Evening star., 1920-04-08

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the city after the shooting. which it
was feared might lead to other tragic
developments. : number of police
men wearing c ilian clothing and
carrying carbnes were sent out on
patrol to prevent the gathering of
crowds.
At military headquarters one of the
French officers admitted that an Of
ficer was present in the square when
the blacks. who come from the
French possession of Senegal. in
western equatorial Africa. fired upon
the crowd. He said a searching in
quiry would be made to determine
the facts regarding the shooting and
the cause for it,
The protective measures taken by
the French after the incident in
cluded the sending of caisSons of
munitions to various strategic points
where the troops were stationed.
Nothing to Disturb Allies.
LONDON, April S-Baron Scialoia.
the Italian minister. who is here for
the conference. expressed the opinion
to the Associated Press today that
there was no possibility of the
F'ranco-German situation causing
serious differences among the allies.
'Intimations that there is danger
oil such situation arising within the
counsels of France and her former
con'rade powers are entirely uniusti-
ned. he said. Il have every conf
dence that there is nothing in the
present state of affairs that will make
1T difficult for the allies TO reach n
common understanding and maintain
solid front"
Not Called on to Withdraw.
PARIS. April S-Reports that Great
Britain and the United States had
called upon France to withdraw her
troops from Frankfort are entirely
a6
IN an official note issued today.
/. Certain agencies inspired by Ger
many reads the note, spread the
report in Germany and some neutral
countries that England and the
Enited States had summoned France
yesterday to remove her troops from
Frankfort This report. which evil
IDENTIFY was intended to be misleading.
and which produced certain effer-
yescence in the newly occupied regions
yesterday. is absolutely without
foundation.
tHavaS) HERMAN regular troops
have bombarGed Dusseldorf with gas
shells. according to a Mayence dis
patch to the Matin.
LabOr's Demand Embarrasses.
BERLIN. April majority social
tst members of the German cabinet
have been placed in an embarra ssing
position by demands of labor leaders
Tor withdrawal of regular troops
from the Ruhr valley and for action
IN other matters involved in the sit
dation which has resulted in a French
advance east of the Rhine.
II is freely admitted this action
came as surprise. as the coalition
government did not expect an attack
from Carl r. Legien, president of the
German Federation of Trade Unions,
and other leaders who signed the de-
mands 1t had been acting in the be-
lief if had the of q
In view of the serious situation con-
frontiHg the country.
In official quarters regret is ex-
pressed that the laborite demands
amount to moral support of Premier
Nillerand of France, and il is declared
fhey are not feasible, as the govern
nent is putting forth it's utmost ef-
1ortS to restore quiet in the Ruhr
fegion.i Liberal newspapers outspok-
only condemn the maneuver. for which
fhey hold Herr Legien responsible.
l "Of what use is the most efficient
foreign minister if trade unionists at
Tempt TO decide questions bearing on
the most vital national iSsues?' asks
the Tageblatt. while the Vossische
xeitung asserts the demands would
fuffice in ordinary times to provoke a
cabinet crisis and that the action of
1he laborites is symptom of grave
internal disintegration.
! Conservative journals charge the
government was ambushed at
critical period"
Called ..High Treason
: The Deutsche Zeitung brands the
Sction as high treason" while the
Post describes it as the dictatorship
qf trades unions"
The fact that Richard Molkenbuhr,
arl influential member of the workmen's
and soldiers yexecutfye, council. was one
qf those who signed the demands was
%traNl
vas not authorized to pledge that or
sanization to support Herr Legien's ac-
tsons. Assertion is made that if the
demands were met the Ruhr valley
would be again at the mercy of ma
rauding bands, as local police units are
unable to cope with the situation.
I Acceptance of demands made by
Gen. Nollet, president of the interal-
lied commission of control. asking for
the demobilization of all German troops
with fhe exception of 100000. would.
IT is asserted, leave the country with
out adequate police protection.
1t is declared by Vorwaerts that
Minister of Defense Gessler informed
the deputation which presented the de-
mapds of the labor leaders that he
weald Immediately order the withdraw
al of all troops which had committed
aays excesses. The minister said that
the sRuhr line would not be passed, the
volunteer corps would be disbanded and
the civil guards reorganized, VorwaertS
stated.
Conference In Postponed.
LONDON, April S.-With reference
to report from Washington, that
Italy. Great Britain and the United
States were negotiating with France
regarding the formation of a definite
policy. Baron Scialoia said:
I'll WAS expected we would get to-
g1her on that matter today. but now
ftassdeemed necessary to costpone the
conference until tomorrow. II, as re-
ported from Berlin, note has been
pEeSented to Germany on behalf of
the allies demanding a reduction OF
hef. sarmy to the treaty basis of 20O.-
0dD -men on April 10. 1t must have
b<ep a move initiated by Marshal
Feeh. for so far AS Italy is concerned
there has been no such action"
Allies Consulted Before Action.
PARIS, April (by the Associated
PrGss) A note prepared by Premier
Mfl1erand was read to the ambassa-
dors today and then delivered to the
German charge. Wilhelm Won MAYER.
In which the premier declared that
France had taken great care to in
form and consult the allies before oc-
cupying the Rhine cities.