Evening journal., 1921-08-10
SPLIT SILESIA
ON VOTEBASIS
Polish or German Majorities
to Decide New Boundary
Lines
ALLIED CRISES
NOW PASSED

PARIS, Aug. 10.-M. Brian. the
French premier, announced to Su-
preme Council yesterday afternoon
that British prime minister, Lloyd
George, and he were in an agreement
in principal on the Upper Silesian
boundary. and that 1t remained for
the experts to draw the exact line.
which would be on a basis of giving
equal value to the votes cast in the
recent plebescite, whether Polish or
German and whether in mining, in
dustrial or rural townships.
"If one examine the result of the
plebiscite in a general way" said
M. BRAND. indicating broadly the
principle the experts must follow,
there is no doubt that the German
mass is in the west and the Polish
mass in the east OF Upper Silesia
Thus. geographically speaking. the
solution is easy to be seen and even
obligatory"
The members of all the delega-
uons feel sense of relief tonight
that the thorny ENHANCEMENT which
has been threatening to wreck the
peace Of Europe, has been solved by
a spirit OF mutual Cancellation and
good will which the French and
British premiers displayed in their
private meetings on Sunday and
Monday nights.
The belief is held here that Poland
and Germany will accept the settle
ment, although grumblingly. and
that II disorders should break out
they win be suppressed by the Allies.
In the meantime the Council de-
cided not to send Allied reinforce
ments to Upper Silesia- France had
desired to dispatch additional troops
to that territory. but when the ques-
ton came before the Council the
British and Italian delegates voted
/ against It. General Lerond, head OF
the Inter-Allied commission In Up
per Silesia, had urged reinforce
ments as a precautionary measure.
Sir Harold Stuart. the British
Silesian commissioner. and General
| Marinis. the Italian commissioner,
argued that N the Council agreed
Immediately upon the boundary line
It would not be necessary to send re-
endorsements. as they believed lot.
/ Germany and Poland would accept
the Councils decision.
The conviction of General Lerond
was that trouble might occur even II
there were an immediate decision by
the council, and he urged the order
ing OF reinforcements as a pre-
cautionary measure.
The Britis. and Italian view pre-
vailed, and the council decided
against the sencing OF re-enforce-
ments for the time being.
Mr.. Lloyd George informed the
council OF the line the British were
now willing to accept and the ex-
perts were instructed TO alloc- tc
one side or the other certain town
ships remaining in dispute.
The new line Is accepted in prin-
ciplo as more nearly representing the
real meaning OF the plebiscits '-ote
than anything previously proposed.
The division also splits the disputed
industrial dispute.
At the G. ..ening OF the session, Mr..
Lloyd George took occasion 30 de-
clare the position OF the British Gov
eminent upon what he called the
menaclng problem to the peace of
Europe Silesia, he said, had be-
/ longed to the German race for 700
years-a part OF that period to Aus
| tria, but for 1T years to Prussia
and the British GovernmeN would
not consent 10 any division not
based equitably upon the votes OF
the Poles and the Germans in the
disputed region.
Discussing the future security of
France. the British Prime Minister
said in substance that the British
Government keenly sympathized
with the French desire for safety,
knowing what Fance had suffered In
two wars That security. however
he declared. ought to rest upon the