New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-24

similar Action by Runlania
inc Dispute Over Besse-
rabian Border Predicted
Nv Higl, French Officials
No War Move Expected
Surrender of Ansi-Red Lead
e. in the Ukraine, as 8
Criminal, Is Demanded

| PARIS, Sept 20 by me Associated
pYssl,--The severance by Poland OF
splora.ic relations with the Russian
ssv;et government is regarded In high
rrxueh official circles SIS probable and
: i thought similar action by Ru-
-,snta may follow as result of the
Ssuute over the Bessarahian boundary.
7he French government, however, CON
s;ss-s war between Poland and Russia
;~possible. because both physically are
incapable OK carrying on hostilities.
The reports that Poland has deliv-
e,sa an ultimatum to Russia and that
rrsnce is pressing Poland and Ru-
wania to begin warfare against the
Russians are declared by the Foreign
ofse to be merely propaganda de-
siened 20 put France in the light OF
seeking 70 stir up the small nations
srsirss Russia.
Rumanian Crisis Averted
TIE Rumsnian situation Is not con-
,Idsrad critical, as theirs have been
jsclsratiens from Moscow that there
Is nothing between Rumania and Rus
sis that Is incapable OF being settled
~ negotiaeio
4 dispatch to the Havas Agency from
Warsaw dated Thursday says tho Pol
sh Foreign Office has instructed the
Polish Charge d'Afsires at Moscow 70
protest energeticaliy against the de-
ay OF the Soviet government in re-
ssering Polish property IS provided
70. under the Treaty Of Riga.
Maxine Surrender Demanded
RIGA, Latvia, Sept. % (By The As
sociated Press).-A note demanding
tAst Rumania surrender General
Makno, snti-Bolshevik leader in the
Ukraine, together with his followers,
IS common criminals" has been dis
patched to Rumania by the Soviet
authorities, it was announced in a
wireless message from Moscow to-day.
The note was signed by George
Icbitcherir, the Commissary for For
sign Affairs. and NJ. Rakovsky, the for
nsr Rumanian Socialist leader, who
later organized a Soviet movement in
he Ukraine and early sthis year was
Central Committee at Moscow.
The forces Of General Maxine have
been defeated by Soviet cavalry, says
wireless message from Moscow to-
dsy.
4O5s OA &Suax8A nkAuO8 U8u W0x9
Killed, the message asserts, adding that
General Makno, with fifty OK sixty fol-
lswers, crossed the frontier into
Bessarabia, where they were dis
armed
The Polish ultfmasum, as announced
By the Russian Foreign Once through
tie Rosta Agency to-day. contains a
threat by Poland to break off diplo-
matic relations unless the Russians
tglfll the Riga treaty by October l..
Tie official radio message which
yesterday announced the receipt Of the
rlinatum gave the date of It's expira-
san as Of October 8, but that appears
have been an error In transmission.
70 war threat Is contained in the
sltimatum.
Trotsky's view that the chansss arc
rin ety-nine IN one hundred there will
rot be war appears to be held by most
II the foreign and Baltic officials at
Riga. But they all consider the situa-
ton so delicate that positive predic-
ton is impossible.
@The Polish uItimatum," Trotskv Ia
quoted in radio message % having
said, "is not yet war, but only its
specter."
He announced that though most of
the Red army had been demobilized the
command and skeleton organizations
hsd been kept intact and millions could
Join the ranks