INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1920, Page 3

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z- CABLE ASSOCIATION]

BRITAIN’S ATTITUDE.

STATEMENT BY LLOYD GEORGE

(Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, August 5.

In the House of Commons, Hon Lloyd Georged stated Government-had not jet received a reply to the telegram, to the Soviet of July 29th. He read the lat- ' est British telegnm to the Soviet, Stating if it insisted on peace conditions being settled between Poland and Russia to the exclusion of other powers thp basis whereon it was proposed to conduct negotiations in London would disappear and the project for a Conference would fall to the ground. Also if the Soviet took advantage of delay to continue the advance into Ethongraphioal Poland, Government would be driven to the conclusion that the Soviet did not intend to respect the liberty and independence of Poland, and the situa- \ tion contemplated in the Government’s telegram to Tchitcherm of 20th July would have arrived. , He jidded that he and Hon. Bonar Law yesterday interviewed Kamenoff and Hrassin' and made clear the So- ‘ yiets iconduct had necessarily raised the suspicion that it was insincere in professing a desire for peace and declaring the intention to respect the , liberty apd independence of Poland; j that that suspicion" would only lie re- j movable by the immediate conclusion of i a fajr armistice. In view of the inva- j sjou of ethonigraphica] Poland, Gov- j eminent won]d take effective steps to remove obstacles to the transmission of military supplies to Poland from Danzig. view of the critical situation Hon. Lloyd George refrained from making a further statement but lie pronifsed if Government’s suspicions were confirmed, he woujd make a full statement on August 9th7 in regard to further naval apd liiilitaiy steps, which might be ne- . pessary. " j