New-York tribune., 1921-09-23
W arsaw Gives
Soviet to Oct. )
To Obey Treaty
Trotzky Announces Ultima
tum Has Been Received.
and Calls for Activity
In ALI Ranks of the Army
100000 Troops Ready
Payment of 10000, 900
Rubles Agreed On at Riga
Chief Demand of Poles

RIGA, Sept. % BY The Associated
Press A Polish ultimatum, expiring
October g. was handed the Russian
government on Monday last, says a
radio message from Moscow to-day.
After Trotzky's announcement of the
ultimatum, according to the radio, the
Moscow Soviet adopted a resolution de-
claring Russia wanted peace and was
prepared to make every effort to pre-
serve it, but warned its enemies that
no attack would catch Russia Mapping.
The resolution said the Soviet de-
manded activity in all ranks of the
army. and called on the workmen of
the world, and particularly in the bor-
der states, to "interfere with all their
energy III the dastardly plans of ad-
venturers, threatening to cause new
war and prevent continuance of the
peaceful reconstruction of Russia"
Russia, according to reliable mill
tary information here, would be able to
put into the field in & short time at
least half million we'll organized SOL
diers against Poland or Rumauia in
the event Of war. On August l the
total strength of the Soviet army was
about 2,250,000. of whom 900 were
fighting effectives. Since then. under
the plan Of gradual demobiiization the
number has been reduced to about
100000, of whom nearly half are
listed as electives. Of these 400 900
are in the Ukraine.
According to neutral observers the
Soviet army, although smaller and still
poorly equipped according to American
standards, is more efficient and better
organized than the army which last
fought Poland. Since it's defeat near
Warsaw the army has been thoroughly
reorganized, especially with regard to
officers, of whom thousands have been
trained in new army schools.
General Sergius Kameneff, who was
general on the old Cgarst staff, is,
under Trotzky, the Soviet commapder
in chief. His chief of staff, General
Lebedeff. also is a former Czarist Off
Ger. 1t is considered here that Poland
could not count on assistance from
Latvia, Esthonia or Lithuania in the
event of war.
According to local Bolshevik sources
Poland's principal demand is for pay
rent of the 30,OO0,0O0 gold rubles pro
vided for in the treaty of Riga, while
Russia refuses to pay this sum until
General Boris Savinkoff and other anti
Bolsheviki, whom Russia charges Po-
land with aiding, have been expelled
from Poland. Russia, these sources
say, wishes to appoint commission
to settle the difficulty. A Warsaw
dispatch to "The London Times" Of
September Is said General Savinkoff
had left Poland on his own initiative
for an indefinite period)
MOSCOW, Sept 20 (By The Associ-
ated Press) delayed Leon Trotzky,
who has just returned here from tho
Ukraine, addressed an enthusiastic
meeting of the Moscow Soviet to-day
He said the ultimatum from Poland de-
manded fulfillment Of the peace terms
signed in Riga, but he declared Russia
could also make demands for fulfill
ment of the treaty, as Polish generals
were supporting banditry in the
Ukraine and Poland itself in many
ways was violating the provisions of
the treaty.
Reviewing his visit to the Ukraine,
Trotzky said the maneuvers of the
Soviet army had been mistaken by
civilians, and even by many soldiers,
as q massing of the Soviet troops on
the Polish border. AS a matter of
fact, however, he declared, the Soviet
army had not been massed along the
border, but was put there in sufficient
numbers to guard against enemies.