Show 1 1 H AND ANDI I r POLES l A WA NU Scrap Over Rights ts to toT T eschen Coal Mines Must Cea Cease e Is Order of Peace Conference n B By Associated Press Preas PARIS Feb 4 The The peace conference con con- con I ference Terence has warned the Polish and Czech nationalities who are disputing control of the in Austrian Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- mining district trian Silesia that they must refrain from occupying the territories to tot I which they lay claim according to toan toan I Ian an official bulletin The document reads as follows follows- The representatives of the great I powers having been informed of at the conflict which has arisen between the Czechs and the Poles In the prinCipality principality principality of have declared as follows follows- UP TO CONFERENCE In the first instance they think it necessary to remind the nation nationalities all ties who have engaged to submit the territorial territorial territorial ter ter- questions which concern them to the peace conference for its de decision decision de- de that they have promised to refrain from taking as a pawn or from occupying the tho territories to which they laid claim The representatives take note of ot othe the lie he engagement by which the Czech delegates have declared that they were definitely stopping their troops on the line of at the railway which runs from Oderberg to and Jab Jab- au TEMPORARY PLAN I Pending the decision of ot the peace I congress as to the definitive assignments assignments assignments assign assign- ments of the territories that part of the railway line to to the north of ot I and the mining regions will remain 1 iI in the occupation of ot Czech troops while the southern section of ot I the line starting from and Including g the town of down to Jab- Jab will be to the military military mili mili- tary supervision of ot the Poles AVOID CONFLICT I The undersigned consider it Indispensable indispensable indispensable indis Indis- that a a. a commission of control control control con con- would be immediately sent to the i spot to avoid any conflict between the Cz Czechs and the Poles in the re region region region re- re gion of This commission apart from the measures that it will have to prescribe will proceed to an inquiry on the basis of which the peace conference may form torm its de decision decision decision de- de in fixing definitively the re respective respective respective re- re frontiers of ot the Czechs and the Poles in the contested zone AGREEMENT URGED In order to seal the entente between between between be be- tween the two friendly nations which should follow tollow a policy in full fun accord with that of ot the allied and associated powers the representatives representatives' of the great powers register the promise of ot the Czech representatives that their country will put at the time disposition of the Poles all its available resources n n war material and will grant to them every facility for tor the transit of arms and ammunition The exploitation of the mines of the Carvin district will be carried Jut ut in such a way as to avoid all In- In of ot private property while serving any police pollee measures which the situation may require The commission commis commis- Ion sion of ot control will be authorized to supervise this and if necessary to secure seure se- se cure nire to the Pol Poles Pole's 8 that part of the jut fut which may be equitably claimed calmed by hem to meet their wants OCAL GOVERNMENT It Is understood that the local administration ad ad- ministration will continue to function I In n n accordance with tue tiie conditions of ot othe he pact of ot November 1918 and that I ho he rights of ot minorities will be strict- strict I y respected Pending the decision of the peace Congress political elections and military om will be beu ul u in the of C No measures implying annexation if f all or ot of a part of the said principality either to the territory of ot Poland lr 1 r of ot Slovakia Czecho taken by in- in parties shale shah nave flave binding force I The delegates to the Czech nation engage to release immediately with their arms and baggage the Polish prison prisoners rs taken during the recent con con- filet Signed DAVID LLOYD GEORGE WOODROW WILSON GJ VITTORIO ORLANDO G GEORGES ORGES' ORGES CLE CLEMENCEAU U. U ROMAN DENESI BENES DENES M. M Dmowski is the accredited representative representative representative rep rep- of ot Poland to the allied gov gov- Dr Benes Denes Is the secretary of the Slovak Czecho-Slovak committee and I Ithe the delegate of ot his nation to the peace conference as Is l M. M Dmowski the I Polish representative In that bod body |