The New York herald., 1921-01-13
OxOV1 Nv ILL H 1OX
Troops That Routed Wran-
gel With Budenny's Cav
airy Are Gathering on
Border of Lithuania.
FOR REVENGE ON POLES
Lithuanian Minister and
Others Say Zellgowsky's
Hold Of Wilma Is the
Excuse.
REDS BOAST OF NEW WAR
100000 Troops Already in
Line for Offensive and They
May Reach German
Frontier.
REDS BOAST OF NEW WAR
ny CAPT. FRANCIS M,CULLAGH.

ny CAPT. FRANCIS M'CULLAGH.
special Correspondence of THE New YonK
HERALD.
Copyright. 1927, by THE New YoKK EInnALD
KovNo Lithuania, Dec. 20, 1920.-"It
is impossible to forecast what will hap
pen in the near future with regard to
any country, and especially with re-
gard to such an enigma as Russia, but
] am convinced myself that a renewal
of the Russo Polish war is certain to
take place in the spring. # not sooner
said DR.. Purickis. Lithuanian Min
lister for Foreign Affairs. 'The news
that / have had of military concentra-
tons on the part of the Red army In
the Smolensk area and of feverish
preparations for war in all the Red
munition factories comes from the
most trustworthy sources, and / am
compelled to believe 1t.
meanwhile. so long as this Zell-
gowsky gang remains In Wilma any
sort Of trouble Is possible between Po-
land and Russia, Poland and Lithu-
ania and Russia and Litlluania, for 1t
Is an undisciplined gang which has
advanced at several points into the
neutral zone and has In other ways
failed to observe the terms OF the
armistlce. Its undisciplined condition
is clearly shown by it's loss from de-
sertions, loss which prevents it's con-
tinual reenforcements from doing 1t
much good. We captured the other
day all the papers OF brigade STAFF.
and among those papers we found the
report of Colonel who said that dur
ing the previous night one-third OF his
regiment had deserted"
Lithuanians Not BluHinE.
with this statement as preface ]
shall repeat. and with greater emphasis.
what said in recent article. to the
effect that another Russo-Polish war is
certain to break out In the spring II the
wilma incident is not satisfactorily
liquidated. An impression has gained
ground in the Continental press that the
Idtnuanians are dangling the Red bogey
before the eyes OF Europe in order to
frighten England and France into solv-
ing the Wilma question by the total elinii-
nation of zellgowsky. but from personal
Investigations conducted here IN Kovno
] am convinced that this way OF looking
at. the matter is utterly and mischievous-
ly wrong. OF any subtlety of the kind
the Lithuanians are quite incapable. and
the facts which prove that II Zellgowsky
does not clear out OF Wilma before spring
a great Red drive will be made not
only TO wilma. but TO the German FROM
tier at Eydtkuhnen. are many and In
disputable.
These facts shall now give. On
December IL NJ. Joffe, the Bolshevist
Minister In Riga. handed to the Polish
delegation there very ominous and very
ably written protest against Zellgowsky's
presence at Wilma. AS II TO anticipate
the usual Polish disclaimer OF having
any connection with this northern Dan
nunzio, the Soviet Government asked
these two apparently unanswerable ques-
tions 'Tf you disclaim all responsibility
for the action taken by Gen. Zellgow-
sky" they said, why don't you strike
his name out OF your army list. and at
the same time cease supplying his force
with provisions. reenforcements and mu-
nitions OF war;
'In any csse,'' continues. IN effect.
the Soviet statement, I'VE cannot re-
main Indifferent to the presence at wilma
OF band of irresponsible adventures
composed OF Polish soldiers whom their
own Government disown. OF foreign
troops supposed to have come to pro-
0rHar ~ <f tba
of savinkov. Balakhovitch and others.
nll OF whom may unite later on In an
invasion OF Soviet Russia. II such an
invasion takes place we shall regard
Poland as being entirely responsible for
IT,"
Reds Fear 20 Demobilise.
People just come from Soviet Russia
say that the Commissars are In an ex-
tremely beilicose and triumphant mood
on account OF their having finished at
last with wrangei and Baiakhovitch.
Feeling at the same time that II would
be dangerous to demobilize the army.
which might overthrow them, they are
determined TO find employment for Il by
starting new war with Poland, whose
easy victory over them hurt them deep
ly at the time and hurts them deeply
still.
In nght against Poland they feel
that they will have on their side all the
old Russian officers In fact, Brusiloff
has already spoken strongly In public
OF the necessity Of tho Soviet crushing
its enemies. Both Lenine and Trotxky
are now convinced that Poland Is the
most dangerous Of their immediate enc
mics. and that. in any case. they must
make war on her In order to make
Continued on Fourth Pogo.