, ▁especially ▁in ▁S iles ia . ▁The ▁German ▁campaign ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁S iles ian ▁U pr is ings , ▁where ▁Polish ▁workers ▁were ▁open ly ▁threatened ▁with ▁losing ▁their ▁jobs ▁and ▁p ensions ▁if ▁they ▁voted ▁for ▁Poland ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁S iles ia ▁ple bis cite . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Vers a illes ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁British ▁historian ▁and ▁politician ▁Lewis ▁Bern stein ▁Nam ier , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁deleg ation , ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁enemies ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁independent ▁Polish ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁political ▁environment ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁territ ories . ▁He ▁f als ified ▁the ▁earlier ▁proposed ▁Cur zon ▁line ▁by ▁det aching ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁L w ów ▁from ▁Poland ▁with ▁a ▁version ▁called ▁Cur zon ▁Line ▁" A ". ▁It ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Soviet ▁diplom atic ▁represent atives ▁for ▁accept ance . ▁The ▁earlier ▁comprom ised ▁version ▁of ▁Cur zon ▁line ▁which ▁was ▁deb ated ▁at ▁the ▁Sp a ▁Conference ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁was ▁renamed ▁Cur zon ▁Line ▁" B ". ▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ ▁politics ▁of ▁inter - war ▁Germany , ▁anti - Pol ish ▁feelings ▁ran ▁high . ▁The ▁American ▁historian ▁Ger hard ▁Wein berg ▁observed ▁that ▁for ▁many ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁the ▁We imar ▁Republic , ▁" Pol and ▁was ▁an ▁ab om ination ", ▁Pol es ▁were ▁" an ▁East ▁European ▁species ▁of ▁co ck ro ach ", ▁Poland