INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1920, Page 2

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

fAOSTHALIAN & N.Z. CAB LB ASSOCIATION]

TRADE WITH RUSSIA

•LONDON, August 4

Thy British attempt to re-open trading with Russia remains still in abeyance. It is now stated by Government circles to be highly improbable that the trade negotiations witn the RussianSoviet delegation will be re-opened just at present. - Britain will wait at least till the Soviet authorities at Moscow reply to tlie British Note of July 29th. regarding the Allied request for a cessation of all military hostilities with Poland. soviet!intention. LONDON, August 4. While Britain is anxious for a reply from the Soviet Government regarding the Note asking for the hold up of the Russian advance on Warsaw, it is stated that the latest British advices 1 from Poland just received this moriting show that the IRusso-Polish neI gotiations are at a standstill. This is. 1 stated to he owing to the SoViet being 1 uncompromising in its determination to i take Warsaw first and then negotiate..

AN INTERVIEW.

BERLIN, August 5. Herr von Simon in an interview with the “Berliner Tageblatt” said that he believed the Russians were certainly striving for a restoration of normal relations with Western Europe. He held that in the long run, the Hist European question could not be settled without Germany’s co-operation. It would be deplorable if Germany could not participate in the proposed London Conference, for she had had" more experience in (his matter than any other country-

Von. Simons said lie was opposed to Germany pushing in where she‘was not wanted, but Germany could still place her knowledge at the Londot) Conference’s disposal. He was not prepared to"make a Treaty with the Soviet unless Russia was ready to carry out obligations to the Entente. Referring to Mr Churchill's statement that the time had not arrived tor Germany to demand her admission to the League of Nations, he stated that the German people could not permit themselves to be used as mercenaries in connection with other people’s military plans.

NEARING WARSAW. (Received This Day at 3 a.m.) WARSAW, August 4. Government. are preparing' to go to Kalish in the event of being compelled jto evacuate the capital. It is expected the Bolsheviks will enter within forty,eight hours. ANGLO-FRENCH ACTION, PARIS, August 4. The 1 ‘Echo de Paris” states top An‘ r glo-Frpneh will need to adopt a common line of actipn regprdipg Russia by whjplf the peril may bp pvercpmp . A BRITISH NOTE, (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 5, Though thy contents of thfe British" wireless Note demanding an explanation of Russias advance in Poland is unknown, it is understood it threatens a rupture of relations. Some newspapers declare it amounts to an ultimatum with a threat of war. 1

REPORTED SECRET TREATY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 5. It is reported that a secret treaty was concluded between Russia and Germany prior to the advance on Poland, where r by in return for Gernfhny’s neutrality _ Russia would eventually surrender Poland to Germapy, as a security for German credits in money and goods.

RUSSIAN MISSION. w . (Received tliis day at 8 a.iu.j L()XJ.)ON, August 4.* Hon. Lloyd George had two hours conference with Kamenoff and Kyasgyj at Downing Street. . FINLAND AND RUSSIA. COPENHAGEN, August 4. Finnish-JRiissian negotiations har* been in progress at Dorpat. They have broken down. This is stated to be consequent on the Soviet delegates rejecting ail the new economical matters brought up on a basis of the statues existing before the rest- of the Soviet Republic to rulership of Russia. - EVACUATING WARSAW. (Received tins Hay, at 9.30 a.m.) : : ■' tCNDON 1 , 1 Aiigti’st 5. The evacuation of Warsaw is expected at any moment'. The Polish armies are shatfered. Britain sent an qltjjpatmii to’ Moscow fhat the invasion of Polnjjff must be halted or trade’ relations wijl be dropped. russo-german“apkelment. : Reeeiyp<J this day at 9.20 q.nj.| , PARIS, Aug f ; Commenting on the Rußsp-Gprmap ecionqmjc agreement' the *ifetjt Parisian,” says tlie Bolsheviks coutit upon driving fljc Poles out of Daqzig Corridor. Then in the proposed peace negotiations they woujd insist upop the adinissiop of Gerpiapy to the epnfgrv . ence. The Bolsheviks would seelf tq obtain the restoration of the RusspGerman frontier, the suppression pf the border States and even demand the restoration of German eplonies. THE POLISH DANGEIf. (Received this dqv at 9.20 q.m,) PARIS, Aug 5, The “Matin” doubts whether Britain will send military aid to .Poland, It believes French troops' now near the theatre of war may he ordered to cooperate for the defence of Poland. “aderweski interviewed,' complained bitterly of Poland being abandoned by everybody except France.