The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-10
LLOYD GEORGE
AND NJ. BRAND
IN AGREEMENT.
EUROPE BREATHES
EASIER OVER PEACE
Experts to Work Out the
Upper Silcsian
Boundary

Paris. Aug. . ". Brand. INC French
premier. announced 70 Surr"In" '"unli
this Afternoon thd: tn E'l'i>h ir''A'
minister. MIR. Lloyd G"u' X aHI h" "Hr"
IN an agreement III pr'lu'i.' Hr"n tn"
Timer Sl'c~IHu hnuuIHr! "l't 'h"' u re-
manned for ill., experts I" dr;t" Wv
exact l!nc> wh.rh N"E'G IL "r = h't"''
% giving equal s.1'ac |" tn" votes cast
in the rerca, plr%"Sritc, whether !'"!l:H
ar German and whether in minH-'. IN
dr:s,rial or rural townships.
The r,~ml,rrs Of all tho delegations
feel a sense "f relief tonight that IN"
thorny ENHANCEMENT winch has p"'n
threatening TO wreck the peace OF
Europe has been solved by tho spirit o.
mutual cancellation and Eood Will
which the French and British rrHmlcrS
displayed in their rriva'" meeting" on
SUNDAY and Monday nights.
The belief is held here that Holland
and Germany Will accept the settlement
although ,;rumhlingly. and that II dis
orders should break out they WI! h'
suppressed by the allies.
Compromise Boundary.
The compromise boundary line IS IN
d,,rYtunJ 10 have been drawn appr"Ni-
matCly as follows:
E..-.n-,iug west OF Pleas on the VS.
mia river and running west Of GlciwitI
wcs, Of TuSt and Gross S'rchIity nor'h
70 between Rosenberg and krruzhIrE
and thence to the frontier q! Northern
Upper Silcsia-
This line, while by no means
straight one. approximately bisccts the
Silesian plebescite area.
Must Be Approved by Council.
Tho reputed agreement must be TOT,
mally ratified by the supreme counciI
and the possibility Of this action At inc
late afternoon session today was lore
cast. At this time tho Geographical!
experts Of the French. British ana ltai-
ian delegations who were engaged ~
the early afternoon hours III considering
the making of the line we're expected
IN have ready the reports they mao
been instructed TO make.
It was upon the private settlement
bctng reached. It is under: i""a tha'
tho council decided not to s"nd r":"'
forcementS to Upper S!!"SIa a. u'/
ent, the British and Italian Delegations
voting against mo sen4!ns or fTeh'h
troops for this purpose. rs France had
desired. Sir Harold Stuart. the hrt-
ish-Sileshn commissioner, and General
MlrinlS, the llIlldH Ioii'ii''''''''" - ~
rued that If the council agreed im'uc
diately upon the boundary !ine-i w"u!o
no. he necessary TO send rcin!orcchcnIi
nc they believed both Germany ana
Poland would accept the councils dc
cLSion.
Urges Reinforcements
The conviction of Genera! lIer"n"' al
France, head Of the commission. WAS
that trouble might occur even Il there
was an immediate decision BY the conh'
ell and ne urged the ordering q rem
forcements as a precautionary measure,
The British and italian view prevailed
and the council decided against inc
sending OF re.nforcrmcnts for the U'n"
being.
Mr.. Lloyd George Informed the c"nn'
ell OF the line the British were now
willing 10 accept and the experts w"''
instructed 70 allocate Ia one SD" 81
the other certain townships remaining
IN dispute. ....
Tho new line Is accepted In primo iNnt
as more nearly representing the fr''
meaning Of the plebes,ite vote than any
thing previously proposed. The division
also splits the disputed Industrial d's-
tricts.