FRANCE & REPARATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1923, Page 2

FRANCE & REPARATIONS

AT7ST.RA.HAX AXD X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. FRANCO-POLISH PROTEST. LONDON’. Feb 1. Franco-Polish diplomatic representatives have handed the German Foreign Office a note protesting against the restriction of the international train .service between France and Poland, as a violation of the Peace Treaty. APPEAL TO CONGRESS. LONDON, Feb 4. The “Yorwnerts” published an appeal by German Trades Union to the American Congress, declaring on behalf of twelve million members of the unions that they are firmly convinced they cannot enter war for the purpose of annihilating the German people, , and they look to America’s sense of V honour to save Europe and the world from disaster.

COAL TRAIN TROUBLE. LONDON. February 4. •‘The “Daily Chronicle’s” Dusseldorf correspondent says: “Everybody is awaiting news of the first coal train to France. It started manned bv Frenchmen. The stationmaster at Jlohpifbudberg refused to allow it to pass. The signals and points went wrong, the engine developed detects and the train got no further. If these difficulties attend the running of one coal train what will be the trouble of deal-

ing with two hundred which are daily required to c.irry Franco’s portion of the reparation coal. The German labourers in some places have refused to accept from the French fivefold the normal wages to load coal.” French troops at Bochum used revolvers because the Germans refused to obey orders. Two Germans were killed and four wounded, but the affair had hitherto lieen hushed up. BERLIN, February 5.

French cavalry, infantry and tanks occupied Appemveir-O'lcnbach, which is mi exten-iou of the Strasbourg bridgehead.

It is stated that one train, under French control at Ingclheim, was derailed. and was surrounded by a crowd of Germans, of whom tlie French shot nine dead.

ESSEN NEWS. (Received this day at S a.m.) LONDON, Feb 4. The “Times” Essen correspondent says five hundred Communists marched past the post, office, singing the International. Tha Gc'rmnu police endeavoured to disperse, without success. The French guard then opened (ire with a macliine-gun over the heads of the crowd which instantly dispersed. Herr Weatlierelle. one of Herr Stinnes’ colleagues has been arrested and expelled . LONDON, Feb 4. According to advices from Essen, Bergbouriw in the British zone, has been Occupied with British consent by the French, in pursuuin c of a policy of tightening the control of the prohibitive! import and export of coal byeproducts, like benzol and ammonia. The attitude of the miners continues uncertain except regarding an emphatic objection to the presence of troops at the mines. The miners’ organisation a fortnight ago obtained-seventy-seven per cent, increase iit wages and are now demanding a further addition on the grounds of the enormous rise in tile cost of living. A ROUGH RECEPTION. VIENNA, Feb t. General Ludendorff bad a most hostile' reception on arrival at Klangenfurt in an address aL a nationalist meeting. Hundreds of workmen surrounded • Ills motor car shouting:— “Murderer, bloodhound, traitor. Germany’s grave-digger.” The demon- T stration continued till late at night. jj|