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19: 594:), established a law office to defend Polish-speaking Upper Silesians in German Upper Silesia. The office was managed by Joseph Musiol, chairman of the Union of Upper Silesians and former deputy of the Prussian parliament (who had just lost his seat). He represented the Catholic People's Party, after being expelled from the German Centre Party in April 1921 for his independence activities. Musiol sent questionnaires about discrimination against Polish-speaking Upper Silesians on behalf of the Union of Upper Silesians and was its chairman until 1924, when it dissolved. 361:. In summer 1919, the Union of Upper Silesians sent a petition to the Paris Peace Conference criticising the treaty for its limitations on Upper Silesian plebiscite options to Poland and Germany. In the name of "many hundred thousands of Upper Silesians", the union demanded to change article 88 of the treaty so an Upper Silesian plebiscite would have the "option of neutral free state". According to the petition, "Upper Silesian nation, in majority with oneself, indivisibility and independence of Upper Silesia". In late 1919 the United States, influenced by the 203:) travelled to Czechoslovakia, Poland and Germany to sound out the countries' positions on Upper Silesian independence. Only in Prague did officials inform Upper Silesian Committee representatives Ewald Latacz, Thomas Reginek, Jan Reginek and Fritz Wenske that the Western allies would consider the creation of an independent Upper Silesian state. Jan Reginek, representative of the Upper Silesian councils, requested recognition for the new status in 1092: 479:, with a circulation of 20,000 copies in 1920, 40,000 copies in winter 1921 and several hundred thousand copies in 1921. The union was the most influential Silesian organisation of its time; in February 1921, it had 198 local chapters with 400,000 members. In the fall of 1920 editor Georg Cibis moved from the Union of Upper Silesians to the German Plebiscite Commission, succeeded at 215:, the seat of the Polish People's Council, where he failed to persuade Kazimierz Czapla (the Upper Silesian representative in Poland) to support Upper Silesian independence. Another unsuccessful attempt to persuade the Germans was made by Thomas Reginek, Ewald Latacz and a representative of Upper Silesian industrialists. 259:) that the time had come when Silesians would count "to enlightened nations", supporting the creation of a Silesian League "to support Silesian nationality". At meetings organised by Józef Szafranek were chants of "Long live Silesian nationality", and calls were made to unite Prussian Upper Silesia and 495:
won with 59.6 per cent of the vote. Ewald Latacz published an appeal: "Upper Silesians!! Upper Silesia stay undivided! ... Who wants to chop our country to pieces to inherit something from us. But we want to live; we Polish- and German-speaking Upper Silesians want to live together in peace and lead
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was sympathetic to the Silesian People's Party. The article "Free Upper Silesian state, the midpoint of all world policy" said, "The Upper Silesian people in large majority demand independence and indivisibility of their own country and connection with brothers in Austrian Silesia separated from it
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says that he will defend it to his last drop of blood. Upper Silesians, we warn you. You don't change your homeland in a desert. If there is bloodshed, it will not be Upper Silesian blood and not in Upper Silesia. Upper Silesians don't resort to terrorist acts; terrorism must be nipped in the bud.
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to take the lead in political, economic and social questions and create an independent state similar to Switzerland, where all linguistic groups would have equal rights. Its author predicted that the incorporation of Upper Silesia into Poland would be an economic catastrophe for the region; Upper
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Latacz, thanks to his broad connections to German politicians in Upper Silesia, was released on probation in spring 1919 and forbidden any "verbal and written" support of Upper Silesian independence. Against this prohibition, the leader of the Upper Silesians, published the anonime edited
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told Alfons Proske, president of the province of Upper Silesia, "The idea of a free state is still alive in German Upper Silesia". In areas bordering Poland, former members of the Union of Upper Silesians returned to political parties—primarily the Catholic People's Party
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Upper Silesians, remember that we are a homogeneous, fraternal nation. Let's shake hands with ourselves, let's live in a peaceful, free and undivided Upper Silesia ... and celebrate our resurrection as free citizens in the Upper Silesian State".
191:. The attendees formed the Silesian Commission, with the Centre Party's Hans Lukaschek its chairman. The commission implemented the Upper Silesian Committee, with a mandate "to direct and expand the separatist vision in Upper Silesia". 218:
On 19–20 December 1918 the Upper Silesian Committee published a bilingual brochure, "Appeal for the Creation of an Upper Silesian Free State", as a supplement in two popular Catholic Centre Party newspapers. There were 294 editions of
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basin in the former Austrian Silesia. Because of French opposition, the United States withdrew from supporting a Silesian state. In fall 1919 the Reginek brothers accepted autonomy for Silesian lands which would be included into
523:, Heinrich Skowronek and Wiktor Durynek demanded independence for Upper Silesia, and Adam Napieralski negotiated on behalf of Poland. Ewald Latacz met with German Interior Minister Georg Gradnauer and Chancellor 278:; Section 96 of the act forbade public meetings about Upper Silesian independence. German authorities suspended the activity of the Union of Upper Silesians, arresting its leaders. Latacz and Jan Reginek became 543:
and architect Bruno Petzel, a former member of the Polish People's Council. On 4 December 1921 Ewald Latacz resigned from the Union of Upper Silesians and retired from politics at the organisation's meeting in
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over 150 years ago ... The Upper Silesian people are strongly connected for hundreds of years by culture, employment and Slavic-Germanic blood ... almost three million souls, of whom 600,000 are in Austria".
