Arizona republican., 1921-03-22
The SiIesion Plebiscite

The plebiscite Sunday to determine whether upper Silesia belongs Germany Poland is the first attempt at peaceful settlement of the status of that region by means though the first settlement but all the others during and since the middle ages been made the battlefield.
 The country originally belonged to Poland but that meny centuries It passed into the possession Austria than three centuries ago and left with his other possessions by the great Emperor Charles V to his daughter Maria Theresa about the middle the Eighteenth century. Then ensued the for the Austrian succession, which became general European war, which Frederick entered champion of of the five aspirants to the throne really take possession of Silesa which Hohenzolerns had ancient claim
 Later in the Seven Years Frederick fighting alone against alliance of Austria, Rus- sia France Sweden and saxony brought almost to the end military On the eve of what seemed crushing and final defeat, the death of the czar saved him. week later Frederick formed alliance with his and after that the Prus- sian hold upon Silesia was unquestioned until the end of the late world when the ancient claim of Poland was revived and plebiscite ordered by the allies
 Wa have spoken of this as a peaceable settle n,ent It is so only name. Though there will not b millions of skeletons scattered over the disputed
 ,tor1 as there were on the Silesan battlefields .hongb the middle ages ending with the Seven wears war; there already been great bloodshed in
 .,c;naton of the plebiscite Here is an extract ,rom an article by correspondent of the Manches- +a Guardian printed few weeks ago;
 ..,rr,ar sesia is a battlefield Most of the 1lehi- . sore bv two big armies Of spies agents anu ing ia;s+s is [ Both pro-Poles and pro-Ger1nans are propas'S4A arms whenever they want them Stores ape ,a,, " arms are being discovered coillhualiy ol ., rns are more difficult to find Tor most ol Pohsn M nrobably kept in Poland, just across the border. f Timer Silesian newspapers
 ,. carTnan or Polish is enormous r>1''o pril' .av,n of 10000 inhabitants has more tidh ~ Wit1, . most of them without adVertiseieils hewsp1l fe, subscribers. All the papers die .I lo ana VII ,-.-~ with discriminating documents, "hethe or wo ~ M ~9an1,ine-plans of campaign TOT 1orseu ales and purchases of arms ana diii-'' armies. sa sans eorruptible or corrupted
 lsls .1ch W blood has flowed ana lntiiiuae r 70 I +h
 hotb sides At present the foies G ~ ticed oii af,,I intimdators It IS dangerous ioT q most success Iaave a big town by nightfali justice German for fear lest reprlsals shoulo Fisll cannot pc e .- Men are murdered by the Waysioe' judge an a heen sacked and burnt to th9 e u 5 villages h , tell which is the orlglnal Fioehoe a
 h,ch is violent reprisai ,,, xvaped to catch the whicn , is roItical war is being "aseu - trai
 lle .I rTnner Sesian masses-llsss + p-l- vote Of the ,.sa,s excitable, and intensely lsilo tive, superse 5is stinguish between truth anu la They a'e nandemonium Of oull"s 7.,'.aI i,, hood amid t,a corruption, an inferno ol 0iu'' i' cesspool of vie eo
 limitation. arclk sIesia with it's great coa anu
 uNaei 5enosits became the center or the new