INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1920, Page 3

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

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BOLSHEVIK REPORT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) BERLIN, Aug. 15. Bolsheviks report Warsaw is surrounded.

Dumowski,' leader of the Polish National Democrats, is'rieading a revolutionary movement to overthrow the Polish Government.

Tchitcherin states Russia intends to include in the peace terms provision for arming Polish Soviet militias of trade unonisms as a counter poise to imperialist landlords and protection to Russia ngainst attack. Russia will insist on Poland granting free land to families of Polisli citizens killed or wounded in the war. The Soviet has absolutely a free hand in the Orient till ia general agreement is reached with Britain. Limitations can bo determined only by treaty. It can give assurances that such limitations will be rigidly observed.

RED DEMANDS. BERLIN, Aug. 16. Tehetcherin further states, that the Soviet has not the least intention of annihilating Poland. Russia desires only a guarantee against Polish armies new attacks. We demand reduction of the Polish Army to 50,000. Russia stands ready to withdraw her army from Poland and the Polisli frontier where only two hundred thousand will be loft.

LONDON, August 14. The Independent Labour Party Executive, at a meeting at Glasgow, passed a resolution "that the French recognition of General Wrangel indicates the general Allied duplicity. The Conference demands the severance of the Franco-British alliance. The Conference demands also the expulsion of- Mr W. Churchill from the War Office.

ITALIAN OPINION. . ROME, August Id. I Some Italian newspapers bitterly ' comment on France's support of the Wrangel Government . The “Giornale Epoca” says: “The Entente has broken up. It seems thus that Franco has accomplished what Germany failed to d 6.”

RAMENEFF’S STATEMENT. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 15. Kameneff in a letter to Hon Lloyd George, states that despite the rumour emanating froig interested quarters indicating that the Soviet have altered terms to Poland and also despite France's hostile acts rendering peace piprp cjjfficult, the Soviet Government nqt consider it necessary to alter tmT conditions to Poland, which Hon Ljoyd George_. communicated to the Commons on tire 10th. Kameneff adds that the Soviet Government signed peace with Latavia on the 12th August, and armistjee with Finland on the lsth.

LABOR DECISION. BRUSSELS' August 15. The International Seamen’s Congress resolved that in order to prevent future wars that seamen refuse to transport troops, The decision applies to the Russo-Polish conflict.

THE POLISH DELEGATES. 'Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 15,

The “Central News” learns authoritatively that the Polish delegates have reached Minsk. Newspaper correspondents accompanying Poles were not perniitted to cross the Bolshevist lines, despite the Bolshevist announcement that open diplomacy would be observed in armistice and peace negotiations. No news of the negotiations are expected ip reach London before Tuesday. The Bolshevik advance is progressing. The fortress of Sojdau has fallen.'

JOURNEY REFUSED. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 15,

A delegation of seven Russian trade unionists, with eight secretaries, have reached Reval when th e British authorities refused permission to continue the voyage to Britain, where they had arranged to conduct an extensive Bolshevik propaganda four,

WARSAW’S DANGER, (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) BERLIN, August 14

According to Warsaw reports, one hundred thousand Russians are about to attack and storm the city on several sides. Advices from German eastern districts state the Poles are preparing defence against .Russian attacks at Thorn and Gaudenz.

POLISH POSITION. (Received this day at 12.25 p.in) LQNDON, August 15

A Warsaw message says General states thp Reds have completed a scheme for the Soviet administration of the w'hole of Poland, the personnel of which will be chosen, and peace only made with it. The bulk of foreign diplomats have left Warsaw' ow'ing to the unfavourable military situation The Anglo-French decided to go, for fear tjikt they would be captured and held an hostages.- Italian jipd Diiish representatives were ordered to rqturp in any eventualities. A later message states a great battle is beginning at the gates of Warsaw. BERLIN, August 14.

The commander of the Fourth Bolshevik Army informed German pressmen tliat fhe Pojish Soviet was formed at Binlystok and will proceed tq Warsaw after thp capture of the capital epd from there it will oonclude peace with tb§ Russian Soviet, on the basis of self