The Washington herald., 1921-05-28
GERMANS HAIL
BRTTISHTROOPS
AS DELIVERIES
Advance Guard Enters
0ppeln to Aid ST.
lesians.
BRESLAU AWAITS
SIX BATTALIONS
Radical Poles Aroused by
Bolshevists to Seek
Soviet.
SPECIAL Cable to The vashinrton Hsrst
and Chicago fribuns.l
BY GEORGE sELDEs.


BERLIN. May 27.-''Hoch Eng
land" "Hoch Ireland" Down with
Poland" Hail our delIverers.- were
the shouts which greeted the sd-
vance guard of the British as they
entered Breslau this morning and
OppeIn at ) o'clock this afternoon
The excited German silesisn popuia-
tion gathered at the railroad sta
tions TO cheer the khaki clad repre-
sentatives Of ''perhdious Albion"
whom they hated the most Of all
the nations fighting against them
in the great war
Give PoppIer to Soldiers.
The stations were crowded with
rich and moor. who brought poppies
such as grew in Flanders field. and
the First Roval Irish regiment and
the Second Black Watch. which won
undying fame upon the poppy COW
cred fields n the Somme. stuck the
crimson flowers in their helmets
Then they proceeded with their Sob
Of protecting tho Germans
From the British mission al Ber-
lin. where I obtained the foregoing
details of the advance guards ar
rival. I learned that the British
quartermaSterS who arrived at Op-
peln and Kreuzburg were greeted
joyfully when they sought billets-
I was Informed that two battalions
which wers routed from Cologne.
via Cassel and weimsr. will arrive
at Leipzig at 9 O'Clock tonight and
at Breslau tomorrow. -Four more
battalions are expected to arrive
before Monday.
Mevement 90 Join soviet.
A feature Of the upper Snesian
chaos which is considered here a
greater sensation than the capture
Of Kattowitz by the Poles. and the
transportation of British troops
through Germany with the Gerrnsn
governments blessings as well as
its consent. is the appearance OF a
strong Bolshevist move ment
throughout the industrial sections
Of both Eorfsnty's and the league
of nations zone.
In addition to Bolshevist propa-
ganda, which is being spread over
the country. come. scores If Polish
communist workinEmen from tho
Domhrova coal basin in Poland.
Ihese Poles are seeking TO unite
with the German communists for
TWO purposes. FIRST. to interfere with
tufther military action. second. 10
seize the opportunity for overthrow
lag both Korfanty's Dictatorship
and German rule in rhe rest of un-
per Silesia and 10 establish a soviet
state in union with Russia.
Wants League TO Pay.
III the German government has as
much courage ~ some Berlin news
papers. especially the Catholic organ
1ermanla. the league Of nations.will
De called upon to pay several billion
rnaFhs Tor DANA ses incurred in the
Upper Silesian war.
The Germsnis has Just disc-yered
that according to the treaty Of YER
ssltles. article LNNNNIII, annex q
the tnterallied commission slon. -
Responsible for peace and order in
Upper Silesia. Therefore. il AL
Ieges. the responsibility for the
murder. arson, theft. terrorfsrn
mine Holdings. loss Of production
and damage TO agriculture rests on
the shoulders OF the allies. FiFur-
ing the loss. at 10000. 900 marks
daily since May l, IL is estimated
that 500 ,0oo. 600 is due Germany
IL is pointed out the entente NAV
pass the buck To Warsaw, holding
Poland responsible for the damages
zone by Eo-fnntv's Insurgents The
Germania. therefore. demands that
either the league Of nations or Po-
land pay.