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vrrc divided in the war, half of them fighting with the Germans. "They fcll in German uniforms," he <i<'cl;;red,, "and shot down Frenchmen, British and Italians who were fight? ing for their freedom. "I s>.o Korfanty has said that the" Poles in Silesia would die rather than svrrender. If they had thought that carlier, when the battle for Polish freedom was being foujrht, there would have been fewer British, French and Italian lives lost. But they only think of it wh?n the Germans are disarmed and hotpless. "The Polish government has repudi ated responsibility, and I am bound to accept that statement a* reprosenting their views, but it has happened once too often. Will Permtt No Defi.ii,. . "To say to Germany, 'Here is your province, here is something which haa been decided by the Treaty of Versailles either for or against you, but the Poles are to be allowed in defiance of that treaty to take it, and you will not be allowed to defend yourselvcs in a prov? ince which has been yours for 200 years and which certainly has not been Polish for 600 years,' is discreditable nnd not worthy of the honor of any land. I am not certain that will not bc the attitude the Allies wili take. The only thing which I would like to say in behalf of the government is this: Whatever happens, we cannot accept a fait accompli. That would be to per mit a defiance which might lead to eonsequences of the most disastrous kind. "For the mothent," he said, "we have overwhelming force on our side and Germany must submit. But the future is dark and uncertain, and nobody can tell what it is charged with. The only thing I venturo to predict is that force will count less and less with the Treaty of Versailles and the honor and credit of Germany, her signature to her bond, will count more. Most Adhero to Treaty "But if circumstances change and if the power of thus? 60,000,000 people very powerful, as we know from ex? perience, and able, courageous and re sourceful?becomes more vital because of changed circumstances, it ought to and will count more and more. "Then it would be a bad thing in the reckoning if Germany can say: 'You aro asking us to honor our bond, what did you do with yours? When it was against us you insisted, you thrcat ened to blockade us by taking over our coal mines because you wanted to com pel us to carry out the Versailles Treaty. Were you equally as insistent when Poland defied you over Silesia?' "We must adhere to the treaty," he declared, "whether it is for or against us." The Prime Minister concluded with reference to Russia, which he said now was broken but would be a powerful, dominant country and would have word in the future of the world. None knew, ho said, what Russia's views would be or with whom she would side. Those wishing to destroy the Treaty of Versailles, Mr. Lloyd George declared, should think of the possibilities of the rest of Centrai Europe. Can't Pay if We Lose Silesia, Says Dr. Wirth (Continued from flrst pase) fact has a tendency to draw that mon archistic party into the Cabinet. Dr. Gustav Stresemann, leader of the People's party, virtuaily apologized yesterday for his party's refusal to yield to the Allied ultimatum, but his statement only provoked a storm of violent criticism from the Socialist ctowd which heard him. The Social ,itts accuse the People's party and the whole Stinnes group of refusing at the last moment to accept any respon ribility in the life and death question of reparations, while persisting in their appetite for power. It is certain that the Majority Socialists are trying to draw the Independent Socialists, who have righty seats in the Reich? stag and who approve of the govern ment's action in yielding to the Allies, to join the Cabinet and thus assure the safety of the government. There il some hope that this can be accom plished. Look for Allied Support Leaders of the Independent Socialist party have told The Tribune corre spondent that they are willing to con? sider joining the ministry if the Peo? ple's party followers are excluded defi nitely. Should the Democrats, how? ever, follow a policy that forced the withdrawal of the Socialists, the gov? ernment would have opposition that would eventually force the dissolution of the Reichstag ana the calling of new elections. The Socialists of both groups oppose the entrance of the Poople's party into the government because they believe that it would raise grave doubt in the minds of the Allies regarding Ger? many's good faith in the reparations question. The maintenance of a gov? ernment made up of honest Democratic, Socialist and Centrist elements eager to find a solution of the present diffi culties for the benefit of Germany and the world at