New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
Reds Accept
Agreement for
Peace in Rul,r
Committees of Workmen
Vote Unanimously for
Terms Proposed in Biele-
field Pact of March "a
Speedy End of Strike Seen
Revolutionary Army Said
To Be Disintegrating as
Result of Lax Discipline

Press).-The central committee and 200
delegates of all the local committees
voted this afternoon unanimous &c
ceptance of the Belefeld agreement Of
March "a, ending tbs Ruhr Valley
troubles.
The Workmen's Central Committee
had been in session for many hours
discussing the terms that delegates
brought back from Muenster There
was some dissatisfaction with the re-
suits OF the Muenster conference, but
mos: of the members of the central
committee maintained an optimistic
attitude
Although the general strike is still
IN effect here an order was issued for
the operation of street cars to-day 1t
was thought the operation of the cars
would be begun some time this after
noon.
COPENHAGEN, April 1.-The revolu-
tionary executive strike council at
Berlin, whose members belong to the
extreme radical group, yesterday de-
cided against the calling of a general
strike in Germany as a result of the
Ruhr Valley situation. pending the
result OF negotiations with the Ruhr
worHlngnen's organization at Mucn-
ster, accc riding to advices received
here. This action was taken, it was
eaiG, owing to the attitude of the
Berlin workers on the question.
Communist Army Disbanding
AMSTERDAM. April 1-Disintegra-
non of the Communist army in the
Ruhr Valley and the lack of discipline
among the men has added to .he seri-
business OF the situation there, says the
dusseldorf correspondent of the sHan-
@dcisbad. IN dispatch filed yesterday
AT Duisburg and the surrounding coun-
try plundering. carried on under the
guise of acquisitions" is the order of
the day, he says, while on the northern
front of the Communist army great es-
tstes have been plundered and burned
ana the entire population is without
the slightest protection.
Leaders of the three Socialist narties
emphatically declare a soviet dictator
ship must not be proclaimed in the
Ruhr district. They assert it never was
planned, and that they are fighting only
against unreliable government troops
BERLIN. April 1.-Twenty million
marks being taken from this city to
according to reports current in this
city to-day.
Millerand and Won Mayer Confer
PARIS, April Premier Milerand
this morning received DR.. Won Naver.
the German Charge d'Affaires, and went
over the situation in the Ruhr district
with him. The Premier improved the
occasion to reiterate the terms of his
question of permission for German
troops to enter the Ruhr region, in
which ne expressed the view that mill
tary intervention in that region at
present would be useless as we'll as dan
gerous. He added that the French gov
ernment was taking steps to confirm
the information upon which its dcci-
sion was based
After the departure of the charge
the Premier conferred with Marshal
toch respecting eventual measures to
be taken IN case the Germans disre-
garded the decision against the send
ing OF more of their troops into the
Ruhr district. No apprehension is ex-
pressed, however, that anything 81
ther would result than demonstration
such as an advance of the French
troops dozen miles or so in such a
contingency. This advance would mean
the occupation Of Frankfort and Darn
stadt
No Trouble Expected
1t is not expected, however, that this
would provoke any violent manifesto
ton on the part of the Germans, since
DR.. Won Mayer, in his first interview
with NJ. Millerand on the subject, is
declared to have intimated that his
government might consent to such an
advance as guaranty of the evacu-
alton of the Ruhr district by. the addi-
tional German troops, if they were al
lowed TO enter the region.
At the same time there is much skep-
ticlsm here, even in circles close TO
the government, regarding the efficacy
or the dcsirabiity of such an advance.
1t is pointed out that Frankfort, Darn
stadt and, in fact, all the territory the
occupation of which is under consider
alton, are now commanded by French
batteries and would not be more com
pletely dominated if French soldiers
were picketing throughout the area.
Moreover, such demonstration would
not be in accord with what appears 10
be the French policy of avoiding as far
as possible causes Of friction with the
herman population, and even the adop-
tion OF as concilatory an attitude
toward the government as is consistent
WIN insistence upon strict execution
OF the peace treaty
ne Impression to-day appeared TO
De that the whole trouble would blow
over without the necessity Of any radi.
cal measures helnU