New Britain herald., 1921-05-18
FATE OF ILESZA WILL BH
 SETTLED BEFORE COUNG AND NOT BY KOREA
LLOYD GEORGE BRITISH STAND
Reiterates Recent S1 and Blames Frenc
 papers For Wron,

Lonuon, May IS (By Press).-Mr. Lloyd George| mier, issued a statement th| reiterating the British ad ward the Upper Silesian oil pressed by him in his recenI the house of commons and ing responsibility for the reports in the French ne|
 In the course of the stad Lloyd George said:
 The fate of Upper SilesI decided by the supreme cl not by Korfanty.
 Children of the treaty allowed to break crockery with impunity. Somebody a restraining hand on them there would be continual tI
 No Trampling on Tr|
 Great Britain cannot ' stand by whilst the treaty sentatives signed less than ago is being trampled upon|
 The statement began as |
 1T adhere to the statemeI in the house of commons oI ject of Silesia. Naturally accept responsibility for VI tually said. not for the truI distorted reports in the Frd papers. The almost unan| proval given by the America Italian as we'll as the Britis the sentiments I then expreI that the great nations whd the side of France in the to interpret the treaty of fairly"
 "I have never witnes unanimity on any question ued the statement. "AII opinion in these three couI the same view. It would tunate were the French prs a different view, but we m erant of differences of amongst ourselves.
 r. Press Criticized.
 With all respect, I wol the French press that tn, treating every expression opinion which does not ,coi their own as An import fraught with mischief. Tn, of mind, if persisted in, wi to any Entente.
 "The stand taken by tfl American and Italian public lcsian question ought not fensive to France. They the treaty of Versailles. T to apply the terms of the trs whether they happen to against Germany.
 The course of the vol coming years cannot be fore mists ahead are more tn; dense. Much will depend lies holding together. A treaty obligations, events V not be foreseen must dete future groupings of the ns the future of the world, an ly of Europe, will be deter cause of old or new friend
 Under these circumst treaty of Versailles is a dc infinite moment-especially tions of the Entente. It bi gether when there Is so m vide us. Those who treat sions as if they were the SD sion and prejudice may nc live long to regret their ness"
 British Fleet Offer The British people shir of their responsi bility Ill treaty. There are tempora ties which make it difficult troops, but these l confider pate will be over soon, and tention to the fact that at conference we intimated
 ness, if Germany refused tn the Allied council to place ish fleet at the disposal of for any operation that mi termined upon.
 ''The British governme ent , ious to have the division of tied at the London confer the facts of the plebiscite w However, our Allies were n proceed with the discussion
 We will abide faithful decision given by a majol powers who have a voice treaty in defining the Siles aries, whatever that verdie We fully accept the plebis expression of the wishes o pie of Silesia, but having TO great war and sustained losses in defense of an old which this country was a p; Britain cannot consent to whilst the treaty her repr signed less than two years