1116: 459:. On 17 November 1920, 300 representatives of 175 local groups of the Union of Upper Silesia (representing about 300,000 members) met in Bytom. The conference was led by Latacz, from Wodzisław Śląski; 1010:, Historia Narodu Śląskiego. Prawdziwe dzieje ziem śląskich od średniowiecza do progu trzeciego tysiąclecia. (History of Silesian Nation), second edition (implemented and corrected), Zabrze 2006 1077: 406:
and delegates from German parties to create an independent Silesian state, or autonomy in Czechoslovakia. Because of the Slavic-Germanic Silesian people and a similar industrial structure in
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appeared in bold type, "Every Upper Silesian is an open or secret member of the Union of Upper Silesians". According to the union, in fall 1921 it numbered about 500,000 members.
365:, organised the creation of a "coal and steel state" under international protection which included the Upper Silesian Industrial Circle (Oberschlesische Industriebezirk) and the 1157: 306:, in which it premised the shrinking German majority at the time a plebiscite and showed the need for the creation of an independent Upper Silesian state with the argument that 146:("Upper Silesia – independent/autonomous free state", probably written by Thomas Reginek) was published by the Committee for the Creation of the Upper Silesian Free State in 1070: 378:, left the Union of Upper Silesians and joined the Polish Plebiscite Commission. At the time the chairman of the Union of Upper Silesians was Ewald Latacz, assisted by 187:'s Polish party did not attend. At the conference, Upper Silesian Committee chairman Ewald Latacz spoke about the creation of an independent, neutral Upper Silesian 1007: 1063: 496:
our country to prosperity. This is possible only when Upper Silesia is undivided. We demand a plebiscite on whether Upper Silesia will be divided or not ...
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Silesia would be "a source of income and taxes" for the Polish state, and Silesians would be treated as "second-category citizens" by Polish officials.
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According to a 31 December 1918 decree by the president of the Regency of Opole, supporters of an independent Upper Silesian republic were guilty of
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with the slogan "Upper Silesia for Upper Silesians". The Union of Upper Silesian Defence was founded in 1925 by former Polish activists, with
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Workers' and Soldiers' Council chairman Jan Reginek. The Rybnik Upper Silesian Committee demanded an "independent political stance" from
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advised the chairman of the Union of Upper Silesians. On 17 March 1920 editor Georg Cibis in Bytom began publishing the bilingual
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began to be published irregularly; two months later it ceased publication, with a final circulation of 40,000 copies.
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After the Union of Upper Silesians, the idea of Upper Silesian independence remained; in 1925 the chief of police in
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The following November, Heinrich Skowronek stood for election to the regional assembly of Upper Silesian Province (
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Rudolf Vogel, Deutsche Presse und Propaganda des Abstimmungkampfes in Oberschlesien, Beuthen O.S. 1931.
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Andrea Schmidt-Rösler, "Autonomie und Separatismusbestrebungen in Oberschlesien 1918-1922" in
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Maksymilian Harden, "Wolne państwo górnośląskie punktem środkowym polityki wszechświatowej",
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Upper Silesia 1870-1920: Between Region, Religion, Nation and Ethnicity: journal article by
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Andrea Schmidt-Rösler, "Autonomie und Separatismusbestrebungen in Oberschlesien 1918-1922",
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Ugrupowania i kierunki separatystyczne na Górnym Śląsku i w Cieszyńskiem w latach 1918-1939
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with a Polish passport; there, the leader of the Polish National Party informed him that
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and Helmuth von Gerlach) favoured independence for Upper Silesia. Thomas Reginek went to
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should be a separate nation was not new in Prussian Upper Silesia; it dated back to the
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Ein Politiker in der Abstimmungzeit, Confinium – materiały do historii Górnego Śląska
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Die separatistische Bewegung in Oberschlesien nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg (1918-1922)
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A conference of Upper Silesian political parties was organized by German Catholic
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for the German delegation on 16 June 1919, the Western allies assigned southern
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was granted immunity by the Prussian parliament. Thomas Reginek escaped to
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Miarodajne czynniki niemieckie a sprawa Górnego Śląska w grudniu 1918 roku
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After the election Adam Napieralski, editor of Polish-language newspaper
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Komitee zur Vorbereitung eines oberschlesischen Freistaates in Kattowitz
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Carl Ulitzka (1873–1953) oder Oberschlesien zwischen den Weltkriegen
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Autonomie und Separatismusbestrebungen in Oberschlesien 1918-1922
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Autonomie und Separatismusbestrebungen in Oberschlesien 1918-1922
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Ewald Latacz, "Górnoślązacy!! Górny Śląsk zostaje niepodzielny",
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Autonomie und Separatismusbestrebungen in Oberschlesien 1918-1922
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Praca zbiorowa, Wypisy do dziejów Rybnika i Wodzisławia Śląskiego
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Autonomie und Separatismusbestrebungen in Oberschlesien 1918-1922
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Czechosłowacja wobec problemu Górnego Śląska w latach 1919-1921
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On 18 August 1920, 68 member of the Union of Upper Silesians (
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Niemieckie plany separatystyczne w listopadzie i grudniu 1918
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Upper Silesian nation is homogeneous people about mixed blood
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supported Polish opposition to Upper Silesian independence.
