Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
GEORGE FEARS No
BREACH WITH FRANCE

THAME, England, July S0.-(By
the Associated Press.) Lloyd
George, the prime minister, speaking
at the unwilling Of a war memorial
here today. referred optimistically to
the trend Of the discussion between
France and England over the Sile-
sian situation. The two countries, he
believed, were On the right road to
an understanding, and the prelimi-
nary troubles that were causing the
difficulty had been accommodated"
1t had been arranged for the allies
to meet in few days to settle this
question, added the premier, and he
hoped the settlement would be final.
Introducing the subject, the pre-
mier said:
I'VE have had some differences
with France recently over the inter-
probation of one of the sections of
the peace treaty and we have talked
very plainly to each other. That is
quite right. Plain speaking general nsiaL
Thoughts working in concealment are
dangerous. 1t is much better to have
it out, and we have both done so
with most excellent results"
The premier, after saying the pre-
liminary difficulties had been accom-
coming meeting of the allies, con-
tinued:
Great Britain only claims that she
must have a voice in the interpre
tation of the peace she made such
sacrifices to win. She does not claim
a predominant voice or a determining
voice. That would be so arrogant a
demand that no self-respecting ally
could possible tolerate it. We only
ask for an equal voice, and we are
prepared to go even beyond that. we
recognize fully that the greater sac
rifces of France give her a special
claim for consideration-that her In
tereStS are more imrn ediate in some
Of these questions-that the danger
is closer to her frontiers, more visible
to her eyes, and that historical
causes, some of them very recent and
very fresh in her memory, make her
apprehensions more vivid and more
poignant than ours.
eve are willing to allow for all
that. 1 would only respectfully say
that these considerations, although
they give France a better right to
character which is apt to defect
calm judgment. The British Empire
has but one concern in all these ques-
tlons-that the peace so dearly won
should be real peace. should, be an
immediate peace. A deferred peace
is nail war.
LET us have the peace which this
noble blood was shed to purchase.
They did not die that the nations
should continue to hurl hatred at
each other and organize against each
other even bloodier conflicts than
those in which they fell. If Great
Britain seems to be always restrain
ing, always counselling patience,
always urging moderation in the at
fairs Of Europe it is because terrible
war has taught us the value of peace.
Our sole anxiety is lest the allies,
by the unwise, harsh use Of their
undoubted power, should ram deeper
of future conflicts which were with
ering on the surface in the sunshine
of the great victory.
eff there is another war it will
be terrible beyond thought: The
machinery of destruction during the
year by year, month by month. Just
before the bells Of peace were set
ringing we had ready more horrible
machinery than the world had yet
seen, and 1 doubt not that similar
devices were perfecting on the other
side. The ingenious mind OF man
will go on developing these horrors
and no one can conceive what the
next war might be like. Europe
might become as the north OF
France.
1--WE must beware lest we bequeath
to our children a legacy of concen-
trated hate which will one day eX.
plode, SCATTERING their happiness ana
leaving the world a wilderness anu
man a gaunt wanderer amongst the
ruins of a civilization his folly has
destroyed Should this happen the
gallant young men or Thame VIII
have died in vain and millions more
of brave men in the five continents
will have sacrificed their lives 20
no good purpose.
"That is the reason why as tne
whole might TO the, British b1nplre
was in August, 1914, cast INTO wal,
today the same power IS thrown
into the scales of peace"
GREAT BRITAIN AGREES
TO SILESIAN COMPROMISES
PARIS, July Boy the Assoclat-
ed Press.)-Lord Hardinge, the Brit
ish ambassador informed Premier
BRAND this morning that Great BRIT
ain willingly agrees to the proposals
contained in the French premier
latest note relative to troop rein
forcements for upper S1lesla: Inc
British ambassador at Berlin mas
been instructed to join his French
and Italian colleagues in a common
demand that the German government
facilitate by all possible means the
transport of allied troops across Ger
MANY whenever the situation in up
per Silesia renders it necessary.