anted ▁by ▁them . ▁Also , ▁since ▁SL ▁structures ▁in ▁Maz ov ia , ▁Pod las ie , ▁Gre ater ▁Poland , ▁and ▁northern ▁L esser ▁Poland ▁( are as ▁of ▁K iel ce , ▁Lub lin , ▁and ▁Rad om ) ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁strong ▁as ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁strike ▁there ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁limited ▁character ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁evol ve ▁into ▁a ▁mass ▁protest . ▁ ▁Out come ▁Since ▁the ▁mut ual ▁violence ▁of ▁the ▁pe as ants ▁and ▁the ▁police , ▁among ▁whom ▁there ▁were ▁units ▁of ▁fresh ly ▁created ▁ri ot ▁police , ▁was ▁getting ▁out ▁of ▁hand , ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 ▁SL ▁leadership ▁decided ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁strike . ▁The ▁police , ▁which ▁at ▁first ▁was ▁shock ed ▁at ▁the ▁magnitude ▁of ▁the ▁protest , ▁took ▁their ▁reven ge , ▁pac ifying ▁villages ▁and ▁be ating ▁participants . ▁This ▁in ▁return ▁prov oked ▁hat red ▁of ▁the ▁vill agers . ▁First ▁processes ▁of ▁the ▁arrested ▁pe as ants ▁began ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁Prz emy ś l . ▁Alt ogether , ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁stayed ▁behind ▁bars ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁when ▁prison ▁gu ards ▁left ▁their ▁posts ▁behind , ▁esc aping ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁German ▁troops . ▁ ▁The ▁strike ▁failed ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁official ▁balance ▁of ▁power , ▁as ▁san acja ▁remained ▁in