Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-28
R0CH ENGLAND
GERMANS CRY
Cries Greetings as British
Troops Ar
TO FORCE SHOWDOWN
TO FORCE SHOWDOWN
Advance Guard cf Troops Destined
For Duty in Upper Siiesia Cordial
ly Greeted by Former Fees


Breslau, May 2s.-"Hoch England"
"Hoch Ireland" and "Dcwn with Po-
land" Hail cur deIiverers'' were the
shouts which crested the advance
guard of the Blftish as they enteret!
this city Yesterday morning and Op-
peln at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
The excited German Siiesian papula-
ton gathered at the railroad stations
to cheer the khaki-ciad representa-
tives of "perfidious Albion whom
they hated the most of all the ma
tions fighting against them in the
great war.
Berlin, May 2S.-The first of the
new English troops have arrived at
Oppeln to take over control cf Up
per S;lesia. Within "a hours four bat
talions will be ready to cross over
and set up new headquarters in the
insurgent territory.
The troops have come, not to nego-
taate with AdaIbert Korfanty, but to
replace him. They cannot hope to dis
perse the hundreds of more or less
independent rands which are fight
ing under Korfanty's orders. but
they can remove the civil government
he set up, patrol the chief towns I'M
partially and guard the main roads.
The British feel their authority has
been f!outed., ana now that they have
some troops of their own, they are
going TO rc-establish authority or
come to showdown.
If Korfamty yields and gives up all
he has gained and more, the situa-
ton will pass quickly with short sea
son Of scattered sk;rmishes as the
insurgents Withdraw into the coun-
try from the capture dtowns. II the
insurgents resist, the German Sell
bschutz will fight beside the British
and the consequences will be endless
The German Seibschutb would like
this better, as it might lead to further
complications between Fance ana Eng
land. and would play into German
hands. As the SeIoschutz lie along
50-mile front and each unit has in
view the capture of particular towns,
it is impossible 20 prevent thern from
fighting, but from the viewpoint of
the Poles the crossing by the British
from the German TO the POLISH line at
the same time the Selbschurz are ac-
tive cannat help looking like British
support of German arms. The Ger
mans also regard the new British
troops as having come 10 Their aid.
French troops have ceded control of
Myslowitz, Upper Silesia, to Korfanty
the Polish leader, and in Kattowitz
the French have pulled in their out
posts and so are attempting to police
only the center Of the city.
This means That the entire indust-
rial region is under direct Polish con-
troll. There are few French garri-
sons between Beuthen and KatTawitz,
where the Germans are holding out.
The towns are likely to capltulate
within two or three days. Korfanty
has asked the Germans IN the towns
to petition the Interallied Commission
to turn the towns over to him. In
his process of pacificaition he has Po-
!anaEized the established government
in way and has tried to start up
industries again.
Sosnoweic, Insurgent General Head
quarters, May 28.-Albert Korfanty,
the leader Of the Polish insurgents,
in telegram to the Intera!lied High
Commission at Oppeln, announced his
readiness TO negotiate an armistice
with the armed German forces in
Upper silesfa, and declared he wifi
place The responsibility for its OBJ
servaEce .oy the Germans, and also the
Observance Of the eventual peace, on
the shoulders Of the Interallied body.
It is declared one Of the conditions
for a parley is that the insurgents
wiz net be disarred.