FRANCE & GERMANY

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1923, Page 2

FRANCE & GERMANY

, [bv TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS assooiationJ ! 1 WAR GROWS HOTTER. j S LONDON, Feb. 20. | ■•La Liberte” reports fresh outbreaks j of hostility to tiio French in the Ruhr. Air Beach Thomas reports the situation in the British sector is fantastic, : and that the state of war in Ruhr is . growing hotter. | j The “Daily Express” reports further i I strikes at Dusscldorf and Esen. j I The prices of food are rising more j j than wages. _ J j The “.Morning Post’s” Paris corres- j I pendent states:—The news from the ■ Ruhr is regarded her« is distinctly sat- • J isfimtory. The Socialist Berlin paper I “Vorwa'erts" lias hititcd at the nccesI site for the Reich to open negotiations ' with France. While cx-Chanccllor I Wiri h, speaking in Stuttgart, stated 1 ; ~|„,t Germany was quite disposed to i coice to an agreement, only a few days I ago the Germans in the Ruhr and in i j_p,, We-.t oi Germany unanimously I v.cr,- protesi ing against the so-called ! injoi-tiliable action of France, and iniimp that they would not dream of negotiating at the point of the bayonet. Now thev are talking about finding

grounds for an honourable agreement. According to the "Daily Express” Berlin correspondent, the German Government intends to attempt international negotiations in London regarding the Ruhr. Germany’s eyes are fix, ,1 exclusive!v on Britain’s' policy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. White House has informed press correspondents that the United States would abstain from any action at tins time which might Ire construed as intervention in the Ruhr situation, this was emphasised, in view of yesterday s discussion of the American policy m the British Parliament. Not only no conversations concerning Anglo-Ameri-can concerted action had been in progress, but none were _ contemplated. The t'niled States considers this time is improper lor such action. THE .MARK’S POSITION. BERLIN. Fell. 20. The German newspapers have opened a campaign in favour of preventing ant further fall of the mark s exchange value, by means o fthe Reichsbailk’s gold. It is pointed out that the Reichshnnk, by reason el ns lioldforeign currencies, can counteract ami moderate the mark-selling movo,m.„t while its gold holding is double the cold value of the present circulation of paper marks, reckoned at twenty thousand to the dollai. H ■> coni ended that the use of a portion of Gils ,/old will efl’ecually stabilize the market the above rate, thus reducing tlio Suite deficits aml the rate ol nillation. The exporters are opposing tins I,U,n ’ LONDON, Feb. 20 The latest quotations show that the foreign exchange cm Berlin is 110,000 marks to £l.

RUHR STRIFE. PAR lb, I’eh. 20

• La Liherte’s” Dusscldorf correspondent savs: A fresh outbreak of hostilities inis coincided with the visl ” the German Transport Almrstei, JR 1 Crooner, to Esse... All the te ophono wires communicating imk ta - '„t Ilorr Sic ring, the German Aluister for Commerce, also ran the -l leoeh blockade, and spent a da\ in the t holding a conference with the of industry, addressing meetu.gN and urging the people to hold out 10. mouths yet.

\ FANTASTIC situation. LONDON, l'eb. 2d Mr Beach Thomas, writing in the !w™i‘ iteS.'te«W 1-n - -H-ross the eommuiiications ol the hod Army, comprising two army corps.

STATE OF WAR. LONDON, heb. 20 Mr Beach Thomas, the “Daily Express” correspondent at Cologn ’ “There is a state of "iir. which 'is d» ilv growing hotter. The eiioiiiv are n taking the burner reg m held hv the British cordon, a l l (•* jlw.ir possessions, inclining therefore lagging lßritM. to stay explaining: We do nut him i'll" tliV* French occupied zone. K vo " newspaper contains « solid dor a standing heading A Expulsions.’ Crowds rush to >. Uvifislt detachments marching. On tnc cottli ary, the French soldiers atv av.t - (Ml especially since an nvdet vas ■ sued that anyone seen close to a telegraph or telephone may he shot .n Slf “The Fiow-h have now taken over cc-led' sections of the railways m the HrVish area. The British Army regrets the loss of this fragment of territory. because it contains the partridge shoot m the district.