New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Supreme Council
May Send Troops
TO Upper silesia
Germans Expected to Give
Consent to Plan Of Using
Allied Forces to Quell
Strikes on Polish Borders

PARIS, Aug. % (By The Associated
Press) The Supreme Council to-day
discussed the question Of sending
troops to Silesia in case the Germans
are willing to permit foreign troops to
enter the district for police purposes
before the peace treaty has been rati-
fed.
The general impression In confer
ence circles is that the Germans will
consent, because Of the large property
interests involved. The American dele
cation has advised the council that it
will be unable to provide troops with
out instruction from Washington.
BERLIN, Aug. % (By The Associated
Press) THE German-P Polish situation
took on an unexpected aspect this
morning when it was announced that
an inter-Allied mission would leave this
city for Upper Silesia In the course Of
the next twenty-four hours. 1t was
announced at the same time that the
Polish commission which has been con-
ferring with German government Of
fcials will return to Warsaw and make
a report.
German View Favored
This new development was the direct
outcome Of precipitate action by the
Poles, who on Wednesday interrupted
the Upper Silesian situation was such
that further deliberations we're impos-
sible. 1t was evident that this action
came as surprise to Entente represen-
tatives here. General Dupont, COM
mander of the inter-Allied commission
here, expressed the view that the Ger
man government has sole authority at
present in Upper Silesia.
Will Await Report
1t is not expected that negotiations
with the Poles will be resumed until
after the inter-Allied commission has
made it's report and its findings are
accepted as final until questions in
volved in the occupation of Upper ST.
lesia, as we'll as other disputes, are
settled by plebiscite. In the mean
time, the German government has
agreed to moderate military measures
now being inforced in the region and to
discontinue executions.
sented on this inter-Allied commission
unless American representatives from
Danzig or Warsaw should join it later.
The conference yesterday, which re-
suited in the formation Of this COM
mission, was attended by members Of
the French, British, Italian and Japan
ese missions now in Berlin, in addition
to the German and Polish delegates to
the conference that has been in session
here for some time. There were no
American delegates present.
The functions Of the commission were
explained as limited to those of an in
vestigating board that shall report to
the peace conference at Paris.
The German Foreign Office announced
to-day that the government is very de-
sirous of having an impartial study
made of the causes and effects Of the
present disorders in Upper Silesia and
of its claim that German sovereign
rights now are being grossly violated
by the Poles. The Foreign Office ex-
pressed confidence that the commits
sion's investigation would show the up
risings to be altogether Of Bolsheyik
character and of pan-Polish origin.
Deny Air Bombing
German military authorities declare d
there was no foundation for a charge
tNat herman aviator invaded Polish
territory and bombarded the town of
Sosnowiec, 200 miles southwest of
Warsaw.
The latest reports from Upper Silesia
were said to indicate the situation in
the chief industrial centre is improving
slowly and that many mines are re-
sumlng operations.
While sporadic fighting still is in
progress in many sections Of the coun.
try the government this evening ex-
pressed the belief that the Upper Sile-
sian industrial section no longer is Sc.
riously menaced, and that the troops
will put a definite end to the upris.
ings within three days.
Polish Troops Captured.
Polish regular troops are reported
to have been captured in the fignt;ne
in the vicinity of Myslowitz. They are
said to belong to Regiment No. s.
The Poles are charged with havins
taken fifty hostages when they left
Reichenau, dragging them across the
border. Myslowitz is said to have beer
completely liberated The strike move
ment there is declared to be waning
and there has been . notable increase
in the number Of miners reporting TO,
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