INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1920, Page 3

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

PROPOSED ACTION. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 18. J. R. Bromley, a member of tlie Council of Action, explaining the manifesto at Sheffield, stated that headquarters would certainly not call a general strike and starve their own people, but they would refuse to manufacture munitions and carry war materials and soldiers. Commissioner Tower will not permit ships and munitions for Poland to enter Danzig. RUSSIAN DEMANDS. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) LONDON, August 17. The “Herald’s” Minsk correspondent states the Bolshoyiks recognise the national existence of Poland and will not interfere domestically, nor add .to the published demands. RUSSIAN STATEMENT. 'Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 17. Advice from Berlin states the Divis-, ional Commander of the Russian troops occupying Soldau informed the local authorities that he had received wireless orders from Moscow not to interfere with their internal affairs. He also declared that be had no idea, of in. troducing the Soviet system, if it was not in accord with tho wishes of the majority of the population. The Commander added that the 1914 frontier would he restored. Poland would again be incorporated in Russia. Russians would occupy the Danzig corridor, but not the town of Danzig, unless the latter committed a non-neutral act.

WARSAW SAFE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 18. The latest advices from Warsaw stato that immediate danger is removed. The Poles finally held Radzymin, compelling the enemy t 0 retire six miles. The situation at the principal danger point, Novo Georgevsk, is reassuring. Polish communiques are optimistic and declare the Bolshevik attack is broken, the enemy retreating in confusion, and the Poles are following up,along the entire front. It is reported General Weygand is unofficially directing the defence,