Evening journal., 1920-04-06
French ARMY
ENTERSGERMANY
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have been placed under military cen
sorship.
The proclamation declares that all
weapons must be delivered Immediate
ly TO the city hall, except those Of the
regular police
All lnfractlons OF Gen. Dagoutie's
orders VIII be punished by court
martial.
The French occupation OF the Ger
man cities followed a long controversy
between the French and German gov
ernments, In which France charged
Germany with repeatedly attempting
to eyade the terms OF the treaty OF
Versailles.
When the von Kapp insurrec.lonlsis
seized Berlin and drove out the Ebert
government. communists rose In the
huhr valley. attempting to establish
a republic OF their own. They re-
fused allegiance 10 either tho Won
kapp group or Preslden, Ebert.
With expulsion OF the insurrection-
Isis from Berlin he Ebert government
Immediately began TO attempt to re-
store order In the Ruhr valley COM
prislng one OF the most productive dis
tricts in Germany embracing trcmen-
dous manufacturing interests and coal
mines.
on March IS the German govern
ment asked TO be allowed TO send
troops into the zone which was for
bdden TO German armed forces by
the terms OF the peace treaty. ThC
request was denied by France.
The Germans argued that the police
forces which they were allowed 90
keep In the Ruhr valley could be
maintained only until April SHE date
snl by the protocol
This force. they said. could not pos
slbly restore order by that time. They
said It's Withdrawal would leave the
people at the mercy OF communists.
The Germans argued that II France
would consent 10 entrance OF Reichs-
wehr troops order could be restored
by next Saturday. the date when the
police forces must be Withdrawn, and
that all troops would be taken out
at that time.
Then. they said, 4he Allies could de-
eide upon a plan 10 police The district.
This request also was refused.
The request was renewed on March
II and again rejeded.F The French
took the position that the communist
revolt had died down and that en-
trance OF German troops was not nec-
essary
Germany pleaded her cause In vain
sending a military mission TO Paris TO
press the case. Finally German troops
proceeded against the communists
without French consent
Premier Mllerand on Sunday moth
Ned the heads OF other Allied govern
ments that unless the German troops
were Withdrawn at once he would send
French forces into the Rhine cities op-
posiie the French zone OF occupation
centerlng around the bridgehead OF
Mayence.
DR.. Wilhelm Won Mayer, the Ger.
man charge d'Affaires IN Paris. speni
all yesterday trying 10 get the Frencl
20 rescind their decision lie was told
that the situation had passed into the
hands OF the military and that Marshal
Foch would assume complete charge.
Foch as early as last winter had urg-
ed occupation Of the entire Wesipha-
lian Industrial district declaring In
numerous interviews that France could
be protected In no other way.
Foch ordered Gen. Degouiie. in COM
mand OF French troops at Mayence 10
prepare to advance
The French forces started into Ger
many during the night. AZ 5 a. m, the
advance columns had occupied the i'm
portant cities Of Frankfort and Darn
stadt.
other forces were 10 continue oc-