The Mankato free press., 1921-03-25
Result of the Election In
SiIesia Yesterday
BALLOTS ON SABBATH
Poland Was Defeated In Plebis-
cite BY Over Two To
One Vote
Associated Press Dispatca1

ASSOCIATED Press D1spatclJ
Berlin, March 21.-Germany won
an overwhelming victory in the pie
biscite held in Upper Silesia ,yester-
day to determine the future national
status of that region, according to Of
fetal returns received here. Two dis
tricts were still missing at nine
o'clock this morning, but the count
showed $4,000 votes had been .ac-
for Germany and $4,000 Poland Po-
land.
Attempt To Override Decision
Oppeln, March 21.-Entente forces
in Upper Silesia will promptly sup
press any effort on the part of the
Polish army to override the deci-
sion in yesterdays plebiscite or to
anticipate the action of the Council
Ambassadors in Paris, General Le-
rond, head of the interallied plebis-
cite committee told the Associated
Press today. He said rumors that the
Poles had been concentrating an
army on the Silesian frontier were
wholly without foundation
Reports that 10000 Polish troops
were marching toward the border
have been current here. A motor trip
along the Polish frontier showed the
presence of the usual Polish sentres,
but there were virtually no entente
troops on the Silesian side of the
border.
The balloting yesterday was vir-'
tually over by mid afternoon. There
was no disorder of a serious nature
reported. During his trip through the
ed to confiscate The Associated Press
correspondents automobile at Eich-
enau to take voters to the polls.
Without Outward incident
Berlin, March 2J-Reports from
Breslau state that the plebiscite was
generally without untoward Incidents.
Provisional returns published In news
papers here show that in Oppeln, Ger
many received 100000 votes to IL 900
mans cast eighty five percent of the
ballots, and in the town of Beuthen
they cast seventy eight per cent: In
the Bethen country districts the vote,
Poland 5000.
In Koenigshuette, the Germans re.
cefved $4,000 and the Poles 10,851 and
kattcwitz and Country districts gave
the Germans 1881 and the Poles 90,
German by SO per cent. In Hinden-
burg, the Germans cast 1856 yotss
to 31,625 by the Poles. while IN
Kreuseburg, the German vote was
$3.50 to 1866 for the Poles.
Paris Reports On Election.
Paris, March 21.-Reports from
German sources declare that in the
plebiscite vote yesterday in Upper
Silesia the Germans carried. the ci
ties and towns of Beuthen, Oppeln,
Gleiwitz, Tarnowitz, KreuzEurg, Kat
towitz, Gross Streehlitz, Rosenberg,
Kosel and Koenigshuette by over
whelming majorities.
Yesterday Momentous Day.
Palm Sunday, the day of the vot-'
ing in Upper Silesia seems likely to
go down in history as one of the
most momentous days in the ADJUST
ment of European boundaries, grow
ing out of the recent war. The day
has been looked forward to with in
tense interest by all Germany and
Poland, while evidences of world
wide attention upon the balloting
were not lacking.
The area involved, comprising
some five thousand square miles, was
the largest section of territory to have
its fate submitted to plebiscite un-
der the peace treaty. But even more
trict was the material wealth con-
tanned in its varied mineral resour-
ces. mainly coal but also including
iron, zinc and lead. A notable feature
OF the plebiscite was the influx of
both Germans and Poles, former res
idents of the districts who were in
vited to cast their ballots. 1t is not
known how large number of Poles
were thus enabled to vote at yester-
days election, but it is estimated that
not less than 100000 Germans enter
ed Upper Silesia for the casting of
their ballots, special trains for them
them being provided by >the German
government.
Allied troops sent to the district
were distributed throughout the area
at suitable pints to insure order and
the proper conduct Of the balloting.