IN RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3533, 22 July 1920, Page 5

IN RUSSIA.

RUSSIA AND POLAND. BRITISH AND FRENCH OBLIGATIONS. Received 8.40. PARIS, July 21. M. Milleiand, in the Chamber of Deputies, described the Soviet's reply as extreme impertinence. He went on to state that France had kept her plighted word to> defend Poland, and added:" "As I am" s tire Britain wfi! be loyal to hcr-'s." The statement was greeted with cheers.

REDS RAPIDLY ADVANCING

NEARING THE PRUSSIAN

FRONTIER,

Received 8.40.

WARSAW, July 21

Twenty fresh divisions are advancing twenty kilometres daily. They smashed through the Polish front between Suwalki and Angustovo, and are hourly expected on the East Prussian frontier.

The Reds are rapidly advancing from Lida. and are now within 150 miles of Warsaw.

A genera] re-grouping of the Polish armies is in progress, and preparations have been made to evacuate Tualystoek. Portion of the Warsa"w garrison has bej?n sent northward to make a supreme effort to' stem the tide.

BRITISH CABINET VIEW

THE SOVIET REPLY,

Received 10.0

LONDON, July 21

The Daily Chronicle states that the British Cabinet adopts the view that the Soviet Government's reply means acceptance of an armistice with Poland, and that the Kussian advance only continues to drive out the Polish invaders from Russian Soil.

Therefore the Allies will counsel Poland to ask for' an armistice immediately, and thus discover whether the Soviet means peace or war. The Soviet reply says that British intervention is unnecessary as the Soviet has already concluded peace "with, the other border States and are able to do so with Poland. Moreover, the British Government did not manifest the same ■ desire for peace when'Poland first embarked on wanton aggression. Nevertheless.'the Soviet realises that the working classes of Russia and of Poland are anxious for peace.' and is therefore willing to enter into negotiations, but directly with Poland. ■ BOLSHEVIK DEMANDS. INTERNATIONAL. RECOGNITION ON TERMS OF EQUALITY. LONDON, July 20. Latest advices from Moscow shoft that their successes in Poland have completely restored the confidence, of the Bolsheviks and revived their firm demandf for international recognition of the Soviet. The newspaper Pravda insists on the right of the Bolsheviks to dictate peace in Warsaw, "and virtuallv to Bolshevist. Poland.

An article in th& newspaper Izvestln declares that the Soviet is only willing to deal with Western European Governments on a footing 6f perfect equality .and does not accept the dictation of England, who, it declares, over-estimates her powers, and does not liold the confidence .of the Allies. Krassin, writing in the Krasnnaya Gazette, says Russia is quite prepared 1o sign a general peace on the basis of the recognition of the Soviet, and wouid only resume trade thereafter. Trotsky is also busy writing to newspapers vaunting - "the successes' of the Bolshevik arm?, which he asserts are unaided by a single German officer.

THE LEAGUE OP NATIONS

NOT RECOGNISED BY SOVIET. Received 30.35. LONDON, July 21. A Moscow wireless message signed by Lemn, Trotsky, and Tchitcherin. reiterates their intention to deal direct with Poland in the matter of peace, and neither the League of Nations nor Lord Curzon will be called upon to act as peacemakers in the civil war which they brought about ail( ' ,an " tied. The rejection of the mediation of the League of Nations does not mean that the Soviet rejects the continuation of negotiations with Britain and other nations forrnin" the League. We merely deny their right to Constitute themselves the saviours of the kittle nations. The messags adds: "We don't trust them." RECONSTRUCTION OF FLEET.« Received 10.35. COPENHAGEN, July 21. Admiral Raskolnikov, who was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Baltic Fleet, is taking steps to restore the fleet to the strength it occupied under the Czur's regime, with an eye to possible attacks by Finland.