The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-18
SAYS ALLIES
WILL CONTROL
SILES|AN:FATE
Lloyd George Reiterates Brit
ish Attitude Toward Cues
tion-Says Somebody Must
Restrain Children of Treaty.
HITS FRENCH PRESS
fBv Associated Press)

LONDON, May 1s.-Mr. Lloyd
George, the prime minister, issued
statement this morning reiterating the
British attitude towards the upper Sile-
sian question expressed by him in his
recent speech in the house of COM
mons and disclaiming responsibility
for the distorted reports in the
French newspapers"
In the course of the statement. Mr.
Lloyd George said THE fate of Up
per Silesia must be decided by the
supreme council and not by Korfanty."
He continued Children of the
treaty cannot be allowed to break
crockery in Europe with impunity.
Somebody must place a restraining
hand on them; otherwise there will be
continual trouble.
Great Britain cannot consent TO
stand by whilst the treaty her repre-
sentatives signed less than two years
ago is being trampled upon.
Cites Support.
The prime ministers statement be-
gan as follows
Il adhere to the statement ! made
|, in the house of commons on the sub
ject of Silesia- Naturally. l can only
accept responsibility for what actual
ly said and not for the truncated and
distorted reports in the French news.
papers. The almost unanimous ap.
! proval given by the American and the
| Italian, as we'll as the British, press &c
| the sentiments | then expressed show
! that the great nations who stood by
! the side of France in the war mean &c
/ interpret the treaty of Versailles fair
ly"
| Il have never witnessed such un
animity of any question" continued
the statement "All shades Of opinion
in these three countries take the. same
view. 1t would be unfortunate were
the French press to take a different
view, but we must be tolerant of diff
fereuces OF opinion amongst cur.
selves.
With all respect, would say to
the French press that the habit OF
treating every expression OF allied
opinion which does not coincide with
| their own, as an impertinence is
| fraught with mischief That attitude
of mine, if persisted in will be fatal
to any entents. The stand taken by
the British. American and Italian
public on the Silesian question ought
not to be offensive to France. They
stand by the treaty of Versailles. They
!
justly, whether they happen to be for
or against Germany.
| Allies to Decide.
| THE fate of Upper Silesia must be
decided by the supreme council, and
not by korfanty. Children of the
treaty cannot be allowed to break
crockery in Europe with impunity
Somebody must place a restraining
hand on them; otherwise there will
be continual trouble The course of
the world in the coming years cannot
be forecast The mists ahead are more
| than usually dense. Much will depend
on the allies holding together.
Apart from treaty obligations.
events which cannot be foreseen must
determine the future groupings of the
nations, and the future of the world,
and especially of Europe. will be de-
termined by old or new friendships.
| Under these circumstances the treaty
of Versailles is a document of in
finite moment, especially TO the ma
tions Of the entente. It binds us
together when there is so much to
divide US. Those who treat its pro
visions as if they were the sport of
passion and prejudice may not have
10 live long to regret their hot-headed-
ness