The Polish Attitude To, the Eiitor of the "NomtirCiisa Datuy News, Sim—Within the last few days something "was" written. about Dantzig and Poland. Many people Pass news of this quarter of th World as not interesting to them at all They do not reali' how im-Portant this problem out of so many the Versailles treaty' created danger for the peace of Europe, find how much it concerns the Ger man nation, Every German what lever party he may belong to (even to the communists) will never come to terms with what has been dietatthere. suggested that an "independent No, 15 of the 14 points of Wilson Polish state should be created comprising the territories with an inonstestable Polish population, Poland should have. a "free and sruaranteed access to the sea.
But they were not satisfied with the "river" Weichsel (Vistula) a that access to. the sea Versailles dictate districts on the left bank of that river inhabited by Jan indisputable German population were made over to Poland without a plebiscite being vouchsafed to the Inhabitants.
The resuit of the balloting on the ight bank of the river Was as follows:
450,644 votes for Germany 15,877 votes for Poland.
Yet the same year the Poles forcibly seized the Fight bank of the river and German. territory there, The. Boundary" Commission over Which a'French General presided sanctioned the. Polish measures. Germany's demand to bring the affair before x Court of Arbitration was declined.
Dantzig the sea port of the river was made a Free City with $90,600 Inhabitants, of which 318,800 were Germans. The "Versailles treaty dictates: "Those Germans riving in Dantzig lose their German nationality and become subjects of the Free City of Dantzig. They may decide for Germany, but in thig ease they have to leave Dantzig." "Further. more Poland has the supervision of fndministration of the Weichsel, of he" railroads, posts telegraph, and telephone-offices, the guidance fof Dantuigrs. foreign, affairs, the protection of Danteig's citizens in foreign countries, ete.
Tu spite of all attempts Dantzig remained German up to-day. Therefore. in. order to kill Dantzig's vitality: Poland is building up a new port Gdingen.
Germany was deprived of another part in order that Poland may be In wartime Guns Machine guns Tanks Aeroplane S38 "la "aes "Shan
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