Show DANISH DANISH- GERMANS I DECLINE VOTES Citizens of Schleswig to lo loSet Set Up Government f for r rI I Themselves el ves Schleswig Jan 4 By By Bytho Bytho tho Associated Press Tho Press Tho committee and council of ot Inspectors of ot tho the North- North Voters Voters' association In Joint session have 0 unanimously passed a reJo resolution res res- o declaring that In o of tho the thoa a approaching chin separation from Ocr Ocr- m many ny and reunion with Denmark the citizens of ot orth l North IS' IS while still entitled ll to vote oto iz In 11 the tho coming comins elections for tor the German nall national assembly assembly as ns- eho should ld refrain from exercising this right because It would be Improper I er for th them m to Impose their Influence on the tho internal affairs of ot Germany Tho llio resolution follows follows' After tho lie triumph of tho entente and the acceptance b by Germany of at President ilson's V program as a basis for or world peace wo 0 regard tho the approaching approaching ap aD- ap- ap separation from Germany and reunion munion with Denmark of ot our native naU I soil as s a fact Though Thou still German Germon and thus fully entitled to par par- In the tho election of ot a German rational national assembly wo regard ard It ai as Incorrect in incorrect incorrect In- In correct under r conditions to cx- cx erciso our Influence on tho German rH internal affairs For Tor this reason reason reason rea rea- son wo wo expect ct all Danish North orth- to abstain from participating l in iii Iho approaching election of ot ofa ota a national assembly With regard to that point of or Ie view which tho Danish In Sn It Ito resolution of or October 24 1918 communicated com coin to us b by the tho Danish foreign minister In answer to our address we t once more declare that wo o wish v the tho question of or our Jur borders solved sol on the time basis of ot Bolf of or peoples under a sufficient gun guarantee ran tee for tor tho the free tree exorcise of or tho the same sarna The Tho North Voters' Voters as assocIAtions assocIAtion's associations association's as- as sedation's committee and council of ot Inspectors again recommended the resolution resolution res ros- of at tho the Question of or nationality In orth on tho tim basis of self determination of ot peoples ns as being In accordance with right and fairness for tor nil all and with tho the conviction of or a aluse North largo luse majority of ot tho the wi inns inns' population and ond further wo we daclaN the following Wo Yo sharply protest against Inet the German rulers rulan In central contral Schleswig who aro tr trying ing to prevent the tho resident Danish population from forming the basis for tor a free freo plebiscite plebiscite- through the I exercise of ot tho the rl right ht of public meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing and petition Wo We state that by this behavior on the German sl side side- the tho right of ot dote olt temporarily is il illusory ii- ii with respect to central Schleswig Danl Danish h so gov government wig wit We leave it to the when It Is taking care of ot our interests at tho the peace pence conference to tomake tomake tomake make this plain so that the Danish population In central Schleswig may mayhone hope hone to obtain Its national rights through h a plebiscite |