Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-09
AND BRITISH
YET ARE FAR APART
ON S|LES|AN POLICY
Reports From Experts Vary as
Greatly as Does Ma
tional Opinion.
PREMIER BRAND OPENS
SUPREME ALLIED COUNCIL
Pave Way for Discussion of
Question of Sending Rein
forcements to Silcsia.
Hy Hudson IinwIry.

United News STAFF corrcspondcnt.
PARIS Aug. s.-The views of N.
various high commissioners to Upper
Sileeia. regarding the state OF mind
of tn. Poles and Germans in ,b,,,
territory. will pave the way for the
beginning ofIhc supr"m. allied conn
ellis discussion Of IN. question o;
sending rc-cnforccmcnts to Silcsin.
IL lie expected that this discussion
VIII get under way tomorrow
Premier hristidc BRAND opened the
supreme council conference in tho
famous clock room of the Quai d'Or-
say. His greeting Ia the delegates
was a typical BRAND jcst-a smiling
hope that the council would keep tn,
temperature inside The clock room
cooler than il was outdoors
BRAND Then cNtcndcd a warm wei
come 10 Ambassa ior George Harvey
which was seconded by Lloyd George
colonel Harvey thanked tho two Pre-.
micrs In a brief speech
lIcnr Expert. ON Upper SiIr>in
Tn. afternoon session was devoted
to listening to til. experts on rppcI
Silcsia. France apparently consented
TO an Adjournment on the question al
rc-cnf"rccmcntS upon the plea OF
Great Eritain that they were unabl.
to Judge of the necessity of sending
additional troops 10 the territory un.
Ill all the ground in the case had
| been covered
The Franco British divergence al
policy ie as wide as ever. ana IN,
reports from the experts are said u
ion.
! Ambassadors Harvey Is APPARENT,
| holding aluof from the discussion
without the slightest Indication that
he Will follow the desires OF Baron
1iayashi of Japan. who had expressed
the desire that Harvey would take an
active part in The councils work.
Senator E:ikins "Drop> In"
Senator E:lkins has dropped in al
the Meurice, where Harvey is stop
ping-un"i,icially, Of course. All he
would gay 10 reporters was: Well
I'm here"
Colonel Harvey has baked all cf-
forts to elicit from him how he fci,
room. But his shrcwd Yankee smile
ana wink were eloquent.
The colonel entered the clock r. oo!1
at o'clock in the afternoon. IL he
felt any emotion at treading the path
Of Wilson--who, in this very room on
st. Valentines Day in 1919. ushercd
into the world the league of nations
he concealed il well.
"Who is the gentleman with III.
air OF the clergyman" French
journalist asked me. as he passed.
s,iiied my mirth as l told him.
Clad In Diplomatic Gnrb.
Harvey. Wright and Lane were the
only diplomats at the opening ses-
sion who clad themselves in diplo-
matte Garb--toppcrs. cutaways and
the conclave is the most informal OF
any.
Lloyd George bounced in rrsoiute-
ly clad in cool, grey long-taiicd
coat. Lord CurZon, England's For
cign Minister. wore Il blue sack suit
Eonomi was dressed in a gray bust
ness suit. and Premier BRAND pre-
sided in a sack suit. Lloyd George
sat on Brands right. and Bonomi at
his let. Harvey sat between Lord
CurZon. who was next to Lloyd
George, and Baron Hayashi. l.ouchcur
and Bcrthclot completed the French
delegation.
The aDScnce OF the uniforms OF
Field Marshal Wilson and Marshal
Foch were commented upon. This
session has abandoned all the ear
marks Of militarism. with General
Marnis. the Italian Upper Silesian
commissioner. the only uniformed SOL
lier in evidence