pers
relative
to the rejeciion by the
Rus-
sian Sovier Govt. of the request
made by
Mr.
Lloyd George
for
a
ten day
truce
with Poland.
Fraoce
wants
Great
Bri-
tain
to agree to issue
a warning
to
Ger-
many that ifshe
attempts
in any
way
to
cooperate
with
the Bolshevists
an Allied
army
will
occupy the
Ruhr
region
and
other points of German
territory.
A
re-
newal
of war in Europe
is generall
con-
sidered
a
possibility
by the
press
and
is
troated
in
the gravest
terms.
‘A
very
dark
hour’'is
the Times
editorial
head-
lines
and
“'ls
it war 7?7’
asks
the
Daily
News, while thé Daily lelagraph
declaves
the
situation
hoids
the
gravest
peri
which
has
menaced
Europe
since
the
Germans
marched
into
Belgium.
The
attitude
of the British
workers
is
given
much
eonsideration
by several
journals.
The
Daily
News
denounces
the
irrecon-
cilability of France
to
a settiement
with
Russia,
and
deglares
that if the decision
rested
with Great
Britain there
would be
peace
with Russia
in
a fortnight, and
in
any
case
the newspaper
is convinced
that
the Workers
of all ranks
in Great
Britain
will refuse
to lift a fingerand
wili strike,
if
sc
eriminal
an
enterprise
as
a
war
azainst
Rassia
is attempted.
The
Times
and
Morning Post
charge
that Bolshevist
syaipathisers
among
the ranks
of British
labour
are
acting on behalf of Soviet
Rus-
¢<ia. and the Morning
Post
accuses
them
of helping
to promate
theci
il war which
{.enine
recently
prescribed ~
This
news-
paper
apparently
belheves
che attitude
of
the workers
will compel
the
Allies
sur-
render
to Bolshevism.
The
situaiion,
it
declares
has
been
so
contrive that
the
Allies
will
be
in
a position
Where it
is
impossible
to advance
'without %isaster
or
retreat
without
dishonour.
It
may
be humiliating for
(reat
Britaln
to capi-
tulate
but it is
to be
made impossible
for
her
to fight.
Hythe,
Aug.
9th.
The
Allied Corfer-
ence
here reached
a
complete
agreement
this
morning
on
the
plans
for
dealing
with
the Russo-Yolish
crisis.
They
in-
ciude
the
reimposition
of‘the
blockade,
but,
on the
advice oi the experts,
no
al-
lied troops
will be
employed.
The plans
are subject
to the approval of the SBritish
Parliament
which Mr. Lloyd George
wili
address
tomorrow.
The
Conference
of
the Premiers
ended
at four o’clock.
It is
probable
that even if
the conditions
are
approv@,
they will not go into effect
un-
til the preliminary results of the meeting
a.
Minsk, between
the Soviet and Polish
negotiations,
are known.
If
these
indi-
cate
willingness
by
the
Russians
te
adopt
2
course
considered
r.asonabie
in
dealing
with
the
Poles,
the Allied
aid
may
ne
withheld.
The
British
Govt. has
decided
that
the
Russian
Mission
may
remain
in London
until
the Minsk
con-
ference
is cor cluded.
London, Aug 9th.
- The Southern
Noi-
foik
Dbye-election
conseéguent
oOn
the
olevation
of
Mr.
Cozens-Hardy,
late
member,
to
the
peerage
resulted
as
follows:
Mr.
Edwards
(Labour)
8,694,
S7T
LUROEBX
A
VYLD
Mr. Batty (Coalition) 6,476,
Mr
Roberts
(Independent
Liberal) 2,118.
Paris.
Aug.
9th.—
'he
battle
which
is expected
to decide
the fate
of
Warsaw
has
not
vet really
bpegun,
according
to
the igtest
news reaching
Paris,
-but boah
sides
are gathering for the final struggile.
Heavy fighting
continues
on
an eighty-
miie front.
Along the
Middle Bug,
be-
tween Volynsky and
Drohiczyn,
north of
the Brest-Litovsk,
the Russians
have
ob-
tained
a
footing
on
the left bank ot
the
river,
but
south
of Brest-lLitovsk
the
Poles
command
both
banks.
On
the
Se-
reth
river
and
on
the Galician
frontier
the situation
remains
unchanged.
Lond 'n.,
Aug.
9th
- War between
the
_Alited Powers
and
Soviet Russia
over
Po-
land
would
he
an
intolerable
crime
against
humanity,
aad
British
Labour
has
wvsrned
the
Gove. thatorganized
la-
bour
will be used
to
defeat
such
a
war.
This
decision
was
reached
today
at
a
meeting of
the
most
prominent
leaders
of labour.
[t
was resslved
by
the Con-
ference
to
take
such
srens
as
may
be
ne-
cessary
to carry this
deeision
into
effect.
A
statement
advised
all
labour organi-
zations
to be prepared
to
send
their lead-
ers
to London
to instruct
their
members
to lay down
their
tools.
A committee
o1
action appointed
by rhe
meeting
will
see
Mr.
Lloyd
George
at
noon
tomorrow.
The
Conference
which
represented
the
whole field
of
labour
having
presented
an
uitimatum
to
the (zovi.
threatening
direct
action.
