New-York tribune., 1921-05-22
lat,lre World
Peace Depends
On Settlement.
:, ,,,.,,lation Iniermingled SO
Thai Any Decision Will
rubreil People of All
Europe in a Race Eeud

y. GLAND will fight to the last
W. man to get Upper Silesia,
l which is and always has been
nredominantly Polish. France
:. ,Ily. and will always be ready
s.es eur Efforts sgainst the Ger
The Petite Entente is also at
8 i prstect Poland from an ag-
j., Germany, We have no fear Of
! osisome
aais the statement made to me
. Woseiech Korfsnty, Polish leader
r,,.r silcsis. Dispatches show that
.ay he is putting his threat into
w. and that he has set ont TO cap
y, ;or Poland the Silesisn district de-
& ~ Poles by the plebiscite, which
= nrotested as having been conduct
! sa;airly.
Germany viii never consent to the
,,..sneat of the sovereign province
sl,sis from the Fatherland, even
4 means resuming the war. Russia
"A viii be our ally against Poland
~ " choose to say the word, One
.,5, from now there will be no
sssa state"
a,b is the declaration of DR.. Franz
|s,si the German Plebiscitc Commits
,,e, whom I interviewed at Katto-
|n
i Earope's cockpit has moved from
I. SaIkans to Silesis. Events of the
:. week have focused attention of
i Tsrld on this hotbed Of the Conti-
:. II seems the safety of Europe
,sa is in suspense. Just as Serbia
I'D to impress the world with it's
,astislisics. so the present foment in
rs.r Silesis docs not show on the
u,i,.s its gravity But the situation
,e.,ins all the elements of a fresh
r For two years this condition has
ts IN preparation,
aution Is Menace to
|Fgurs Peace of World
yrn the observations ! made dur
h an extended Investigation on the
Id, the situation contains q menace
IS alone to the immediate recovery
& Europe but to the future peace of
b world. This is not theory, but
Es.re conviction gained after days of
ssiast with the peoples Of Upper ST.
iss and particularly the Polish and
Srasn leaders.
G.rnsn, Italian and Russian against
1sis French against German, Czech
Igiast Pole, Magyar against Czech;
Il shole inevitable imbroglio over
'gsin! This is the real Upper Silcsisn
Prbsn The Allies have failed to
seiih SiEesia has some of the rich
ss. asl deposits in Europe, and the
igaars are therefore struggling 60
preserve this treasure house for them
eSts.
lhe population of Germans and Poles
hopelcssly interminglcd that any
feupt at territorial readjustment
pans aligning one nationality against
F ether in a bitter fcud. The Allies
p virtually powcrless. Besides, they
n 0rely divided among themselves
/ to how 10 solve the problem. The
1iash have done admirable admins
asYe work in Silcsis. but their open
lf'adship for the Poles has had more
= % #ithfthe present disorder than
'salRs else, except perhaps the
Nei'd Of the Germans for the Poles.
's Germans resent the partiality of
R french toward the Poles, and the
'Salonai hatred toward France and
aad has famed afrcsh the old an
's'hlsms. The Germans will not rest
~ nsy are sure that Upper Silesia
|n'l's German. They arc prepared to
'9eRd to the Polish grab of terri
4! With force. This was amply H.
'A's''d to the writer in Breslau,
'as significant concentrations of
Ea9'a arms have been going on for
Rl.f' than year.
~ r0les have also prepared. Every
Y"Sa dwelling has been transformed
Veritsble fortress. Windows
~ |, Deen bsrricaded with steel bars,
f'oi' form nests Of machine guns.
.A' one is armed with rifle and
- y me German side the same pre-
..'Vns nave been taken with even
$ efficiency and thoroughness. But
ssrulsns cannot boast of such
H4antltles of arms as the Poles,
'epch having disarmcd them with
s'anc'. Upper Silesia is the most
~, asaly and universally armed
sgo IN Europe.
l. 'sa'''' of Irish Fight
's's'r in silesian Crisis
~. my Of the elements that have made
49,. "aie for ireland bitter con
III. ~ are in evidence in the Upper
8g' question. To begin with, there
ii, national animosity between the
H. an 'na the Germans, which is as
ss 'OOsea as that between the Irish
Is3 or'tish. just as the Obstetrics
j. .a ~ dlfer on religious grounds,
h, 'as Poles and Germans. The
gs..,, ie' Tor the most part, Roman
4. 'ss' q Ike the Irish, while the Ger
u "Ae the Ulsterites, arc Protest
's.,ssn als' there are che economic diff
b .,ai. :. IN Ireland the Ulsteritcs are
Napllallsts a,a ~