GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1923, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

AVHTJIAI.IAN AM) X Z. CAltl.K ASSOI lATION R I'JIK (jCCIU'tATIOX. LONDON, Mf't'li '.-S. - ‘'Daily Kxpress” Coloruo corrov pondeiit says: —“Pom van s , .'J-v'-’t'- 1 | caused a sens,u'Loo throughout "c-u----pied Germany. H - dcclnrition Dwt pledges would uoi be given up till payment was made lias been taken to infer that France intends permanently to control the Ruin- railways, and the east bank of the Rhine. FRENCH JTNTSHMKXT. BERLIN, -darch 29. The. Chief Railway Inspector s-t Ludwigshafen, Bavaria, has been sentenced to 21) years’ imprisonment for relusJ ing to obey a French order to intei- ■“ eept an unscheduled train, which was subseipieatly derailed. BRITISH VIEWS. LONDON, March 30. Mr Asquith regarded the situation as grave and disquieting. He contended that France had received adequate securities against the respou-ibiliiCos from I'ntnro danger Irotn Gerimmv. There,was no use in blinking at the fact hat the Ruhr invasion would create a new Alsace-Lorraine, for an indefinite time, lie hoped the G<>\ eminent would strive its hardest to reestablish the Entente with Er.inee. Mr Ramsay -MacDonald contended the Government’s position was one of | benevolent neutrality, and no position ] at nil. The Allies could not get a .substantial reparations unless the ooouondc and political position ol Gei- \ many were changed and an international loan were made. Air. Baldwin, in replying, assured the House that the Government was keeping in touch with the Dominions “■ on the matter, and would continue to do so. He said France, at present, appeared singularly unwilling to accept any kind of intervention, and ■ this resulted in the presenting of a ~V ' "•* door banged, bolted and barred against all ordinary methods of approach, which, at ordinary times, might lead to a settlement. The opposition had suggested reference to the League of Nations, together with many other methods, all of which had already been exploit. The Government was firmly ecßnced that hitherto it had pursued tje only course Britain ought to tnke.JUrituin had preserved the conlideiwßi' trust and friendship of her Allies, and he believed that when the time enme -lie v.ould he accepted b> Germane as an honest negotiator. t.e .saw nothing at present which should ~r induce us to step aside from the path which hitherto had been trodden. RF.P A R ATIONS CI.A IM • (Received this day at 9.13 n.m.) PARIS. March 30. The Reparations Commission sent a letter to Germany dealing with the iecently issued ten million sterling gob loan, printing out the priority o of the Commission, under Article -- • . of the Versailles Treaty over all t c Reich’s resources, and m lhi> spume cam over the money necessary to pat imprest or repay the capital ot the loan, more especially if the money v-i.v.se<i is not devoted to payments. I lie Reparations Commission does not uin- ' pute German v’siight to issue a loan, but contends reparation payments must take priority. NEGOTIATIONS INVITED. (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.i PARIS, March 30. ‘ The ‘Echo l)e Paris’ states St Hamer recently asked Mr Bonar Law to initiate negotiations between trance anti Germany. Air Bonar Law replied that Germany must address himself tinoct tj j to France, Belgium, or the Reparations Commission.