The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-04-09
VOL. XxXII.
FRENCH TROOPS TAKE
CITIES IN GERMANY
Act To Enforce Treaty Is
Claim, British Mark
ing Time.

SGOvernment has addressed note TO
France protesting against the occu-
patton of Frankfort and other Ger
authority. The note is understood to
! be framed in the clearest possible
terms.
United States Ambassador Wallace
had a conference with Premier Mil
lerand this afternoon. The meeting
of the ambassadorial council. which
was to have been held today, has been
postponed until tomorrow. Lord
Derby, British ambassador to France,
is en- route to Paris from London
after conference there with Lord
Curzon, the British foreign minister.
BY c. +. Bertelli.
Paris, April 6.-The Ruhr situa-
tion is regarded in well-informed
quarters here as nothing short of a
huge game Of bluff being played by
both sides.
France has proceeded to occupy
Frankfort Darmstadt and other cities
without knowing what the attitude OF
the Allies will be.
The Germans who Saturday shoul-
dered the responsibility for sending
troops into the Rhur district now
claim that the number of troops sent
into the neutral zone is only sufficient
to quell acts of lawlessness and is far
from 100, zoe, which is the figure CIV
en- by the French.
Long-Cherished Scheme.
German diplomats in Paris assert
the French move is only part of
Frances long-cherished scheme to OBJ
tain Frankfort as a pawn, and also
Sto offset Britain's dominating Rhine
position at Cologne. Until the atti-
tude of Frances allies and OF the
United, States has been made known
both sides are likely TO mack time.
= il the German troops. remain IN the
Ruhr district only ssven days as the
German government claims they will
the French troops will nct have time
effectivelyto occupy the neutral zone,
for according to Premier Millerand's
announcement, they must evacute the
territory as soon as Germany with
draws her troops from the Ruhr base.
The allied decision as to whether
or not to back the French is there
fore the key to future Developments.
The time is drawing near ~hen the
rigidity of the treaty of Versailles,
as well as the strength of the bonds
holding the entente allies, will be sub
jected by the supreme test.
Britain Won't Participate.
Great Britain, according to the best
British sources, here does not intend
participating in the movement against
Germany. Sentiment in British cir
cles seem to be that France is forcing
the issue and playing her own game,
and therefore should solve the prob
lem by herself
Britain, it is averred by those in a
position to know, viii consent to take
a handbnly If France is likely to gain
to great preponderence, in which case
British interests would be considered
endangered, calling for British mill
: tary participation in order to limit
Frances zone of influence in German
territory.
At any rate the British government
is for the preseDi disinclined to pre-
cipitate new clash and is inclined to
temporize with a view to preventing
a revival of militarism in Germany
prompted by foreign interference.
Frankfort On Main, April 6.-This
ancient "kaiserstadt" strategic rail
junction, financial center and birth
place of Goethe, passed into the hands
of French Senegalez negro troops
at s O'Clock this morning, without
bloodshed or disorder.
At the same time General De
Goutte. commander of the French
Rhine army, occupied Darmstadt'
eapital of the former grand duchy OF
Hesse. and number of smaller in
termediate towns. All will be held
under the German government troops
sent into the revolt-ridden industrial
sections of Westphalia have cleared
out.
Upon the first flash that the
'NFrench were coming, the garrison
commanders of the Reichswehr troops
both here and in Darmstadt, received
orders from Berlin to withdraw their
troops Immediately ten kilometers
Xmore than six miles) outside the