The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-05
FRENCH TROOPS
MOVE APRIL I
Occupation of German Cities
in Ruhr District to Guaran-.
tee Treaty Terms is
Planned.
CONFERENCE IS HELD
Germans Said to be Sending Out Sd
diers Who Shout and Cheer
for Former
Kaiser.
CONFERENCE IS HE'LL
by Henry Wood, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENTS

PARIS, April 5.-French occupas
ton of German cities in the Ruhr
district to guarantee evacuation of
German troops which entered the
neutral zone in violation Of the
treaty of Versailles will not be car
ried out before April Z, it was learned
here today.
This decision was made at con-
ference between Premier Millerand
and Marshal Foch. The French lead
ers decided that their troops would
not be sent into German cities garri
soned by German troops nor into
those districts of the Ruhr valley
where Teuton troops already had
penetrated in their. effort to clear
out the communist rebels.
France, it was made clear, did not
intend to risk possible clashes be-
tween her troops and the reichswehr.
! The British representatives, ex-
planned to Millerand today that the
! delay in Great Britains reply to the
/ French communication notifying Brit
ain Of Frances decision to occupy
/ cities in the neutral zone was caused
/ by the fact that most of the members
! OF the London government were
away from their offices during tho
Easter holiday.
A dispatch to the Petit Parisien
from Mayence said reichswehr troops
had entered Hamburg, Dortmund and
Reckling ghausen. The troops were
singing and shouting "Hoch der kai-
SER" the dispatch said. .r..
DR.. Wilhelm Won Mayer, the Ger
man charge d'affaires here. today
sent notes to the American and Brit
ish embassies appealing to the re-
spective governments against the
military measures France had an
nounced she would put in force if
Germany persisted in her position of
sending troops into the Ruhr district
in violation of the peace treaty.
Order Troops Out.
WIESBADEN, Germany, April @
The German government has ordered
reichsweh chr troops to leave the neu-
tral zone, it was reported unofhcially
here today. Duisberg, it was said,
alreday had been evacuated by the
German forces.
Meantime General Degouette's
French troops had been ready to ad-
vance sine eearly morning.
Millerand had already notified the
allied governments of Frances lnten-
tions and asked their cooperation He
made it clear, however, that France
had decided definitely upon her
course and was prepared to see it
through regardless of the position of
other allied powers or the United
States. ..-. 3D. .-.
The French felt that Germany had
gone too far in what they considered
violations of the treaty and that it
was time to call a. halt.
U. S. to Ask intentions.
WASHINGTON, APR 5.-The Unit
Ell States is expected soon to make an
inquiry of France as to her intentions
with regard to advancing further into
Germany, it was learned. E.
This government probably will ask
how far the French purpose to go and
will inquire as to the truth Of reports
that the French intend to occupy Co
iblenz, Cologne and other cities that
are in the areas occupied by Amerl-
can and British troops.
Considered in Senate.
Action to prevent use of American
troops in Germany in event of armed
conflict between French and German
forces in the Ruhr district may be
considered by the senate should the
situation reach crisis, leaders sGGd
today.
"If the impending crisis develops,
senatorial action may be considered
Senator Borah said.
The state department today was
without information on the Ruhr sit.
uation. Ambassador Wallace at Paris
has not been heard from since las
Thursday. 1t is expected, however,
a communication will be received from
the French government. outlining its
stand in the situation and asking con
sent OF the United States to the dis
patch of troops into the Ruhr-
In recent communication to the al
lies. the United States favored per
mission to Germany to send govern
ment troops into the Ruhr to duell
radicals there and indicated that this
was opposed to the allied