The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-12
BREAK LOOMED
LARGE BEFORE
ALLIED COUNCIL
This Decision Is Thought
To Have Solved Crisis
That Arose Between
France and England
Yesterday Afternoon

Paris. Aug. 12.-France and Great
Britain have decided to refer the Up
per Silesian question to the league of
nations, il was announced here to-
day. This question which involves
drawing frontier between Poland
and Germany in Upper Silesia, threat
ened yesterday to bring about break
in the meeting of the supreme allied
council.
This decision was considered here
today to have solved the crisis that
arose between France and England
The announcement said that certain
'insurmountable difficulties that have
arisen between Italy, Japan and Eng
land, on the one hand and France on
the other" had given rise to the solu-
tion decided upon.
1t was understood the supreme
council would continue its agenda es-
pecially the discussion of relief to
Russia. during the absence of Mr.
lloyd George The British premier
delayed his departure and there were
rumors this forenoon that he might
not leave until tomorrow morning.
The official statement issued after
t0day's cabinet meeting said:
'Prcmier BRAND gave an account of
the present stage of the supreme
councils work, more especially con
cerning Upper Silesia. The position
taken by the French delegation re-
ceived the unanimous support of the
cabinet"
The decision to refer the question
to the league OF nations was taken
under the second clause Of article Xl
of the Versailles treaty, together with
alticles XII and MIL These are parts
of the covenant of the league OF ma
tions and provide for reference to
that body of amy circumstance what
ever affecting international relations
which threatens to disturb interna-
tional peace or the good understand
ing between nations upon which peace
depends
The suggestion that the matter he
referred to the league was made by
Mr.. Lloyd George and NJ BRAND con
cured Immediately.
NJ. BRAND wore satisfied air upon
leaving the Hotel Crillon and con
firmed reports that Il settlement had
been reached. lt was understood that
Mr.. Lloyd George would attend this
forenoon's meeting of the supreme
council
George Harvey, American ambassa-
dor to Great Britain and representa-
tive of the United States at the meet
ing of the supreme council did not
take any position relative to referring
the Silesian question to the league
by the French official. He said his
N1ruc
proffered
1t was learned that Premier BRAND
proposed to Mr.. Lloyd George this
forenoon that the United States be
asked to referee the Silesian question
, but the proposal was abandoned az
,he British premier's suggestion that
the matter be left to the league.
"The supreme council has decided
to refer the Upper Silesian question
to the league of nations" said Mr..
Lloyd George, upon leaving the coun-
( Gil meeting shortly before noon to
take his train for London.
Our decision was unanimous"
"Did Ambassador Harvey .vote,'"
asked Il correspondent. { o
al said" replied the Prime minis
Ter, that our decision Yas unani-
nous.
The decision to refer shcNXhole Si-
.lesian problem to the leagueA OF ma
tions was unanimously eppruye( later
at meeting of the councfk
4 Ambassador Harvey told%stlSe SUI
breme council today that the United
States had thought from thepbegin-
ming that the Upper Silesian question
! was purely an European one and that
as it was now TO be referred to the
league of nations on which the United
I States was not represented, he
thought he would be interpreting the
view of his government by not par
ticipating in the decision to refer the
question to the league.