Evening star., 1921-07-10
BY HENRY w. BUNN.
Copyright. 1874. by Tn. washinstou sta'


~HE following is . brief summary Of tho
most important news Of the world 1or
the seven days ended July o.
aERMANY.-Gen. Hoefer. com.
mander Of the German self-defense
force of Upper Silesia. says that all his men
are across the Border now. In Germany. HIS
headauarters is at Brieg. He has issued de-
mobilization order. Many Of his troops are
---. ---'7 way home to Bavaria and other
unrr. -, ,.., .Ilpire. But another little coup 10
in prospect. The free corps will not disband;
and Hoefer confesses he cannot compel them
Some Of the boys may have gone home COCO
riddance. Their places are taken by others OF
the right kidney. heroes Of the first water hre-
eaters Of purest ray serene; hard-boiled ones
you'll see Breslau is full Of whiskerandoes. So
the self defense force is still 100000 strong
Hoefer still in command. but losing control"
as he tells Berlin 1 should think so. For
what are they saying? I'VE are going to clean
up the Poles and when we have cleaned up the
Poles. we going to Berlin to clean up the
government"
What of the Poles? understood the pro-
gram of the interallied commission to be as
follows: Korfantys men were to fall back half
the way to the Polish border: then Hoefer's
were to withdraw across the German border;
then the Poles were to retire to Poland, being
disarmed the while: then the self-defense force
was to disarm and disband. If the program was
as Just stated (and the cable reported). and
HOeter
tion, then If Korfanty's men have loyalty full
filled their engagements. they are now disarmed
and helpless. But the Germans have said all
along that the Poles would conceal large part
Of their arms and would return and resume
them. II the Berlin press is to be believed
they have done just that, they are again mass
ing under arms. If this Is 80. what beautiful
material for charges and countercharges. Tho
Poles may say. THANK God, were clever
enough to conceal our arms. The Germans,
you see, did not disarm. Had they done SO, we
would not have resumed our hidden arms" The
Germans may say: Exactly as we predicted
We did well to delay disarming."
So there you are or are not as the case
may be. I do not find the latest dispatches
concerning Upper Silesia quite convincing.
expect the interallted commission to deal firmly
with Poles Germans who may misbehave
within Upper Silesia. I expect Hoefer's defense
force to disarm and disband after appropriate
ferocious gestures. 1 do not believe the Berlin
report that detachments of the Polish army
in Upper Silesia. 1 do not expect war between
Poland and Germany. But recognize also that
anything. however preposterous, may happen
in the basin of the Oder. And. recalling the
Kapp affair. can see how coup might be at
tempted against the Wirth government. But.
as Stephenson said Of the that should at
tempt stop his railroad engine, 1T wad be
vera bad for the COO" The Berlin government
is said to have taken the necessary precautions
and Paris seems inclined to leave it to Wirth
to deal with the furosos and swashbucklers of
Brieg and Breslau. The French government
has withdrawn it's mission from the Leipzig
court trials deemng the trials mockery of
justice. Very important.
X X X X
BRITISH EMPIRE-The premiers of the
British empire and representatives Of India, as
sembled in London. were debating most indus
triously the question whether the Anglo-Jap-
anese treaty should be renewed OF renewed,
with what modihcations>. thinking a decision
must be reached before July Is, for the treaty