The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-02
ny WEBB MILLER

Irnltcd Press staff Correspondent.
London. lBy Malll--All Europe Il
watching with intense interest the
next step toward dlsr,1mbcrmcnt Of
the German Empire. namely an elec'
tIon that takes places In mld'Mafch
In upper sncala. TO determine whoih
or this immensely rich coal district
remains German or becomes Polish,
To-day whrlwlnd campaign I,
taking place In Upper sllesla be.
tween German and Polish parIlsans
II IL accompanied by murder cor
rupilon funds used on a huge scale
and bandltry. Human NE Ii bought
aud sold. The price FOR q grown man
Is 10000 marks-sse IN American
money.
European opinion IL sharply d.
ylded ON the question. Among the
Allied nations there are grave differ
cnces OF opinion on the justice and
adyisabili,y OF deprlying Germany
OF the rich coal resources - Upper
Sllesia. curtallmcnt of German coal
supplies. now secured from this re.
gIhn. would seriously cripple Ger.
many's ability TO pay indemnity.
Broadly speaking there are three
distinct viewpoints In Europe regard.
ine Upper silesia:
Poland, with French support. Is do
ing everything in her power TO cap
ture the region. The Warsaw govern.
ment for two years has conducted
world propaganda campaign endcav.
orlng TO show that while Germany
money and Industrial gonius develop.
ed Upper silesia today controlling
the economic wealth Of the province
the population. on the other hand. is
preponderatingly Polish. Further tne
Poles declare that without coal from
Upper Silesia their country cannot
prosper; cannot recover from the i'm.
mense damages sustained during the
great war.
France in giving Poland support. is
following her policy OF striving for
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Germany. in
order to weaken the gigantic enemy
across the Rhine that ravishei
Northern France during the great
war. and that imposed crushing
treaty on France in 1870, at the
same time wrestling Alsace-Lorraine
from French control.
Germany's viewpoint Is briefly ex-
planned Every German views with
alarm the French move for partition
OF the Fatherland, and. In the case
Of Upper Silesia, giving a rich pro
vince to Poland. a country of low
cultural development BY a provision
of the Versailles treaty, Germany is
permitted TO assist former Upper
Silesians, now living In Germany.
back to their native land for the
forthcoming election. Some 100000
OF these "emigrants" will vote OBJ
viously against Poland.
Liberal opinion in England views
with alarm the separation of Upper
Silesia from Genmany. They see in
such a move an Improvement Of. Ger
many that will absolutely forbid pay.
ment of war indemnity. Further they
see a dangerous continuation Of the
present collapse of Europe.
Europe" the liberals declare. "Is
like an egg; it cannot be partly good
and partly rotten.' Today the indus
trial collapse of Europe has reache
disadvantageously on England, being
largely the cause of 100000 unem.
ployed in the British Isles and ono
of worst trade depressions in all his
tory.
''rhe world can recover only as
unit. France cannot prosper by the
impoverishment of Germany" the
British Liberals declare. "Dismem-
herment of Germany: the separation
of Upper Silesia and the looping <Off
Of Bavaria and Ruhr district, all
three of which France is working
would be the crowning disaster. II
would mean the complete disintegra-
tion of Europe.