The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-01
RUHR WORKERS
GET 48 HOURS.
To QUIT FIGHT
Millerand Confers Withe Ger
man Charge on Possibility of
Admitting Troops to Valley
-Foch Consulted.
MEN MUST JOIN ARMY
(By Associated Press)


PARIS, April 1.-The German gov
eminent has granted leaders of work
mems forces in the Ruhr district a AS
hour extension of time in which to
either accept or reject the terms in
cluded in the ultimatum sent to Es-
sen late last week, according to ad
vices received here from Berlin.
Negotiations between representa-
tives of the workers and government
delegates are proceeding at Berlin
and, 1t is said, it is believed the con-
flict in the Ruhr valley may be settled
without further hostilities.
Premier Millerand today received
DR.. Won Mayer, the German charge d
affaires. and went over the situation
in the Ruhr district with him. The
premier improved the occasion to re-
iterate the terms of his letter of yes
terday dealing with the question Of
permission for German troops to enter
the Ruhr region in which he expressed
the view that military Intervention in
that region at present would be use
less as well as dangerous. He added
that the French government was TAX
ing steps to confirm the information
upon which its decision was based.
After the departure of the charge
the premier conferred with Marshal
Foch respecting eventual measures to
be taken in case the Germans dlSre-
garded the decision against the send
ing of more of their troops into the
Ruhr district.
ESSEN, April decision to con-
tinue the general strike here has been
reached by the workmen'S committee
in viw of the failure to reach a set
tlement with the government. The
workmen insisted that no additional
terms be inherited in the Bielefeld
agreement.
The government granted an extern
sion of the armistice for 4S hours to
give workmen's delegates time to re-
turn from Berlin to Essen and consult
the general conference here.
DUSSELDORF, April ALI mem
bers of the company of communist
troops which yesterday ousted from
power the executive committee of the
Duesseldorf workers that had accept
ed the governments demands for
cessation of hostilities in this dis
trict have been arrested charged with
plundering clothing stores and the pro-
vincial government building.
THE HAGUE, April Most of the
towns in the Ruhr district are in the
power of the Extremists, who are
forcing the workers to leave their jobs
and join the Red army, according to
the Dutch press.
The burgomaster and the leaders of
the Majority Socialists and Center
parties at Duisburg have notified the
government that the condition of the
town is so bad there is no hope of the
police preventing plundering and 9th
er outrages by the mob, dispatches
state. Only governmental action can
save the town, it is declared.
COPENHAGEN, April 1.-The revo-
lutionary executive strike council at
Berlin, where members belong to the
extreme radical group. yesterday de-
cided against the calling of general
strike in Germany as result of the
Ruhr valley situation, pending the re-
suit of the negotiations with the Ruhr
workingmen's organization at Muen-
ster, according to advices received
here. This action was taken, it was
said, owing to the attitude of the Ber-
lin workers on the question.