AMERICA SYMPATHISES BUT CANNOT HELP.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 276, 16 August 1920, Page 5

AMERICA SYMPATHISES BUT CANNOT HELP.

(Rec. August 15, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, August 13. Speaking at Milwaukee, Mr. Roosevelt, the Dcmocratio Vice-Presidential nominee, said that if America had been a member of the League of Nations Poland would not, be fighting tile Bolsheviks now. If America had been able to throw her moral force into the scale, tha Bolshovik ormies would not be where they are now. Tho heart of America vent out to Poland, but heri handß were tied.— Aus.-N./j. Cnblo Assn.

THE DEFENCE OF WARSAW. JReo. August 15, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, August 13. General Weygand, who ie now at Warsaw, agreed to tako command of tho Polish forces provided Ihe Poles did not insist on actually defending the capital, jpitudski declared, that Warsaw would ib« defended to the lost, and Gonornl

Weygand thereupon declined to tako the command.—Aus.-N.Z Cablo Assn. WARSAWIuRRODNDED SOME OP THE PEACE TERMS. (Rec, August 1(5, 0.5 a.m.) Berlin, August 15. Bolsheviks report, that Warsaw Jus been surrounded. Dumowski, leader nf the Polish National Democrats, is Heading a revolutionary movement to overthrow the Polish Government. M. Tchitchoriu states' that Russia intends to include in the peace terms a provfsion for arming Polish Soviet militias of trade unions. As a counterpoise to the Imperialist landlords and a protection to Russia against attack, liussia will insist on _ Poland grunting free land to the families of Polish citizens killed or wounded in the war. "The Soviet has an absolutely free hand in the Orient, and' until a general agreement is reached with Britain its limitations can be determined only by treaty. I can give assurance that such limitations will be rigidly observed," he said. l\l'. Tchitsherin further states that the Soviet has not the least intention of annihilating Poland. "Russia desires only a guarantee against the Polish armies' new attacks. We demand a reduction of the Polish army to 50,000. Russia stands ready to withdraw her army from Poland and the Polish frontier."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIKS SEIZEYOLISH HARVEST (H-ec. August 15, 5.5 p.m..) Copenhagen, August 14. Reports from Warsaw ' state that the Bolsheviks .ire requisitioning the Polish harvest and sending the grain eastward. —Aus.-N.Z. CabJe iscn.