The Holbrook news., 1921-06-10
ConciIiatory Course of Briand and pr. Wirth'S Promises
 Avert War Peril.
FRANCE NOT TO ACT ALONE
Allies May Make Upper silesia an Autonomous State-Sinn Fein Raiders Burn Dublin Custom House-Senate Adopts Bo- rah Naval Disarmament
 Amendment
By EDWARD w. PACKARD.

Clouds that had been hanging heavy over central Europe began to break away last week. Premier Briand, ex- pressing his confidence in the good in- tentions of the German ministry, re- fused to let France violate the Yer saiIles treaty by taking independent action in occupying the Ruhr. Prime Minister Lloyd George quit talking and dispatched British troops to help in restoring and maintaining order in Upper Silesia. Chancellor Wirth as- sured the entente allies Germany would not send regular troops into Upper Silesia and would do its best to stop the movement of arms and ann intuition and to keep the German-Si- lesian border closed. Korfanty's Pc s fish insurgents and the German resi- dents of Upper Silesia continued their stkuggle, but perhaps with less eu- thusiasm.
 Briand's attitude and actions were openly conciliatory and he successful ly resisted the attacks of his political opponents who sought to force him to adopt measures which might rupture the entente and probably would lead to his downfall. He did not, however, relax in his firmness toward Germany, for he sent to Berlin an ultimatum giving Wirth 24 hours to reply satis- factorily to his former note in which the chancellor was warned that the sending of German troops or munitions into Upper Silesia would be consid- cred a warlike act. Next day Briand told the chamber of deputies the Ger man ambassador had assured him the German Upper Silesian frontier would be closed and the reichswehr troops would be ordered to disarm and dis band irregulars seeking to enter the plebiscite zone to fight the Polish in- surgents.
 The premier promised the chamber that Poland's interests would be safe guarded and the result of the plebis- cite figures, in which the Poles Ob- tained majority of the rich indus trial regions, would be the base for tracing the boundary.
 Concluding his long address, Briand said: "Since Doctor Wirth has been at the head of affairs the German gov ernment has shown frankness and lOy alty. He has fulfilled all promises, held to all engagements, and put them into execution.
 "If at any time, on question vital to France, the problem of adopting another policy should arise, I would not hesitate.
 Germany Is satisfied with the de mands for separations. maintained the accord between the allies at Lon don and even with the Upper Silesian problem disturbing us the accord will be maintained more completely than ever owing to the return of the United States to the supreme council. In to- days world crisis no people can live isolated. I will not permit France to find herself alone as in 1915 and 1870. I will not forget that in 1914 the Brit ish came, then the Americans and others. We have no right to forget that We owe them something despite discussions and polemics. If 1t is pos sible to maintain this magnificent union it must be done in England's in- terests as well as ours. This policy does not exclude firmness. Our gov ernment can go from firmness to mod eration, which is the best policy and which I shall not renounce"