopted hailed with
satisfaction the Russian government :
declaration IN favor Of the complete IN
dependence of Poland and pledged the
I! British labor party 70 resist any form Of
military Intervention against Soviet
Russia
Paris, Aug 13.-The French govern
n1ent IS sending a note 70 the United
States expressing pleasure that the French
and American views on the Russo-Polish
situation are in complete accord. 1t was
learned here today
Rome, Aug Acknowledgement bv
France Of the government of General
Wrangel in South Russia is the subject
today OF heated comment in the Italian
newspapers. The Messagero say :.
France places herself in oppc sition. we
Will not yet say at war with BolshevIk
Russia. The newspaper adds that Great
Britain and Italy favor economic and
political peace with Russia and that the
attitude Of France breaks the accord Of
the allies on the Russian problem and
makes the situation worse.
Warsaw, Aug. Responsibility for
continuance Of the fighting in Poland
was today placed on the Russian Soviet
government by polish foreign minister
Sapiela in a telegram sent TO Sir Erie
Drummond, general secretary of the
League of Nations The foreign minister's
telegram concludes:
nder tortuous preteXts the Soviet
government has up TO the present refused !
TO enter peace negotiations or fix armistlce
conditions. Nevertheless the Polish gov /
ernment has not and will not cease 10 do |
everything possible TO conclude an honor +
able peace but declines all responsibility /
for prolongation of the war which entirely /
falls on the Soviet government" 7
London, Aug 13-American relief /
workers will continue to care for Polish /
children they have been assisting for I
some time, even il through the fortunes of /
war these children fall into the hands of /
the Russian Bolsheviki.
NJ kameneff of the Bolshevik trade |
here has conferred with !
". L. Brown. director of the America /
relief administration, and has assured /
MIR. Brown he will use all efforts to induce |
hls government to afford protection for |
relief workers. I
London, Aug I3-Progress bv the
" fhasr arI Il
district south of Brest-Litoysk and east /
of Lublln is reported in Thursdays official
from Moscow, received TODAY.
Along the river Dniester and the shores
OF the Black Sea there is no change in the
situation.
Constantinople, Aug. 1l.-An American
wireless message received TODAY gave
Turkish officials first news of the signing |
ON Tuesday of the treaty at Sevres.
France. 1t was greeted indifferentlv The
Turks say frankly that the treaty is of
no Importance, ''as it will be cancelled
when the Bolsheviki cross Rumania and
Bulgaria and expel the Greeks from
Ihrace and Smyrna and join hands with
the Natlonallsts in Anatoha
Warsaw, Aug. II (1120 p. M Polish
successes on the southern front where
the Russians have been pushing for Lem
berg, are reported in tonight's official
The Polish cavalry and in
iantry have ousted the Bolsheyiki from
several villages
These towns are in the district northeast
of Lemberg and to the west and north
vest of Brody on the Galician border
Fighting is continuing still further south
ilong the stripa I'm the Bucszaz area)
Paris, Aug Too much Importance
being given by the French and Brit
sh press to the dlvergency in views be-
ween the French and British govern
nents ON the Wrangel incident" was
he statement given The Associated
'ress yesterday at the French Foreign
1ffice. Premier Alilerand is away from
he city, and M. Paleologne, former French
AMBASSADOR to Russia, was in charge of
he foreign office today.
France it was added, follows its
wn traditional policy towards Russia
nd towards Poland"