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nationalist or/and separatist associations/organizations
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The movement was founded by the Upper Silesian Committee (
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and retired from political activity. He was succeeded by
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In November 1921, Wiktor Durynek resigned as editor of
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In December, leaders of the Upper Silesian Committee (
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The movement had its genesis during the 1117:Association of Defense of Upper Silesians 864:, "Zaranie Śląskie", styczeń–marzec 1968. 685:Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung 1052:; East European Quarterly, Vol. 38, 2004 451:from Bytom, secretary Hugo Kotulla from 389: 166: 17: 834:Guido Hitze, Carl Ulitzka (1873-1953), 710:Guido Hitze, Carl Ulitzka (1873-1953), 565:Oberschlesische Katholische Volkspartei 486: 1187: 1059: 398:In the winter of 1920 Latacz went to 1195:Defunct political parties in Europe 573:Górnośląska Katolicka Partia Ludowa 438: 13: 530: 14: 1231: 491:In the 20 March 1921 plebiscite, 344: 207:. However, only two politicians ( 106:by three Catholics: attorney and 1205:Separatism in the Czech Republic 1090: 581:Katolische Volkspartei - Zentrum 463:from Bytom; Wiktor Durynek from 363:Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company 329:and its establishment as a free 984: 971: 966:Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa 958: 945: 932: 919: 902: 889: 876: 867: 854: 841: 828: 819: 802: 757:, "Prawo XXXIV", Wrocław, 1971. 612:Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship 349:In the final conditions of the 325:, demanding its exclusion from 814:History of the Silesian Nation 785: 772: 760: 747: 734: 717: 704: 691: 676: 1: 1158:People of the Silesian Nation 727:, "Studia Śląskie" tom XIII, 669: 583:and the German Centre Party. 1122:Silesian Separatist Movement 793:Ziemia rybnicko-wodzisławska 195:Negotiations with neighbours 7: 701:, Warszawa i Kraków (1972). 621: 402:to attend a meeting of the 304:Oberschlesien auf Subhasta! 238: 10: 1236: 1174:German Minority in Silesia 1138:Silesian Autonomy Movement 1001: 640:, a modern political party 638:Silesian Autonomy Movement 243:The political belief that 77: 72:Silesian Autonomy Movement 1166: 1130: 1099: 927:Historia Narodu Śląskiego 810:Historia Narodu Śląskiego 302:German-language brochure 110:Workers Council chairman 98:) on 27 November 1918 in 1107:Union of Upper Silesians 341:and Heinrich Skowronek. 88:Oberschlesisches Komitee 32:Union of Upper Silesians 1148:Silesian Regional Party 1112:Silesian People's Party 1021:Andrea Schmidt-Rösler, 968:Forschung 1999, Heft 1. 938:Andrea Schmidt-Rösler, 847:Andrea Schmidt-Rösler, 740:Andrea Schmidt-Rösler, 644:Silesian People's Party 608:Katholische Volkspartei 428:Silesian People's Party 416:Silesian People's Party 404:Silesian People's Party 386:Silesian People's Party 265:Silesian People's Party 229:Oberschlesische Zeitung 221:Oberschlesischer Kurier 68:Silesian People's Party 607: 580: 572: 564: 395: 351:Paris Peace Conference 257:Upper Silesian Journal 155: 95: 87: 47: 40:Bund der Oberschlesier 39: 27: 1210:Separatism in Germany 527:on 4 September 1921. 506:third Polish uprising 393: 167:Kędzierzyn conference 56:Ferajn Gůrnoślůnzokůw 48:Związek Górnoślązaków 24:flag of Upper Silesia 21: 1215:Separatism in Poland 992:Śląski ruch narodowy 990:Dariusz Jerczyński, 979:Śląski ruch narodowy 977:Dariusz Jerczyński, 925:Dariusz Jerczyński, 916:, nr. 14, 3.04.1921. 886:, no. 20, 1.08.1920. 838:, Düsseldorf (2002). 808:Dariusz Jerczyński, 769:, nr. 5 z 8.01.1919. 714:. 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flag of Upper Silesia
German
Polish
Silesian
Upper Silesia
revolutions of 1848
Silesian People's Party
Silesian Autonomy Movement
German
Polish
Rybnik
Poland
Wodzisław Śląski
Ewald Latacz
Zabrze
Racibórz
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Katowice
German
Silesians
Centre Party
Kędzierzyn
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
Wojciech Korfanty
republic

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