GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1923, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CA-PLE ASSOCIATION. ENGLISH PRESS VERSION. LONDON, August 31. The “Daily OWegraphV’ Dusscldorf correspondent repot ts, regarding tile rumours of the pending negotiations between France and Germany : "I can only say that I am unable to find any evidence of swell a. development. So far as the Ruhr population are concerned, there- is no reason why the passive resistance cannot continue longer. Inconvenience has been the lot of all, hut none have yet suffered .am ger, or cold, and the resistance is likely to continue till then. How long too remainder of Germany will stand ; lie strain of supporting their brethren in the Ruhr and the .Rhineland is another matter.”

AII'SSOLINI’S REPORT. ROME, August .30. Signor Arussolini in a report to the Cabinet on international affairs, : aid Unit the situation in the Ruhr had icmnined virtually unchanged since bis speech of the eighth of July. Nevertheless there were some grounds r or a Hope for some sort of relaxation of the situation.

Italy’s position regarding the Ruhr he said, was:—(l) Germany must pay a sum generally determined, but different from that spoken of on the occasion of tho Armistice; (2) Italy cannot tolerate any territorial changes, leading to a political, economic or military hegemony; (.3) Italy is disposed to bear her share of sacrifice for the reconstruction of Europe: (-J) Italy relieves the reparations and intcr-Allied debts arc interdependent. Al. Poincare bad stated that the occupation on is liad the scope of forcing Germany to pay, but nothing had happened except tho fall of Chancellor Cuno. B:i----tnin had refused to make mi explicit declaration about the condoning of debts in order to reduce proportionately Germany’s, burden. The situation authorised the conclusion ..hat every ally bad its own special viewpoint, though no ally, including Britain was willing to push its own viewpoint or policy to the point of provoking an irretrievable rupture of the Entente.