FRANCE & REPARATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1923, Page 3

FRANCE & REPARATIONS

AFSTRAMAN AND N. Z . CAIII.E' ASSOCIATION. STRIKE THREAT. (lircoiveil tliis tiny fit 9.150 a.in.) PARIS, Feb. 7. The National Federation .Miners Union threaten a general strike on the Kith unless wages are increased. PARIS, Uob. 7 The “Echo tie Paris’’ Dussehlorf correspondent reports Generals Dogouttc and AYeygand are considering, ! as new sanctions, the prevention of . metallurgical products leaving Ruhr, j and secondly, a complete blockade in- | volving the prevention of imports or: iron ore, and slag necessary lor Ruhr ; industries. ' Berlin reports state German mine owners have agreed to increase miners wages eighty per cent, which will double the price of coal. j COAL SHORTAGE. ' GT'oivu tiiih. clny nfc -F'JO *•». m.) j LONDON, Vel». (>. The “Dailv Telegraph’s” Dnsscldorf correspondent stales the nondelivery of coal is disastrously affecting Mi a railways. One fifth of the railways have stopped for want ol coal. It is expected that other public services will shortly he suspended. , There is no doubt about the eltectiveness of the French grip rapidly increasing the prices ol foodstuffs, causing much anxiety even beyond ina occupied territory and *>«<» produced , the lowering of the standard ol living of hundreds of thousands ol workers ' who arc rendered idle. -No amount o discipline can prevent ebullitions of disaffection. The Government s positinn is thus getting worse daily. j GERMAN STATEMENTS. 11 EUTF.lt’s TKI/EOHAMS. . I fßeceived this dav at 10.30 miO LONDON. Feb ■ • A Cologne message states Cardinal Gasparri lias replied to an appeal Horn the Archbishop of Cologne, saying m hist I'atherliy \cndcnvours to promote - peace lie was continually doing eventhing in his power. ! An Essen telegram states the Gu-| man’s claim that since the embargo they have despatched to unoccupied Germany during the' night 1600 con trains with 320 engines, utilizing acouple of outlets over private railways belonging to the mines.