Evening star., 1921-08-11
FIX S|LESAN LINE,
UTA[[yPRE|M|ERS
! STILL ARE AT ODDS
Boundary Completed and
Franco-British Statesmen
Confer on Issue.
COUNCIL MEMBERS FAVOR
FAMINE AID FOR RUSSIA
Committee Will Be Appointed to
Study Crisis-Co-operation
With q. S. Urged.

With q. S. Urged.
81 the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 1l.-Experts directed
by the supreme allied council to NIX
the frontier between Poland and Ger
many in Upper Silesia resumed-worX
early today, and completed a report
for THE council, which will meet late
This afternoon. The task of drawing
the boundary, which was agreed to on
general lines by the allied premiers on
Tuesday, presented many dlfhcultieS,
and the experts were unable to sub
nit the results of their labors TO the
council yesterday.
The delegates to the meeting of the
council were guests of President Mil
Ierand at a luncheon at the presiden-
t1al mansion, Chateau Rambouillet, to-
day, and it was possible that the ses-
sion of the council would be held there,
so that the work of the meeting might
be expedited.
Besides deciding that the allies
would maintain an attitude of strict
neutrality in Asia Minor. where the
Greeks and Turkish natiopalists are
engaged in hostilities, the council yes
terday went on record as being op-
posed to interfering with the Moefss
of private firms in dealing with the
belligerents.
Russian Relief Discussed.
The council agreed that a commit
Tee should be appointed to study the
best means of bringing about allied
cooperation in sending reIle1 10 ran,
ine-stricken districts of Russia. ana
it was stipulated that the committee
should submit a report before the
present meeting is over. ,rhere ap.
,peared to be a general agreement that
the forwarding of supplies t" the sur.
fering provinces OF RUSSIA neeo not
necessarily involve recognition IN any
form of the soviet government. the
question being described ny Prime
Minister Lloyd George as "humani-
tartan, not political matter
The luncheon given by President
Millerand at Rambouillet was atteno-
ed also by Myron T. Herrick, the
American ambassador to France. who
went with Ambassador Harvey to TINS
function. The ambassadors OF tne. AZ
lies were also among those inviteo:
Gaorae And Brian1E with.1tord. Cur
zon, British secretary of foreign az
fairs, and Louis Loucheur. French
minister Of the liberated regions. were
together two hours In conference
during the afternoon that differences
in the French and british viewpoints
as to the final drawing of the Silesian
boundary line had developed. and that
the conference of the heads Of the
two governments and their advisers
this morning had not brought about
definite results.
On this account it has been decided.
1t was asserted in French quarters.
to postpone the evening meeting OF
the council in order to allow the
heads of the governments to continue
their first-hand study of the boundary
line problem.
Private Conference Held.
Discussions on this subject were
being held this afternoon by the Brit
ish, French and Italian premierS prf-
vately without calling general
meeting of tie council. Ambassador
Harvey and Baron Hayashi, the Japa-
not participate in these discussions.
Premier Bonomi of Italy, with Mar
quis Della Torretta, Italian foreign
minister, and Count Bonin-Longare,
italian ambassador to- France, went
to NJ. Lloyd Georges rooms at his
hotel Immediately after returning
from President Millerand's luncheon
at Rambouillet They said they were
expecting to be joined later by Pre-
,nier BRAND and NJ. Berthelot, general
secretary of the French foreign office.
The American ambassador took part
twice in yesterdays sessions of the
supreme council. once in replying to
that Americas traditional policy gave
traders the right to sell arms to either
belligerent in the near east, and again
in replying to inquiries by the prime
ministers respecting Secretary Hoov-
er's Russian relief plans
NJ. BRAND. the French premier, be-
gan the discussion of Russian famine
by saying that the Russian people,
who had fought with the allies in
the beginning of the war. might
Justly look to them now for help
Allied Co-Operntion Urged.
"I propose that all the allies join
with the United States and the other
selves in the administration of relief
through Red Cross societies and other
private sources" said NJ. BRAND
Il heartily agree to this" ex-
claimed Mr.. Lloyd George. Rut !
wish to point out" he added, that
of the sufferers. The Red Cross can
not perform the miracle of the five
loaves and the two fishes. Relief
must be organized Immediately on
b"se'" but for the sake Of the world.
because typhus. cholera and other
piagueS incident to famine. would
cause more losses than the last war;.
"I have no admiration for the soviet
government" Mr.. Lloyd George con-
out it's cooperation. inasmuch as it
controls transport and all the official
machinery. No one could move about
Russia without its permission.
think for this purpose, and for This
purpose only, the allies should make
some arrangement with the soviet
government"
Hears Of Grain Surplus.
Mr.. Lloyd George said he had been
informed that some of the Russian
provinces had surplus grain. but the
peasants would not release 1t except
in exchange for goods which they
required. He suggested that the, SUI
preme council consider at once
whether steps could not be taken to
obtain grain in this manner for the
famine areas. The question was not
a political. but humanitarian one.
When your neighbor's house Is
burning" he concluded, you don't
ask questions of him, but try to save
it."
Viscount Ishii of Japan, Signor
Bonomi, the Italian premier, and NJ
Jaspar, who was present for the first
time in behalf of Belgium. agreed that
q committee should be appointed at
once to report to the present assembly
the best means of allied cooperation,
Ambassador Harvey was questioned
as to what the American relief asso-
citation was doing He replied that
measures OF relief had already begun.
but he could not give precise details
as to what they were. He said he
would cable to Washington and ask
for fun Information, which he would
Jay before the supreme council.