The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-19

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London. Afay IL. Prime Minister
Lloyd GeErge, Ii a dramatic speech
{ IN the bOuse OF commons concerning
itge Dyer Silesia imbroglio. declared
The aetion Of the Polish insurrection
lists lwas u complete defiance of the
trey. ~ OF Versailles.
XII think It Is right 4 should epeak.
quite plainly. !" Mr.. Lloyd George said,
because il these
s;tid we take no notice and do not deal
With them with that stern justice !
which has characterized the attitude
OF this country Ia ali It's dealings
abroad. If Is going to be fatal to the
peace of Europe. If that IS disturbed
{ DO not see what Is going to happen
to Europe.
81 am alarmed, am frightened that,
unless some confidence is restored to 7
the world, the consequences may be
of the most terrible character. I,
Gives TWO Alternatives.
Mr.. Lloyd George said there were
two Ways Of dealing VIII the SiIesian
situation. One was that troops OF the
lilies assist in restoring order. It was
not for him to express military opin-
/ ION, and he did not insist ON this part
OF the program, but he was entitled to
insist on an alternative. Either the
allies ought to insist upon the treaty's-
being respected, or they ought to al
0W the Germans to do So The prime
minister continued
Not merely to disalm Germany, but
to say that such troops ais she has
are not to be permitted to take part
IN restoring order-that is not fair.
TO say to Germany: Here is your
province, here is something which has
been decided by the Versailles treaty
3 either for Or against you but the
roles are to be allowed in defiance
OF that treuty to- take it. and you {
Will not be allowed to defend your
selves in province which has been
yours for 200 years and which GER
tainly has not been Polish for 600
years. is discreditable and not worthy
OF the honor Of any land. am per-
fectly certain that will not be the at
titude the allies will take.
rhe only thing which would like
to say in behalf Of tie government Is
this:
! Whatever happens, we cannot nc
eept Il fait accompli. That would be
10 permit defiance which might lead
TO consequences of the most disastrous
Kind
Says Allies Won Poland Liberty.
Mr.. Lloyd George declared the treaty
OF Versailles was the charter of Polish
III piitinfp lt1f >.j,1, tt,x. t.,S
country OF l5uro..e who mad the right
u cn'iipl;,in ;lb..ii the t;.eatv Poland
/ 'ilt. i0I win her liberty. III .4urill, min
isters asserted; her liberty was due to
Italy. t;reat Britain and Francs.
'Tlert. is not a letter Of The trenty
thai ducs not mean ii young Britt II
life, iila, Goes not mean ce.ll.ly two
{ Frencl ives, and there were hundreds
az thousands of Italians" tie prime
minister continued
Mr.. Lloyd George cited tina, the
fols were diyIGed III the war, half
of them fighting with the Germans.
.slley fell in German uniforms" he
dnrs,,ed. and sliot Gown Frer.Lmel,.
! British and Italilns W.,o were .igl;.ing
for their freedom.
II see Korfanty Qeader Of the Polisl,
insurrectionists) has said that tho
Poles in Silesia would die rather than
surrender. II they had thought thar
earlier, when the battle for i'o.ish Free
dom was being fought. there would
nave been fewer British, French urrl
italian lives lost. But they only think
of it when the Germans are disarmed
and helpless.
THE Polish government has repu-
d:ated responsibility, and | am bound
to accept that statement as represent
ing tlreir views. But it has happened
once too often"
Cites Lithuanian Settlement.
The prime minister recalled the set
Element with Lithuania, to which the
United States, France, Italy and Great
Britain were parties.
wilma was occupied by regular
Polish troops in defiance of the al
lies he said. ".They were asked to
retire, and they said 49,
we have no responsibility for it,
"The same thing is happening now
The same disclaimer of responsibility.
Arms passing from Poland and officers
crossing her frontiers make it very
difficult to feel that those regulations
of responsibility are anything but pure
| Iy verbal"
Mr.. Lloyd George pleaded for tile
| unfolding of the treaty both for the
| sake of honor and for safety and Sc
curity.
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