New-York tribune., 1921-05-14
Tells Commons Allies
Should Insist Pact Be
Respected or1heyOu
to Let Germans Do So
Challenges Official
Denial of Poland
Demands Fair Play for
Berlin; Alarmed Unless
Confidence Is Restored
From The Tribxne's Europeas Bureau

LONDON, May 13.-PrernieT
Lloyd George told the House os Com
mons tonight that the British gov
ernment insists that the insurrection
of Poles in Upper Silesia is viola
tion of the Treaty of Versailles, and
that as such it must be put down.
He argued that either the Allies
must compel respect for the treaty's
terms or Germany must be permitted
to use armed force to suppress the
insurgents.
Allies Must Honor Bond
For the Allies it was of supreme
Importance, Lloyd George said, that
the treaty be adhered to. If Poland
were to be allowed to overrun this
province it would be bad in the end,
he continued, because Germany
would be entitled to say to the Al
lies: "You have compelled me to
honor my bond-what did you do
with yours?"
The Premier insisted that the treaty
be upheld at all times, saying:
81 dislike trifing with this treaty.
You may say: oh, they're only Ger
mans But they are entitled to every
thing the treaty gives them.''
Cheers greeted this remark.
Stands for Fair Play
The Premier said he saw only two
ways of dealing with the situation.
One was to use Allied troops to restore
order in the plebiscite district. The
difficulty here was that Great Britain
had been obliged to withdraw her
troops, he said. and "we have no right
to tell our Allies that they shall use
their troops to restore order" The
Premier, discussing the second method.
said: There is no reason why the Allies
should object to Germany's using the
forces she has to restore order in her
own province. That is fair play and
fair play is what Great Britain stands
for. hope she will stand for it TO the
end"
Lloyd George said he would like to
say on behalf of the government that
whatever happened, Great Britain
would not accept a breaking of the
compact of Versailles. That would
lead to the most disastrous results.
He appealed to all to do what was
right and what was fair, to dismiss
prejudice and to be upright, fair and
honest.
LONDON, May 13 (By The Associated
Presso so.-Great Britain will not accept
as fact accomplished the seizure and
holding by insurgent Poles, under the
leadership of Adalbert Korfanty, Of
portions of Upper Silesia.
This was made plain by Premier
Lloyd George, who emphatically de-
clared the invasion was in defiance Of
the Treaty of Versailles.
"Not merely to disarm Germany, but
to say that such troops as she has are
not to be permitted to take part in
restoring order-that is not fair the
Premier added.
Not Merely Matter of Honor
"T am entitled to say, and / say il
solemnly to Great Britain and her
Allies, that it is not merely matter
of honor--though even that surely is
not to. be despised," the Premie- de-
clared.
Mr.. Lloyd George challenged Polana's
claim to non-responsibility for the i'm
vasion of Upper Silesia. He referred
to the invasion of Lithuania by irregu-
lar Polish troops in defiance of the
Allies and said that the passage of
officers and arms across the Polish
border made it Every difficult TO feel
~. Al
bility are anything but verbal"
81 think it is right I should speak
quite plainly" Lloyd George declared,
because if these things can happen
and we take no notice and do not deal
with them with that stern justice which
| has characterized the attitude of this
country in all its dealings abroad, it
| is going to be fatal to the peace Of
Europe. If that is disturbed / do not
see what is going to happen to Europe
Alarmed at Consequences
/ 81 am alarmed. ! am frightened that
unless some confidence is restored TO
/ the world the consequences may be of
the most terrible character, because
| the whole industrial world is so built
/ up on credit and confidence that once
! they are shaken | do not see how ii
| can be rebuilt. 1t therefore is essential
ia the 1ulSrSStS Oh tnS udLion THAT
whatever our prejudiees and predilec-
tions, whether we like this man or dis.
like the other, we should recognize thsi
justice has nothing to do with likes OF
dislikes and that we must decide fairly
and sternly according to the pact We
i ourselves have signed"
Lloyd George declared the Treat,
4 Of Versailles was the charter o.
Polish freedom and that she was I'll,
last country of Europe who had tbs
right to complain about the Heats
Poland did not win her liberty, tn,
!. Prime Minister asserted. Her lihert.
was due to Italy, Great Britain ans
France.
i Says Poles Shot Down Allies
There Id not letter Of the treat
that does not mean young Britis
life. that does not mean nearly tw
French lives. and there were hundred
of thousands of Italians" the Prim
Minister continued.
! Lloyd George cited that ths Pole