Landtags election, October 22nd, 1911
Zentrum 31%, SPD 23,8%, Elsaß-Lothringer 16,3%, Liberal Demokraten 15,9%, etc.
Given the French laws of expulsion in 1919, 120.000 German "colonists" (administrators rather) would seem more likely than your 400.000, this about matches the exodus of French administrators.
Saying that Alsatian is unlike German is saying that the Baden dialect (next thing to Alsatian) is unlike German. Im aware that linguists nowaday recognize dialects as languages. Nevertheless Baden and Alsatian are dialects of German. I can understand Alsatians speaking their dialect as easily (or as hardly) as their Baden neighbours.
Zentrum 31%, SPD 23,8%, Elsaß-Lothringer 16,3%, Liberal Demokraten 15,9%, etc.
Given the French laws of expulsion in 1919, 120.000 German "colonists" (administrators rather) would seem more likely than your 400.000, this about matches the exodus of French administrators.
Saying that Alsatian is unlike German is saying that the Baden dialect (next thing to Alsatian) is unlike German. Im aware that linguists nowaday recognize dialects as languages. Nevertheless Baden and Alsatian are dialects of German. I can understand Alsatians speaking their dialect as easily (or as hardly) as their Baden neighbours.