FRANCE & REPARATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1923, Page 2

FRANCE & REPARATIONS

GERAIAXY NOTIFIED. PARIS. Jan 10

It is officially stated that France and Belgium will notify Germany today of their intention to enter Ruhr to-night or to-morrow morning.

DANGER FROM COALA!EXISTS. J PARIS. Jan 10. A Conference of Ministers of Justice. Interior and Chief of the Police Authorities, decided that a Communist conspiracy threatened the interior and exterior .safety of France. The police raided the office of the newspaper “Humanity.” AMERICAN EKKI.INi-. LONDON, dah 10. The “Times” Washington corresponds nt says the French action is regarded with auger and repulsion. Ihe withdrawal of American troops is approved all over the ''-'Country. It is certain American and French Governments are rapidly drifting towards a situation where effective co-operation will he for a. long time impossible. |. cam e has acted throughout with a full knowledge of Ended States attitude. If France doe s not recede, tue fooling of distrust and icsentiitent throughout United States is not likely to abate. GERMAN PROTEST. BERLIN, dan 10. A meeting of ton thousand people, mostly latter class residents of Essen, adopted a protest in connection will! France's violation of the peace tveaty. declaring Ruhr was inseparable from the Fatherland. The French have arrived in Essen. FRENCH ARRESTS. PARIS. Jan 10. Four moro Socialist leaders hate been arrested .including Casals, the Secretary of the Extremist section of the General Confederation oi Labour. n:\XCH EXPLAINS HER intentions. PARIS. Jan 10. \ Note handed to the German Am--1 ini-sudor, intimates that France has decided to send into iho Ruhr a t o.nmission of Control, comprising fng.«eers to superintend the operations of the German combine winch con rob the coal mines, and also the tion of those measures "huh tin Wparations Commission has decided on. ?„ assure the payment of the reparal"ltalv lias abo decided to send engineer's. who will act similarly to those " f France <loos lloL ‘ oiUcmplate an> military eporatiou or any po Heal ov^ eupation of the Ruhr. In - ’ that -she will only send the U Heat are necessary to satem.ard t n Mission. The population will not ■ «■ ,1 submit to any alteration of du iiiji stutE ot tiling* ~ E-anTe counts on the German <” ve . , 'i t’.- goodwill. If tlml is not furthcoming, ail the coercive measuvex whivli the sanctions have deemed to wm he take.. significant .actionLONDON. Jnn IE ti.c “omiv respondent >.», {l ui s!i-Westphalian Essen to HamU- e '«• O-n'i-to emurols -0 lllis Govman coal. R-'t German indispensable machine ml ;IS -I*-. which was empty- mpers hvsThe Berlin monungnc" PR d tericallv applaud this so' on The Nationalist ™ WK P ap fllM . U ) carry the railway « ulk - ■ to ,„s e.llithe French troops •' 1 tolls, cel's, also U, reins _ t 0 Tl,c >’ n ':° "p® reparations deliveries. fftoUo® diplomatic relations with France. have issued .1 ■ ~ n.iem to t s “" day. _ Freiudi «; "y'-tf^Xiontoi-P^’^;! adding that P l,M ' . s( , ns prevent- .■«' - ;:s r* ™*<'» Kvniv ™. .^i. ■n, ■ »..ib ,„rrespondent sios; their troops will niui imiteet the civil sole function being 1 dii-tri-','z£%z£*r - though a State of *'<•»*-’ ' ’ tWbfS - res;:- cted. , , n .,, ( , n .r workers ,iv no n-oul, amoa.iv :vivieii>ate<l. talk OF MARTIAL HAW. 1 PARIS. Jan. I l .'- ... . VeHl Parision” states'. he French troops at OussehloiT aiM the Belgians at A ' x 'jgpahis oceu,,lH‘u Matin” ’stales that thy.,„tnfl of coal deliveries at Essen iu-Litv the German I it . .’. If Hie trooiis are compelled to Introduce martial law it ' Vl ]J i J l ° ot , t SHdniT'ad!':- M. Poincaire will iiotifv Germany that the occupation wd be limited to supervision h> ai police.

BRITISH AKMY WTT.I- HEM ATS LONDON- January 1".

The “Daily Chronicle - ' “ays: The Government has no intention of withdrawing the British troops Com the ■Rhine owing to the French action m the Ruhr.

LABOUR'S OPPOSITION. AMSTERDAM. January 10. The executive of the International Trades Union Federation has appealed to organised Daltour all the wot LI over to protest- against France s action.