Evening star., 1921-05-08
POLES ACT CREATES
CRITICAL SITUATION
Allies May Be Forced to Go to Great
Lengths Before Moving Dangers-Lack
of Concord Possible.

the German influences either will
have been expelled or completely
cowed
! The Polish government may insist
: that the Polish rebels surrender their
control. but any Polish government
that presses the issue too far. in the
face of popular sentiment. is in dan
ger of overthrow.
Question Before Allies.
The question that will confront all
! lies will be how to force the Polish
revolters to surrender and abide by
the pfebiscite or supreme council de-
; cisions. There is no assurance that
the Poles will do so even under great
est pressure.
Even should the allies consider it
| to the interest of all to force obey
ance to allied dictates. there is no
reason to presume the allies them
! selves will act with any degree of CO.
| ordination unless the interests of one
| or another are subordinated. for the
Anglo-ltalian viewpoint is decidedly
, different from the French. and it may
; be taken for granted that any policy
! which will run counter to Frances
, painstaking political maneuvcrs in
eastern Europe, schemes which pro-
eastern ally to counterac. Germanic
influence and prestige. will be re-
sisted to the limit.
With SileSia completely overrun by
the Poles. and with the allies having
, little ability no matter how great the
desire. to handle the insurgent situa-
ton. ii is believed that the overrun
Silesian region will continue indef1-
nitely in Polish hands. with conse-
1uent danger to future concord be-
tween Germany and the Poles.
ReparntiOns Situation.
The great reparations issue which
has been in the limelight still is un-
settled. despite the allies ultimatum
to Germany demanding that the sum
of s32. 42.0OO.000 be agreed to by
Berlin. The Germans have until May
12 to decide whether they will abide
by the allies dictates or permit allied
armies to march into the Ruhr mining
and Westphalian industrial regions.
The decision to delay French occupa-
tion of the Ruhr has created a great
where people had been led to believe
that fur would fly" on May /. That
French troops did not march into the
Ruhr on that date is largely due to
the efforts of Premier Lloyd George
of England. who insisted that the
accept the final allied word. He de-
clared that while the French were
mohilizing their new forces-the class
of 1919. possibly 100000 strong-this
q reply received before the time limit.
the occupation possibly being un-
necessary. This invasion has been
held up and the allies ultimatum de-
manding unequivocal affirmative to
the reparations commissions figures.
disarmament. trial for the war r-guilty.
and other features OF the treaty OF
Versailles, has gone forward.
Lloyd George Victory.
Inasmuch as the Germans now are
expected to give in to the allies in
the face OF determined measures to
collect what Germany justly owes.
Lloyd George may have gained
! favorable German reply before the
French have a chance to invade on
May IL. undoubtedly there will have
been removed another vexatious
problem for the future. one which.
in. case the French showed disposi.
tion to remain in the Ruhr and
Wesphalia. might bring on future
war. The Lloyd George policy has
been bitterly assailed. particularly
in Paris. which has grown to dis
to defer direct action. it having in
the past been found to the disinter-
est of French political policy. and il
the delay Shis time prevents the
political heart. undoubtedly BRAND
will be in for some trying expert
ences, the blame for failure to realize
on French opportunities to place the
Ruhr region under french DONNA
tion falling squarely upon his shoul-
ders.
The Fehrenbach ministry Of Ger
many has resigned. as was expected
in view of Simons' utterances that
Germany never could accept figures
approximating the 226,000.00O.O0O
gold marks decided upon by the
Paris conference. and, though the
cabinet is holding over. it is expect
ed that the new one will be in more
accord with the German indus
trialists desires to prevent allied
domipation Of the Ruhr by conceding
the allied figures.
In view of the allied policy Of pro-
crastination and dillydallying over
many Of the great questions in Euro
pean reconstruction since the armi-
stice, the German industrialists may
figure that. if by consent to the allied
figures al the moment they can frus
trate immediate seizure of the Ruhr
and Westphalia. the future will take
care OF itself. and possibly to the in
terasts of the Germans. who ever
I will strive toward evasion of allied
stipulations. particularly when Ger
( many is financially and economically
( better able to do so