The territory of the Free City of Danzig, situated at the mouth of the Vistulg, the only large Polish river which falls into the sea—being at the same time Poland's most important water way—belongs geographically to Poland.
Danzig, as the only natural river and sea port, is of proemment importance to Polish economic life. Two fifths of Poland's total maritime trade, which represents 80 per cent. of the whole of her merchandise turnover with foreign countries, passes through Danzig.
The Danzig area is of immeasurable importance to Poland also from the rome of view of the safety of Gdynia, Poland's second port on the Baltic, and the defence of the whole maritime frontier of Poland, which is only 104 kin. long. In fact, Gdynia is situated only a few kilometres distant from the boundaries of the Free. City of Danzigs territory.
For the above economic and strategie reasons Poland cannot permit the Denzig améswto become part of Ger-Tt must be pointed out that, as port, Danzig can exist anü thrive only if it has Poland as an economic background.
Emphasis should be given to the dact thatthe joint total turnover of perienced in procuring names to fill all these political sinecures. Many Europeans in Kulangsu received invitations to attend the festive functions. Few went, All invitations were carefully numbered and were not transferrable. Each number was carefully checked, too, at the entrance, In the morning a gathering was held at the Chungshan Park, followed by lunch at noon.
In the afternoon games were held and in the evening a torch light procession paraded through the city ending with fireworks at the Park. Quite a grand display that dazzled the eyes. The streets were full of soldiers, school children, Japanese ladies and gentlemen, not to mention Formosans, gaily waving their national flag and multi-coloured lights, each vieing the other with emthusiasm. But the pavements were almost empty of those thousands of spectators who used to crowd them during, such scenes in the Chinese regime, Sadness hovered there; joy was with the participants only.
In Kulangsu taxes have been increased 20 per cent. to satisfy the Japanese demands for new Japanese ana Formosan members of the police force. The Japanese demand that an assistant police officer and ten ad: ditional policemen must be added at once,
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