large will go far toward convincing the Allies of the sincerity of Germany's ??fforts, government lead? ers believe. But they insist that the success of the present government de? pends now largely upon the attitude cf the Allies toward the Silesian ques? tion and the treatment they give the present heads of the Berlin adminis? tration. Dr. Goeppert Resigns BERLIN. May 13 (By The Associated Press).?Dr. Goeppert, Director of the Peitee Section of the Foreign Office, has resigned. He was a close adviser of Dr. Simons, former Minister of Foreign Affairs. His resignation is declared by the Vossische Zeitung to be due to the fact that he regards the terms of the Allies, formulated at Lon? don and accepted by Germany, as ex ceeding the limits of the peace treaty. Duesseldorf To Be Held Until June 1 Payment French Officers Refuse to Transmit to Council Request for Withdrawal of Troops DUESSELDORF, May 13.?(By ihe Associated Press)?French autborities here have declined to transmit to the Supreme Allied Council the request of President Gutzburg of the Provineial government, asking that this city and the zone about it be evacuated by Allied troops. The refusal was based on the ground that the French officials here were not qualified to communic&te the President's representations to the Council. President Gutzburg was informeu yesterday that Allied occupation of Duesseldorf is likely to be maintained until Germany pays the 1,000,000,000 gold marks due on June 1. The Presi? dent's request for a withdrawal < f Allied troops was supported by figures purportmg to show that occupation of the Duesseldorf area alone is costing 9,000,000 marks a day. LONDON, May ' 13.?The German Reparations Recovery Act. under which German exports are taxed 50 per cent. in Great Britain in pursuance of the Allied plan adopted after the refusal oi the Germans in March to accept the Paris terms of the Allies, will not be abolishcd immediateiy, the House of Commons wa? informed to-day by Aus u>n Chambisrl&in, tho Government leader. A, Bo Hongiiton Forecast for Berlin Envoy Coming, N. Y., Representa tiveBacked by Republican Organization, Hughes and Party National Leaders Authority on Economics Director in Financial Insti tutions, Received Part of Education in Germany By Carter Field WASHINGTON, May 13.?Alanson B. Houghton, of Corning, N. Y., probably will be appointed Ambassador to Ger? many as soon as diplomatic relations with that country are reopened, prom inent New Yorkers here declared to? day. Mr. Houghton is serving his sec? ond term in the House of Representa? tives from the 27th New York District. His appointment will not only make a vacancy in the House but will make room for another member of the New York Republican delegation on the pow? erful Ways and Means Committee, to which Mr. Houghton was transfarred this year from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Both of these eommittees are unusu ally good for a man of such short serv? ice in Congress, and demonstrate a high regard for Mr. Houghton by his colleagues in the delegation and in the House. State Organization Sapports Him What are regarded as the exccptional qualifications of Mr. Houghton for the Berlin post have been strongly urged on President Harding and Secretary of State Hughes. In the first place, the New York Republican organization is solidly behind him. Senators Wads worth and Calder have talked person? ally to the President, and Mr. Hughes is urging his appointment. while Na? tional Committeeman Charles D. Hillea has added his strong indorsement. The members of the New York Republican delegation in the House are practically a unit for him, and such other Repub? lican leaders in tbe state as Samuel Koenig and State Chairman George Glynn have indorsed him. Getting outside the state organiza? tion lines, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, of which Mr. Houghton was a member for two years, is strong for him, and several national leaders nave gone out of their way to urge his ap? pointment on President Harding. Secretary of State Hughes. is an old personal, friend of Mr. Houghton and is known to have a high admiration for his abilities. The President is under stood to be much impressed by the weight of the indorsements, as well as the qualifications of Mr. Houghton for the place. , Mr. Houghton, who is one of the scholars in Congress, has demonstrat ed keen business ability in the opera? tion of the Corning Glass Works, where he is the employer of four thou? sand men. He 'has personal knowledge of the labor problem and of the rela? tions of employer and employee. He is familiar with financial affairs, being a director of several banks and of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Called Authority on