Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-13
COUNCIL Of LEAGUE
TO MEET AUGUST 70
international Body Summoned
= to Decide Silesian Boun-
dairy Question
PARIS PRESS DISSATISFIED
BY the Associated Press

Paris. Aug. 13.-Niscount 1shii,
president of the Council of the League
Of Nations, is understood to have dc
cided to summon that body TO meet on
August 20 for the purpose of consider
ing solution of tho Upper Silesian
problem Estimates of how long it may
take the Council to arrive AZ decision
vary wide'y, running from n few days
to several months.
Discussing the situation with the
Echo de Paris last night, Louis Lou
cheur, Minister for Liberated Regions In
the French Cabinet remarked that
things 60 quicker than YOU think. "
He added he had absolute confidence in
the ability of the Council to arbitratc
the vexing question. His confidence.
however. was not shared by Paris news
papers this morning. which called at
tention to the previous work of the
Council relative TO Darzig, Wilma and
the Aland Islands as evidences of the
kind of speed and impurtiaity that
might be expected.
BRAND VIII Accept Verdict
In agreeing to submit the Silesan
question TO the Council of the League
Premier BRAND is asserted to have
waived the rule providing that decisions
OF the Council must be unanimous, and
the impression is that he will accept the
verdict of a majority of the Council
Pertinax, political editor Of the Echo
dc Paris, declares the French Premier
made such an agreement. The idea OF
suomitting the matter to the League OF
Nations, says L 'Oeuvre, originated with
NJ. Briand, who suggested it to Mr..
Lloyd George when thcy met Mt the
Italian Embassy last Tuesday. The
brltlsn Iremier rejected the plan. but
revived 1t yesterday when he found
France would not give way
emphatic dissatisfaction with the de-
cision Of the Supreme Council to call
upon the League of Nations to settle
the Silesian question was generally ex-
dressed by the press here today.
Students Enter Controversy
The students of Paris today entered
into the Upper SIlesian controversy.
Residents of the city found on their
way to work this morning that the CITY
had been plastcred with large posters
Issued by an association of students.
These posters gave a carefully prepared
argument in support of the French po-
sition as opposed to that of Great Brit
ain.
Newspapers printed in the English
and French languages based their con-
correct on the ground that If the parti-
tion of Silesia would arouse spirit
of revenge in Germany, 1t was 100 late
TO apply this theory. They declared
that, since Danzig and other places had
been taken away from Germany, the
only thing remaining was to render Ger
many rs impotent as possible.
Berlin, Aug. 13.-(By A. PD-In-
formation regarding the decision of the
Supreme Allied Council to refer the
Upper Silesian dispute to the League of
Nations was confined to brief bulletin
received here late yesterday afternoon.
The action of the council occasioned
surprise in official circles. and, while
the Government declined to discuss the
new situation, there was an intimation
that the Wirth Cabinet was disap-
pointed at the Councils inability to
reach a final and equitable decision.
We chiefly regret the delay involved
by the new procedure n Cabinet off
cial declared, because it is calculated
to prolong the hardships of the already
sorely tried populate of Upper Silesla. "
Discussing the differences between
England and France, as reflected in re-
ports of the deliberations in Paris, a
German official said:
Germany has no interest in pre-
venting an actual break in the ranks
Of the Entente. She has an abiding faith
in the righteousness of her case respect
ing Upper Siesa, and is quite willing
TO have the issue decided by the Coun-
ell Of the League"
There is evident some apprehension
regarding the nature of the attitude
taken by the Poles, in view of the
Councils decision, 1t is asserted they
are prepared for a fresh INVASION Of
the plebisCite area Of Upper Silesia.