The Washington herald., 1920-04-05
BOCHEPERSIST
TN EFFORT TO
OCCUPY RUHR
DR.. Won Meyer Expected to
Present Note Requesting
French Withdrawal
MAY AFFECT INDUSTRY
Three Battalions, Six Bat
teries and Pioneers in
Neutral Zone.
MAY AFFECT INDUSTRY
(washingten Herald-Publie Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispatch.)

lwonn1U8tOn her2Ao-FuDuc Lc0Bek
Service. Special Cable Dispstch)
Berlin. April 4-The German gov
ernment continues Its efforts to In
duce France to assent to the use of
Gen. Waters army in the neutral
zone to suppress the Ruhr insur-
rection and to secure retroactive
approval for the movements Of
troops which Waiter without wait
ing for permission. has already sent
into the zone in contravention of
treaty agreements. The govern
ment offers. IL this is conceded. to
consent to the occupation of
Frankfort. Darmstadt. Hamburg
and other specified cities IL the
troops are not withdrawn when the
emergency is over and suggests
that an interallied mission accom-
pany Gen. Waters army to deter
mine when the presence of troops
is no longer necessary, Military
operations, IL seems. are to con-
tinue without waiting for a def
mite result from the negotiations on
the assumption that consent must
ultimately be given.
The cabinet after a protracted ses-
sion instructed DR.. Won Mayer, Ger
man charge d'affaires in Paris, to
present a new note painting the
dangers of the situation in gloomy
colors. particularly the possibility
OF stoppage of German industry
and the suspension Of coal deliveries
to the entente powers unless coal
mining in the Ruhr district is speed
lily resumed. 1t is conceded that Ia
Dor bodies in the disturbed areas
have accepted the government COM
promise and have agreed to sur
render arms. but the decision is de-,
clared worthless in face of the .ac-
tiyities OF armed Banda who aro ter
rorislng wofkdeSssnd prevehff6&
them from returning 70 work In the
Ruhr valley. 1t is declared that full
fillment Of a peace treaty obligation
Is imperilled unless Germany is per-
mitted to restore. order by the use
OF adequate troops.
The entente military observers
place the strength OF troops which
first entered the neutral zone
against the provisions OF military
agreements at three battaIions, six
batteries and force OF pioneers
In itself not alarmingly large,
but 1t Is more disturbing to learn
that the government wants retro
active permission" for a general ad-
vance. IL necessary. Latest news
paper accounts say the troops have
discarded the old imperial battI.
flags of black, red and white, and
are moving forward under the
black. red and gold colors of the re-
public. as visible sign of loyalty
to the constitutional government.
The government is largely to
blame for any doubts which have
been expressed in Paris regarding
the necessity of military operations
in force within the neutral zone
Cabinet spokesmen and Official and
semiofiiciaI organs have for days
been preaching that the situation
in Westphalia was not dangerous
and would calm down without the
necessity of any stringent measures.
This has been done for inner polit-
ical reasons to assure the radicals
they were determined to use per-
suasion instead of force. But II
scarcely has contributed to faith in
the accuracy and impartiality of
the authoritative communication,
however, to find military authori-
ties telling quite a different story.
and with the labor unions, Socialist
and liberal papers all issuing news
of varying colors. ii is small won
der that there has been some ques-
tion as to the extent which the
chancellor was justified in his
blackly pessimistic statement to
the German newspaper men and to
what extent it was Influenced by
the Paris negotiations.
Copyright, 1870. By Public Ledger Col
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