The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
THEY ARE WARNED
Arance Threatens to Punish
Germany.
Important Conferences Are
Now in Progress.
PRINCE HATFIELD RETIRES
Resignation Thought To Be
Caused by Failure of Promise.
is Given Credit for Concessions
to Native SilesianS.
PRINCE HATFIELD RETIRES

France virtually threatened today to
punish Germany if the latter attacks
Polish insurgents in Upper Silesia.
Premier BRAND, replying to Premier
Lloyd Georges speech in the house of
commons yesterday evening, declared
that if Germany sends troops into Up
per Silesia, France could not remain
disinterested."
Lloyd GeoEge had stated flatly that
Germany would be justified under the
terms of the treaty of Versailles in
using her military to defend her rights
in the disputed territory. and said that
Great Britain would insist on fair
play.
Allies Disagree.
BRAND admitted that the allies are
In disa greement regarding the Upper
Silesian situation and neutral observ-
ers in Paris and London regarded the
opposing declarations of the British
and French governments as further
widening the breach.
According to Paris advices, Bridan's
statement came as a distinct shock.
despite the fact that something of that
nature had been anticipated as
sequel to Lloyd Georges speech.
A United Press dispatch from Paris
early today quoted an attache of the
French foreign office as saying that II
Germany sent troops into Upper
Silesia France could not be expected
to remain neutral" practically para
phrase of Brands later words
Berlin, May 14.-Collapse of the
Polish revolt in Upper Silesia is eX-
pected in authoritative quarters there,
according to a special dispatch re-
ceived here from Breslau Important
conferences are now in progress and
it is believed that Adalbert Korfanty,
leader of the Poles, has lost his fight
to secure Upper Silesia for Poland.
Prince Hatfield Retires.
The retirement of Prince Hatfield.
German member of the interallied
commission at Oppeln. has prompted
Berlin newspapers to express cordlal
recognition of his services in a dlf-
ficult environment. The immediate
cause of his resignation from the COM
mission is believed to have been his
failure to make good the promise he
gave the German populace OF Upper
Silesia that order would be restored
within three days after the insurrec-
ton began. The inability on the part
of tho allied forces there to halt the
advance of Korfanty's men made un-
tenabIe the position of Prince Hatz-
field and it is stated he realized mis-
services were useless under existing
conditions.
Prince Hatfield is given credit for
having forced the concession which
permitted native Silesians and ell
gibles from outside the plebiscite area
to vote on the same day.
A wide gap between declarations OF
General Lerond and the interallied
commission on one hand. and news
paper report1 on the other is en-
phas by the Norwa erts. This
newspaper states its belief that Cen
eral Lerond, who had been head of
the interallied commission in Sllesla,
should have given the plebiscite area
the benefit of some of his conclusions
" demanding allied reinforcements
equal to the number of men engaged
in the Polish insurrection.
Allegations of Treason.
Berlin. May 14.-Allegations of high
treason are made in proceedings in
stituted by the ministry of defense
against the radical newspaper, Rote
Fahne (red flag), as the result of a
publication by that paper of a series
of documents bearing on the situation
in Silesia. These documents are al
legged to prove that the German mill
tary administration had planned an
invasion of the Upper Silesian plebis
cite area last October and had plotted
the ASA assination of Adalbert Kor-
fanty.
The ministry declares the docu-
ments are fabrications.