Evening star., 1921-05-07
Ask High Commission to Act
EnergeticaIIy and Use
Troops in SiIesia.
FRENCH CIRCLES STIRRED
OVER CAPTAINS ARREST
German Request to Open silesian
Frontier and Free Political PTS
oners Held There Granted.

BY the Associated Press.
MAIDSTONE. England, May T.
The prime minister, Mr.. Lloyd
George, declared today that II Ger
many disarmed in accordance with
the treaty Of Vhrsaille~ she was
entitled to ask TINT the allies in
sist on the disarmament of Poland.
Mr.. Lloyd George made this
declaration in addressing a meet
ing of 5000 persons here under the
auspices of the National UniOnist
Association.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May THE allies have sent
to the allied high commission in
Upper Silesia an urgent request to
act energetically in the suppression
Of the Polish uprising in that district,
using the allied troops for the pur-
pose. They also urge that the COM
mission report as quickly as possible
on the settlement Of the boundaries
between Poland and Germany in this
area as a result of the recent plebis-
cite, this question not having been
considered at the London session OF
the supreme council because the COM
mission. it is stated here. had been
unable to reach an agreement.
French circles appeared much con-
cerned today over news received of
the arrest by fifty Germans. who had
crossed the frontier. of Capt. Deblois
OF the French army, controller OF the
district of Ober-Glogau, who was on
a tour Of inspection. The Germans
took Capt. Deblois to Meustadt.
>f hA ol1 cd
mission in Upper Silesia, has just re-
turned to Oppeln.
Frontier to Be Opened.
OPPELNE May 7.-German re-
quests that the frontier between Ger
many and Si1esia be opened and that
all political prisoners held by the al
lies in upper Si1esia be released. have
been granted by the interallied COM
mission here. Decision whether the
use OF German government troops
would be permitted in Silesia and
whether the Polish frontier would be
closed was expected today.
An armored train was run from
Breslau to Kreusburg. abo6t thirty
miles northeast Of here. by Germans
last night. and was turned 0ver to
allied authorities there. The allies &C.
cepted the train in view of the reports
that the Poles planned to attack
KreusburE today.
When Rosenberg was taken by the
Poles British major who was act
ing as control officer there was ar
rested by a Polish leader, who was
command Of the major The Polish
leader ordered that the major be shot,
and ordered a squad OF five men to
execute him.
As the squad took its place the major
said:
You do not dare to shoot" Where
upon the Poles lowered their rifles
and refused to fire.
Situation Tense in City.
The situation in this city, which
has been growing appreciabiy more
tense. has been made more serious by
the arrival Of hundreds of refugees
Many have been severely wounded
stories of alleged Polish brutalities.
The refugees. augmented by reside ents
of Oppelne, held a silent demonstra-
tion yesterday afternoon. parading up
and down the principal streets and
Allied officials. frankly expecting
an outbreak. say they would be un-
able to cope with an insurgent Ger
man populace. Prince Hatfield, Ger
man delegate on the interallied COM
mission: declared yesterday that
every effort was being made to hold
back the Germans. but that the dan
ger was increasing hourly:
crease their forces here" Prince
Hatfield declared. From 10000 to
10000 soldiers are needed and need ed
badly, IL the most serious situation
is to be avoided. We fully realize
what the consequences OF a fight be-
tween German and French soldiers
would be. and we will spare no ef-
forts to stave off an incident which
might lead to war and would GER
tainly cause widespread fighting
among German civilians and Poles"
He added that, according to Ger
man Information. there are at least
sixty thousand Poles under arms in
Upper Silesia. They are declared to
be led by former Polish army officers