The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-11
Lloyd George Tells Parliament
He Still "Hopes For Peace"
With Russia.
BOLSHEvIKI MUST HALT
Even Though Their War Was
Partly Justified Poland Must
Not Be Crushed.
(sy Associated Press.l

London, Aug. 10.-'T am still hope
full of peace" were the opening words
of Premier Lloyd Georges announce
ment on the house of commons today,
with regard to the Russo-Polish crisis.
The house was crowded and the ten
sion was high in anticipation of the
premier's peace or war" statement.
AS he entered he was warmly cheered.
NJ. NJ. Krassin and Kameneff. of the
Russian soviet delegation here, were
in the strangers gallery.
Mr.. Lloyd George declared the Polish
attack was not justified in the opin-
ion of the British government and the
soviet government, in any conditions
of peace. was entitled to take into
account the facts of the attacks made
by the Poles upon Russia and that
those attacks were delivered despite
the warnings of the allies to Poland.
The soviet, he declared, was en-
titled to demand such guarantees as
would be exacted by any power
against a repetition of attacks of that
kind. What was challenged, he said,
was that nothing justifies retaliation,
reprisal or punishment which goes to
the extent of wiping out national ex-
istence."
right of any power to demand the
extinction of another nation as pun
ishment for the aggression of its gov
ernment," Premier Lloyd George said,
Europe has to be considered. The
independence OF Poland and its ex-
istence as an Independent nation is
an essential part of the structure of
the European peace. Reparation of
Poland would not merely be a crime;
it would be a peril, and we have to
consider these contingencies as a
basis for our policy"
The premier declared that the sole
purpose of the allied policy was to
secure peace on a basis of indepen-
dence for ethnographical Poland. He
said the Hythe conference agreed that
all countries should advise Poland TO
endeavor to negotiate an armistice
and make peace as long as such in
dependence was recognized
That recommendation has been for
warded to the soviet government, the
premier stated.
Outlining the action the allies had
decided to take if necessary, the pre-
mier said no action would be taken
except to support to the struggle for
Poland's existence and independence.
Poland, he declared. 1t would not
be necessary, he said, if the Polish
resources were thoroughly organized
and well directed:
The next action, continued the pre-
mier, would be to put economic pres
sure upon soviet Russia, either by
naval action or international action. |
Substantial stores, he said, were
available in. that quarter of the
world, which the allies could feel
abliged to send to Poland.
Paris, Aug. 10.-A Havas dispatch |
from Hythe says it is understood that |
the premiers considering the Polish |
situation agreed that in the event the |
Bolsheviki sought to impose crushing
terms on Poland at Minsk on Wednes- |
day, a naval blockade of Russia by the
British fleet would be inaugurated |
that neighboring neutral nations will
be asked to suspend exports to Rus |
sia and that eventually the allies
might appeal to Germany to effect the |
isolation of Russia by land.
Another measure considered, the !
dispatch says, consists of forming a |
defensive front against Russia by |
appealing to Letvia, Lithuania, eau
caus and Azerbaijan as well as other /
states formerly parts of the Russian
empire. !
The dispatch adds the British and |
French premiers "at one time con-
sidered appealing to the League of
Nations to settle the Russo-P Polish /
problems.