The New York herald., 1921-05-14
PREMIER SAYS POLAND
SHOULD NOT COMPLAIN
Asserts That She Owes Her
Liberty to Allied Troops.
Bu the Assoeiated Press.

LONDON. May 13.-Premier Lloyd
George told the House of Commons that
the Treaty of Versailles was the char
the last country of Europe who had the
right to complain. Poland did not win
her liberty, the Prime Minister asserted
her liberty was due to Italy, Great
Britain and France.
There is not a letter of the treaty
that does not mean a young British
life. that does not mean nearly two
fTench lives, and there We're hundreds
Of thousands of Italians the Prime
Minister continued.
Il Mr. Lloyd George cited that the Poles
We're divided in the war half of them
fighting with the Germans.
n They fell in German uniforms" he
declared, "and shot down Frenchmen.
British and Italians who were fighting
for their freedom"
II see Worfanty Header of the Polish
tnsurrectionistsl has said that the Poles
IN Silesia would die rather than surren-
der. II they had thought that earlier
when the battle for Polish freedom was
being fought, there would have been
fewer British, French and Italian lives
lost But they only think of 1t when the
Germans are disarmed and helpless"
The Prime Minister recalled the set
tlcment with Lithuania, TO which the
limited States, France, Italy and Great
britain were parties
wilma was occupied by regular Polish
troops In defiance of the Allies" he
said. "They were asked to retire, and
they said: We have no responsibilit,
for it. The same thing is happening
now. The same disclaimer of responsi.
bflity Arms passing from Poland and
gofficers crossing her frontiers make II
Eycry difficult to feel that those repudia-
fions OF responsibility are anything but
purely verbal"
RI Mr. Lloyd George pleaded for the up
holding of the treaty, both for the sake
OF honor and for safety and security.
There were two ways of dealing with
the Silesian situation, he declared. One
was that allied troops insist on restor-
ing order. 1t was not for him to ex-
press a military opinion. and he did not
insist on this part of the programme
but he was entitled to insist on an alter
lsatlve. Either the Allies ought to in
sst upon the treaty being respected oil
tkey ought to allow the Germans to dc
50. The Prime Minister continued
Not merely to dlsarm Germany. but
tt say that such troops as she has are
not 10 be permitted TO take part in re-
storing order-that is not fair.
To say TO Germany there Is your prov.
iuce. here is something which has beer
decided by the Treaty of Versailles
either for or against you, but the Poles
are to be allowed in defiance OF that
treaty TO take 1t, and you will not bs
allowed TO defend yourselves in a prov
ince which has been yours for zoo years
and which certainly has not been Polish
for 500 years, Is discreditable and no.
worthy OF the honor of any land. an
perfectly certain that will not be thu
attitude the Allies will take. The only
thing which l would like to say in be
half of the Government is this: What
ever happens. we cannot accept faf
accompl That would be to permit I
defiance which might lead to conse
quences Of The most disastrous kind"
The Prime Minister concluded with {
reference to Russia, which he said nov
was broken but would be powerful
dominant country and would have {
word in the future Of the world. Nom
knew. he said, what Russia's views
would be or with whom she would side
Those wishing TO destroy the Treaty o
Versailles, Mr.. Lloyd George declared
should think OF the possibilities OF thu
rest of Central Europe.