The Washington herald., 1921-03-23
French Claim Coal and
Ore Regions Carried
By Polish Votes.
ENGLAND EXPECTED
TO HELP GERMANY
Nations Hold Opposite
Views on Issue of
Building Barrier.
fspsci.l Cable to Ths wsshinstsu Herald
and New York Tribuns)
nv RALPH COURTNEY.

ny RALPH COURTNEY.
PARIS, March 2e.-The sweeping
victory for Poland and France,
which, 1t is claimed, the results of
the Upper Snesian plebiscite show.
means that all plans for the pay
ment OF Germany's war bill, dis
cussed hitherto. will probably be
scrapped. Germany's offers have all
been dependent on a verdict in
SIlesia favorable to Germany, where
as il the results of the voting as
now reported are correct, all the
parts Of Silesia which are of any
practical value will pass into Polish
hands.
All the coal and ore mines and a
great part OF the rich agricultural
lands OF the province are within the
district that voted for Polish SOW
ereignty, although Germany had a
majority of the votes in a number
OF cities in the Polish region.
Pelasd's Case.
Poland, however, has an excellent
case for demanding everything OF
any value in Silesia, in the opinion
OF officials here. The French believe
that the new Polish German frontier
which the supreme council must de-
limit in consideration of the wishes
of the inhabitants as expressed in
the plebiscite, will give Poland rir-
tually all the territory east of the
Odor River and south of a line from
krappitz to Rosenberg.
As the terms of the plebiscite are
understood here, the allies will
establish this frontier definitely
within a month. and thereafter
withdraw the plebiscite commission
and allied police troops.
German Cisin-
The Germans are loudly pro-
claiming that Upper Silesia must
not be divided. and insisting that
their victory over the country as a
whole. Indicated by a popular ma
the handing over of the entire
province to them.
Such contention would get
scant consideration but for one en-
barrassing fact which Poland and
genuity TO overcome. This is that
Premier witos of Poland. a short
time ago, himself advanced a SINH
lar plea on behalf of Poland. Great
Britain, in a formal communication.
took note of this attitude expressed
by the Polish government. and as
the British look with little pleasure
on the prospects of Poland's acquis-
ition OF the Silesian mines. they
might use the present situation to
force a division of the mining ter
ritories.
Germans Helpless.
Even il such a division were the
final basis of settlement, Poland
and France would still have won a
great victory. Germany. in any
event, will have been deprived by
the plebiscite of so much mining
territory that she will have neither
sunicient coal nor zinc from Silesian
fields to make war preparations
against France in the future. With
the Poles dominating Germany's
eastern source of coal supply. and
with France at the gates OF the
Ruhr in the West, Germany will
have to abandon all thoughts OF
war for a long time to come.
Many border states may inevit-
ably float toward Germany, thus in
creasinE her population. but with
out adding greatly to her natural
riches. Titled negotiations with
Austria show this country is more
and more bound to grsvitate to-
wards Germany. II is seen that
Hugo SHINES. the German coal
baron. and August Thyssen. German
steel king. got into the only vslu-
able part of Austria-Styria--sh
of the allies. and bought UP almost
all the industrial enterprises there
Buying up controlling interest
in the country's industries for .
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