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Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1920, Page 5

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POLAND MUST BE SAVED. DANGER FROM GERMANY. fcEACE OF EUROPE THREATENED. ®J Ann.—Copyright Received July 23, 7.46 pan. • London, July 22. fti House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd Gtynrge made a statement regarding the Bpa Conference. Be said lie waa very hopeful that Tttfkftjf would sign the treaty, because MB Turks Would recognise that this was ™ Ml means of enabling the Porte to JJJwBi the Dominions left her, and start fife on a surer and sounder basis. The question of Poland had given the anxiety. The Polish attack ott Russia was reckless and foolish, and We «uy excuse was the Bolsheviks' insßierence in Polish affairs. Poland was legitimately, afraid of Soviet Russia, and wai inxious to have a buffer State. Mr. -Uoyd Qeoige said an independent Polum was essential to the whole fabric If thp Bolsheviks over-ran jgfera they marched right up to the -•flm frontier. That would be a great temptation to Germany, and would afm a <4eap way for the Germans to SttUiß their obligations. There were • IW" S ' 18 trained men in Germany, and the effect Of tie Bolsheviks over-running Poland might be to deprive the Allies of )K< fruits of victory. .! THE SOVIET ACTION. jfjitofore, the Allies .concluded that tt# must take steps to arrest the ttfestinqtion of Poland, and the- march Of thtt-Bolshevik armies through . Poland. The Note, sent from Spa to the Soviet flovernmetit Was sent with the fnll consent bf'the Allies. It was made clear to Poland by the Allies that they would toist Poland to defend her own frontiW* and own independence. I The Polish, Premier undertook to withdraw the Polish' Army to the legitimate fron"tiers of Poland, and defend the,frontiers, and seek peace on that basis. Mr. Lloyd George described the Soviet Government's reply as ambiguous : and largely propaganda. So far as he understood it the Soviet said they were willing to negotiate with Poland directly. TB*7'«Ueged the Allies treated Poland la J&iiig the boqndaiy. They wimtei to' give more to Poland, and promised to consider an armistice in a fHfndly spirit, hut apparently they were only prepared to discuss the matter -with A proletariat Government. The Soviet : not entitled to dictate tb i, ?oland fiat sort of Government ahfe 'Should fckve.

In order to test the Soviet's bonafide»the;Allie3 advised Poland to apply toU)6 Soviet" for an aiamstiee.'ifith a Tie# to making peace. In our reply to Moscow we were bound to make it clear that if, despite the Polish application for an armistice, the Russian armies #Mll marched on, we would give Roland rtch assistance as we could. We were tarnf do-everytbing in «# power to avert the wiping out of Poland, which (ronld be fatal to the peace of Europe. •The/Premier stated that the Russian, Selegateg coming to England would reWin at Reval pending the Soviet's further reply. Peace was a question of t&fce, however,- and France and Britain lUid iefit;envoys to' Poland to investigate ■fc .rtwHinu of assisting the people to iHefl the frontiers. PROBLEMS 09 GERMANY.

Referring to Germany, Mr. Lloyd Gtarge thought Dr. Fehrenbach (ChanMitar) aai Here Ton Simons {Foreign fpnlktar) *Jte honorable and upright afajßOTg fheirbeet to cope with gi|Wtb' difficulties, but the Allies were btot eooidati they could carry out the Jtegatding reparations, he em- - gjfcfMa ike fact that the Allies had WWtei a complete understanding tbere.fllK"*; Th4r »cheme submitted by the Ger- , jMSs ! for liquidating- reparations was most, valuable, as giving clear proof trothe'CMmins were making a real effort to grapple with the problem of the indemnity. There /was no attempt M.itWqai. . 4 Steeling.,with the arrangements over the coal question, Mr. Lloyd George said tfcere was no dotabt that the population of; Germany was gravely underfed. ~HgjU«Trerr submitted showing that InfafctHemsrtality was appalling, while in- * bo*® wt the assertion that flyjroya werq unable to produce the of. coal, required because they were osdeirfed, Therefore arrangements were made that more than half the value of the coal produced should be advanced to fWWfc thtaJ with necessary food and . X»* fsonfwence had made arrangeBMBW to dea! effectively With war ertnUmtis at an early date. Regarding fltofflyment, the Premier expressed the opinion that the naval portion would be completed by the end of September. Considerable progress had also been made r the military prolamine, but there Wife still' three million unsurrendered tifltt in Gfflraany, while although 25,000 pan) had been surrendered only about half were destroyed. The Allies' were c ator 4*ctio;iiig a thousand weekly. It was 'estimated there were still about in also too wjy material was spread about The position was and the Allies therefore ins Seed .on the Issue of a proclamation detike surrender of rifles by Septto&sr. 1 l , THBLEAGUE IGNORED.

)ir/ Jaqnnfe, while regretting the Powefgfcadnot cocceeded in preventing PQlm feom embarking upon a foolish •dVeftttite, agreed that Poland most not be overrun if the Bolsheviks. The Allies should take steps, on the initiate of the League of Nations. Xtyd B«nga, intervening, said «m. of the -most vehement portions of 'rake' Boljhevjk reply was a refusal to hafe anything to do with the League. 1 Mr. ' Atqnttil, continuing, expressed -Wtfisfsetiim that the Spa Conference saw 4e -ilwinibleneM of revising the Treaty fat regard td coal and disarmament. He hoped coniideratfott would be further extended" a# «p*rlenee was gained of the Wttfltfng of the Treaty. Hr. Lloyd George, replying to question*. disclaimed the British responsibility for OfßOCnt! Wwagel's operations. The Bolshevik reply offered an amnesty :t* CMaM Wnrngel We were anxious * "t<H peiee ott <&e basis of the independ- - <ptf' <)l fohat; He referred to the . ftVj*:. iiftprtssfen in Russia' as regards British, wideh made negotiations for tiw .BeJsheviks would be greatly mistaken if they Invaded Poland, -where the ' forces W«» more formidable than they Akh Am,