The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-09
COMPROMISE
PARTITION
OF S|LES|A
Lloyd George View Of
Moderation as Way to
Permanent Peace
Dominates in Su-
preme Council

PARIS, Aug. tBy the Associated
PresHl Tho allied supreme council
decided today not TO send rSiIforco-
ments for the allied troops In upper
Sileaia.
When the question came up as TO
tho Eending of additional French
troops as reinforccmcnts the british
delegation voted ngainsi such action
Prcmier BRAND OF France and Mr.
Lloyd George, prime minister OF Eng
land. have decided at a private meet
ing upon q cofnpro omisc partition OF
upper Hileaia. Il WIS declared here
today on good authority.
The compromise boundary line is
Understood To lave been drawn APP
proximalay as follows:
beginning west of Pless on the
Nistula river ana running west OF
Glciwitz west OF Tost and Gross
strehli,z north 20 between Rosenberg
and kreuzburg. and thence 20 the
frontier of northern upper Siiesia.
This line. while by no means a
Htraight one. approximately bisccta
plehiscitc area.
Tho rcputod agreement must be
formally ratified by the supreme
council and the possibility Of this
action at the late afternoon session
today was forecast At this time the
AlNAfluhllNNhN kfNhAh IifN.iAl fAIl'INH
were expected o. have ready their
reports
II was upon tho private settle
mcnt being reached. h is understood
that the council decided not to send
rcinforrcuruts 10 upper Slgsia nj
present, the British and ital an dele
gutiona voting against The sending Of
French troops Tor this purpose as
France had desired. Sir Harold
aHNN
nncr. and General Mnrinis. the Itai-
ian commissioner declared they be-
lioyrd both Germany and Poland
would accept the councils boundary
decision.
The conviction of General I.erond OF
France. head Of tho commission was
that trouble might occur even " there
were AN lmmcd ate decision.
The nitish ana italian view pro-
vailed and tho council dcc!dcd against
IN" Frndiug of r,infurccmcnts for
the time being.
Hrlth'n stands Tor Moderation.
Tho new line ~ accepted In priu-
ciplo ts moro ncury representing m"
tral mcHning ~ IN" plrhs'it- vote
than anything previously proposed
Tho division alsp splits the disputed
industrial district
A. the opcniug ot the session Mr.
LLOYD Gcorgc took occasion to de-
clare tho position uf tho british gov
crnment upon what hc called tho
mcnnrIug problem Co. tho pr1'e ot
Europe SiloHa. ho mid. had belonged
to the German u,o far 700 years
q part of that period 10 AuHtrir.
iui fur l1l years 60 Prussia nnd
the British government would not
consent to amy division not hH%'d
cuuituhv upon the NutoH nf tho Poles
nnd the Gcrmpnr iu the disputed
region
Discussing IN" f1tur" security nf
France. tho British primo minister
fsii In substance that th. ftitsh gov
r.umrut k"culy syWptthiy'd with tho
French desire for safety. knowing thai
France hpd suf rtrd Boz iwu wars The
rrruiiiN however. hc dec area. ought
iY rest upon tho moderation with
which the yi,tors used their power
aud uuou equity Boo appnrii"ninr
sil'fia Tho HutiHh empire. IN" prime
minister declared would never h'
draErrd into another war cauHcd hy
the oppressive usr of superior force
ur M" abuse Of justice boz time Of
u umph