El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-06
FRENCH TROOPS
Gross Rhine

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must not collect in streets or in pri-
vate or public meetings without au-
thorization.
Newspapers are suspended
Newspapers are suspended and per-
mission must be given to use the
telephone and telegraph Postal CEN
sorship is temporarily established,
wireless installations must be dis
mantled and the use Of carrier
pigeons is forbidden
All arms and grenades must be de-
posted in city nails within ak hours
after the posting Of the proclamation
but regular police VIII be allowed 10
retain sabers and revolvers. Safety
guards must disarm-
ANY infraction Of these rules VIII
result in court martial
The general commanding the
army Of the Rhine" the proclamation
concludes. counts on the public
powers and the population to under
stand the necessity for the above
measures and hopes repression viii
not be necessary.
Move Ordered Monday
Paris. France. April 6.-French sol
diers today occupy the German cities
OF FrankfOrt-on-Main and Darms tadt-
16 miles south.
Forces Of De Goutee. which have
been holding the AIayence bridgehead,
Foch. following the efforts on the
part Of the French government yes
terday to induce the Berlin govern
ment to withdraw its forces from the
neutral zone along the eastern bank
Of the Rhine, where they had been
ordered TO disperse cOmmunistic units
that for the past fortnight have con-
Quoted a revolt in the Ruhr valley
Stirring scenes al Mayence yester-
terday are described by Henry Bidou.
military critic Of the Journal des de
Bats in a telegram TO his paper.
Moroccan Troops Co.
He says that during the afternoon
troops activity began and soon auto
trucks and field kitchens began nov
ing eastward. accompanied by No
roccan troops with machine guns.
Chief interest in the situation as
evidenced by newspapers here is
whether the allies viii support
France and to what extent This
query was put to premier Alillerand
by the Echo de Paris last night. the
premier answering:
England was victorious and so
was France / am confident every
thing viii work out perfectly
Asked who would pay the expense
incident TO occupation, Ir. Millerand
replied;
why, Germany, obviously. since It
was she that by her acts obliged US
to resort TO coercion"
Endorsed by Press.
Occupation Of Frankfort. Darn
stadt anl other German cities In the
neutral zone Is generally indorsed by
journals Of all shades OF political
opinion II is recognized the opera
ton VIII be risky and burdensome.
but unavoidable in view Of the tend
encies of the Berlin government
Critics OF the premier, however, de-
al rnH
participants IN the movement
France viii enforce respect Of the
Versailles treaty. but the allies viii
not help 70 do it," IS the caption ap-
pearing in today's edition OF the
Oeuvre, the inference drawn being
that the purely platonic nature OF
the allied support is due to failure on
the part OF n. Miuerand and his
aides TO meet the exigencies Of the
situation
'Pertinax." political editor OF the
Echo de Paris. says that more con-
crete support viii be forthcoming as
a result Of the premiers statement /
issued last night He says that Mil !
lerand feels capable OF convincing
president Wilson, himself, If he is
still guided By rules Of logic"
Justified by Wilson
Mr.. Wilson's memorandum Of I
March % the writer continues. said Z
OF more German troops into
the Ruhr region must. in his opinion. /
be justified by the course Of events. {
We do not expect passive acceptance
% an accomplished fact from our al I
les but the confident assistace to I
which they have accustomed Us"
Premier Millerand's note on the I
subject Of occupying German cities I
east Of the Rhine declared the Ber-
lin government had given way 70
pressure by the Ailitarist party" and
that the sending OF govt rnment
troops into the neutral zone was not
justified By the situation. II was
pointed out that the movement Of the !
French forces would be OF a "coerc- !
i've and precautionary" nature and
could not be deferred. and the pre-
mier declared II Germany had carried
out the disarmament clause OF the
Versailles treaty neither the Eapp re-
volt nor the Ruhr revolution would |
have occurred.