Arizona republican., 1921-05-19
ENGLAND IS STIRRED BY GE0RGE-BR|AND DEBATE ON S|LESIAN SITUATION.
BRITISH PREMIER WARNS BRAND NOT TO GO TOO FAR IN TODAY'S PRO- NOUNCEMENT BEFORE FREN C fl CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
Republican A. P. Leased Wire1


 LONDON, May 1S.-The freedom with which Premier Lloyd George and Premier Briand are debating the Silesian situation sthrough news< papers and the strong words they are using is creating a great stir in England.
 Heads of the two governments aftef their numerous conferences were expected to understand each other. Apparently each has chosen the plan of campaign he considers the most effective against his opponent Nj. Briand will have the next word in the French parliament tomorrow.
 The premier's unexpected state mlent today is popularly interpreted as a warning to NJ. Biiand not to go too far in his pronouncement before the chamber. MT. Lloyd Georges reference to Great Britain's willingness to use her fleet, followed by the declaration that Britain cannot stand by While the treaty is trampled on. is taken IS sig nificant of future developments, de- pending chiefly on whether M. Briand tomorrow proclaims a widening or the gulf between the policies of the two countries or pictures them as fol- lowing the same principle.
 The government is anxious to have the supreme council meet during the week end, believing that delay in coming to some sort of an agreement over Siiesia and taking action there on. will only make the situation worse.
 Reuters says: Regret is expressed at today's news from Washington that the United States finds itself unable to participate in the settlement of the Upper Silesian question on the ground that this is essentially European matter. Both from an eco- homie standpoint and from the view point of maintaining law and ofoer this question is thought to be one rot only of European but of world wide importance.
 Tt is dearly understood that the British government would warmly welcome the cooperation of the American ambassador with the allies in their deliberations although 1t IS realized that American representation Is A matter that must be decided by the United States
 Dispatches that the United States would not participate were received -nly late tonight.
 v Lloyd George issued statement ttoday reiterating the British attitude toward the Upper Silesian question expressed by him in his recent sreech in the house of commons ana disclaiming responsibility for the distorted reports in the French newspapsrs."
 In the course of the statement ne said:
 .The fate of Upper Silesia must be decided by the supreme council and not by Korfanty.'
 He continued:
 s.Children of the treaty cannot be allowed to break crockery in Europe with impurity. Somebody must place a restraining hand on them; other wise there will be continual troupie
 Great Britain cannot consent tc stand bv whilst the treaty her repre- sentatives signed less than two years ago is being trampled upon.
 The prime minister's S statement De gan as follows:
 q adhere to the statement l mad in the house of commons on the sub feet of Silesia. Naturally can onl. accept responsibility for what l ac tualy said, not for the truncated an' distorted reports in the French news papers. The almost unanimous ap proval given by the American and tn Italian. as well as the British press to the sentiments I then expressed show that the great nations wh stood by the side of France in tn war mean to interpret the treaty O Versailles fairly
 'T have never witnessed such unan imitv on any question" continued tn statement. "All shades of opinion 1 these three countries take the sam view. It would be unfortunate wer the French press to take differef view, but we must be tolerant to dlf ferences of opinion amongst our selves
 with all respect would say to tn French press that the habit of treat ing every expression of allied opinlo which does not coincide with the own as an impertinence is frausf with mischief. That attitude Of min