SILESIA. TROUBLE

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1921, Page 2

SILESIA. TROUBLE

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. GERMAN VIEWS. BERLIN, May 16. The Silesian insurgents arrested in a tramcar Mr Phillip Price, correspondent of the “Daily Herald,” and Fritz Noight, representing merchants and the “Alanchester Guardian”. BERLIN, May 16. It is semi-officially announced that the Reparatons Commission is demanding the German Government to surrender the rights and interests in concessions mentioned in Article 360 of the Treaty. Germany contests the contention that this includes mines, oilfields and some quarries. The Commission also demands shares in undertakings of the character specified in Article 260. GERAIAN RECRUITS FOR SILESIA LONDON, Alay 19. Berlin messages state that the In-ter-Allied Afilitary Control Commission in a Note, demands that Germany shall immediately take measures to prevent the recruiting of volunteers for Silesia, and shall disband those detachments already formed. BATTLE IN SILESIA. BERLIN, Alay 19. A violent battle is proceeding in Krenzuburg district between a Polish insurgent force and the German military organisation raised in Silesia. WHAT WILL FRANCE DO? PARTS, Alay 19. The British Embassy here formally asked the Quai D’Orsny whether France will occupy the Ruhr in the event of the German Army entering Silesia. There was a similar conversation in London between Lord Curzon and the French Ambassador It is understood that Fra nice informed Britain that she will be compelled to regard the entry of the German troops into the plebiscite area as a breach of the 'Treaty of Versailles necessitating fresh precautionary measures.

Yesterday was an anti-British day in tbe French Chamber. During a debate on the German reparation, Af. Tardieu, tbe noted French politician made a bitter attack lasting a full hour and a half on AI Briand the Premier, saying: “France has given away too much to Britain, M Briand talked of seizing Germany by the scruff of the neck on the first of Alay, but he let that date pass.” “Doubtless, he will say”, declared AT. Tardieu. “that he made this concession in order to maintain accord with Britain but the recent declarations by AD' Lloyd George show that sacrifices are useless. It was not always necessary to give may to Britain.”

The: debate will last for two or three davs.

AT. Briand is expected to answer on F riday.

POLISH REPLY TO LLOYD GEORGE. WARSAW, Alay .19. The Polish Premier in the diet } replying to Air Lloyd George’s remarks, stated the latter/s speech has caused indignation in Poland. He pointed out that Poland does not uphold her rights to Silesia on the basis of any ancient claims, but upholds them on the Versailles Treaty’s recognition of the right of any country to work out her own destiny by means of self-determination STORIES OF SILESIA. “the times” service (Received this day at 8 a.m.) BERLIN, May 19. Silesian landlords seeking a sanctuary toll strange stories of the cruelty of lvorfantv’s troops. A mixture of bribery and terrorism is directed against those who voted in the plebiscite in favour of Germany. It is stated a schoolmaster,was stripped naked and tortured to death. Throughout tbe country insurgents plundered and looted, burning stores and destroying villages. Families returning to their chateaux, found them ransacked, the furniture smashed, pictures ripped, and stock stolen.

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