Economics Former Ambassador James Bryca acknowledged in his. introduction to the first edition of his "American Com monwealth" indebtedness to Mr, Houghton for the chapter on American finance, Mr. Houghton being a highly regarded writer on financial and economic subjects. Mr. Houghton was educated at St. Paul's School, at Concord, was grad uated from Harvard in 1886, and de? voted the three next years to post graduate work at the universities of Gottingen, Berlin, and Paris. He has; traveled all over Europe, and speaks: German and French fiuemtly, thus meeting the strong desire of Mr. Hughes for diplomats who talk the language of the covyitry to which they are accredited. The appointment of an Ambassador to Germany will not be made until all form&lities with regard to the restora tion of technical peace have been com pleted. Just when this will be depends on the working out of the reparations situation more- than on anything else. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, conferred with the President to-day in regard to appli cants for appointment to diplomatic poats. He told the President that in his estimation the four most important places within the gift of the govern? ment to-day are those at Tokio, Peking, Berlin and Constantinople. Dr. Butler stated emphatically that he recommend ed no one for any post, nor did he seek preferment himself. He said that he has been tendered diplomatic posts by eight Presidents, and that he did not contemplate accepting one at this time, Commenting on the foreign situation, he said that German industry was heav ily subsidized by the government. David Jayne Hill, former Ambassador to Germany, called at the Wbite Hbuse to-day and passed some time with the Spanish Royalty Near Death as Car Vpsets MADRID; May 18.?King Al fonso and Queen Vlctoria had a narrow escape from death to-day. They were motoring to the Hippo drorae to atrtend the racea when a tire on their automobile burst, causing the machine to skid and finally overtum. Officers of the military eicort camo quickly to their aid. The King and Queen were much shaken up, but received no serious injury. President. He has had several confer? ences with the Secretary of State, Mr. Hill denied that he was to be named Ambassador to Germany. He sails for Europe May 21 and w.ll be gone for several months. He ihdicated to the newspaper men that undoubtedly he would be named to some diplomatic post by the President, Silesia Rebel Leaders Ask 's (Continued from first pagn) General said: "We were not here to right. French soldiers do not use their rifles against civilians. The British and Italians here, naturally, complain, but their governments should have given them soldiers to back them up." General Lerond was not on the ground when the trouble occurred, but was ln Paris. When he returned, he asserted, the whole country was aflame and the population was up in arms. Security Police Reach Brieg The German forces on the left bank of the Oder are being gradually aug mented by the arrival of former Ger? man soldiers from Breslau, and a number, it is known, are- coming from Germany. Several hundred security police from Hamburg and Kiel, and a few from other German cities, have reached Brieg, twenty miles northwest of here. The French deprecate statements published by the Poles that. the Allies have accepted the present battle lines as the new frontier between Germany and Poland. They declare these state? ments tend to excite the German popu? lation, making reestablishment of or? der more difficult. A German counter-offensive, it is believed, cannot be prevented unless the Poles evacuate their positions, the impression prevailing among German leaders that if the Poles are permitted to hold territory they have occupied the Germans would have simllar rights, should they succeed in driving out the invaders and occupying the same re? gion themselves. Food Shortage Serious Reports from the industrial district Bay the food shortage is becoming serious. The fsituation is much com plicated by the fact that the workmen were not paid to-day, their semi monthly pay day, as the Reichsbank, which usually ships the funds, refused to take chances of plundering by the Poles. German circles express belief that this may precipitate a financial crisis, as Korfanty's following is large? ly dependent upon these shipments for sustenance. The Poles are reported to have violated local agreements for a sus pension of hostilities at Kreuzburg and Rosenberg, attacking south of Kreuzburg and cutting the raflro'ad be? tween there and Guttenberg. Kreuzburg and Rosenberg already have been sur rounded. German Workmen End Strike BERLIN, May 13.?The general strike begun by the German workmen at Oppeln, Upper Silesia, in