Evening star., 1921-09-21
DEMANDS ON REDS
LEAD IRISH ISSUE
Peace Crisis Superseded for
Day by British Note Charg-
ing BoIshevik Intrigue.
By the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. September 81 - Great
Britain's sharp note to the Russian
soviet government relative to hostile
activities Of bolshevik agents in the
near east and in. India today claimed
precedence in interest h-. E over the
Irish situation. Mr.. Lloyd George
will probably have an informal talk
over Irish affairs today with mem
bers of his cabinet. who are at Gair-
loch, Scotland. and Ireland will be
the subject of a conference there to-
morrow, but the protest sent to
George Chitcherin, soviet foreign
minister. by Earl Curzon. secretary
for foreign affairs, made public yes
terday, seemed to have many features
which appeared to foreshadow inn
portant developments.
Trade Treaty ImperiIed.
ing carried on propaganda in Persia
and Afghanistan, of sending
agents into eastern Afghanistan for
the purpose OF getting in touch with
disorderly elements in India and
with ts.p preventing ssttlemsns OF
fsh f1ationalists ana the allied powers.
The soviet government was asked
for assurances that these activities
would cease. and II was >intimated
that the commercial agreement be-
tween this country and Russia would
Vaccinations by bolshevik emissaries.
Talk Of General Election.
The impression exists that Prime
Minister Lloyd George intends to ap-
peal to the country in a general e1ec-
tion for mandate dealing with the
Irish question, the problems arising
from Unemployment. the reparations
knotty matters which are pressing for
settlement. The decision that neither
Mr.. Lloyd George snor Earl Curzon
would attend the Washington confer
ence on the limitation of armaments
lent color to this belief.
Note Demands Action.
The note, which was written by the
foreign minister. Earl Curzon. was
delivered to the Moscow government
two days ago. 1t details number of
fragrant violations" of Russia's under
taking under the trade agreement with
Great Britain to cease anti-British
propaganda, and particularly enumer-
ates the activities of the third inter-
rationale of Moscow in India and At
ghanistan. quoting in substantiatfon
thereof statement by NJ. Stain.
president of the eastern section of
the third internationa1e, urging the
eastern secretariat to devote itself to
undermining the external power of
England and France.
It is declared in the note that the
British government has evidence of
continued intrigue with Indian revo-
lutionaries in Europe, some Of whom
were invited to Moscow last June to
discuss the best means of bringing
about a revolution in India, and also
refers. to the activities of Rothstein.
the Russian representative at Teheran,
who is declared to be importing large
sums and known to be subsidizing
Persian newspapers to carry on an
anti-British campaign. 1t complains
that the soviets are supporting the
Turkish nationalists.
RussO-Afghan Plot Alleged.
The gravest charge pertains to the
Russo afghan treaty and M. Chitcher-
ms insistence upon a clause in this
treaty providing for the opening of
consulates in eastern Afghanistan.
Lord Curzon says the government
possesses indisputable evidence that
these consulates are regarded by the
soviet government as prospective CEN
also of the activities of Jamal Pasha,
sent to Afghanistan by the soviet to
provide the hostile tribesmen with
funds, arms and ammunition.
The note accuses the soviet OF try
ing to induce the Indian anarchist
HafiZ, who has been studying the
manufacture of bombs in Vienna, to
proceed to Afghanistan and supervise
a bomb depot on the borders of India
in order to facilitate the importation
of bombs into India.
1t declares that the soviet used
every persuasion TO prevent the An
CORA government from arriving at a
Doocafu1 solufion with the entente
powers and assembled considerable
forces on the orders Of Anatolia, sug-
gesting that they should be sent into
Anatolia for the support of the Kern
alists.