The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-01
RUHR REGION
SITUATION IS NOT
YET CLEARED
Conflicting Claims Come from
Opposing Forces
WANT FRENCH TO COME
Striking Mobs Would Rather Have
the Allies Than the Prussians
Take Charge
WANT FRENCH TO COME

( Paris, April Reports from the
Ruhr Industrial region are conflicting
according to the source Of information
No progress appears to have been
made in quelling the uprising but the
revolt itself seems to be falling apart
from lack of resources.
Premier Millerand today stated to
DR.. Won Mayer that in his view 1t is
unwise to send troops there.
4 The premier later conferred with
Marshal Foch as to what steps should
be taken in case the Germans sent
troops into the area contrary to the
peace terms. No apprehension exists
1t is known that some Of the leade S
of the revolt would welcome the com
ing of French troops but do not want
the Prussians.
Washington, April 1.-The Ameri-
can soldiers in the valley Of the Rhine
are subject only to the order of the
president of the United States, as
commander-in-chief. of the army, Presi-
dent Wilson today wrote Congress in
answer to resolution adopted by the
House.
London, March 31.-The Essen cor
respondent of the London Times, tele-
graphing from Cologne today, says
the Ruhr Valley is isolated from the
rest of the world, there being no
trains, telegraph communication or
trn otil
in operation, although all are picketed
by Red Guards.
The workers of Dusseldorf refused
to strike, and it was reported at Essen
that the Bochum workers had taken
similar action. The Reds ordered
Krupps to cease work yesterday, and
the huge factory was lying idle, to TIE
disgust Of the workers,
The Supreme Workers Council sent
a delegation to Colongne Monday to in
form the Allies that the Reichswehr
were advancing into the Ruhr basin
without the Entente Powers permis-
sion. and to request them either to
order that this invasion cease or oc-
cupy the Ruhr territory themselves,
AS the delegates threaten to blow up
the factories and mines unless the
Entente takes action, it will possibly
be necessary for the Allies to occupy
the Ruhr district.
Reporting a visit to the Red front,
the correspondent says the discipline
Of the Red Guards seems to have i'm
proved, and they are determined not
to surrender their arms except posi-
bly, to the Allies, but their line is
thinly held and often disconnected.
There is lack of artillery and ma
chine guns, and, above all, food and
ammun ton. He is convinced that the
Reds could not withstand a serious at
tack for an hour.
The correspondent reports that Dort
mund is surrounded by the Reichswehr
and is expected to fall al any moment
The inhabitants are entirely without
food.
Corlenz, March 31.-Reliable infor-
nation received here from the Ruhr
regions says the workers council at
Hagen and Dusseldorf will accept the
conditions of the Government. Sew
eral local railway organizations in
the district have declared a strike
against the Reds and will take up
their work again when the Govern
ment is in control
The Reichswehr advance, which is
reported to have begun at noon along
the line OF Ludinhausen-H Hamm, was
progressing slowly this afternoon.
An advance on other lines is set for
Tuesday and Friday.