The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-24
UPPER S|lES|A IS
BEING DISCUSSED
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
REACH AGREEMENT ON PARTI.
TON OF UPPER SiLESiA
compromiss Boundary Line Drawn In
Conference Between Premier
Lloyd George And
BRAND

Paris-Premier BRAND of France
and Mr.. Lloyd George. prime minister
of England. have decided at a private
meeting upon a compromise partition
Of Upper Silesia, 1t was declared here
Tuesday on good authority.
The compromise boundary line is un-
derstOOd to have been drawn approx
mately as follaws:
Beginning west of Pless, on the Wis
tula river, and running west of Glei-
witt, west Of TOst and Gross Strehlitz
north to between Rosenberg and Kreuz-
berg, and thence to the frontier of
northern Upper Silesia.
This line, while by no means a
straight one, approximately bisects the
Silesian plebiscite area.
The reputed agreement must be for
mally ratified by the supreme council
and the possibility of this action at the
late afternoon session Tuesday was
forecast. At this time the International
geographical experts were expected to
have ready their reports.
1t was upon the private settlement
being reached, 1t Is understood, that
the council decided not to send REIN
forcements to Upper Silesia at present,
the British and Italian delegations vot-
ing against the sending of French
troops for this purpose, as France had
desired. Sir Harold Stuart, the Brit
ish Silesian commissioner, and General
Marinis, the italian commissioner, de-
clared they believed both Germany and
Poland would accept the councils
boundary decision.
The conviction Of General Lerond of
France, head of the commission, was
that trouble might occur, even 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 principle
as more nearly representing the real
meaning Of the plebiscite vote than
anything previously proposed. The d.
vision also splits the disputed indus
trial district.
At the opening Of the session, Mr..
Lloyd George took occasion to declare
the position of the British government
upon what he called the meaclng
problem to the peace of Europe. Sill
esla, he said, had belonged to the Ger
man race for 700 years-a part of that
period to Austria, but for 1T 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.
Discussing security Of France, the
British prime mil 'ster said in sub
stance that the british government
keenly sympathized with the French
desire for safety. knowing what France
had suffered in two wars. That secur-
ity. however, he declared, ought to rest
upon the moderation with which the
victors used their power and upon
equity in apportioning Silesia. The
British empire, the prime minister de-
clarcd, would never be dragged into
another war caused by the oppressive
use of superior force or the abuse of
Justice in a time Of triumph.
The allied supreme council decided
today not to send reinforcements for
the allied troops in Upper Silesia.
When the question came up as to
the sending of additional French troops
as achievements, the British delega.
ton voted against such action.