New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Premier, i'm Militant In
terview, Declares Ber-
lin Shall NOT Build
Up Another Arsenal
British Attitude Is
Sharply Resented
1--WE Take Orders From
No One,'' - His Answer to
Lloyd Georges Speech
Special Gable to The Tribune

PARIS, May 14.-Premier BRAND,
in a fighting mood to-day, warned ili
an interview with foreign CORE.
spondents that France was unalterl
ably opposed to the use of German
troops to put down the Upper Sile.
sian revolt. Replying TO the British
Premier's statement in the House Of
Commons yesterday that he saw nj
objection to German action to sup.
press revolt within the boundariea
of Germany, Premier BRAND madd
it plain that such step would
mean war in Upper Silesia.
1t was unmistakable from his am
CRY tones that M. BRAND had ii
mind the determination of thI
French government to send it.
armies into Germany if Berlif
should take comfort from Lloyl
Georges words and cause trouble il,
Upper Silesia.
The French statesman took us
cudgels with Lloyd George, sayina
that if Germany interfered in ant
way with the settlement of the Up,
per Silesian question, the consc,
quences would be serious for her.
Holds France Free Agent
France is an independent coun,
try" said BRAND. "Its representa-
tives meet the representatives Ct
other countries as equals, on cona
mon ground. She doesn't take order,
from anybody. We don't propose Ii
let a handful of German industrial
lists who are interested in the Upper
Silesian mines make another wal
arsenal of that district to upset Eu.
ropean peace again.
"If we did we would not dare To wall
again under the Arc de Triomphe. 70,
the Bon Homme' who lies there wouIt
rise up from his tomb to strike us il
the face"
The Premier deplored recent event,
In Upper Siiesia and the grave conse;
quences that he felt were likely IA
grow out of them if the trouble con.
tinued. He resented Lloyd Georges in,
sinuation that France had not done he,
duty in keeping order in the plebisciti
district
BRAND said it was to be regrette,
that the Germans had been given t,
understand in some quarters before thj
London conference that they would re-
ceive concessions in Upper Silesia il
they submitted to the Allied reparft
tions demands. The false news hal
been spread among the Polish laborerl
IN Silesia, he went on, that the Allies
intended to give all the rich parts oi
the contested area to Germany Natu
rally the Polish inhabitants had beef
stirred up and led to commit acti
which the French government has con,
doned.
French Attitude Correct
But, BRAND argued, the attitude AMI
the actions Of the French governments
have been perfectly correct. The mos
formal instructions have been sent -
the French authorities in Upper Silesii
directing them to restore order, IN
said, and French and Italian sC1diell
had been killed doing their duty. tt
British themselves, he recalled, had ha,
occasion at different times to suppre,l
instructions and sn1w that it was ntj
always a simple task.
The French, BRAND said, had 1905
troops in Upper Silesia, where they ar:
faced with more than 100000 insurrec
tionists. The British critics, he CO..,
tinued, who had been giving the Frenc,
much advice in the last week, woui
do much better to send $4,000 trooIi
to the affected area
Regarding Frances relations to he,
allies, BRAND said that France sseoe
solidly on the terms OF the Treaty q
Versailles. After eight months wort
the Allied commission in Upper SiIesil
had decided, he said, to give Upp
Siiesia to Poland and in the trca
presented to Germany first Silesia wa
given to Poland. 1t was only lates
taking into account German demand
that the Supreme Council decided I.
hold ritbiscite in that district.
Polish Unrest No Mystery
In these circumstances, BRAND CON
tinued, it was easy to understand tn
nervousness of the Poles and thei
legitimate desire that the results {,
this plebiscite should be respected. I'll
Premier said France was ready n
abide by the plebiscite. Unlike tn,
opinion held in some quarters, Briani
said, France believed that the vote d
the poor workingman should have q
!huch Weight as that cast by the rici
industralist.
The British, French and Italian p,er
bers of the plebiscite commission. is
BRAND continued, had been unable Il
reach an agreement as to the resulfi
of the plebiscite and as to the exa,l
position of the future Polish-Germaf
frontier in that district. The Pre,nie
expressed the belief, however, that thel
should be left to search for CON
promise settlement on the basis of TIL
Versailles Treaty. Agitation now, hi
said, would only make their task maori
difficult.
One Eye ON Germany
Regarding the recent disturbances in
Silesia, Premier BRAND said there we.
some persons who viewed the matt.
with single eye. They saw only Il
faults of the Poles. But the Frenei
he continued, were seeing with tu.