Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1920 — REDS URGE POLES TO SEIZE WEALTH [ARTICLE]

REDS URGE POLES TO SEIZE WEALTH

Russians Extend the Soviet Government Into Poland. WORKERS ASKED TO REVOLT Prussians Are Joining the Bolshevik Army—Truce Meeting Delayed as v Reds Force the Poles Back in Fierce Attacks. London, Aug. 4. —A provisional sov let has been formed in the parts ol Poland that have been occupied bj soviet troops, according to a wireless message received here from Moscow. Julian Marchlewski is chairman ol thg newly formed body, adds the di* patch. The new soviet has issued a man! festo to the laborers of Poland, ex horting them to arise “against Pilsud sky’s bourgeoisie, land owner government.” The manifesto declares that a stable peace between Russia and Poland is only possible through soviets of the workers. “Take Works and Mines." “The works and mines must be wrested from the hands of the capitalist speculators and money lenders and become the property of the people in the persons of the workers’ committee,” continued the manifesto. The land and forests must be handed over as the property of the people and be managed by the people. The land owners must be driven away and the property managed by the poor peasants’ committees. The land of the working peasants will remain untouched. “In the towns authority will pass into the hands of the workers’ deputies. In the village temporary soviets will be formed. “When throughout Poland the bloody government which- dragged the country into the criminal war is overthrown the soviets of workers’ deputies of the towns and villages will form the Polish soviet republic.”

Prussians Join Red Army. Recruiting for the “red” army is beginning to make itself felt In East Prussia, and membership in one of the socialist parties is the condition of admittance, according to an Allenstein (Prussia) dispatch. Bolshevik cavalry, which was in Lomza Sunday, has been driven back, but there are large bolshevik forces at Graievo. The German correspondent describes the appearance of bolshevik cavalry on the German frontier, which he says, was nowhere greatly violated. Officers, he adds, repeatedly assured the population that the frontier would be respected and that they had no idea of violating German territory. The Russians, according to the cor respondent, pay for everything with soviet notes and treat the population welL The bolshevik cavalry Is reported to be well equipped, with prerevolutionary discipline prevailing. Red Demands Delay Armistice. Negotiations for an armistice between Poland and soviet Russia havs been delayed, according to a wireless dispatch received from Moscow. 11 says the Polish delegation left Baran ! ov’tehi for Warsaw on Monday to pre sent to its government the soviet de 1 mand that the Polish delegates be given mandates for signing, not only ar enulstlce agreement, but also a pro , tocol setting forth fundamental condl itions of peace. “Without this,” the message de Clares, “it will be impossible to con elude an armistice.” The Polish delegation on August 1 at Baranovitchi, presented its credeh tlals from the Polish command em powering it to negotiate an armistice the message continues.’ The Russians however, declared that the original Po lish proposals called not only for ar armistice, but for the opening of peact negotiations, and informed the Pollst delegates that they must have man dates for signing the fundamental can ditions of peace. The Poles, adds the dispatch, repllec that they must return to Warsaw tc present this question for the declsior of the Polish government.