POLAND'S PERIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1920, Page 5

POLAND'S PERIL.

REDS STILL ADVANCING. FRENCHMAN MAY LEAD POLES. By S*legraph.«-Fr«s Assn.—Copyright. Received August 8, 6.5 p.m. Warsaw, August 6. The Polish resistance is stiffening. The Reds are still advancing.—Aus.-N.Z. Qable Assn. Received August 8, 5.5 p.m. 1 Paris, August 7. Le Temp 3' Warsaw correspondent telegraphs that General Weygand has offered, subject to certain conditions, to undertake the command of the Polish army.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received August 8j 8.55 p.m. London, August 6. The Admiralty announces that it can establish an airtight blockade of Russia in twelve hours. Mr. Lloyd George and M- Millerand meet on Saturday at Boulogne ,to consider the policy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

PROTEST BY LABOR. WILL NOT ASSIST THE POLES. Received August 8, 5.5 p.m. London, August 6. Labor organisations propose a conference in London as a protest against war with Russia. There have already been sectional protests, notably from the Portsmouth dockyard men and Glasgow tTade unionists. It is believed Labor is more united in this matter than in any previous political international question.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. •• Received August 7, 5.5 p.m. London, August 6. A Labor manifesto points out that the workers are justified in refusing to assist in a war to support Poland, which attempted conquest and spoliation for self-aggrandisement. Therefore it warns foreign Governments that British Labor will not co-operate with Poland, against whose conduct Mr. Lloyd George repeatedly issued warnings.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DANGER TO GERMANY. NEUTRALITY WILL BE MAINTAINED. Received August 7, 5.5 p,m. Berlin, August 6. Herr von Simons (Foreign .Minister), in the Reichstag, said Germany was threatened with great dangers of invasion on the east and the west, but Germany would uphold her .declaration of neutrality, and disarm invaders. He would not maintain that the Allies intended to traverse Germany to Poland, but they had to reckon on such a possibility. He hoped they would be able to maintain neutrality without the use of force.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THREAT TO WORLD'S PEACE. ANXIETY IN UNITED STATES. Received August 8, 5.5 p.m. Washington, August 7. President Wilson conferred with Mr. Bainbridge Colby (Secretary for State), and the Under-Secretary for State, Mr. Davis, regarding the Polish situation. There is a strong desire here to have the United States Government aid in stopping the Bolshevik advance. It is generally believed, however, that Congress will not enact any legislation authorising the use of American forces against the Bolsheviks, unless public sentiment is aroused on behalf of the Poles. Officials are deeply depressed over the situation, which, it is considered, again threatens the peace of the world.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

WARSAW CALM. TBOOPS HURRY TO THE FRONT. Received August 8, 11.30 p.m. .. Warsaw, August 7. Notwithstanding the proximity of the enemy the city is appreciably calm. Thefe has been a great influx of visitors and the hotels are crowded. Many troijp trains are hurrying to the front, and the soldiers are in the highest spirits. There is a feeling that the negotiations at Minsk will be unsuccessful, and that Poland must throw in her whole weight against the enemy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LEGATIONS LEAVE WARSAW. 1 GOVERNMENT READY TO MOVE. Reeeived August 8, 11.30 p.m. Warsaw, August 7. The Legations have left, and the Government is preparing to leave.—Aus N.Z, Cable Assn. I A TRDOB SUGGESTED. Received August 9, 12.20 a.m. London, August 8. The Sunday Express Bays the British Government has asked Russia to agree to a ten days' truce with Poland while the armistice negotiations take place.-* Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REQUEST TO EX-OFFICERS. I Received August 7, 5.5 p.m. I Ottawa, August 6. j Former Imperial army officers ait Toronto have received unofficial cables | asking if they are .willing to serve again. It is presumed the inquiries are made from London with a view to a possible military campaign against Soviet Rus-