Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-21
SlLESLAN ROW DEADLOCKS
GREATBRITAN AND FRANCE

British war of words continued to%
day.
Each backed by regiments Of
newspapers, the premiers of the two
nations directed a heavy fire of state
ments and opinions on the proper dix
vision of upper Silesia between Ger
many and Poland.
Premier Lloyd Georges offensive
right as Poland to invade Si1esia was
met by prompt counter attack
Its a fit of i'll temper" PremtA&
BRAND declared causrically.
France practically snatched the Sic
lesian situation out Of Bttrain's
hands today with a note to Berlin
demanding that unorganized German
bands be kept out of Silesia. Brit
ain which has protested at Frances
benevolent neutrality" when Polish
isurgents invaded Silesia, was not
consulted.
French leaders frankly desired Po-
land to acquire the richest sections
of Upper Silesia. The British declare
they want the region partitioned ac-
turns. They feared that Polish pos
session would hurt the industries
there and would rob Germany, of one
of her greatest assets III paying her
indemnity to the allies.
Upper Silesia meanwhile lay starvs
ing. Germans, controlling the rail-
ways, refused to send in supplies to
support the invading Poles. Sporadic
fighting occurred but the region for
the most part was quiet with the
Polish insurgents holding line
which included the richest portions
of the district.
Declarations of Lloyd George yes
terday caused considerable irritation
to French newspapers. There was
little comment on the premier's
words this morning but what there
was seemed severe.
BRAND THROWS DOWN
GAUNTLET TO GEORGE
PARIS, May 19.-Premier BRAND
of France, today reiterated hrs
down the gauntlet to Great Britain.
st stand on what l said Satur-
day." he declared after reading
Premier Lloyd Georges warning OF
cannot be neutral if Germany in
vades Silesia.)
There's nothing in the Versailles
treaty saying the Germans shall get
the rich mining district of Upper
Silesia while the Poles get the re-
mainder."
The premier made his statement
prior to entering the Palais Bourhon
to make defense of his foreign
policies. &c..
While Premier BRAND showed that
ment was leVelled at France, he
smiled when asked for comment.
TITS only little furry of bad
humor on the premiers part" he
said with a smile.
"It will pass soon-there's no
harm in it. 1 don't care to enter
into a controversy with Lloyd
George but L too, Stand on what.
said Saturday-that France cannot
remain neutral if Germany is per-
mitted to invade Upper Silesta.
II will speak further ON thaN SUE
ject in the chamber"
GERMANY is WARNED
AGAINST RECRUITING
BERLIN, May 19.-(By the Assoc
ciated Press.) 1.-The German govern
ment has received a note from the al
lied military control commission pro.
testing against the recruiting in va
Irious parts of Germany of volunteers
for Silesia and demanding that meas.
ures be taken Immediately to prevent
such infringement of the peace
treaty. The disarmament Of the de-
tachmenIs already formed in Upper
Silesia also is demanded.
The government has issued a warm
ing against attempts to help hard
pressed Silesia by the raising or
volunteers. 1t emphasizes that such
recruiting and the assembling Of mil
itary bodies is contrary to existil.G
prescriptions and liable to puniSh-
ment.
POLES ARE REPORTED
MOVING ON DANZIG
AMSTERDAM May 19.-Accor <.
to the Berlin kreuz Zeitung there has
been a large movement OF Poii!h
troops in the direction OF Danzlg In
the last few days. The newspaper
adds that a number of bridges over
the Vistula river have been blown up
and the Germans believe a Polish
raid on Dahzig is intended.
COUNTESS SAYS FRENCH
CANNOT RESTORE ORDER
BERLIN, May 19.-(By the Assoc
ciated Press. )--Order cannot be re-.
stored in Upper Silesia while Gen.
eral Lerond, or any other French.
man, commands the inter-allied
cution of the Versailles treaty, said
Countess Scherr-Thoss,. who arrived
here yesterday with other refugees
who had escaped from the area af-
fected by the Polish instruction In
the plebiscite area. The countess Is
of the American delegation at the
Versailles peace conference.
when an Englishman or an Ita&~
ian is given command there" she de-
clared, "GeAmans will have conf.
dence, and = will be possible to- re-
store order and disband the volun-
teer forces organized to protect the
rig granted by the Versailles
treaty
Promises made by Adalbert Kor.
fanty and the French mean nothing
to Upper Silesia, who regard Kor-
fanty's offers to withdraw as a ruse
to get the German volunteers to dis
LONDON PRESS SQUARELY
BEHIND LLOYD GEORGE
LONDON, May 19.-Newspapers
of this city today showed greater
unanimity in indorsing Premier
British attitude toward Poland and
Silesia, made yesterday, than they
did his almost sensational state
ments before the house Of commons
last Friday. There were in some in
ness of reiterating Great Britain's
viewpoint a this moment regarding
4 point already made sufficiently
clear.
The manner in which the prime
minister's statement of last Friday
was received by the French press
was generally criticized.
HARVEY WILL MEET
WITH SUPREME COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Colonel
George Harvey, American ambassa-
DIR to Lond1n will attend the meet !.
ing of the Supreme council which
is to take up the Silesian boundary
dispute, it was definitely stated at
the state department today.
Mr. Harvey's instructions, while
directing him to attend the councils
meetings, specify that he is not to
take an active part or%express an
opinion in the deliberations on the
Silesian question, regarded by this
pnvernment as a matter of nure1Y