Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-09
RUHR DISTRICT
OCCUP ANCY NOT
SANCTIONED BY
ALLIED POWERS
London Conference Holds
That France Made "Bone-
head Play" by Sending
Troops Into Neutral Zone.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
ACTED TOO HASTILY
Affair One For Allies As a
Whole to Handle, and No
Single Nation Should Have
Acted BY Itself.


London, April s (by the Associ-
ated Press. AFTER long confer
ence with the French ambassador,
Paul Cambon, held with PremleT
Lloyd George today, and Tull DIS
cussion of the Franco German IN
cident to the British ministers, an
authoritative statement was issued
TO the effect that France acted en-
tirely on her own Initiative in de-
Gliding to occupy German towns;
that Great Britain, the United
States, italy and Belgium were al!
opposed to the plan, and mat
Frances action has caused a deli
cate situation. The matter is under
discussion of the British ana
French governments and the nope
is expressed that the situation may
be eased. The statement recltes
various expedients suggested tor
dealing with the Ruhr situation,
among others the sending of allled
officers with the German troops 10
supervise the German Withdrawn.
Another alternative was that the
decision should be left with the
German government, with the Sup
ulation that unless the status
quo was sufficiently restored, the
allies themselves would occupy
Germany to enforce their demands,
The statement proceeds:
THE German government ap-
nears to have acted precipitately,
and France to have responded by
adopting a plan which was only IN
tended as a last resort method, and
even then to have been the affair
OF the allies and not of any one OF
them simply" j.,
Great Britain, Italy, Belgium and
the United States, it is declared all
felt that the task of restoring order
should lie with Germany and All
were opposed to their regular
forces being called upon, except as
n last resort, to undertake What are
virtually police duties. 1t IS poln'-
ed out that France feared some
interior motive on the part of Ger
MANY and doubtless acted in good
fajth. but, adds the statement, tine
Immediate result is that the respon-
sibility for her action cannot De
shared by the allies as a Whole, anu
certainly there is no intention Oh
the mart of the British government
TO allow British soldiers to act as
no,ice between hostile German fac-
tions and incur all the odium or
such q position to say nothing OF It's
risk"
The statement concludes:
"If and when, Frances suspl-
c,ons of Germany's Interior motives
and deliberate Haunting of the
terms of the peace treaty become
accomplished facts, the allles
would doubtless be prepared to ac'
Instantly and vigorously in con,
cert to yindicate the position and
resnect for the provisions of the
treatv But for the time being, il
MO-, he taken that no British sol
dier will participate in the occupa
ton of German cities IN the heo'
tral zone.
Washington, April $50 far a'
car be learned here, state depart
ment action in regard to the Ruh'
incident has been confined to al
axnression of opinion to the eftec
that the German government
ahould be permitted, to send lnt'
the Ruhr valley any reasonapl'
number of troops necessary 10 re-
store order in that seclioh anu "
maintain its supremacy. 49,!
This position was clearly statel
nv the department about ten day
ago in answer to an inquiry iron
the German government as to thu
Willingness of the entente power over
and America to allow such fore
to GO into the disturbed &C country s,,TI,
The French government was full!
informed of the American posl,io'
and so far as can be learned whil'
there have been some converse
tionse on the subject between Am
bassador wallace and Premier NIL
ierand at Paris, there has been NJ
change in the position of the Unite'
states. 49,, tho