The Washington herald., 1921-08-11
Harvey Tells Council of
Hoover Plan to Feed
Hungry.
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MORE INFORMATION
Cooperation With Soviet
Necessary, Declares
Lloyd George.
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BY HUDSON HAwLEY.


PARIS, Aug. Io.-col. George
Harvey, United States Ambassador
to Great Britain. and observer" al
the supreme council meeting in
Paris. spoke UP for the first time
since the conference began. to ex-
plain to the council the Hoover plan
for assisting Russia in the crisis
Of famine and plague. Harvey Of
fered 20 obtain more complete In
formation to assist the allies In
whatever they may DO TO alleviate
Russia's distress and 20 that end he
cabled Washington tonight
Lord Curzon, British secretary Of
state for foreign affairs. described
to the council the famine which be-
set India when he was viceroy md
the manner in which the govern
ment and relief agencies went aoout
relieving distress Il Is not yet
known what steps the famine com
mittee Of the supreme council will
take
Would Cooperate with Soviet
Premier BRAND said that the Rus
slams. who after all had fought for
the allied cause. might Justly look
to the allies for help. And be pro-
posed that the allies join the United
States and the other nations rn-
terested in the relief sdministra-
tIon. Lloyd George believed the
effect OF the famine might wen be
felt throughout the world-that
typhus and cholera might take
heavier toll Of human life than the
war had takeH. He had no admira-
tIon for the Soviets, he said. but
declared Il NouId be impossible TO
give relief without cooperating
with the Soviets. For this pur-
pose only he proposed that the
allies shgnId reach some arrange
ment wfth the Soviet government
when a ,lfouss Is burning We
should not ask whose house IL is.
but should save Il FIRST" said the
( British premier.
wranEIe Over SIIesia-
The Silesian experts were still
wrangling tonight and probably will
not bring in their report as TO the
lines of division until tomorrow
night at the earliest when the coun-
Gil will reconvene after lunchinE
with President MiIlerand-
Tho question Of how TO control
German aircraft manufactures was
referred 10 Marshal Foch's military
commission, sitting at Versailles for
examination and report
While awaiting the experts report
on the division OF Upper Siiesia the
delegates this afternoon took up
Germany's noncompliance with the
aerial disarmament clauses Of the
treaty OF Versailles. a matter OF
very tender concern 20 France.
France really apprehends that Ger
many's air feet. supposedly for
commercial purposes. might be con-
verted into a fighting feet on very
short notice. Marshal Foch resent
ed the report of the aerial experts
on this matter during the morning
session.
Treaty Of SeNres SeraPPed.
When the conference passed on
to consideration Of the Near East
ern situation Lloyd George re-
marked that the allies themselves
had torn up the treaty OF SeyTes
at The behest Of the Turka al
though the Greeks stood ready at
that time to accept its conditions.
This being the case, the British
prime minister said the Greeks
| now obviously were entitled e the
assumption that the treaty ef
SevreS no. longer exists Lloyd
George added. mischievously, that
the BRAND dictum that the victors
are entitled to the dement's OF vic
tory applied in this case
Although the council has not
abandoned the possibility of set
Ting the Near Eastern muddle by
mediation. a resolution was adopted
to the effect that the present is
not the proper time.
Press Attack Briand.
The majority Of the French news
papers are refraining from the sort
OF vigorous comment which one
suspects they would like TO make.
Pertinax. however. has created a
stir by blast against BRAND be-
cause the premier consented TO the
postponement OF the dispatch OF re-
inforcements TO Upper Silesia. Bon
eoir calls BRAND ''pro-EnglIsh" and
says that Lloyd Georges solicitude
over the neutrality Of the allies In
the Near Eastern situation is a
hypocritical pose. As matter OF
fact. saws Bon Soir. England IL
sending ah" ndant material and not
few officers TO the Greek army.
Intransigeant is becomin. restive
over the delay in the decision on
the reinforcements for Upper ST.
lesis saving: "Our representatives
will not have the country behind
them unless they know enough not
to sacrifice everything for courtesy.
They will be on trial again to-
I -
tion Of isolation of a breach IN the
entente. but we do not wish TO pay
yet more dearly every month. for
Curzon"