German Consular authorities [Tientsin have made every effort to persuade German businessmen and Jother residents to' send the ballots the German. Consulate-General there. Many were handed over the German. authorities. Some had to be rescued from the waste-paper. basket. In Tientsin, the German Jauthorities made an unsuccessful Jeffort to persuade Dr. Fox not to publish the results of his poll.
In Peking. Germans took the matter seriously and with some indigmation and suspicion. The German Legation, the German Club and the focal Nazi organization—cireularized Jail Germans, expressing the hope that they would ignore Dr. Fox's call for a vote.
Of the 600 ballots sent out, Dr. Fox received only 65 replies. Of these, }36 were for Herr Hitler, and 26 Jagainst him. The remainder of the replies either expressed gratitude for a free postage stamp or suggested that, in matters of purely German Jconcern, Dr. Fox. and. his "North China Star" should mind their own business.
When Dr. Fox learned that the JGerman officials in Tientsin were recalling his ballots to the Consulate-General, he displayed great good nature, but threatened to demand reimbursement for the confiscated postage stamps.
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