FRANCE & REPARATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1923, Page 2

FRANCE & REPARATIONS

GERMAN MOBS PROTEST. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. LONDON, January 25. The "Daily Mail's” Dusselldorf correspondent says when the German becomes emotional he loses all self control. A mob drifted up and down the main thoroughfares celebrating lby--sen’s return, ten thousand angry Germans defying the French offi-eis, who were hustled, and cavalry and motors were stoned. The Flench fired in the air and then over the mob. which dispersed after singing “Deutschland über A lies" and -hooting curses at the French, All State paid workers downed tools for two hours, when no trains

were run. no telephone calls answered, 110 telegrams despatched. Forty thousand Illinois also ceased work. 1 hvssbii himself led the singing of “Deutschland über Alles” at Bonn station Everywhere Government agents have organised the men and fanned the flame of resentment against the French. One German was wounded when tile French fired. FRENCH BLANK FOB limit LONDON, dan 27. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Dusscldort correspondent says:-- Interest centres on the French plans for setting up a separate llulir State. A Military-I'bi-I gineiring Conference, after sitting all i day. deeided to cut off tin Ruhr coal 1 area from GerlniUi.V- The conference I had to fin; the spectre of a linin' ad- : venture which already is costing one million fran- k daily. X. I traffic on | the Hhin lies been .suspended. A little army of German officials. high am! low. i' being escorted across the II liine. BA II IS. .Liu 27. A toli-grani from Mayeuue states the newspaper “Mninzer Volkszeitung” has been suspended for an indefinite period, and the Chief Editor, von Ibing has liven arrcsuil oil a 'Huge of inciting the workers to resist the trench authority. HEREIN dan 27. The expulsions from (roves have heell so numerous that a general protest strike broke out. and the railway closed. There is no gas. water, or electricity in the town. Everywhere the p •stitl service is lead, owing to train , toppagos. The french refuse to allow peifoiTiiali'V.s of “William Toll” in the opera house at Coblenz, fearing if will cause patriotic dcmonstilitmus. | Collisions occurred on Friday bej tween French troops ami inhabitants of Dusseldorf. in which soldiers were | manhandled, and several of their rides I were captured.

POLICY OF GERMANY. BERLIN. lan 27. The German miners have agreed to work overtime in order to make up for any diminution of Ruhr coal production. The German Government, pro:.hnt nil wot Iters -hall sacrifice ein hour's wages weekly, and that the employers shall subscribe tour tiincis the workers’ contrniutiei:. in order so help the Ruhr workers. The Gorman Government <says the “|/>kiil Anziegcr") .states that it is not because it considers the A ersailles TrOity to have been broken that it refuses to pay the reparations. It will only refuse to pay while the Ruhr is occupied. After a. withdrawal of the troops, it will continue deliveries. The Government contends that the \ ersailles Treaty concedes the right to G riminy to satisfy its essential needs before the payment of reparations. Those needs have- been intensified by the occupation. DEMAND ON GERMAN DEFAULT. BARIS. Jan 27. The Reparations Commission lias decided to send letters to all the Allies, notifying Germany's default, and lias also decided to ro-establisb lie- London schedule of payments, adopted in May. 15)21 : also to send a communication to Germany demanding the payment of half a milliard of gold marks on January 31st. \ NEFTRAI, INVESTI JATIOX RERUN. Jan 27. The “I.dial Anzeigcr” says-Emu t i lit .nuts to invite neutrals, particular!' Denmark. Norway and Holland, to send a commission to the Ruhr to investigate the occupation, in order to (-outlie nut till' German propaganda. P.EI-ill t,CIVET ENDEI!STATED PARIS, dan 27. TK Allied experts in the Ruhr have 'bailie.l documentary evidence proyii," that the Germans luiw systematically under-stated the industrial output' <:f the Rubr in 11)22. which, con-tf.;.j-pi thy pessimistic reports, was I'jii the most successful ,vai>. The Ruhr produc'd 1 J>'J5.<HM) tins e! i.,, s f iron in. tin* last three months of ]i>'_>2, as compared with 1,885.000 tons fig' a similar period in 1013. BRITISH CABINET DISCUSSION. LONDON. Jan 27. The Cabinet lias further di-cus-cd ihe Reiir situation. It is understood He ipii’stion.s of the legality of the Ereneb oecupalion. ami the continu'd presence of tin* British troops on 'h Rhine, were discussed.