The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-04
TRUCE DRAWN
AS TO SILESIA
Commission Of Control to Be
Sent to Coal Fields to
Prevent Conflict

n Paris, Feb. At Is 1ndispensaple
that a commission of control should
be Immediately sent to the Teschen
coalfields in Austria Silesia to pre-
vent any conflict between the Czechs
and the Poles, according to the sig
natories to an agreement drawn up
i'm the form of a truce until the peace
conference can settle the rival claims.
The signatories are President Will
son, Premier Lloyd George, of Eng
land: Premier Clemenceau, of
France, Premier Orlando, of Italy,
and M. Dmowski, Polish peace dele
gate.
The agreement provides for the
distribution of military guards along
the Teschen railway (Which passes
through territory claimed by both
the Czechs and the Poles) and for
civil administration. (.
Text Of Agreement.
The text of the agreement follows:
1.-THE representatives OF the great
powers having been informed OF the
conflict which has arisen between the
Czechs and Poles in the principality OF
Teschen. in consequences OF which the
mining districts of Ostraw and Karvin.
and the railway from Oderberg to Tes-
chen. and Jablungkau had been occu-
pied by the. Czechs. have declared as
follows:
''In the first instance, they think 1t
necessary to remind the nationalities,
who have engaged to submit the terri
torial questions which concern them,
to the peace conference, to refrain from
taking as a pawn or from occupying
the territories which they claim.
1.-The representatives take note OF the
engagement by which the Czech dele
gates have declared that they were de-
initely stopping their troops on the
line OF the railway which runs from
Oderburg to Teschen and Jablunkau.
pending the decisions OF the peace
conference as to the detintive assign
ment of the territories that part OF the
railway line to tne north OF Teschen
and the mining regions will remain In
the occupation of Czech troops while
the southern section OF the lines start
ing from and including the town OF
Teschen,e. down to Jabiuneisau. VIII bs
entrusted 20 the military supervision
of the Poles.
"The undersigned consider II indis-
pensable that a commission OF control
should be Immediately sent to the
spot to avoid any conflict between the
Czechs and Poles in the region OF
Teschen. This commission, apart from
measures it will have to prescribe. will
proceed to an inquiry on the results
OF which the peace conference may
form its decisions In fixing definitely
the respective frontiers of the Czechs
and the Poles in the contested zone.
I'm order to seal the entente between
the two friendly nations, which should
follow policy in full accord with that
OF the allied and associated powers.
the q tivpa ~ bn
record the promise of the Czech repre- =
sentatives that their country will put
at the disposition of the Poles all OF its
available resources in war material and
VIII grant to them facility for the tram
sit of arms and ammunition.
No infraetion Private Property,
The exploitation OF the mines OF
the karwin- Ostrawa district Will be
carried out In such a way as to avoid
all 1nfraction of private property. While
reserving any police measures which
the situation may require. the commits
sion OF control will have authority to
supervise and If necessary to secure
to the Poles that part of the fuel out
put which may be equitaby claimed
py them to meet their wants,
1t Is understood that the local nd
ministration will continue to function
in accordance with the condition OF the
pact OF November. 1918, and that the
rights OF the minorities will be strictly
respected.
Pending the decision OF the peace
conference. political elections and mil
itary conscription will be suspended in
the principality of Teschen.
NO measure implying annexation OF
all or part of the said principalitv
either to the territory OF Poland of r.
Czecho- o-Slovakia, taken to any inter
ested parties, shall have binding
force. 'ihs
The delegates OF the Czech nation
engage TO release Immediately with
prisoners taken during the recnn,
lighting" 'e'eHl