The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-05-06
REICHSTAG ALARMED
AS POLES ADVANCE
Three More Towns Occupied,
With Invaders Getting
ReinfOrcements.
MANY TOWNS ENCIRCLED
lnterallied Commission Will
Allow German Civilian
Police i'm Silesia.
MANY TOWNS ENCIRCLED
81 he A Associated press

BERLIN, May o.-Ine upper SllesiaH
situation was discussed to-day by the
Foreign Relations Committee OF the
Reichstag. Dr. Walter Simons. Foreign
Minister declared that conditions in the
affected area were more serious than
reports had indicated
The Poles. advancing over the So
called Korfanty line. to-day occupied
Ratibor. Kosel and Rosenberg. receiving
substantial reinforcements from the Po-
lish boundary. Many towns are sur
rounded, food is getting short and the
mines are jeopardized, as the pumps in
them no longer are manned.
The Nationalists demanded the des-
patch OF Reichswehr to Upper Silesia,
but the Government for the present will
confne itself to a strong protest to the
Tnterallied Commission.
OPpELN. Upper Silesia. May o.-The
Interallicd Commission has informed
Germanys representative here that II
win not oppose the organization Of civ
ilian police. made up Of Upper Silesian
Germans 10 the number of 5000 with
which to augment the Entente forces
which gradually are being forced back
by Korfanty's insurgents.
WARSAW. May 5.-Despatches from
Upper Silesia report that. while order
had been restored in kattowitz and
other towns, fighting was continuing
between Poles and Germans in various
parts Of the country, with allied troops
preventing the movement spreading.
Advices telling of the proclamation
issued by Adalbert korfanty. announc-
ing himself as leader of the insurrec-
tonary movement in the Industrial dis
trict west OF the Polish frontier, and
that In naming Nowina Dolliwa as chief
Of the insurgents korfanty had placed
upon Dolliwa the task of keeping order
and guaranteeing public safety.
In a statement to his fellow country
men shortly after his appointment Dol
liwa said
1--WE will never give up our land. We
will never agree 10 further Germaniza-
tion or to be dismembered from free
Poland and to leave our workshops.
Peaceful fulfilment Of the pl0oiscite was
not sufficient TO restore our rights and
we were compelled to resort to force
with our guns. hidden during all the
time of our slavery and with arms left
over from preceding instructions. |
appeal TO you TO be prepared to defend
your land TO the last drop Of your blood.
order you to dsarm German storm
troops or secret troops. but you must
prove your tolerance toward the peace
full German population"
The proclamation of korfanty an
nouncing Dolliwas appointment after
declaring that no power In the world
would prevent the Silesians shaking off
German bondage, said that the use of
arms for robbery. terror. murder or
destruction of public property would be
punished by death. The proclamation
provided for the introduction Of mill
tary courts, but any sentence OF capital
punishment, II declared. must be APP
proved BY Korfanty before it's exccu-
ton.
Dispatches indicate that approx
mately 100000 Polish miners have
Joined In the strike which began last
Saturday as sign of protest against
the rumored recommendation Of the In
teralled Comm ission giving Poland but
two OF the industrial districts. 1t Is es-
timated that there arc 10000 miners in
Upper Sllesia. So per cent. of whom are
Poles. The miners and mine workers
have telegraphed a protest TO Mr.. Lloyd
George. the British Prime Minister. de-
claring the members OF the federation
stand for the joining OF the Upper ST.
lesan industrial centre with Poland.