Polish Demands in Ultimatum (Accepted) in Full Reservists Held Ready to Stop Trouble Kaunas, Mar. 19.
HREATS of war between Lithuania and Poland has been averted with the acceptance by the Lithuanian Government of the terms of the Polish ultimatum delivered on Thursday night. The Lithuanian reply was handed to-day to the Polish Minister in Tallinin, capital of Esthonia, by the Lithuanian Minister there.
The Lithuanian reply was delivered after the Diet's approval of the Government's decision to comply with thei ultimatum, which gave Lithuania until 9 o'clock to-ight to agree to re-establish diplomatic relations and to re-open traffic communicat us by March 31, For twenty years there has been to resume relations with! no trafic between the two countries.
Tiere was no question of The ultimatum indicated that there triumphal conquest of Lithuania could be no discussion of principles, Tension between the two countries only of technicalities. arose out of an incident early this Notes have been exchanged wack, in which Lithuanian guards crediting Ministers plenipotentiary to are alleged {o have killed a Polish oth countries. soldier in a frontier clash. The]
It Is expected that a reconstruction situation subsequently became agof the Lithuanian Cabinet will shortgravated when fifteen Polish troops ly take place. fare reported to have crossd Who Before accepting the Polish Note, border and abducted a Lithuanian the Government turned down a proposal by semi-military organizations "contained ina memorandum pre-Kaunas, Mar. 19. sented to the President, M. Smetona Amid dead silence in Parliament urging rejection of the ultimatum.
Instead, it demanded the mainten-o-day, the acting Premier. M, Jakuhas Stanisauskas, announced " that nee of strict discipline. Sub-Lithuania had given in because she sequently, to cope with any possible' had been forced to do so, but, he trouble, reservists were ordered to added, "might is not right." "The stand by. motion stating that the Government Public Favour Acceptance had been obliged to accept the ulti-datum was adopted without the The public in Lithuania, in gen-slightest opposition—Havas. eral, favoured giving way to the Polish demands, as it was felt that Soviets Could Give No Aid relations between the two countries Paris, Mar. would be better if diplomatic con-Although Soviet Russia sympathizes tacts would be established.—Sfuch ]with Lithuania, Moscow is unable to bitterness over the manner of the extend any aid to Kaunas in a con-Polish demands is general. flict, the Soviet Minister in Kaunas The Lithuanian reply considerably med the Lithuanian Foreign eased the tension in Poland where Minister, M. Saisys Lazoraitis, reports crowds had vociferously demanded "Paris Soir" which adds that it made the invasion of Lithuania, in demons-Lithuania realize fully that she} trations during the past 24 hours. would be left alone in her resistance Poland backed up its ultimatum {to the Polish ultimatum. by concentrating troops along the This report, however, conflicts with frontier. certain information received from Marshal Edward—Ryuz-Smigly, Helsingfors that Soviet troops were Chief Inspector of the Polish Anny. being massed on the Polish border: was enthusiastically greeted on his
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