The New York herald., 1921-05-14
AND ITALY
BLAMED IN SlLESlA
Interallied Commission Head
Says They Did Not Furnish
Fair Share of Troops.
ALLOWED POLAND TO ACT
Asserts Allies Will Remain
Neutral If Germany Attacks
Insurrecti0nists.
ALLOWED POLAND TO ACT
Bv the Associated Press.

OppELN. Silesia, May 13.-"If the
Germans carry out their reported
plans for a counter attack against the
Poles, Upper Silesia will be thrown
into a state of civil war, In which the
allied forces here will be compelled, by
circumstances to remain neutral and
let events, which might disrupt the
peace of Europe, take their course.
This statement was made to the As
ISOLATED Press to-day by Gen. Lerond
head OF the Interallied Commission II
Upper silesia.
The General declared the situation
which found the Entente able only tc
act as mediators between the Pole:
and Germans, was brought about by
the failure of Great Britain and Italy
TO furnish fair share OF troops OF
occupation
The Polish uprising" he added
''caIne at q time when not single
British soldier was present. The Ital-
ians, however. had 5000 soldiers in the
area ana Ine II reltCn Ib'vON.
Il repeatedly asked Great Britain and
italy for more troops and told them We
would be unable 10 maintain order with
less than 1000 soldiers My pleas were
disregarded. The French were left to
bear the brunt of the battle, ana we
could not spare sufficient men to main
tain the allied prestige"
Cen. Lerond said It would be fool
ish move for the Germans TO attack the
Poles who probably would blow up the
mines and factories. resulting In indus
trial chaos as we'll as the loss OF count
less lives.
In answer TO complaints which he
said were heard in allied quarters, that
the French troops were inactive. the
General said: I'VE were not here to
fight. French soldiers do not use their
rifles against civilians. The British and
Italians here. naturally. complain, but
their Governments should have given
them soldiers to back them up"
Gen. Lerond was not on the ground
when the trouble occurred. but was In
Paris When he returned. he asserted.
the whole country was eflame and the
population was UP In arms.
Asked what the situation would be n
the Germans. who are known TO have
drawn up campaign plans for the use
Of at least two divisions. one marching
down the Oder River and the other on
the eastern frontier, Joining in the indus
trial district near KattowitI. should suc-
ceed in eIpelling the Poles, the Genera
declared:
Except for much property destroyed
and many lives lost. the situation would
be little changed. II the Germans do not
attack conditions will soon approach
normal"
The Poles are reported TO have violated
local agreements for suspension OF
hostilIties at Kreuzburg and Rosenberg
attacking south of KreuEburg and cut
ting tho railroad between thero and Gut
tcntas. Rrcuxburs and Rosenberg al
ready have been surrounded.
Allied control officers from towns on
the right bank OF the Oder have arrived
here and report tho Poles to be in COM
picte charge of the towns. They force
the allied officers 70 salute their leaders
and frequently hold pp, detain and ex-
anime British and other allied repre-
sentatives.
Shooting Is occurring nightly IN Tar
nowitz. endangcring Major Cassel. the
British control officer. whose house fire.
quently is struck by bullets and portions
OF hand grenades thrown In its vicinity.
The British control officer In Beuthen.
Col. Cockereli. objecting to saluting the
Is remaining in his Of
flee. which Is surrounded by Polish
plckets. French troops have sentinels
stationed within a few feet of the Polish
pickets.
German forces on the left bank Of the
oder River are being gradually aug
mentcd BY the arrival OF former Ger
man soldiers from Breslau. and q num-
Der, Il Is known, arc coming from Ger.
many. Several hundred security police
from Hamburg and Kiel and few from
other German cities have reached Briog
There arc rumors here that the Ger
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