The New York herald., 1921-08-10
FRANCE AND BRITAIN
AGREE upon PLAN TO
APPORTION SILESIA
Boundary Line to Be Drawn
on Basis of Votes Cast
in Plebiscite.
BRAND rs SATISFIED
Asserts German Mass Is in
West and Polish Mass
Is in East.
SAYS SOLUTION Is EASY
Question Raised as to Supply
ing Arms Interests the
United States.
BRAND IS SATISFIED
SAYS SOLUTION IS EASY
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Aug. an. BRAND, the French
Premier, announced to the Supreme
Council this afternoon that the British
Prime Minister Mr.. Lloyd George. and
he were in an agreement in principle
upon the Upper Silesian boundary, and
that 1t remained for the experts to
draw the exact line, which would be
on basis of giving equal value to the
votes cast in the recent plebis.ite.
whether Polish or German. and
whether in mining, industrial or rural
townships.
"If one examines the result of the
plebiscite in a general way" said NJ.
BRAND, indicating broadly the princi-
pie the experts must follow, there is
no doubt that the German mass Is in
the west and the Polish mass in the
east of Upper Silesia. Thus. geo.
graphically speaking. the solution is
easy to be seen and even obligatory"
The members of all the delegations
feel a sense Of relief tonight that the
thorny enlargement which has been
threatening to wreck the peace of Eu-
rope has been solved by a spirit of
mutual concillation and good will
which the French and British Pre-
miers displayed in their private meet
ings on Sunday and Monday nights.
The belief is held here that Poland
and Germany will accept the settlement
although grumblingly, and that If dis
orders should break out they will be sup
pressed by the Allies.
Reenf0rcements Denied.
In the meantime the Council decided
not to send allied reenforcements TO
Upper Silesia. France had desired TO
despatch additional troops to that ter
ritory. but when the question came be-
fore the Council the British and Italian
delegates voted against 1t. Gen. Lerond,
head OF the Interalled Commission in
Upper Silesia. had urged reenforcements
as q precautionary measure.
The compromise boundary line was
understood to have been drawn approxi-
mately as follows
Beginning west OF Pless on the Vistula
River and running west of Gleiwitz.
west OF Tost and Gross-Strehlitz, north
to between Rosenberg and Kreuzburg and
thence to the frontier OF northern Upper
Sllesia. This line, while by no means
straight one, approximately b.sects the
Silesian plebiscite area.
At the opening of the session Mr..
Lloyd George took occasion to declare
the position Of the British Government
upon what he called the menacing prob
lem to the peace OF Europe Silesia, he
said, had belonged to the German race
for 700 years--a part OF that period to
Austria, but for ut years to Prussia
and the British Government would not
consent to any division not based
and the Germans in the disputed region.
Discussing the future security OF
France. the British Prime Minister said
In substance that the British Govern
ment keenly sympathized with the
French desire for safety. knowing what
France had suffered in two wars. That
security, however. he declared, ought
to rest upon the moderation with which
the victors used their power and upon
equity in apportioning Sllesia. The Brit
ish Empire, the Prime Minister declared,
would never be dragged into another war
caused BY the oppressive use of SUI
perior force or the abuse of justice in
time OF triumph.
Premier BRAND explained the French
position at some length. declaring that
IL any doubt existed the victor should
have the benefit. France. he said. has
no Interior designs on Upper SilesIa.
and added that her only purpose was
to apply the treaty justly.
Turkish situation Comes UP.
The French Premier said that in any
event he hoped an equitable solution
would be found. He thanked Mr. Lloyd
George for the methods OF settlement
which he had suggested and concluded
by saying: After all. Upper Silesia is
a small matter compared with the great
cause OF friendship among the Allies"
With rapid progress made on the all
important Silesian question, the confer
ence was able TO take up other business
on the programme, beginning with the
Turco-Greck situation. Mr. Lloyd
George said he would put to the Council
two questions: First. whether the time
had arrived for the Allies to offer TO
GtNOHu, W Wndt tNttUl were
the Allies bound TO be neutral and where
should the line be drawn on the matter
OF supplying the combatants with fght-
ing materials.
The question as TO what interpreta-
tion is to be placed on neutrality has
been raised because the French have ac-
cused the British OF helping the Greeks.
Concretcly. Mr.. Lloyd George wants To
know whether neutrality In this war
prevents a neutral nation supplying
arms to belllgerent. and II so can n
private Arm continue to supply them.
In these questions the Americans are
showing interest. as they get back TO
the point raised before the United
states entered tho world war. when she
was supplying the Allies with arms over
the German protest.
Col. Hsywool. who has just arr!vel
from Greek headquarters. whore he is
attached to tho Britieh mission. ex-
planned the military situation with the
aid OF maps. The Greeks are within
abou. 140 to I60 miles OF Angors. he
told the council adding that II was a
question whether the Greek troops would