The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-12
LITHUANIA HAS
 TAKEN MEASURES
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A minimum of 26 of the 29 seats in the Memel territory diet was con- ceded to Neumann'S followers. Bal lot boxes were brought to Memel to- day and it was expected that count ing would start tomorrow.
 The Memel voting, for the semi autonomous diet of this territory which is a unit under Lithuanian sovereignty, went as was expected, Not only were the Germans over whelmingly superior in number but the Lithuanian parties were divided and submitted four separate tickets, thus dividing the Lithuanian vote.
 It was the situation in Lithuania proper, bordering both on East Prussia and Poland, that became interesting.
 The Lithuanian government clamped down a six months state of emergency decree in Kaunas city and province not long after the polls closed in Memel territory. The government explained it's action as the result of certain disorders, es- pecially among students"
 Lecture Forbidden
 The Lithuanian trade league had arranged for lecture yesterday at Kaunas university and students planned in connection with it an anti-Jewish and anti government demonstration. The rector of the university forbade the lecture Nev- ertheless students assembled and tried to hold a demonstration. Po- lice intervened and arrested several of them.
 Then students at the university, at Detnuva Agricultural college and at Memel Commercial institute struck. They demanded a coalition government under the exiled Wald- maras.
 Waldemaros was Lithuania's s first premier. He then served as foreign minister in several cabinets until he became premier again in 1926. He served for three years. He was consistent advocate of friend ship with Germany. Early in 1884 he wrote an article foretelling political developments. He urged concessions to Memel Germans and advocated an approachment with Germany. So distasteful was his article to the government that he was prosecuted Later in 1884, he was convicted of leadership of an attempted revolt. He was sentenced to d2 years in prison but was pardoned last year and has been living in France.
 Posters Appear Suddenly
 There was opposition activity in Memel as we'll as in Kaunas. Early yesterday, posters appeared suddenly in the streets here. They were in tn Lithuanian language and they urged LithuanianS to vote for the Germans. The posters bore the sig nature Followers of Waldemaras". They said:
 We, followers of Waldemaris, will not vote for the Lithuanian election list. These parties have led the na- tion to the devil"
 It was rumored that Lithuanian authorities had arrested about 150 persons, most of them students, in the Kaunas area. Many of those ar- rested, it was said, were participants in the 1894 Waldemaras revolt. One of thos questioned was Dr. Leonas BiZtras, Christian social leader. Un- der the emergency decree, the gov- ernment may send to a concentra- tion camp any persons held to be disturbing public order.
 Students Trouble Makers
 Government quarters, discussing the emergency decree, said at Kovno that the potential trouble makers were mostly students, combined with clements of various opposition parties and especially of the Christ ian socialist and popular socialist parties. Both are democratic parties. The Christian socialists are of the right wing, the popular socialists of the moderate left wing.
 The voting here yesterday was quiet and orderly. Germans esti- mated that at least 96 percent and possibly 97 per cent or thise regist- cred, voted.
 Memel territory police confiscated the Lithuanian newspaper, Lyzig, be- cause of an editorial which severely attacked the Lithuanian govern ment Memel policy and demanded formation of a new government.
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