Mr. Lloyd George
presid-
ed
over
a full- Cabinet’'
Council
on his
re-
turn
to
the
Hythe
canference
and
re-
ported
to
his colleagues
the
result
of the
conference
with
M. Millerand,
and
dis-
cussed
its
bearings
in
connection
with
the
statement,
which
is to be
made
1n
Pariiament
by him tomorrow.
The
Inde-
pendent
Liberals
held
4 meeting
in
the
House
of Commons
tonight and passed
a
resolution
protesting
against
any
Inter-
venilion against Russiaby
way of
block
ade,
men,
money
or munitions.
The
In-
dependeni
Liberals
in the House
of Com-
mons
number
about
30.
Loondon,
‘Aug.
12th.—A
despatch
to
the
‘'Evening News’'
from
Dublin,
re-
porrs«
a significant
split-
in the ranks
of
the followers
of Sir KEdward
Carson.
It
sPates
that
a strong deputation
of Ulster-
men
has
gone
to
London
to
see
Mr.
Lloyd
George
and
inform
him
that
a
large
portion of their
followers
are
pre-
pared
to sink
their prejudices
and
advo-
cate
an
immediate
offer
to
Ireland
of
Dominicn
Home
Rule.
Subject
to
Ire-
land remaining in the Empire,
these
menr
are
willing
to
pledge
themseives
and
their
supporters
to
work
tor
a
united
Ireland with one Parliament.
London,
Aug.
13th.—A significant
re-
ference
to the
present
crisis
was
made
by
Mr,
Lloyd
George
in
addressing
a
meeting
of Coalition Liberals
yesterday.
After expressing
a fervent hope for
co-
operation
between
Great
Britain
and
France
which
he said
had
been
sanction-
ed by the
common
sacrifice,
the
Premier
continued,
apparently
aliuding
to
the
possibility
o
wsr with Russia.
'When
the terrible questinn
of peace
or war has
to be decided,
our first duty
as
a
Govt.
is
to the peopie
who
trusted
us not
to
eom-
mit
their
treasure
to
any
unjustifiable
venture.
Nothing but the
mo
t
impera-
tive
call of nfitional
honour,
safety
and
freedom
can
justify
war.
Before
this
country
is committedto
it,
even
in the
most limited form,
ve
must
be
satisfied
these
are
in perii’’.
.
Warsaw,
Aug.
13th.—Poiish
Comnmos-
sioners
with
authority
to
negotiate
a
preliminary
Treaty
of
Peace.
expect
to
leave
this eity
early
tomorrow
mornirg
to
meet
Russian
Soviet Delegates
sonie
where
on the road between
Warsavw
and
Brest- Litovsk,
fthe
Foreign
Office
an
nounced
today.
The
meeting,
it
is said,
will
take
place
between
five and
seven
o’c.ock
tomorrow
evening.
British
and
American
newspaper
correspon
ents
will
be
permitted,to
accompany
the
Polish
Delegates,
the
Bolshevists
havine:
ex
pressed
a desire
that
thev
be
present
After meeting the
Soviet
Delegates
on
the
road
the Pclish
Commissioners
wil
probably
be
taken
to
Minsk,
where
the
formal!
peace
confereice
is expected
1
take place.
London,
Aug.
13th —Mr.
Carlisie.
=
prominent
Belfast
man,
yesterday
sen:
to Earl
Curzon,
Lord
Privy Seal,
what
amounts
to
a
retusai
o
apolegize
1o
an allront
10 the fdouse
Ui
LOTAs.
Voo
he
dramaticaily
addressed
the
Upper
House
“last
Monday
on
the
oeccasion
o
the
reading
of
the
Irish
Crifies
BEii
In
all
Mr.
C
rlisle’s
spezch
at the
time
consisted
of
13 words
‘" MY.LORDS.
IF
YOU
Pass
THIS
BILT.,
YOU
MAY
KILL
ENG!' AND.
NOT
IRELAND.”
mari Curzon,
acting
on
the
request
(i
the House
of
l.ords,
sent
to
Mr.
Carl
isle
a formal
demand
for an apology
{(
a serious
affront
to the
dignity
ot
the:
lordships.
Paris,
Aug.
13th.—'"Too
much
impo:
tance
1s
being
given
by
diverge
¢y
1
views between
the
British
and
French
Press
to the
british and
Freneh
Govee
on the Wrangel
incident’’.
was
the stat:
ment
made
to the Associated
Press
ves
terday
at the
Foreign
Office
M.
Mi
lerand is
away
from
the
city,
and
M
Palcologue,
ex-Ambasßador
1o
Ryussio
was
In charge
of
the
Fkoreign
(ffiee.
France,
it
was
added,
follows
her
own
traditional
policy
towards
Russia
and
towards
Poland.
There
was
a
feelirg
of surprise
at the Foreign
Cthee
over
the
evident misunderstsnding
of the strityde
of krance.
'le
small
misundersians.
ing i> annoying,
sa'd
ar offeiul “'hut
is not preventing
in any
wayv
the
cordig
relatiors existing between
the two greq
Allies’’
;
London,
August
13th.—Aichhicho,
Mannix vesterday
deslured
hLisirieriio.
of visiting
lrveland
hefore
leavire
<o
United
Kingdom,
despite
the
¢iov:
-
edict.
He
said
he
would
not
coneide;
himself bound
byytheyGovt’'s,
order