New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-11
Raid in Ruhr
Berlin Trick.
Paris Insists
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ernments to which they were accred-
tied at the same time a COPY being
sent to the Allied representatives IN
Paris) that Marshal Foch's measures
could no longer be postponed. Further
more, the French government recalled
mat the matter concerned the violation
OF one of the most solemn clauses OF
the treaty signed by France, and that
the German government had formally
'ecoSnized that formal authorization,
gwen IN advance, was necessary for
such derogation, and that France had
antees
french Quiescence Impossible
=, flow could the government %
rance have been satisfied with the
German promise TO withdraw the troops
When order had been restored? Neither
Tor reparatlons nor for the delivery of
the war guilty, nor for coal, have the
Allies received the stipulated satisfac-
ton.
The question could be asked when
the British government. which no doubt
mas not measured the danger Of these
systematic violations, would step in the
path OF concessions. France. in any
case was obliged to say, That is
enough
The French government is no less
convinced than the English govern
ment of the essential necessities of
maintaining unity of the Allies for
the application of the treaty with Ger
many. This close concert Of France
and England appears to France equally
indispensable for the equitable solu-
ton of the vast problems which are
presented at this moment in the world
in Russia, the Balkans. Asia Minor
and all Islam
The note closes with assurances that
the French government, for the pro-
motion of these ends, declares itself
entirely disposed, before acting, to be
assured of the consent of the Allies
in all interAllied questions which the
execution Of the treaty raises.
No Word from Washington
No official communication from
Washington concerning French occu-
patton Of the Rhine cities has yet been
received a the Foreign Office. From the
exchange of views between Premier
Millerand and the American Ambassa-
dor, Hugh c. Wallace, however, the
American viewpoint is said in official
circles to be that while it is incumbent
on Germany to restore order in the
that France must have had serious rea-
sons to advance upon the Rhine right
bank and expresses a desire to be in
formed Of these reasons
No note has been received from
Rome, while in a conversation at Toxic
between the French Amba ssador and
the Foreign Office, Japan is said to
have offered no objection to the French
occupation of Frankfort and other
German cities.
Brigadier General Hirschauer, direc-
tor of the military aeronautic corps
and Senator of France, writing in a
Metz newspaper with regard to the
French occupation of Frankfort and
other German cities, says 1.-The time has
come to act fearlessly to put an end to
the German game
Heart of Germany Menaced
The occupation of both banks of the
MAN, he continues, drives a wedge
between northern and southern Ger
many and opens route to Bavaria IN
manner which our armies of the revolu-
ton during the First Empire knew full
we'll, leading straight to the heart of
Germany.
"As long a 9 the German army remains
in the Ruhr the wedge will be main
tanned. Our allies have demonstrated
20 Us IlldI ulitCC dCtlOll Is SUN lne only
good one. The occupation Of Trieste by
the Italians and that of Constantinople
By the British only date from yester-
day.
Il have retained most touching re-
membranes Of the British, whose
neighbor I was for some time on the
Somme. They have absolute respect
Tor their given word, and they signed
the peace treaty"
Problems arising from the German
situation will take precedence at the
conference of Allied Premiers at San
RENO, according to the Echo de Paris"
Conversations on the situation in the
3uhr Valley, which have been begun in
London. will be continued, and an an
swer will be given Germany's demand
that she be given three months ex-
tension Of the period allowed for re-
duclng her army to the point stipulated
by the Versailles treaty.
IN addition the conference will at
tempt TO settle the Fiumc question, and
it is expected that conversations at the
meeting will probably restore complete
harmony among Allied statesmen. The
United States will not be represented
at the meeting, over which Premier
Nitti Of Italy will presd
Efforts will be made to exclude news
paper men, it is said; this being on the
suggestion of Premier Lloyd George Of
Great Britair> who is quoted as SAYING
correspondents always are so indis-