protest against the attitude of the Inter-Al? lied Comrnission toward the Polish in furrection, has been called off, accord ng to advices from Oppeln this morn? ing. Prince von Hatzfeldt, the German plenipotentiary in Lpper Silesia, has resigned because of clissatisfaction over the attitude of the Inter-Allied Comrnission there. Count' Pi-aschma, deputy of Prince von Hatzfeldt, will carry on the duties of plenipotentiary. . a Austrian House Agrees To Vote on German Union VIENNA, May 13 (By The Associated Press).?The advocates of fusion with Germany, overriding the government's position that the time was unpropitious to bring up the question, to-day suc ?ceeded ln forcing through the National Assembly an amended act providing for a plebiscite on union with Ger? many, to be held on a date not yet fixed. 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Sinn Fein jGets All but 4 of Republicans Make Clean Sweep in Ffarliamentary Nominations Except for Unopposed Imperialists Polling Dispensed With All But 52 Placcs in North Wdli Be Contested, 32 on Nationalist Ticket Speeial Cnble to The Tribune Copyrijrht, 1881, Now York Tribune Inc. DUBLIN, May 13.?When the nomina tions for the Parlitnnontary elections in south Ireland ciosed this afternoon, 128 members out of a total of 180, rep rescnting twenty-six out of thirty-two Irish counties, were declared elected without opposition. All but four of the members nre Re? publicans. The oxceptions are rep? resentatives of Dublin University. Twenty-fivo of the members declared elected are in jail. Eamon Dc Vafera, Sinn Fein president, was returned for County, Clare. Arthur Griffith was elected from Cavan, and Michael Col? lins, head of the republican army, was chosen from County Cork. Sinn Fein Author Elected A notablo fact in the election is the choice from Kildare and Wicklow of Erskine Childers, author of the famous spy story Riddle of Sand, who served with- the British fleet during the war and is now connected with the Sinn Fein propaganda department. Tha southern Parliament is now fully constituted. For the northern Parlia? ment, on the other hand, all fifty-two seats are contested by rival nomina? tion B made to-day, thirty-four eandi? dates going forward on Sirin Fein tickets. The nomination day surprise in the north was the appearance of indepen? dent prohibition candidat.es from some of the Belfast seats. Joseph Devlin, speaking in Belfast last night, aaid it was the duty of the Nationalists to smash the northern Parliament. Eight of the Republican eandidates in the north aro in prison and othcrs aro interned, but one was released yesterday from the Ballyktnlar intornment camp, and it is expected that others will be freed for the election campaign. Day Passes Without Disnrders No nomination day disorders were re? ported in any par} of Ireland, although party feeling is running high in Bel? fast. The Republican members of the southern Parliament will not meet until the northern elections on May 24, when, according to The Tribune corre spondent's information, the abatention ist eandidates elected in Ulster will be summoned to sit with the southern members as a new Dail Eireann. There will be a Republican body representing all Ireland to negotiate with Unionist members returned for the northern Parliament, representing the Ulster minority. The nomination of a total of 245 eandidates has cost the Sinn Fein alto gether about $106,000, most of which was subscribed locally. DUBLIN, May 13?(By The Associat? ed Press)?No poMing was necessary in to-day's elections, as, according to the British custom, when only one can didate is nominated, the polling is d's pensed with. ln this way the 128 seats in the southern Parliament were fillect, as the four Imperialist nominees, who were named for Dublin University, also were unopposed. Two of them, Thrift and Alton, are Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin, while the other two are Sir James Craig, King's professor of medicinti, school of. physic, Trinity College, and ^Gerald Fitzgibbon, eminent member of the Irish bar. In Donegal also there was no con? test, the single Unionist candidate, Major Moore, having at the last moment withdrawn, leaving six Sinn Feiners to be returned unopposed. They are all either in prison, in in ternment camps or in hiding. For the Northern Parliament De Valera had the remarkable numfcer of 900 nomination papers, many of them signed by Catholic priests. His chief Unionist opponent is Sir James Craig. Devlin is nominated also for Antrim and West Belfast. 275 British War Craft v Disposed Of for Junk England Denies She Sold Any Ships for Transfer to Japan LONDON, Mny 13.?