GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1923, Page 2

GERMAN ITEMS

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAIILF. ASSOCIATION. GERMANY EXPECTING intervention. LONDON, April’ The “Doily Telegraph’s” correspondent says; —There is reason to believe that a great Vatican scheme is being now prepared for ti.e settlement of the Reparations problem. The recent visits of Germans to Italy lends to this ct nviction. Signor Mussolini, Italian Premier, whose party is strongly influenced hy the Vatican, will make proposals for a compromise. The “Daily Telegraph’s” correspondent further states “Franco and Bolgium are convinced that the Ccjaßn resistance is being maintained solcflpn the hope of intervention, thus __ inga humiliating admission she in the battle. With their daily expresses to Cologne, the French have achieved a considerable victory as evidenced by the fact that the German public, which once boycotted the Rhine now crowding the French-driven trains. ANGI.O-FRENCH CONVERSATIONS. PARIS, April 7. M. I. iueheur, French statesman, been interviewing British statesman, in England, regarding the Reparations. The French pi ess has evinced concern ever the fact, and a Paris deputy, M. Daudet. has asked the Government a question about of the Cabinet, which would agree to a reduced payment, if Germany made it promptly, instead of in 30 years. M. Loucheur, in an interview in “I.e Matin,” said he had come back satisfied to hare the fixed idea that tlie British views on the Reparations are slowly changing, and that they are now largely favourable to France. He did not meet one Englishman, Ills polities, who did not approve of his declaration that France should proceed to the very end in the Ruhr enterprise. Not even Mr Lloyd George disagreed with this declaration. “Le Matin” comments as follows: ‘‘lt seems very possible- that negotiations will he resumed on a basis that will bo agreeable to France, and they arc likely to result in renewed unity on the Allied front.” ‘‘Le Matin” hints that M. Loucheur has brought suggestions from Mr Bonar Law that are likely to load to the abandonment of Groat Britain’s neutrality. DOCTORS DISAGREE. PARIS, April 7, According to the "Sunday Express” Dus soldo rf correspondent, the funeral of Essen victims lias been postponed, the reason being that French and Greinan doctors do not agree whether the wounds were inflicted from tho front or back. I lie German, Doctor Ostcrmann, declares eleven were shot through the hack. French doctors maintain four were shot in the front, live on the side and two in the back. A FRENCH PROPOSAL. >- LONDON, April 8. The " Sunday Express ” gives prom inenee to an article hy the French writer, M. Pertinax, which is regarded as semi-official, stating the French Ruhr scheme is not unchangeable, bu* France will retain control of the economic exploitation of the Ruhr until the reparations are paid, though tiiese v.ill probably lie reduced to twenty-five milliard gold marks, free of the Allies counter claims. The extent of the force of occupation will depend on tho degrees of resislcnco; and, secondly, when the troops are withdrawn France will enforce tho strict demilitarisation on the left hank of the Rhine and a zone fifty miles wide on the •sight hank. Guarantees will be managed on « the Rhineland railways by a T German company, and later by an international company ; also a limited garrisoning of international troops, and later a defensivve alliance of Powers contributing to tho formation of an international garrison.