The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-08-11
BRITAN-FRANCE
FINALLY AGREE
Allied Premiers Vote Against Sending
Reinforcements to Disputed
Territory
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IS SPLIT
BRAND and Lloyd George Decide on
Compromise Partition

Premier BRAND of France and Pre-
mier Lloyd George of England have
decided at private meeting upon
compromise partition Of upper Silesia,
it is declared on good authority.
The compromise boundary line is
understood to have been drawn ap-
proximately as follows:
Beginning west of Pless on the Vis-
tula river and running west of Glei-
witz, west Of Tost and Gross Stehlitz,
north to between Rosenberg and
Kreuzburg, and thence to the frontier
of northern upper Silesia.
The allied supreme council decided
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 reinforcements the British
delegation voted against such action.
This line, while by no means
straight one, approximately bisects
the Silesian plebiscite area.
The reputed agreement must be
formally ratified by the supreme coun-
Gil.
The new line is accepted in principle
as more nearly representing the real
meaning of the plebiscite vote than
anything previously proposed. The
division also splits the disputed in
dustrial district, part going to Ger
many and the rest to Poland.
A. tho nnoniuo ~ tho ,n.,;o, AS.
Lloyd George took occasion to declare
the position Of the British govern
ment upon what he called the menac-
ing problem Of the peace Of Europe.
Silesia, he said, had belonged to the
German race for 700 years-a part Of
that period to Austria but for 1T
years to Prussia-and the British gov
ernment would not consent to any di-
vision not based equitably upon tho
votes Of the Poles and the Germans
in the disputed region.
Discussing the future security Of
France the British prime minister said
the British government keenly SYM
pathizes with the French desire for
safety, knowing what France had suf-
fered in two wars. That security,
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-
clared, could never be dragged into
another war caused by the oppressive
use Of superior force or the abuse Of
justice in time Of triumph.
It was upon the private settlement
being reached that the council decided
not to send reinforcements to upper
Silesia at present, the British and Ital-
ian delegations voting against the
sending Of French troops for this pur-
pose, as France had desired. Sir Har-
old Stuart, the British Silesian COM
missioner, and General Marinis, the
Italian commissioner, argued that if
the council agreed Immediately upon
the boundary line it would not be
necessary to send reinforcements, as
they believed both Germany and Po-
land would accept the councils decis-
ion.
The conviction of General Leonard
of France, head Of the commission,
was that trouble might occur even if
there were an immediate decision by
the council, and he urged the ordering
of reinforcements as precautionary
measure.
The British and italian view pre-
vailed, and the council decided against
the sending of reinfOrcements for the
time being.