Mr. ,Asquith, continuing the debate, regretted that the Prime Minister
had criticized the Bolsheviks, anddeclared that Poland was only reaping what she had sown. He deolined to believe that the Bolshevik army was anything but a national Russian army. The League of Nations ought to have been called in last spring, and should be brought in now. Mr. Clynes expressed grave suspicion of the Allied Governments in their dealings with Poland. He disclaimed any sympathy for Bolshevism. " 1f Polish nationality or independence• were seriously menaced, they 'the Labour members) would have to consider their position." He was confident that the Bolsheviks were honest in promising to respect the " absolute independence " of the Poles. " We had not played a straight game with Russia." Lord Robert Cecil emphasized the importance of Polish independence and urged that the League of Nations should take up the question.
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