GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 April 1920, Page 5

GERMANY.

CRISIS IN RUHR DISTRICT, GERMAN TROOPS ADVANCE.

By Tdegtap'i.—Press Assn.—Copyright,

Received April 4, 1130 p.m.

Paris, April 3. Reports from Essen state the National Guard have occupied Wesel and the neighbouring towns. Government troops are entering the neutral zone of Ruhr, and the local Soviets are preparing to flood the mines if the troops proceed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

Berlin, April 2, Cabinet reconsidered the Ruhr problem and decided the despatch ot troops was essential owing to the chaos prevailing and the necessity for protecting life and property—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Paris, April 2. Herr Mayor (German Charge d'Alfaircs to France) has sent a note to M. Millerand repeating the request for the Entente's permission to advance. He informed M. Millerand that a small Government force had already advanced under the impression that France authorised occupation, but they had been ordered to halt pending permission to proceed. » M. Millerand, in a Note, demanded that Germany should recall the troops.

Official circles consider the incident will be settled speedily by Germany withdrawing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Paris, April 2. Cabinet has conferred regarding the P.nhr situation. and received the latest proposal iii connection with the German occupation of Ruhr.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DANGER FROM EXTREMISTS. DISARMAMENT OF WORKERS. Received April 4, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, April 2. A probable result of the Government conference with the Radical leaders will be that the former will refrain from j military intervention in the Ruhr, un-1 flertaking to respect the Bielefeld agree-' ment, but it is questionable whether tho leaders will be able to restrain tho extremists, who are reinforced by criminals, and fire plundering, looting and are opening prisons. v According to the Frankfort Lokal Anreiger the disarmament of workers is already proceeding everywhere.—AusN.Z. Cable Assn. GENERAL STRIKE OVER. REORGANISATION OF THE FORCES. Received April 4, 5.5 p.m. London, April 2. The Essen correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, writing at- midnight on Thursday, states that as a result of a conference between the Government's representatives and the Central' Workers' Committee, the general strike has ended. The Reichswehr will be re-modelled as a new guard approximating to the Workers' Army, as well as the German | police forces, but neither will cease to exist—Aus.-NZ. Cable Assn.

FIGHTING NEAR WESEL. RALLY BY THE RED ARMY. Received April 4, 5.5 p.m. London, April 2. The German Red Army rallied after Monday's defeat, though they failed to retake the lost ground.

The Government have now 75,000 soldiers, including a cavalry division, and the front extends eastward from Wesel seventy-five miles. The Reds number 100,000, including heavy guns. Workers in the Ruhr district announce they are determined toTjlow up the mines if the Government persists in using foree. The miners are already filled with explosives.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

Berlin, April 1. The Red Army at Essen sent a delegation begging the Allies to prevent the German Government troops oceupying the Ruhr district—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SYMPATHY FROM RUSSIA. HOPE IN WORLD REVOLUTION. . Received April 4, 5.5 p.m. Moscow, April 2. A Bolshevik Congress sent a message to the German proletariat hoping the present struggle would succeed, and be a signal for a world's soeial revolu-tion.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REDS' OVERTURES TO LENIN. Berlin, April 1. The Reds in the Ruhr district informed Moscow that the moment was ripe for a pan-European revolution through the Russian Reds traversing Poland and capturing Berlin. Lenin replied that he did not intend a large offensive beyond disturbing Poland and gaining time for the Russian Government.—United Service. END OF THE STRIKE. London, April 2. The Ruhr strike has ended.