Danzig, famed Free City, is supposed to be "autonomous" under the "protection" of the League of Nations. About the time Japan began flouting the League (TIME, Feb. 8) Poland moved quietly to get a man of her choice, Dr. Casimir Pappee, appointed High Commissioner of Danzig. Last week he took office, startled the Free City by this abrupt, Japanesque pronouncement:
"Danzig's union with Poland is not temporary and it cannot be given up by one party. Danzig can only exist and grow as a Polish port. The Free City was created to serve...
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