Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
I. S, NUT INVOLVED IN S|LES|AN RON
 HUGHES TO POLAND RepIies to Polish Ministers Plea For American Support In
 Settlement.
U, 2. LIPS TO BE SEALED
 AT THE FOREIGN COUNCILS
Harvey and Aids to Express No Opinions "So Fas as at Present
 May Be Seen."

which considers the Upper Silesian situation, but will be present only as an observer, unless fresh instruc- tions are transmitted to him mean while.
 This fact was made clear officially tonight when the State Department made public the text of notes ex- changed by Prince Lubonirski, the Polish Binister, and Secretary of .State Hughes. The Polish Ministers note, dated May Il, makes a strong plea for American intervention on the side of Poland in the Silesian squabble.
 Text of Hughes Reply.
 The text of Secretary Hughes, re- ply, dated May IA, is as follows:
 ''I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of May II, in which you recite the reasons why, in your opinion, certain districts of Upper Silesia should be assigned to Poland and urge that the represen tatives of the government of the United States on the Supreme Coun- cil, the Council of Ambassadors and the Preparations Commission, be in structed to exert their influence in favor of a settlement of the matter strictly in accord with the Treaty of Versailles and the result of the re- cent plebiscite.
 "In reply I have the honor to in form you that in my opinion the set clement of such boundary dispute as arise in the matter under considera tion is matter of European concern in which, in accord with the tradi tional policy of the United States, this Government should not become involved. The matter is clearly un- derstood, by it's representative in Europe, who -~ill, therefore, so far
 N present may be seen, take no part in the discussions concerning Upper Silesia and will express no opinion as to the settlement"
 Impugns Allied Motives.
 Prince Lubomirski's note goes so far as to question the good faith of the Allies, repeating ru--.cr that the decision as to the German-Polish boundary in Silesia twill not be in accordance with the outcome of the plebiscite, but in accordance with the political combinations and interests of ~oI,-.,S raDrocoo+od in tba iptar allied plebiscite commission and the Supreme Council"
 He states that the delay of the plebiscite decision seems to confirm this rumor, and then charges that the decision of the powers, with the exception of France, regarding Den- zig, Wilno, etc., "has been prompted not by principles of justice, but by the material interests of these pow ers," and that, therefore, ''it is not surprising that the Poles of Silesia eagerly rushed to arms and preferred to perish rather than submit them selves to the political combinations which threatened their bodies and souls.''
 The Polish Ministers note contains other extereme statements, declaring thaS> if the Poles of Silesia are re- turned to German rule "their wives and children will not only be depriv- ed of livelihood but even their lives"
 "Stripped' Under Germany.
 About a million Poles, he states, voted for Poland in tn eplebiscite. They consist exclusively of miners, industrial workmen and small farm ers,' adding that "this population for centuries remained under the heavy yoke of Germany and has been stripped of everything.
 Specifically, he urges the United States to instruct it's representatives to the Supreme Council, the Council of Ambassadors and the Preparations Commission ito throw their influ- ence in favor of the principles of justice, humanity and the rights of these masses of Polish workmen by settling the Upper Silesian problem strictly according to the Treaty of Versailles and the result of the plebiscite."
 Secretary Hughes declined to com- r.ent on the situation beyond the statement made in his reply to Prince