ALLIES AND RUSSIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10612, 10 June 1920, Page 5

ALLIES AND RUSSIA

THE KRABBIH MISSION MR LLOYD GEORGE AIR. WORLD MOST BE RESTORED. WAR WOULD BE FOLLY. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright Reutec’a Telegram. (Received June 9, Xo‘.3o'p.m;)“ LONDON,. June 7. lu the House of Commons, Colonel Greiton, in moving the adjournment, asked the moaning of xhe negotiations with 31. ICrassin, the, Sqviet trade, de Tl , legate. Me said the Russian'Government had a tainted ■ veturd-of‘Violence and murders; _ Russia had not anything with which to trade with Britain, He ridiculed the stories of Russian granaries bursting ' with grain. Moreover the sum of-sixty-five-millions • erling, which,’ it was suggested,-Rus-sia held for payment for imports, was largely stolen gold belonging to one or other of the Allies.

.Sir Samuel Hoarc condemned at-, tacks upon the Premier. He declared that the latter had two fundamental Interests at heart, the need for goods, and peace. Nevertheless there would bo the impirossion here and in Franco tha.j, if we accepted Russian gold we would ho acting as receivers of stolen goods. Air Lloyd George, replying, said the decision of trade with Russia was taken in Paris with M. Clemenceau in t]io chair. All the Allies were represented on that occasion. They came to a unanimous decision that it was desirable to open trade relations. Ho declared that the Allies acted in this matter upon evidence from anti-Bol-sheviks, who had been driven out of Russiai but were associated with the co-operative movement. Subsequently j the Sail Remo Conference adopted a resolution declaring its readiness to discuss with -VI. Krassiu the boatmethods of resumption of trade. Upon tins decision negotiations were now proceeding with M. Krassm with the assent of all the Allies; Regarding 'avail-' able stocks in Russia, the Premier stated , that the Poles confessed there wore considerable quantities of wheat for export in Ukraine and Siberia. Mr Lloyd George said ho had no doubt there were essential commodities in Russia. Ho ridiculed the argument that we could not trade with Russia because we disapproved of its Government or on account of the atrocities. It was a new doctrine tha# people must approve of the habits and customs of another people before they could trade witli. the latter. To urge such a .view now was gross folly. They had to consider,,the whole sitya,tiop. Jt. appalled him t<f think of what _ might happen unless they succeeded in re- . storing the world. An alternative policy was to say they would kill Bolshevism because it was an evil thing. That meant putting "their' strength and manhood into it. It would mean the loss of hundreds of thousands of men, and the addition of thousands of .millions to the national debt. He asked: "Are you prepared to do that?” BRITISH POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. ' Reuter’s Telegram. LONDON, Juno 8.. The Government is completing Postal arrangements with .Russia, through Krassin. The French- Government ■ op- ■ • vises this, considering" that -it amounts r to recognition of the Soviet.-• POLES V.,“ REDS”. LATTER’S RESISTANCE BROKEN. Australian and N.Zl‘Cable‘Association. , (Received June 9, 7.40- p.m.) LONDON, June 8. A Polish communique reports that the Bolshevik retreat between the Dvina and Beresina has,,nqw,become.a rout. The Poles have broken' the enemy’s resistance, pq UpPPV ,Boi;csjjja.

LONDON, June-8. A communique from Warsaw states: Between the Dvina and Borysoff our counter-offensive is., developing ~ satisfactorily. The Bolsheviks are retroating in disorder, leaving considerable numbers of prisoners and materials'. Desertions from the Bolsheviks ’ are increasing. Bolshevik attacks on the bridge-heads at Kiel! were severely repulsed. .