SILESIA'S PARTITION.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 187, 8 August 1921, Page 5

SILESIA'S PARTITION.

GERMAN HOPES OF ENGLAND. LIMITING POLISH INFLUENCE. (By Cab'.e.—rre.is Association.— CopjTight.) ißecelveu 11 a.m.) BERLIN, August 7. The Berlin Pre?i n-juicea over .oritain's. refusal to ahuw i\unatny, tne roiisn lea.dcr in s.;e?ia. to vLsit iue '•lioutocne Aiigeuieiue z.euuiijf says tuat in i"aris ixuiiauty uttemie.i luiittions amidst tne Kepauue s Uigintanes, but raw mm a= lie rea.lv wa=. a tomemer oi trouule oi tue uio=t dangerous Rind. J. iis= was a mam hint, inland ir.ieudeu to aUDstannany curtail I'oiiin iniiueiK-e, wbu-h played" a tatal part in tue negutiaLK>iis. The ".Dany £.ipreaa loooyut says that British and rreiKn vietrg in l pper biiesia are in serious contiict, liritam repuaiating the thought that reiiitorcemeui.s are necessary, aud will strenuously oppose reinforcing, unless France submits more conclusive evidence. Britain deviare, that the presence of Freuch troops will lead to more serious avoidable trouble with the Germans. It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George and Lord C urzon have formed a delimte judgment that the dispatch oi French reiniorcernents may be a purely political move, not justilieil on military grounds. The correspondent add* that British opinion is seriously disturbed by more than a suspicion that the l'oles sire intriguing with France, and that grandiose schemes may be settled in advance.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.)

EXPERTS FAIL TO AGREE. ANXIETY FOR THE ENTENTE. PARTS, August 7. The committee of Allied experts ha? failed to reach an agreement on the question of Upper Silesia for submission to the Supreme Council which meets on Monday. Anxiety prevails regarding the meeting of the Council as the continuance of the Entente depends upon the finding of a solution acceptable to Britain and France. The outlook is considered gloomy, but supporters of the Entente continue hopeful, especially as Upper Silesia is the last of the difficulties arising out of the Versailles Treaty which have divided Britain and France. A solution would assure continuation of their co-operation ! for a long time. Nevertheless a strong party in France favours a rupture of the Entente in order to give France a free hand in dealing with Germany.— lA. and X.Z. Cable.) •

X.OSS OF MINING AREAS. AN INSOI/VABLS CRISIS. LONDON. August 7. The '""Morning Poet's" Berlin correspondent says that the .Supreme awaited with undisguised tension all] shades of Press comment, emphasising! Wirth'o and Schiller's recent declaration) that if an appreciable portion of Upper j Silesia is given to Poland an insoluble political crisis will ensue In Germany, as neither the Cabinet nor the Reichstag will undertake government of the country. An official brochure been issued. which unheatedly and without recrimination sets out the economic consequences which will follow Germany's loss to industrials in mining areas. The author concludes that Germany's exporting power will be so reduced that she will be unable to feed her population, much less meet reparation payments, i.A. and N.Z. Cable).

ATTITUDE OF AMERICA. TO CO-OPERATE HELPFULLY. LONDON, August 7. The American Embassy announcement that Colonel Harvey, the United States Ambassador, will attend the forthcoming meeting of the Supreme Council, explains that the Government of the United States, whilst maintaining its traditional policy of abstention from participation in matters distinctly European, is deeply interested in the proper and economic adjustment and just settlement of matters of world-wide importance to be discussed at this Conference, and desires to co-operate helpfully.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)