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Show Silesians Would Make District a Colony of United States; Plan Popular as Campaign Progresses BY RICHARD HENRY LITTLE. (Chicago Tribune Cable. Copyright.') BFd-THEN. Fpper Silesia, July 20. While waiting for tho plebiscite which will decide whether upper Silesia remains German or goes to Poland, a busy electioneering campaign cam-paign is being carried on by both sides. Neither the German nor the Pole seems confident of success. The Germans are confident of carrying the industrial towns, but admit that the country will vote solidly sol-idly for relish annexation. There is a widespread belief that when a plebiscite is taken the voter is free to name any country he chooses. Dozens of peoe have assured me thev intend to vote- for the United States. The notion of making I'ppcr Silesia a colony of tho 1'ntted States is very popular, and America Amer-ica is going to gel a rousing vote. The Germans are very anxious for American troops- to come in and to occupy th country until a plebiscite is taken. Rumors are continually lying around that Americans are either on the way or have actually arrived. The Germans are afraid, or at !e;ist say they are agrairt, hat 4 Jen-era Jen-era 1 H.t I.cr's Polish army will suddenly cross t;ie border and occupy the country. Sock Prolection of Yankti. They dec! are thn t if this happens the patriotic German workmen in the mines will let water into the mines and ruin them. They sa y the presence of the American soldiers would insure that Gen-eial Gen-eial nailer's armv would be kept out and prevent destruction to the greatest coal fieMs in Kurope. The Germans also say that the Poles. ! becoming doubtful of winning the plebi- scite. may rise and seize the country with the idea that, the fact being accomplished, the entente will recognize Upper Silesia as a part of Poland without further delay. Some of the Polish leaders 1 have talked to have also hinted t."e same thing. Put at present in the district everything is very peaceful. The mines are working, but at much less than half capacity. Workmen are continually striking for higher wages, although being paid now an average of marks a day, while before the wages ran between 4 and 7 marks a day. Miners Are Restless. Communist and Sparlacidist leaders are holding meetings m t;ie mines every dav, j and the miners are very restless. The miners also are less efficient on account of lack of fnod and c!ot iiing. Thev are bewildered because of doubt about the future of the country. One reason 1 think that the German mine owners and managers want American trc-ps is not so much fear of Polish invasion as that they think the entente win compel the miners to go to work. They are walking out on a st r!ke whenever the notion occurs oc-curs to them and hanging around the Polsheviki and Communist orators. One miue manager said to me: '"American trnors would make t lie miners keep at work, wouldn't they?" Mines are not perm itted to keep German Ger-man soldier guards now. if a mine company com-pany asks for soldiers the miners immediately imme-diately walk out. I told a mine manager If the Americans came they would preserve pre-serve law and order and protect pmperty, hut I doubted if they wuM compel the men to vork at the point of the bavonet. Tii is did not satisfy tho n-.-.n.mor." He seemed to think that if t lie Americans cuiri not make the mi tiers stay on the ,iol thev might as well not come. |