Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-06-09
ConciIiatory Course Of BRAND
and DR.. Wirth's Promises
Avert War Peril.
FRANCE NOT TO ACT ALONE
Allies May Make Upper siIesia an
Autonomous State-Sinn Fein
Raiders Burn Dublin Custom
House-Senate Adopts 3d.
rah Naval Disarmament
Amendment.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

Clouds that had been hanging heavy
over central Europe began to break
away last week. Premier BRAND, ex-
pressing his confidence in the good N.
tentions of the German ministry, re.
fused to let France violate the Yer.
sailles 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 Silesa and would do its best to
stop the movement of arms and am
munition and to keep the German-Si.
lesian border closed. korfantys Po-
lish insurgents and the German resi-
dents Of Upper Silesia continued their
ST. uggle, but perhaps with less en-
thusiasm.
Brands 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 tirmncSs toward Germany,
for he sent to Berlin an ultlmutum
giving Wirth "a hours to reply salts
factOrily to his former note in which
the chancellor was warned that the
sending of German troops or munitions
into Upper Silesin would be consid-
cred a. warike act. Next day BRAND
told the chamber Of deputies the Ger
man ambassador had assured him the
German Upper Silesan frontier would
be closed and the rechSwehr troops
would be ordered to disarm and dis
band irregulars seeking to enter the
plebisclte zone to fight the Polish in
surgents.
The premier promised the chamber
that POland's interests would he safe
guarded and the result of the plebis-
cite figures, in which the Poles OBJ
tained majority of the rich indus
trial regions, would be the base for
tracing the boundary.
Concluding his long address. BRAND
said: "Since Doctor Wirth has been
at the head of affairs the German gov.
! ernment has shown frankneSS and 10y.
atty. 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, / would
not hesitate.
Germany is satisfied with the de,
mands for reparations. maintained
the accord between the allies at Lon
don and even with the Upper Siesian
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 | will not permit France tt
find herself alone as in 1915 and 1870
| will not forget that in 1914 the Brit
ish came, then the Americans ant
others. We have no right to forge
that. We owe them something despite
discussions and polemics If it is pos
sible to maintain this magnlticen
union it must be done in Englands In
terests as we'll as ours. This polio!
does not exclude firmnesS. Our gov
ernment can 90 from firmness to mod
Grafton, which is the best policy ant
which | shall not renounce."
Another step in the conciliation pol
icy was taken Wednesday, when tn
French government began the demo
Utilization of the class OF 1919. Vhicl
had been called up for the projected
occupation OF the Ruhr. All married
men and those having dependent
were at once released from the scrv
! ice. This was taken to mean that Bri
and has confidence in the ability o
I, the German government to close tn
| Upper Silesian border and to disar1
the German irregulars who have bee
gathering to fight the Poles, and ais
that he has been assured of Brits
military support In case further occl
patton of German territory Is foun
necessary later on.
In Paris 1t Is stated that the allie
are likely to establish Upper Silesi
as an autonomous state under the at
ministration of the League Of Nation
or the supreme council. The BIRTHS
and Italians favor the creation Of sue
state for q period Of at least thirt