-Some 2W de stroyers, twenty-five battlaships and fifty light crulsera have disappeared from the British navy list during ro cent months, The British Admlralty has isaued an explanatory announce? ment eaying the vessels were all sold to British firrns for breaking up. This statement was the result of re? ports circulated in America that Great Britain waa making extensive aales of warcraft to South American goyern ments for eventual transfer to Japan. "Tho only ships disposed of to for? eign governments since the armistice," the Admirnlty informed The Associated Press, "are the battleship Canada and two other vessels, all of whjch were sold to the Chilean government, for which they were originally built; one sloop to Donmark, two sloops to Portu gal nnd one sloop to Belgium." a . Mexico Won't Sign Protocol to Obtain Recognitioii of U. S. Obregon Declares His Nation Will Pay for All Losses Suffered in Revolutions and Stand by Promises MEXICO CITY, May 13.-Mexico can not and will not sign a formal protocol as a condition to recognition by the United States, PreBidenr, Obregon told newspaper men last night, in referring I to President Harding's policy, as out-1 lined in dispatchea received here on j Tuesday. He declined to comment on the I policy pursued by the United States further than declaring ho had received letters recently from friends in Wash? ington, who' assured him they "see in President Harding, Secretary of State Hughes and Assistant Secretary of State Flctcher three men with extreme !y cordial feelings toward Mexico, who apparently ?re inclined to reestablish relations between the two countries." Although President Obregon baa in sisted that this government cannot sign a formal treatv or protocol, it is known here that an informal exchange of communications between the two governments, which would be tanta mount to formal conferences, w'ould not be rejected by the Mexiean govern? ment. Close friends of President Obre? gon assert he is wi'.ling to give the United States any information it de sires relative to conditions in Mexico. Assurances have been given as to safe guards and guaranties for foreign in vestments, and various public declara tions by President Obregon indicate he believes such as3urances aro ample and sufficient to prove the nation's sta bility and its right to recognition. Referring to Great Britain's evident intention to withhold recognition until safeguards are given, the Foreign Of? fice stated last night that the "Mexiean government wishes at all times to re? turn all confiscated property to its legitimate owners and to pay for dam? age suffered during revolutions." "Not for one moment," the statement added, "does the Mexiean government wish to abrogate its promises, much less to appropriate good3 belonging to another, either a foreigner or a Mexiean." ?,-?.? "? Allies Expel Schulenberg, War-Time U. S. Prisoner COBLENZ, May 13.?The inter-Allied High Comrnission has ordered expelled from oecupied territory Franz Schulen? berg, who was arrested in the United States during the war as an alleged German agent and charged with im plication in plots. A dispatch from San Francisco De cember 26, 1917, said that a woman, designated only as "H" and said to be prominent in the German secret serv? ice, directed the activities of a Franz Sehulenberg, arrested as a spy and heldon a Presidential warrant. Schu? lenberg was said to have been aetive in plans to destroy bridges and public buildings ln Canada and vessels and warehouses at Pacific ports. The woman, Federal offieials at San Fran? cisco said, had been the agent of Wolf von Igcl, former secretary to Franz von Papen, the military attache of the Ger? man Embassy at Washington and head of the German e3pionage system in the United States. M A D E CLOTHES FOR MEN & YOUNG.MEN ? 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El Demo crata says the dead aggregated ten and the Excelsior fifty, while El Universal says merely that there were 100 vic tims. Federal troops last night displaced the city police, guarding the streets and restoring order, and to-day, ac? cording to dispatches received here, they were patrolling the streets as a precautionary measure against further clashes which were said to be immi nent Details of last night's occurrences in dicate that several thousand Catholics, including many women and children, rnarched through the streets, carrying banners and protesting orally against the radicals, who were charged with many sacrilegious outrages. The police, under Chief Inspector Vicente Coyt,- attempted to disperse the paraders, and when they refused to acquiesce the clash followed. According to the reports, the officers were immediately reinforced by radi? cals among the spectators, many of whom carried arms. Within a few min? utes the streets were filled with fight? ing