The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
EXPERTS VARY
.NOPIgIONS
UPPER SILESIA
Allied Council Postpones
Debate on Sending Re
inforcements.
HARVEY WELCOMED
BY TWO PREMIERS
Americans in Diplomatic
Garb, While Others
Wear Sack Suits.
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PARIS, Aug. s.-The views Of the
various high commissioners to
Upper silesia regarding -the state
of mind" Of the Poles and Germans
in that area will pave the way for
the beginning OF the supreme AL
lied councils discussion Of the
question Of sending reinforcements
to silesia- II is expected that this
discussion wti get under way on
Tuesday. a,
Premier Aristide BRAND opened
the supreme council conferences In
the famous clock room OF the
Quai d'orsay. His greeting to the
delegates was q typical BRAND Jest
q smiling hope that the council
would keep the temperature inside
the clock room cooler than It was
outdoors.
Preniers weIeene Harvey.
BRAND then extended q warm
welcome to Ambassador George
Harvey. which was seconded by
Lloyd George. Col. Harvey thanked
the two premiers In brief speech
The afternoon session was de-
voted to listening to the experts
on Upper Silesia- France appa-
rently consented to an adjournment
on the question OF reinforcements,
upon the plea of Great Britain that
they were unable to Judge OF the
necessity of sending additional
troops to the territory until all the
ground In the case had been
covered.
The Franeo-British divergence Of
policy Is as wide as ever. and the
to vary as widely as does national
opinion.
Ambassador Harvey Is apparently
holding aloof from the dfscussion,
without the slightest indication
that he win follow the desfres -of
Baron Hayashi. of Japan. who had
expressed the desire that Harvey
wouid take an active part In the
councfl's' work. :. t. a...
- EIkins Visits AnbassaSor.
Senator Elkins has dropped in at
the Meurice, where Harvey is stop
ping. unoficially. of course. All he
would say to reporters was: We'll,
I'm here" ~.
Col. Harvey has baked all efforts
to elicit from him how he felt while
he was sitting in the clock room.
But his shrewd Yankee smile and
wink were eloquent.
The colonel entered the clock
room at 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
II he felt any emotion at the. tread
ing of the path of wilson-who. in
this very room on st. Valentines
Day in 1919. ushered into the world
the league of nations, he concealed
1t we'll.
who is the gentleman with the
air of a clergyman" a French jour
nalist asked.
Americans in Formal Garb.
Harvey, Wright and Lane were
the only diplomats at the opening
session who clad themselves in dip
lomatic garb-toppers.. cutaways.
although their standing In the con-
ciave is the most informal of any.
Lloyd George bounced in resolutely,
clad in a cool. grey Iong-tailed coat
Lord CurZon. Engiand's foreign
minister, wore a blue sack suit
Bonomi was dressed in a grey busi-
ness suit and Premier BRAND pre-
sided in a sack. Lloyd George sat
on Brands right and Bonomi at his
left. Harvey sat between Lord
Curzon. who was next to Lloyd
George, and Baron Hayashi.
Loucheur and Berthelot COM
pieted- the French delegation.
The absence Of the uniforms OF
Field Marshal Wilson and Marshal
Foch were commented upon. This
session has abandoned all the ear
marks of militarism. with General
Marinis. the Italian Upper Silesian
commander. the only uniformed SOL
der in evidence.