New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07
Emphasizes Fact Before
Departure That He Is
to Act Principally in
a Reportorial Capacity
May Be Needed i'm
Role of Mediator
French and British Poll
cies i'm East Silesia
Held Likely to Clash
BY Arthur S. Draper
rom 7he T,1bMne's European, Bureau

FROM The Tr1bune's Europen, Bureau
Copyright 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LoNDON, Aug. GA new chapter in
international relations begins Monday
when Colonel George Harvey, United
States Ambassador here, will sit at the
council table in Paris with Premier
Lloyd George, Lord Curzon and Sir Rob-
ert Horne, of Great Britain: Premier
BRAND OF France, Baron Hayashi, Jap
anese Ambassador to Great Britain;
Premier Bonomi of Italy and Foreign
Minister Jaspar Of Belgium. At this
historic conference will be discussed
the Silesian question, the situation in
the Near East. the trials of German war
criminals and recent DEVELOPMENTS in
Russia.
When he departed tonight for Paris
uiider instructions from Washington
Ambassador Harvey was at pains to
emphasize that he would sit in the ST.
preme Allied Council not as q full
member, but more as consultant and
reporter. The very fact, however, that
America will be represented at the
Allied Council table for the erst time
since R. U. johnson attended the San
Reno meeting is indicative Of the
change which has come in Americas
foreign policy and also emphasizes the
gravity with which forthcoming DELHI
erations are regarded.
British and French at Odds
The British Cabinet met last evening
and again to-day to consider the details
OF the policy which will be followed at
Paris, where decisions of the utmost
Importance to European peace will be
made. From this angle it seems certain.
that the British and French policies
will come into violent conflict, and it is
despite his position Of aloofness, will
be called upon more than once to act as
an intermediary and compromiser.
For many weeks the British gov
crnment has been pressing for con-
sideration. of the Silesian problem and
Premier BRAND has been constantly
delaying the assembly of the council.
The French find themselves in the mi
nority in their attitude toward Silesia.
but they have Italy as an ally in their
Near Eastern policy, although the re-
cent successes of the Greek army have
altered materially the situation in that
section of the world.
To understand the British policy it
is necessary to accept as fact that
Britain has established q strong trade
agreement with Germany and has made
commercial treaty with Russia. To
that extent the statement made re-
Gently in LIE Matin that an Anglo
American understanding existed for the
exploitation of Russia is true, but it
takes a wide stretch of the imagina-
ton to believe that any more formal
deal has been arranged.
France Spurns Russia
French and German business and
financial interests have held several
important conferences recently, but
France has spurned all overtures from
the Bolsheviki, her policy being to
form an Eastern alliance against
Russia, which also would serve as q
threat to Germany on the east.
With these two divergent policies,
so much at variance in their fundamen-
tails, it is plain that the Silesian prob
Those closest to Lloyd George declare
that the French policy, if persisted in,
will make Upper Silesia another AL
sace- Lorraine and bring about another
war. BRAND is regarded as personally
sympathetic with the British point Of
view, and Italy and Belgium may be
regarded as wholly sympathetic.
If the French remain obdurate it will
be interpreted here as final proof that
France has abandoned all interest in
the Anglo-French alliance. Much will
depend on the attitude of America, for
both Greet Britain and France are
eager for American cooperation. Amer
ica's relief measures for aiding Russia
and Ambassador Harvey's presence in
the Council will give France an excel
lent opportunity to revise her Russian
policy gracefully.
All Europe is suffering from a lack
of trade, France as we'll as the others,
and Russia is considered a good mar
ket, however doubtful her financial
guarantees may be. Eventually British
and American financiers are expected
to give Russia credits, guaranteed by
concessions and raw materials.
Finally, some action will be taken on
the Rhineland sanctions, both the Brit
ish and the Belgians favoring their i'm
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