Members of foreign communities Jother than German here and in Tie tsin are following the incident wit Jquiet but ill-concealed amusement, the while maintaining an attitude of strict neutrality in what is regarded Jas a matter purely between Dr. Fox Jand his German friends who, until Inow, at least, have been legion.
Several Germans in Peking suspect led Dr. Fox of a secret motive behin his polt, especially when they learned thatthe frst few returns were {wo to one against Herr Hitler. Others suspected that all was not open and Jabove board and, with magnifying glasses, they carefully examined the callets' and envelopes in hope of Jdctermining tell-tale marks which Jwould make it possible to trace the source of the reply and thus remove the ballot from the classification of secret.
Dr. Fox insists that his poll Herr Hitler has no more " motive than had his poll on American prohibition repeal or the one on the Roosevelt-Hoover campaign, but of this he has yet to convince I numbers of Germans who- privately express the opinion that anti-Nazi elements put Dr. Fox up to his stunt" in hope of obtaining an anti-Hitler vote.
So seriously have local Germans regarded the action of Dr. Fox that) there is considerable speculation as to whether reprisals will be attempt-Jed—United Press.
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