Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
ENGLAND WONT DESERT
ALLIES, PREMIER SAYS
There Shall be No Deviation From
Terms and Conditions %
Treaty He Explains.

f;g Associated Press 70 EVery Egcni1r
London. May fs.--Mr. Lloyd geore,
the prime minister, issued a statement
this morning reiterating the British af-
titude toward the Upper snesian quef-
tion expressed by MIN in hla recent
speech IN the House - Commons arf
discIaiming responsibility Tor the ad.e-
torted reports ~ the French nrws-
popers"
In the c3urse n the Statement wr
Lloyd George sald
The fate ~ Upper sileHia Hnusf h
decided by the Supreme Council ard
not by Koi-fanty.
Children " the treaty cfnrr ~ ai-
lowed 70 break crockery IN Europe rith
impunity. Somebody must place
restraining hand on therns otherpvse
there win be continual trouble.
Great Britain cannot consent rH
stand BY whilst the treaty her reurssen-
tatives zigrlsd less than two years a9a
j. being trampied upon
The statement began az fnIiows
Il adhere % the statement Z made
IN the House of Commons on he sub
ject Of SiIssia Naturally ] can oniv
accept responsibility for what ! actually
said and NOT for the truncased ara tia-
torted reports IN tne French reTsraperF.
The almost unanimous approval s1Fen
by the American and the Italiau "a
wei as me British press 20 the serti-
naents 7 then expressed shows that the
great nations VINO stood by The sirs ~
France in the war mean ~ interurut
the treaty 0f Versailles fairly"
Under these circumstances fhc
treaty OF Versailles Is document of ln-
fions OF the Entente. IL binds us co.
gether when there j. 40 much tu az
vide rs Those Mia treat la pro-
visions as il they were the Sport uf
passion and prejudice may not have t1
live long 70 regret their h0theadefiness
Il have never witnessed sucn
unaninity on any question: continued
the statement. -Au shades 81 opinion
in these three countries take the same
view. Il would be unfortunate were the
French press 20 take different view.
but we must be tolerant ~ difference
Of opinion amongst ourselves.
With all respect. I would say fo the
French press that the habit of treat
ing every expression 0f Allied oDinlon
which does not coincide with their own
as an Importance - fraught with mis-
chief. That attitude Of mind. II persist
/ ed in. viii be fatal 70 any Entente.
The stand taken by the British.
/ American and Italian plbiic On the
! Silesian question ought not 90 he ot-
I fensive TO France. They stand 81 thn
+ treaty OF Versailles. They mean 20 au-
ply the terms Of the treaty justly
/ whether they happen to De- f0r or
/ against Germany.
The course Of the world In the c0m-
/ ing years cannot be forecast. The mists
/ ahead are more than usually donso
Much viii depend on the Allies hoid-
I ing together. Apart from treaty ohl-
/ cations events which cannot De- fore-
seen must determine the future Eroup-
ings Of the nations. and the future ol
I the world, and especially of Eurupc.
+ viii be determined by old or new
/ friendships.
+ The British people shirk no part of
/ their responsibility under the treaty
I There are temporary dimculties whleh
/ make il difieult 20 spare troops. bat
these cOnfidently anticipate vii be
I over soon and I cal attention 90 thc
+ fact that NJ the recent conference. we
4 intimated our readiness Il Germany
refused the terms Of the allied council o.
/ place the British fleet az the disposal
/ OF the allies for any operation thai
/ might be determined upon.
The British government were anX-
I ioas 10 have the division of Silscla
settled at the London conference. The
4 facts Of the plebescite were known
I However. our allies were not ready -o
T proceed with the discussion
swe will abide faithfully hy thc de-
eision given by MAJORITY OF the
I powers who have a voice under tne
/ treaty in dehninS the SiieSiSn houn-
/ daries, whatever that verdict may oc
/ I'VE fully accept the pieoiscitc a. Az
/ expression OF the wishes of ne pcoplt
I or Siiesia but having gone into tnt
I great war and sustained gigauuc LOSSES
in defense Of an old treaty 90 which
i this country was a party, Great Britain
I cannot consent TO stand BY whilst nc
/ treaty her Representatives signed less
than two years ago Is being iramplec
upon"