Evening star., 1921-07-24
BY HENRY w. BUM.
Copyright. 1921. by The Washington star)

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~ HE following is. a brief summary Of the
most important news of the world for
the seven days ended July 23:
UPPER srLEsIA The French
government. advised by Gen. Lerond.
chief of the interaliied commission in Upper
Silesa, informs London and Berlin that of the
10000 men who composed Gen. Hoefer's self
defense force of Upper ;Silesia and who should
row be. disarmed, distanded and dispersed,
10000 armed are still scattered about in Upper
Silesia and the other 10000 also armed. are In
villages of German Siesia, just across the Up
per Siiesian border all ready to go to it" again
should the decision Of the supreme council
the Upper Silesia boundary fail to satisfy Ger
man claims in full Paris charges Berlin with
full responsibility for the situation since Ber-
lin "tolerates" continued recruiting. transport
and arming of self-defense forces" and de-
mands that Berlin take every necessary meas
ure in order to disarm. dissolve and remove'
these forces. The situation" says Paris, lis in
the highest degree menacing: We are therefore
dispatchihg another division to Upper Silesia
and hope London and Rome will take similar
action
Says Berlin "You shock US exceedingly
our information is precisely the reverse: that
korfanty's men have not given up their arms
that you will find them In Poland just across
the Upper Silesian border with thousands of ad-
dtional volunteers. drilling furously, with a
view to new invasion should the boundary
decision fail to satisfy Polish claims in full"
Says London: Let the supreme council
meet and decide the boundary before August l.
1t is good time. since there is at least lull
In the guerrilla warfare"
BRAND rejoins "A decision would be the
height Of folly. The disappointed side would In
wade Upper Silesia and be met by the opposite
side. The allied force now in Upper Silesia
would not cope with the situation. Wait until
another French division arrives the ground
when the allies will be strong enough to enforce
the decision"
meeting of the supreme council on about
August Is.
Say the japanese. with pleasant humor:
1T seems to US that these Europeans might set
tie the Siesian affair and the Turkish muddle
and some other little occidental matters before
Undertaking to show US the way to peace and
wisdom"
1RELAND.-Lloyd George and Mr.. de Va
lera met again Monday. on the same day Sir
James Craig left for Belfast. in a frame of
mind by no means concilatory. Thursday
Lloyd George presented to Mr.. de Valera
typewriter set of proposals. The latter read
them and the two after some conversation
issued joint statement, as follows: The basis
for a further conference has not been found
Mr.. de Valera has arranged to return to Ire
iand tomorrow and to communicate with Mr.
Lloyd George again after further discussion
with his colleagues"
The proposals have not been made public
L1THUANIA.-The council of the league
of nations at its recent session arranged for the
resumption of discussion at Brussels July II,
by Polish and Lithuanian delegates Of matters
in dispute between Poland and Lithuania. But
at the last moment the Lithuanian delegates
sent word that they could not attend where