The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
Premier Admits Upper
Silesia Controversy
Splits Entente.
REPLIES TO SPEECH
OF BRITISH LEADERS
France on Poland's Side
If German Troops In
wade Province.
Special Gable to The washinrtoa Hsrzle
and United Press)

Special Cable to The washinrtsu Hsr.N
and United Press.)
BY WEBB MILLER
PARIS. May l4-France warned
the world today that German in
vssioh Of Upper Snesia would pre-
cipitate a war in which she could
not be expected to remain neutral.
Premier BRAND made this declara-
ton to two score foreign newspap-
per correspondents whom he sum-
moned to the Quai d'Orsay to hear
his reply to Premier Lloyd Georges
speech in the house of commons last
evening.
Predicts Grave Consequenee.
IF Germany sends troops into
Upper Silesia il will bring about
very grave consequences so grave
that / refuse TO discuss them" he
SAID. France could not remain dis
Interested in such a contingency
Stnding in his ornately furnished
ONCE. with his hands gripping hiS
desk and his eyes flashing. BRAND
thus pronounced what is accented as
Frances final word in the present
controversy, with its Implied warn
many
The premier bespoke a desire for
American opinion on the situatioa-
Replying to question as 70 whxfh-
er he would ask the United STATE,
to mediate, he replied: The U-pite1
States fortunately has a voice in
the supreme council Any opinion
she may express will be gladly re-
ceived."
Admits Allies Disagree.
BRAND frankly admitted that
there is absolute dfsaEreerenr-
among the allies on the Upper ST.
lesian question. pointing out that
Great Britain holds one thesis Italy
another. and France stnl another
France will never accept any set
uement Of the controversy which
would give the mining regions in
dispute TO Germany. he said
He asserted that France stands
Tor integral execution of the rrestv
Of Versailles. At the prescribed
Tlebiscite. he said, the inhsbitauts
Of the disputed areas voted en-
masse for allegiance to Poland.
According TO the premier. LLOYD
Georges thesis that Upper Silesia is
OF German origin has never before
been advanced. even during .he
Peace Conference He asked why il
was that IL IL is a German province
now why it was not then. He pro-
duCed a German atlas published in
1914 in which Upper Silesis was in
dicated as OF Polish origin.
Polish. Germans Admit.
When a correspondent repeated
Lloyd Georges assertion that the
province is German. the premier re-
piled:
The Germans themselves ad-
mitted it was Polish"
BRAND reminded Lloyd George
that the Germans as well as the
Poles are responsible for the pres
ent disorders. He recounted several
instances Of German insults and at
tacks against French and Polish
officers
The situation in the province is
steadily improving. thanks to
French efforts" he said Order has
been nearly restored. The Polish in
surgents are going hack TO their
homes and work is being resumed.
France has performed her duty in
Upper Silesia. Ten thousand poilUs
have been coping with several hun
dred thousand insurgents. II tho
British government would send So
0O0 troops there to help us the dis
orders would end moro quickly.
Warsaw has Co-operated loyalty
in suppresSinE the revolt. ] am sure
the allied commission will soon
again be in complete control II is
necessary to preserve our unity in
the face of German aggression.
Il think the allies could have
agreed if they had taken more time.
Unfortunately affairs were precipi-
tated."