A MENACING PROBLEM.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17221, 11 August 1921, Page 7

A MENACING PROBLEM.

JRANCE AND UPPER SILESIA.

PUW SPEAKING BY MR LLOYD

GEORGE.

jTALY SUPPORTS BRITISH VIEW.

(By Cab!*—Pnm Association—Oopyrirttf (Awta&aa sad N.Z. Cable Association.)

PARIS, August. 9. General Allen, American Commandant on the Rhine, attended the meeting of the Supreme Council. The Allied military experts unfolded their views on the question of the security of the troops in Upper Silesia, after which Mr Lloyd George explained his views on the problem generality, declaring that it was the most menacing ever placed before the Council. Great Britain and Italy held similar views, whereas France differed from them. Whilst wishing to accommodate the existing difficulties, he was convinced that a settlement must not be made at the expense of the majority of the population. Any attempt, on the basis of the plebisrite vote, to manoeuvre the German population out of Upper Silesia would recoil upon its authors, and Great Britain would never support such & settlement. Mr Lloyd. George suggested that fresh instructions be-giren to the experts to discuss the matter on the following

Ijnes:--(1) One vote, one value, as be was not prepared to accept the argument that the peasant vote should outweigh the artisan rote. (2) That the industrial area, which was German by two to one, should go to Germany. (8) That contiguous areas should be analysed to show' which communes were vitally connected with the industrial areas.

Bo appreciated the weight attached by France to the consideration of her

security. The Council should give care-

ful thought to the French view. Mr Lloyd George said he thought /Franco, would only add to her danger, and not to her security, in following her proposed course in Upper Silesia. In , the last war, France had just cause, and the world would always support her in the justice of her cause. The Allies , came to France's aid when she was unjustly oppressed, but the British Empire wis not .going to be dragged Into i new wan caused by oppression or the

use of superior force in the hour of tri- ' umph That would be an abuse of justice. France has nothing to fear if > she used moderation and equity. Genera! Lerond, expounding the French experts' view, said the situation waa grave. 'They must not lose sight of the {act that the Allied contingents weft endangered owing to the presence of camouflaged German organisations. The situation demanded a prompt solution. Sir Harold Stuartr, British High Com'missioner, denied that danger'was im"""tnlncnt, but agreed that the presence f«,.i of 6erman organisations w°uld be a if they > were attacked by the ||& "Pojea. Then the Allied contingents liWould -be insufficient to deal with the ?*lf^tUßtion. "•||lßtoold Stuart's views. *W *l fiteeeived August 10th, 9.80 p to.) )s*>•'* ' LONDON, August 10. Bonomi, Premier of Italy, said question was purely ecoHomio, denpon whether ttoe industrial llteaft» was* united or not. Supreme Connoil resumes on Wednesday ef ftv v Reports from Paris Btato that every-|M*lj<lfi»-"in the city -is-optimistic that a »f|*«Mitlettent will be reached during the **S 'week. si*< w ti' , r ■ --■ Wf" tfRENCH VIEWPORT. s&?'•'WUOßttHßßtrt BY M. BRIAND. SS§ * '- •tfuLj*"*"* August 10k *' ••»*•»■> LONDON, August 10. mm BSwdr.*PW»* to Mr Lloyd SJeWge, said France had no ulterior liottvea in her designs regarding the derision of Upper Silesia. She only de« carry out the terms of the Treaty fairly, but thought that llWimatters whew there was doubt the ought to have the benefit. The lOStes" Had pteaerred their'language tot They ftad had the courage > h in great numbers for their IrbHe thought they ought to be V,"«aancipated from Germany, with a> #aroviaiMi that, in oases of doubt, moral '$ conrfder&tiohs should be taken into acUpper Sileßia was a email mat*'"tar compared with the maintenance of "Anglo-French friendship. Ho was hope- ' 'M ,that J * solution would ba, A found. sj&£m PROMPT DECISION. V' PRESS OOMMENt. * ' * {fteoeived August 10th, 8.30 J>.m.) i" LONDON, August 9. 'The 'SDaily Telegraph" says: "Up- *' per Silesia has r i«en poisoning our t diplomacy too long. Already it has in- *.' flicted ruinous damage to the economy ' of Central Europe. It is true that a, ' nsvival of industry will never be pee- , .sabJb in Silesia while its fate iB undej> cidod, a* it has Uen since the Treaty ' nf Versailles wb* signed. Upper Silesia will produce nonhing for Europe until its political destiny is decided." „f The "Daily Chronicle" eays Mr Lloyd ''tleorge made a most effective presentation of the British case. If the full

'text of bis speech could reach too ears >*■ of the French public as it was dcliver- ' ed, it would*go far to dispel any illusion that Mr Lloyd George and the Britiefa nation ore not deeply solicitous for the "highest French interests. ' The "Daily News" says that to secure success it is essential that the Allied experts shall report promptly and tho JSnpremo Council act promptly. If Allied unanimity i'b made clear, then* decision can be enforced wuhout much The danger of a catastrophe, " yhicb wan nearly caused by an unhappy Wanbijwtion of procrastination «nd 6tif•ad&g,,««n» to bant, been narrowly averted. I

A OBKMAN VIEW. (Received August 10th, 9.50 p.m.) LONDON, August 10. The Berlin correspondent of the "Morning Post" says Hen Theodon Wolff discusses the Paris situation in the "Berliner Tageblatt." He says: "The English know what is at Btake. The programme n» amply laden. Will it be forgotten that the future shaping of all problems will be affected by the decision regarding Upper Silesia? That province is one of those sensitive qiota whose upheavals are felt at a distance. It is a French myth that the industrial) district of Upper Silesia will be a German workshop in future wars, but it is true that the Fates have a great spinning «?orke there."