New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-20
La Temps Says Berlin
Must Be Advised of
Risks She Takes i'm w ar
Move Against Silesia
British May Get
Decision Monday
BRAND Accused by Dep.
uties of Accepting Views
Dictated by English

PARIS, May 19 (By The Associated
Press). 1t is learned semi-offl cially
that conversations have been carried on
between the London and Paris govern
ments on the subject Of Lloyd Georges
inquiry whether France would occupy
the Ruhr Valley IL German army en-
tered Upper silesia. In the light Of
Premier BRANDS recent threat that the
French would invade the Ruhr II ST.
lesia were violated by German troops,
the French government has withheld q
definite reply, asserting that it cannot
make decision before next Monday.
The semi-official Temps says that the
French governme ent cannot be sure that
some event will not arise which will
oblige 1t to occupy the Ruhr, although
it is not anticipated here that such an
event will occur.
Warning to Germany
The Temps asserts that IL peace is 50
be reestablished in Upper Siiesia, Ger
many must be advised Of the risks in
Cured if she does not halt the war
preparations she is making.
The BRAND government was severely
criticized in the Chamber of Deputies
to-day for its stand toward Germany.
! The Premier's position was made plain
on the eve of the debate in further
statements to correspondents, in which
he insisted that France place herself
on the sole grounds of the Versailles
treaty. On this basis alone, he said
/ was discussion possible. Regarding
Upper Silesia he asserted that the
Polish-German frontier there must be
delimited, strictly along the lines laid
down in the treaty.
Three deputies to-day assailed the
ministry and nine others are yet to be
heard. On Saturday Premier BRAND
will give a comprehensive reply and
ask a vote of confidence from the
chamber.
Tardieu Among Speakers
The three speakers to-day were
Andre Tardieu, Centrist; NJ. Baudry
D'Asson, Royalist, and M. Margarine.
Radical All of them attacked NJ
BRAND for his failure to occupy the
Ruhr Valley and to take stern meas
ures for obtaining guarantees from
Germany They charged NJ. BRAND
with forsaking the French viewpoint
on pressure from the British Prime
Minister.
M. Margaine made passionate ap-
peal to NJ BRAND to call upon the
United States to aid in solving Euro
pean problems. at behooves u.s." he
said, "to show America how she can
assure Europe the peace which she so
badly needs''
In receiving the correspondents last
night the Premier reiterated state
ments he made to the newspaper men
last Saturday, when, answering the ad-
dress Of Prime Minister Lloyd George
before the House of Commons on Fri
day, he declared that invasion of
Sllesia by German troops would not be
tolerated by France.
Meeting With lloyd George
M. BRAND said he did not see the
desirability of meeting Prime Minister
Lloyd George before all the documents
relating to the Silesian plebiscite had
been received from the Inter-Allied
Commission at Oppeln. The Premier,
whose statement was considered as an
indication of the trend his impending
address in the Chamber of Deputies
would take, said:
~ have nothing to say except to
maintain strictly my viewpoint that
France in all this controversy places
herself on the sole ground of the Yer
sailles Treaty. There Is no other basis
of discussion possible. On the other
hand, France and England can con-
verse only as equals, and Mr.. Lloyd
George himself will agree to this when
the misunderstanding is dispelled,"
II too, want to see the treaty car
ried out" said the Premier to the cor
respondent Of the London Daily Mail,
but there is nothing in the treaty
which stipulates that all the rich min
ing districts in Silesia must go to the
Germans, while the Poles will get what
is left. I do not wish to enter into
any controversy with Mr.. Lloyd
George, and / stand by what I said TO
you correspondents last Saturday"
The Premier's statement may have
been elected by declarations made by
Prime Minister Lloyd George in Lon
don yesterday, in which The Prime
Minister asserted that the settlement
of the Silesian question must be made