Talk:History of Cieszyn and Těšín

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Part "Newly-formed Czechoslovakia attacked Polish part of the region" is not true, because whole Tesin was in y. 1918 part of Lands of Bohemian crown (from y.1335) and thus was integrally part of Czechoslovakia. But Polacks attacked Czechs in Tesin and so Czechoslovakins forces must defend themselves on basis status quo. This article is one-sided point of view.

My dear, indeed whole Silesia was part of the Bohemian Crown since the middle ages. However, the area was divided by the two local governments until a future compromise is reached. This compromise was not accepted by the Czechs and that's why they invaded - check your sources on which army was present in the area, not to mention which army attacked first.

Also, the status quo was reached in 1918 by the local Narodni Vybor and Rada Narodowa - so how come the Czechs had to defend it by breaking it? And finally, please refrain yourself from using offensive terms. The term "Polack" is definitely not the one to use when referring to the Polish people. (BTW, muzes psat cesky, mluvim spatne ale hodne rozumim)

--Halibutt 14:27, Jan 28, 2005 (UTC)

Dear Halibutt, yes, whole Silesia was in Middle Ages part of Bohemian Crown, but Tesin was part of this Crown in 1918, and thus one must say, that a) Local Narodni Vybor dont have power to change it, b) czech forces defend status quo in this way, that whole Tesin was part of our lands.

Well - that article is one-sided - a bit. The great part of slavic-speeking people in Tessin region called themselves Silesians that time, not Czechs nor Poles. And both nations wanted to have them. And the whole region too (30.10.1918 RN demand annexation by Poland, 1.11.1918 NV by CSR). There were conflicts and provocations on the both sides, becouse of it. 2-5.11.1918 some kind of compromise was reached by RN and NV, thats true. But it was provisional, local, arrangement, governments had to have final words.

Polish government agreed, Czechoslovakian disagreed (railway to Slovakia, coal...). And before some solving of this conflict, Polish authorities started to organize elections in whole problematic region (it was against 5.11. treaty). Czech autorities understood that as breaking of status quo - and sent army there.

In Paris new demarcation line and future plebiscite was arranged. That time Poles dont agree with that (Germans and Silesians/Slonzaks would probably dont choose Poland), so arbitration solved this finally.

I agree, that attack of czech army was not a good idea for future relations with Poland. This conflict damaged them, so they did not normalize till world war II. But it is not like bad Czechs attack Polish land illegally.