The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-17

!. The remainder, in the south
egebeit" And is the dumping
| ground for unwanted Poles and
Jews. The Poles moved out Of the
Reich section into the ReStegebeit
were forced to migrate to make room
for Germans brought back to the
Reich from the Battles, Galicia, VOL
hynia and the south Tyrol.
The entire German-occupied area
had a population of $4,000, 900. Ac-
cording to the Polish information
center in Paris, 100000 had been
expelled into the Restegebeit from
the Reich section by the beginning
of March. Warsaw, which prior to
the war had 100000 inhabitants,
now had about 100000.
COnfiscatiOn of Goods
According to the Polish informa-
ton center, the expulsion of the
Poles was accompanied by the con-
f1Scation of goods, property, books,
art, silverware and other valuables.
In Arguynia, the same source said,
the Germans expelled the entire
Polish population of 100000. At
Poman, 100000 were expelled.
Additional data given by the Pol
ish information center include the
| following
Each expelled Pole Is allowed to
take along one valise and Is to 100
marks. In Berdychowo, a suburb of
Poznan, cited as typical example,
the Poles were chased out on
freezing night, sent to isolated bar
racks and later carried by train to
labor camps in the interior of Ger
many. The Germans similarly
cleaned out Gniezno, the ancient
capital of Poland, which belonged
to Germany before the World war.
The cities of Lodz, Kalisz and
others also were cleaned out. After
the cities, the Germans expelled
farmers from Pozania and Pome-
rama. Old people and children were
sent to the Restgebeit in cattle
trains while strong men and women
were sent to Germany. Many women
and girls were sent to work in the
army zone in Germany. The Ger
mans declared the obligation to la
Dor on all males between 10 and 25
100000 to Russia
! The Soviet-occupied portion of
Poland comprised about 100000
inhabitants, the majority of them
Poles. Deportation, property confis-
cation and-according to the Poles
executions occurred just as in the
German section.
The total deported to Russia was
estimated at 100000, including
women and children and 100000
war prisoners. Polish workers and
artisans were replaced by Russians.
Priests, professors and the leite, re-
guarded as likely to corrupt" the in
coming Russians, were deported
some to Siberia.
The Soviet, according to the Poles
here, found the Polish standard of
living higher than theirs and sys-
tematically removed imported food,
wearing apparel, household devices,
medical supplies and woolens. The
Poles were recompensed in zlotys
which had been retired from circu-
lation last December.
To Other Countries
Polish emigration to other coun-
tries was estimated as follows:
Hungary, $4,000 military and $4,000
civilians; Rumania, $4,000 military
and 10000 civilians; Lithuania, Is 900
military and $4,000 civilians; Latvia,
1000 military; other countries, in
Guiding France, 10000 military and
10000 civilians. Before the war,
100000 Polish workers already had
been installed in France.
The poorest refugees walked to
Rumania, France and other coun-
tries, where Polish refugees commit
tees gave them aid, clothing and
work
Hungary, Rumania and France
were hospitable, although hence
forth France is sending picked
refugees to Algeria, where farm
work may be found.
Forced Evacuation
Berlin, April IL UP)-Cities
such as Gydnia and Posen, where
most repatriated Germans from the
Baltic states are being settled could
only absorb them by the forcible
evacuation of an equal or larger
number of Poles.
According to reliable private
sources, these excavations take place
only after dark These sources said
whole blocks were cordoned off by
German storm troopers, who sum
marily ordered the Poles to leave
They were given a few minutes to
dress, pack handbag and then
loaded into trucks and buses and
taken to the railroad station for
transportation eastward. They must
leave their furnishing and other
possessions intact and as far as is
known, are given no compensation
One private source told of return
ing to his home at 2 a. m. and find
ing the landlady and her daughter
fully dressed in the parlor, with
| ClleA 1ldAAuDdSS III Tile corner. ASKED
what was wrong, the landlady said
1--WE heard excavations were be-
binning again and will not ano
cannot get dressed quickly, so I an
waiting for the summons"
An authorized source said there
were 100000 Polish military prison.
ers and 10000 Polish civilians, If
addition to about 10000 Italians, 25,'
900 Slovaks and $500 Dutch at worl
in Germany.
This source, which declared thu
Polish civilians enlisted voluntarily
for work, said more than 800,0 900 job.
eventually would be open in thu
Reich, Of which it is hoped about
half will be filled by women.