France & Reparations

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1923, Page 2

France & Reparations

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. FRENCH REQUEST. LONDON, Fc’o. 5. The ‘Daily Mail” states France lias asked the British Government to cooperate and secure a resumption of Lausanne Conference. FRENCH EXTEND CONTROL. LONDON. February 6. An Essen telegram states that the complete ofreupation is pending, ot \ehwinkel, Baumberg, and Solingen, where customs posts will lie established, llio exports Iron) the Ruhr of salainoniac benzol and other coal bve-products arc being stopped. BLAME ON GERMANY. WASHINGTON. February d. The French Ambassador M. d'lsserand, in a speech, said that France vas not seeking the economic ruin ot France, but if her former enemy would come and now say, simply “we were in the wrong.“ France would melt. There could be no truce, no real peace much as Franco longs for it. until the Germans admit guilt. ! RUHR POSITION. (Received this day at 5.30 a.m.) ; BARIS Feb 0. 1 Trucquor (Minister of Works) and ; (tenoral Woygand. have gone to Ruhr 1,, uy to expedite the transport ot mal. and to design now coerrivo measures. ‘•I.o Journal’s” Berlin correspondent ’ says neither the Government nor press ' shows indication of weakening the reI sistsinoe against, the occupation. Cabinet is again considering the breaking I oil’ of diplomatic relations with France. DEMANDS ACCEDED. BERLIN, Feb 0. ! 'Hie French commander at Offenburg i granted the workers requests and thus j averted a general strike. ! IUHR BOS IT lON GETTING WORSE ! (Received this day at 9.30 a. n.) 1 LONDON. February o. ■ The “Daily Chronicle's” DusseUlorf j , orrc spoiulent reports affairs in Ruhr .rotting worse. The German Goine'if ineiit’s attitude is unchanged. ■ Hon Cnno sprout Sunday in Essen, I Bochum and Dortmund, and was given I the clearest, evidence that the whole population was behind the Government and that the people look to the Government for every assistance in maintaining passive resistance to tho I French. Cuno allowed it to be »’ ■ j derstood that Government would only negotiate on condition that tho Ruhr occupation ceased, and there would be jno thought of negotiations if tbo French required tho region to remain in French and Belgian hands for five years, as n pledge. The situation on the railway is unchanged. j FRENCH FURTHER MOVE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. February 5. ! A M ayence message says the French t occupied Hoaehst dye factory, one of I the largest concerns of this kind in Germany. The workers immediately i struck. The Germans complain throughI out tho occupied that the French are | active in interfering with the food distribution. The food situation is causing serious concern.