Evening star., 1921-05-19
ENGLAND PROPOSES
MEETING OF ALLIED
COUNCIL TORRANCE
BRAND Favors Call, But Re-
serves Reply Until French
Deputies Can Act.
representative OF U. S.
WOULD GET AN INVITATION
Korfanty Asks People to Lay Down
Arms-German Attacks Report
ed-Peril Seen in Danzig.
By the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 19.-Great Britain
through her charge d'affaires here
formally proposed to the French gov
ernment yesterday an early meeting
of the allied supreme council. to which
an American representative would be
invited, it was announced today.
Premier BRAND. in response, said
he favored such a meeting, but would
reserve a definite reply until the con-
clusion of the chamber of deputies
discussion Of the foreign situation.
q. 8. influence Felt
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright 1921.
LONDON, May 19.-Competent opinion
d that the Silesian question will be
solved satisfactorily to all reasonable
people by agreement among the allies
and the United States. Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George has the unanimous
support of Britons in his adhesion to
the treaty of Versailles. whether 1t
IS for or against Germany. 1t is
pointed out by the foreign office that
Premier BRAND also supports the
treaty and that therefore the only
question involved is that Of inter-
probation.
It Is assumed here that all parties.
even Adalbert Korfanty and the Poles.
ultimately will yield to the authority
of the supreme council. particularly
since the American point Of view
henceforth promises real vitality in
that body. Public opinion in Britain
heartily indorses the cause Of COM
tinued allied solidarity. but agrees
with Lloyd George that irresponsible
raids upon the treaty Of Versailles
must be prevented.
Observers CT every shade Of opinion
note with pleasure the growing evil
6ence Of the steadying influence OF the
United States upon European affairs.
Kerfanty Proclafns DemobilizfnE.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 1S.-Information re-
eeived in onicial circles regarding Up
per Silesia states that the Polish con-
sui general at Beuthen has Informed
the interallied plebiscfte commission
that Adalbert Korfanty has issued q
Silesia to surrender their arms. resume
work and avoid military contact with
the Germans. He declared also that
10000 men have been demolished.
AMSTERDAM, May 1s.-According
to the Berlin Kreuz Zeitung. there
troops in the direction OF Danzig in
the last few days. The newspaper
adds that a number Of bridges over
the Vistula river have been blown up
and that the Germans believe q Polish
raid on Danzig is intended.
German Attacks Reportea
By Cable to The Star and CAieaso Daily News.
Copyright. 1871.
KATTOWITZ. Upper Silesia. May 49,
German attacks are reported along
the north front. with the Poles with
drawing to the line claimed to include
the districts showing a Polish ma
1ority in the plebiscite area. The
Germans claim that there il no organi-
cation for undertaking a counter Of
warning against the interallied COM
mission upon which rests the re-
sponsibility of restoring order. The
Germans also claim that the defense
elements along the Oder and In
Kreuzburg are under allied control.
Germans have committed atrocities such
as cutting of ears and noses.
The Germans make similar charges
against the Poles.
The insurgents movement seems to
be losing vigor. The highways no
longer present brist1ing appearance
with boys armed with rifles every
few yards to halt travellers, ask for
their passports, search automobiles
for weapons and haul suspects into
cellars.
The Italians have evacuated Pless.
Rybnik and Nicolai, leaving small
French garrisons from Rybnik. The
Italians took along several hundred
Germans- The Poles cut the cars from
the Italian trains and searched the
Germans. finding. it 10 stated, rifles
and machine guns. The Poles claim
ed that the Germans were "stosstrup-
pen." or shock troops. However. the
Germans were allowed to proceed
with the Italians.
The British have orders not to treat
with the insurgents and are gradually
leaving. They feel deeply humiliated
over their false position.
French Press IFritated.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 1s.-Deciarations made
regarding Poland and Silesia by Prime
Minister Lloyd George of Great
Britain yesterday caused considerable
irritation to French newspapers.
There was little comment on the
prime minister's words this morning,
but what there was seemed severe.
.Pertinax." the political editor of the
Echo de Paris. said regarding the
statement of Mr.. Lloyd George:
please give US even less. II pos.
sible than you did in the last speech
before the house OF commons. The
affair Is too grave henceforth to b<
treated as politics. There is no get
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