The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
ROW BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND FRANCE AvERTEO BY
ACT OF ALLIED COUNCIL
Brands Plan for u. S.
Arbitration Overruled
Harvey Mum.

Paris, Aug. 12.-Danger of
crisis between England and
France over the boundary
drawing of frontiers between
Poland and Germany in Upper
Silesia, and the possibility of
a break in the meeting of the
Supreme Allied Council was
aVerted today by the action of
PremierS BRAND and George in
referring the matters in dispute
to the League Of Nations. Bri-
and'S first proposal to refer the
question to United States arbi-
tratiOn was abandoned in favor
OF Lloyd Georges plan for
League reference. George
Harvey, United States ambas-
sadOr, refrained from partici-
pating in the decision.
This decision was considered here
today, to have solved the crisis that
arose between France and Eng
land. The announcement said that
certain unsurmountabIe difficult
ties, which had arisen between
Italy, Japan and England, on one
hand and France on the other" had
given rise to the solution decided
upon.
1t was understood the supreme
council would continue its agenda
especially the discussion of relief
| to Russia, during the absence of
! Lloyd George. The British premier
| delayed his departure, and there
were rumorS this forenoon that he
might not leave until tomorrow
morning. The official statement is
sued after today's cabinet meeting
said:
Premier BRAND gave an &C
count of the present stage of the
supreme councils work, more es-
pecially concerning Upper Silesia-
The position taken by the French
delegation received the unanimous
/ support of the cabinet"
| Ambassador Harvey told the
council this morning that the Unit
ed States government had thought
| from the beginning that the Upper
| Silesian question was purely a
European one, and as it now was
| to be referred to the League OF Ma
tions, on which the United States
was not represented, he thought he
would be interpreting the view Of
his government by not parttcipat-
ing in the decision to refer the
question to the league.
Harvey Silent.
George Harvey. ambassador to
Great Britain and representative Of
the United States at the meeting
of the supreme council. did not
take any position relative to refer
ring the Silesian question TO the
league, according to a French Off
cial 1t was asserted his opinion
was not asked and was not prof
fered.
1t was learned that Premier Bri-
and proposed to Lloyd George this
morning, that the United States be
asked to arbitrate the Silesian con-
troversy, but this proposal was
abandoned in favor of the British
premier's suggestion that the mat
ter be left to the league
"The supreme council has decid-
ed to refer the Upper Silesian ques-
ton to the League of Nations
( LLOYD George said on leaving the
! council meeting shortly before
noon to take his train for London.
Our decision was unanimous"
Did Ambassador Harvey vote ?
a correspondent asked the British
premier.
"T said,' the premier replied.
that our decision was unanimous"
German Action
! Berlin, Aug. 12.-The Vorwaerts
announced that the payment of
l 900 900 900 gold marks 10 the al
lies would be made Aug. 30, ac-
cording TO schedule.
The newspaper also stated that
the dissolution Of the German self
protection troops in Upper Silesla.
would take place soon