New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-16
Lloyd George Threatens
Peace, Say Paris Papers
Pren,ier's Speech on SiIesia Is
Regarded as Policy Contain
ing the e. m of War
Special Gable to The Tribune

Copyright, 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, May 15-The semi official
Temps sees in Lloyd Georges House
of Commons declaration on Silesia the
germ of a policy which will result in
a new European war. The newspaper
Bon Soir attacks the British Premier
viciously and adds that strong Poland
means strong France, and this is
what Lloyd George doesn't want. The
Intransigeant assails Lloyd George for
aspiring to replace Woodrow Wilson
as the arbiter of the worlds problems
and says he is misinformed If he thinks
the French public will endure his fan
tastes with impunity.
Thus in strong terms do the Paris
newspapers retort to what they regard
as Lloyd Georges invitation to Ger
many to defy the Allies by sending
troops into Upper Silesia and to set the
continent on the road to new war.
The Temps says:
eThe Germans, and particularly the
reactionary and military parties, are
encouraged by LLOYD George to under
take military operations which may set
fire To the continent of Europe. We
hope that the people of the continent
viii have enough sense to avoid such a
catastrophe"
The Temps arrives at the conclusion
that Lloyd Georges object, in saying
he saw no reason why Germany should
not send troops to clear Silesian soil
o. Polish insurrectionists, was TO solicit
German favor in the hope that some
day he can turn Germany against Rus
Germany in 1914.
Several of the newspapers intimate
that Lloyd Georges remarks were dis
illusioning to the French public and
raise serious doubt of the durability of
Anglo-French amity. LIE Liberte says
that the French and British points of
view and wishes have failed to coin
eide and the time has come for France
TO take new bearings.
PARIS, May Is (By The Associated
Press. -Premier BRAND this morning
received Prince Eugene Sapieha, the
Polish Foreign Minister.
Former Premier Clemenceau's news
paper, L'Homme Libre, says: "Mr.
Lloyd Georges cynicism passes all
measure. 1t is an invitation for France
to massacre the Poles for the greater
glory and profit of Germany"
Humanite, the Socialist organ, in
terprets the address of Mr.. Lloyd
George as meaning that French capt.
talists will occupy the Ruhr, and that
will receive the Silesian Basin. "Be.
hold Germany all but deprived of all
its industries; behold France assured
of first place in Europe it says. "This
was the real significance of Mr.. Lloyt
Georges discourse"
The words of Lloyd George are de.
sscrlbed by Eclair as brutality against
fn$a
German troops Immediately to cross
the frontier"
The Journal remarks: "The Least
that can be drawn from the English
Premler's speech is that it is danger.
Gus. as it misleads Germany into be-
leying she will get what she desires
which certainly she will mott
The Journal says it learns from
Oppeln that the Inter-Allied arms de
pot mas been robbed by detachment
OF Germans and that 1000 rifles
eighteen machine guns and a miiior
cartridges were taken to Upper
Sllesia to be distributed amon~ fbs
free corps" there.
ne Petit Parisien notes that in hi,
answer TO Premier Lloyd George EN-
pnasls IS made by Premier BRAND tina,
u the Poles are responsible in some
measure for the events in Upper Silesi,
it 10 right to recognize that the poiisf
government adopted correct attitude
namely, by closing the frontier.
The French government" saws tn,
reat Parisien, asserts formally thai
It's representatives in Upper Silesi,
never encouraged the policy of an ac
complished fact and denies that it eve,
had any intention to give, if needed
by force, the entire Silesian basin t,
Poland" '" "
The newspaper asserts that Franc,
could not witness passively armed in
PREVENTION by Germany in Upper ST
lesia. This would be considered b,
France as violation of the Treaty O
versailles, and consequently casus
belli.
The Internationale, the Communists
organ, says: Never since Fashod
I. has there been a discussion of thi
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