Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-07


Ruhr region"
Berlin. April s. The German
charge daffaires IL Paris was in
structed today to hand the French
government note protesting against
the French occupation Of Frankfort
and other territory on the right bank
of the Rhine.
Say Treaty Violated
1--WE must in the name of justice,
and humanity" the German note
says, make the sharpest protest
against the French army. 1t cannot
possibly have been the intention Of
the treaty of Versailles to prevent
Germany from restoring order as
quickly as possible in the part of It's
territory most seriously disturbed by
bands of, robbers.
'The movement in the Ruhr region
If it had not been quickly opposed.
would have shaken the republic to its
foundations both politically and eco
nomically.
Everywhere that the troops arriv-
/,
The note points out that alleged
violations of the treaty must. under
the terms of that instrument, be re-
dressed by all the signatories on the
allied side and not by single one,
acting independently.
Occupation Continues
.irf1 .~f
Homburg by French troops today viv-
tually completes the operations out
lined to General DeGoutte, in charge
of the occupation movement, in his
orders from the war office. The, en-
tire plan has been carried out with
out any significant incident.
/ The inhabitants of Frankfort are
accepting the occupation with COM
plete outward indifference.
AK La Chappelle, Rhenish Prus-
sia. April Herman government
troops are marching on Dusseldorf.
Occupation of the town Is expected
late this evening or tomorrow morn
ing.
British Hold Back
! London, April There is little
probability of Great Britain partici.
pating in the French advance into
Germany as far as can be ascertained
at present, and, according to a state
ment current in some quarters, th'
British government feels itself placed
in an awkward position by the French
Occupation of German cities.
When such move was discussed
recently at the meeting of the am
bassadors council, II Is said Grea'
Britain and Italy dissented, or at any
rate strongly urged the necessity 81
careful consideration before taking
any definite steps. Consequently /
was not expected that France wouit
proceed to occupy the neutral zont
without their formal approval.
!. Invasion Halts Agreement
Paris, April ENTRY of German
government troops into the Ruhr dis
trict interrupted tentative negotiation
for an economic understanding be
tween France and Germany. and IL
authoritative circles here there is
conviction it was deliberately plan
ned for that purpose.
p In the course of the conversation
on the subject, Germany asked Franc
what would be necessary as a basl
+ for such an understanding The repl
: was that the terms of the Versatile
: treaty must be executed It is tn
theory here that the military part
8 In Germany confronted with ther
n conditions preferred to take radica
action.
= German regular forces entered tn
}. Ruhr valley, 1t is pointed out, whe
, Premier Lloyd-George and Earl Cur
: zon, British secretary of state for for
e eign affairs, were away from Londor
( and 1t was impossible for France t
: communicate with her allies regard
: ing the situation. A similar state Q
4 affairs existed late In July, 1914
when President Poincare and tn
1 French foreign minister were absen
: from France and Germany and Aus
4 tria began aggressions which bega
: the world war