The New York herald., 1921-05-17
GERMANS AWAITING
ALLIES NEXT MOVE
Spurred by Lloyd George, Con
servatives Urge Siiesian
Intervention.
BERLIN MORE DEPRESSED
Fear New Franco German
Conflict Would Hasten Bal
kanization of Europe.

6p.o.aI Co6.e 10 TIE New York ErxALD.
Copyright, 1921. ey TIE NTw YORK HERALD.
Now York Herald bureau.
Berlin, May ls.
German official action and opinion re-
gard.ng the situation In Upper Silesia
| . Suspended. swaitins q definite move
by the Allies Tho German Government
officially awaits tho measures the Allies
prorose 70 take for the establishment OF
their authority In Upper Silesia. Inter
vention by the Reichswehr German Inn
perial defence troops). therefore. has not
been discussed. although the private de-
! fence organization has redoubled its
measures OF frontier defence and pos
sibie counter action. Premier Lloyd
George must now show the Germans his
reinsurance, not merely In words. Is the
common opinion here.
Bori.n opinion Is generally depressed
0 nd Increasingly scept.cal about Ger
many obtaining Upper silesia.
German conservative newspapers urge
measures OF self-defence. Herr Won
Hetnburg. writing In tho Deutsche
Togeseetung, says, Upper Snesia is
lost unless we save Il ourselves" Conn
,neating on the German reply TO Pre-
m,er BRAND. he regrets that no more
vtgor was shown, insisting or the im-
mediate restoration OF tho Versailles
treaty status OF upper Silesia and Ger
man dete, N! alton { nd TN rtgh wneo
80 A. N,-GA hnr
selves.
Herr Maurenbrecher, writing In the
Demtsohe Ze4trng, declares that those
who are downtrodden can themselves
only secure justice. Among slaves, no
matter who is In the majority, the only
issue is, who win show strength suffi-
Client to break the chains" he says.
Favors watchful Waiting.
The Tcges Zeltanp recommends a
watchful policy and advises the Govern
ment to declare to the Allies that Ger
many Is ready to restore order In Up
per Silesia. since the Allies. obviously,
have insufficient forces to do so.
The Democratic newspapers are more
reserved. and would have the Allies as
sumo the task OF suppressing the Upper
Silesian insurrection. Herr Bernhardt
mior Lloyd George the direct question
whether he proposed encouraging or
preventing a general explosion. The
VoSstche Zeit,nc, usually tolerant OF the
French, now condemns their attitude
and fears that the new subject or
Franco German conflict will hasten the
Balkanization OF Europe.
The Dertsche AHoent eine Zeittn0, be-
longing to Hugo SHINES and strongly
in favor of big industry also advises
the Germans to heed the assurances OF
the Allies and 10 await the fulfilment OF
their promises to uphold the treaty.
rather than to adopt a policy OF self
defence.
The BerNrsr BoersoN kttYter says
'German troops should not be called
upon to take Upper Silesia for the inter-
allied commission, which aftcrward
might give It to Poland
Warns Asaiast Lloyd George.
Vorpaerts, the Majority Socialist or
gan, warns against belief derived from
Lloyd Georges speech that 6erpany
will obtain a free hand in dealing with
the Upper Silesian rising, and declares
that Il is essential that the Germans
await the action Of the Allied Supreme
Council.
The Froiheit, the Independent Socialist
organ. warns against steps that might
possibly lead to a war. while the RED,
Flag, the Communist newspaper here,
screams against military measures
which il asserts are already under way,
assuring the German proletariat that
the Polish uprising In Upper Silesia Is
being rapidly transformed into Com
muntst movement. where council OF
workers and not Adalbert Korfanty is
becoming virtual dictator.
Tho combined German trade unions,
representing 100000 workers, protest
against the Upper Silesian insurrection
because OF the increase in the individual
burden OF the German workingman,
caused by reducing the sources OF rep
aration payments. tho Allies hope for
from Germany. They demand respect
for the plebiscite returns, but their
modification to the extent that Upper
silesia be left undivided to Germany.
The German trade unions are particu-
larly hostile because the Polish workers
In Upper Silesia have substituted the
authority of the factory works councils.
where the Poles hold exclusive sway.