Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Agreement
Is Reached
On Silesiia
Allied Supreme Cous\ y
cides Not to S,pee
foreemen,s ~ -
Troops nHpsS" 81
Differences Futcched Up

IdTlS, Aug. S.-\Dy Hc HSSoCl-
ated Press. premier BRAND OF
France and Mr.. Lloyd George, prime
minister Of England, have decided at
private meeting upon compromise
partition of upper Silesia, it was de-
clared here today on good authority.
The compromise boundary line is
understood to have been drawn ap-
proximately as follows:
Beginning west of Pless on the
Vistula river and running west OF
Gieiwitz, west of Tost and Gross
Strehlitz north to between Rosen-
berg and Kreuseburg, and thence to
the frontier of northern upper ST.
lesia.
This line, while by no means a
straight one, approximately bisects
the Silesian plebiscite area.
Satisfaction Required.
The reputed agreement must be for
mally ratified by the supreme council.
and the possibility OF this action at
the late afternoon session today was
forecast. At this time the interna-
tional geographical experts were ex-
pected to have ready their reports.
1t was upon the private settlement
being reached, it is understood that
the council decided not to send REIN
forcements to upper Silesia at pres
ent. the British and Italian delega-
tons voting against the sending of
French troops tor this purpose, as
France had desired. Sir Harold
Stuart, the British Silesian commits
sioner, and General Marinis, the Ital-
ian commissioner, declared they be-
lieved both Germany and Poland
would accept the councils boundary
decision.
British View Prevails.
The conviction of General Lerond
of France, head OF the commission,
was that trouble might occur if there
were an immediate decision. ..
The British and Italian view pre-
vailed, and the council decided
against the sending OF reinforcements
for the time being.
The new line is accepted in princi-
pie as more nearly representing the
real meaning of the plebiscite vote
than anything previously proposed.
The division also splits the disputed
industrial district.
AT the opening of the session
Lloyd George took occasion to de-
clare the position of the British gov
ernment on what Iie called the.
Inenacing 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 III years to Prussia
and the British government would
not consent to any division not
based equitably upon the votes OF
the Poles and the Germans in the
disputed region. ~
Sympathy for France.
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 France had suffered
in two wars. That security, how
ever, he declared, ought to rest upon
he moderation with which the vic
tors used their power and upon
equity in apportioning Silesia. The
British empire. the prime minister
declared, would never be dragged
INTO another war caused by the cp-
oressive use of superior force or, the
abuse of justice in a time of tri-
lnph.
Asperity Disappears.
With today's meeting Of the al
lied supreme council here to con-
slider the upper Silesian question all
asperity between the French and
British delegates over the Silesian
boundary apparently had disap-
peared. Both sides were agreed
that the unity OF the allied powers
cannot be wrecked over matter so
relatively unimportant,