men, women and children. Shots were fired and clubs and fists were freely used before Federal troops could be rushed to the scene to quejl the rioting, The latest dispatches from Morelia to the Excelsior indicate intena* bitter ness is being manifested against the ex treme action of Coyt, which is believed here to have been unwarranted. Coyt, who led the police personally, was in jured, and three of his men were among those killed. Isaac Arriaga, Socialist leader in Morelia and head of the agra rian commission there, also was killed. ? Duchess of Marlborough Given Absolute Decree The Former Consuelo Vander bilt Accused Hfshand of Mis conduct at Trial in November LONDON, May 13.?The decree of divorce granted on November last to the' Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt, which dissolved her marriage with the Duke of Marl? borough, was made absolute this morn? ing. Under the provisions of the Brit? ish law six months must intervene be? tween the granting of a divorce decree and the issuance, of a judicial rule making the divorce absolute. At the trial of the case lsst Novem? ber aliegations of desertion and mis conduct were made by counsel for the duchess. Britain Fears Allied Split Over Silesia French Support of Poles in Scizure Will Have Bad Effect on Trade, Already at Low Ebb London Expects U. S. Aid Feels America Is as Eager as England to Avert Hiteh on Reparations By Arthur S. Draper From The Tribune'a European Bur*.au Copyrlght, 1321, New York Tribune Inc ' LONDON, May 13.7-French , policies in apparent support of the Polish in aurgents ia Upper Silesia are drawing British fire and thers are indications, reflectod in Lloyd George'a declarstion in the House of .Common* to-day, that Anglo-French relations are becoming stralned over the attempt of the Poles to seize Silesia bv force of arms. That this situtftion should develop immediately after the German repara? tions questions have been settled is particularly distressing to the British. 1 With hardly an exception, British , newspapers condemn French military proceedings in Upper Silesia, and ail I reg^ret the apparent lack of Allied j unity. That the French policy is really di? rected against Germany is perfectly I clear to all critics, but that it is bound I to have sharp repercussions on British ! trade and industrial life is equally \ certain. For more than a year it has been a j well recognized fact that France had a ! dominant hand in Poland and that the I affairs of the new republic were being j managed from Paris. But it remained for the Silesian outbreak to show how j far the Poies would dare go. There is every indication of an early j meeting of the Supreme Council to dis j cuss the Silesian situation, and in their j present temper British offieials will I make some frank comments at that | session. It is frankly admitted that | the Polish invasion of Upper Silesia j has embarrassed the plebiscite settle I ment, but the British do not intend to | be dictated to by the Poles and are by \ no means ready to repudiate the terms of the treaty they signed with Germany at Versailles, On moral ground3 alone the British feel that their position is well f*., T~ but there are strong ?atS ?**? why the British vifw wHh a1s!!!*^? recent turn of events in Sileii, r ' many has agreed to pay ?nd *# r* financial benafits are to come to G*?y Britain out of that atrreement ?*.***? fields of Upper SilesKna?^^^1 many and Angio-German trade iBB,V'w* revived. un ** A Crisis ia England Just now Great Britain ia jn _ . . way industrially, and tha labor ait? tion li growing worse. lasuS *^ showing steady improvemen* B.4-' l trade is falling away in an alarm' mannar. Everybody is jn , T.3 whereas prophets a few meath* ,? were predicting that a big boom ? mdustry and commerce would b* ! full swing. The settlemest of iX*', between the Allies and Germany raiaS hopeB, but the coal strike and its _*7 alvzing effects are too serious te ??** rait oi any optimism. With recent development* in ""j*..:. the German situation has chaneed ir. terially and the British feel that the are almost back to the place they ?.? before the Berlin government fe'l Downing Street believes it is j-,*; fied in expecting American cooperatian" in opposmg the French-Poli?h poiiei*, in Upper Silesia. The attitude of th! Harding Administration as exprea?*d in the notes to Germany incident t the recent German reparations offlt gives support to this expectation Britons believe. Although no Arneri can interests are dircetly affected hl the Silesian squabble, it is held here that an improvement of tbe genera1 situation is of almost as much intereat to America as it is to Great Britaia. As Fresh As a May Morning-? 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