Evening star., 1920-04-03
GERMAN WORKERS
TO RESUME STRIKE
IF PROMISES FAIL
Walkout in Whole Ruhr Re-
gion Called Off-Ebert
Troops Make Advance.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN. April 3.-Decision
to call off the general strike in the
entire Ruhr Industrial region was
reached at plenary session of the
executive council Of the district yes
terday, according to a dispatch from
Essen.
1t will be renewed, however. If the
Berlin government fails to fulfill OBJ
ligationS entered into with the work.
ers, and, in particular, if it fails to
halt the movement of troops against
the Ruhr district.
Troops Advancing.
THE HAGUE. April 3-The gen.
eral advance of the German govern
ment troops along the entire front
against the insurgent forces in the
Ruhr and neighboring industrial re-
gions which began at o'clock Fri
day morning, has been very success
full. according to well informed Dutch
sources. The right wing of the ad-
vancing troops forced the reds to re-
treat across the Testerberg, and the
government forces have already pene-
.trated Hamburn. the advices state.
At the center of the front the gov
ernment troops have taken Reckling
hansen. thirteen miles northwest Of
Essen. driving the reds before them.
while the left wing is advancing from
Hamm westward.
The resistance Of the red army,
which is reported not under the con-
troll of its nominal leaders, is said to
have been generally weak. The lead
ers, the Dutch accounts state, are
Germans for the most part. but only
a few of them are professional off,
GERS. The number of Russians is de-
clared to be insignificant.
Companies of the red army have
been named after prominent Russian
and other extremists, bearing such
names as Company Lenin," Com
pany Trotsky" and Company Karl
Liebknecht."
DUESsELDORF. April 2-Control
by the workmen ceased theoretically
at noon today throughout the Ruhr
district under the peace terms rati-
fed last night at Essen.
The workmen's leaders are satisfied
that there will be no great difficulty
in executing the terms Of agreement,
virtually all arms in Dusseldorf
racks and other buildings.
Some of the red guards are marching,
in a happy frame of mind. to their
quarters to get orders for their service
pay. This money will be taken from a
joint fund contributed by the workmen,
the local authorities and the govern
ment. ~.
The central COMMITTEES. apparently. be-
lieves the reports which have been cur
rent that Reichswehr troops are ael-
vancing Into the district, as It is an
nounced workmen are again standing
ready to damage the mines and the
Krupp and other plants, as they have
threatened to do.
The moderates are confident that
cc1 yryf11
the belief that stories are based on some
error brought about by misunderstand-
Ing which the alarmists are constituting
as an invasion.
BERLIN, April 2.-The German gov
ernment announces in a communication
to the press that it has resolved to dis
patch troops to the Ruhr region as soon
The decision was reached after a three
hours cabinet meeting today
PARIS. April. 2-Dr. Won Mayer.
the German charge d'affaires. visited
Premier Millerand again today and
repeated his former request for
man troops into the Ruhr region. He
informed the premier that some con-
tingents Of the reichswehr entered
the neutral zone Thursday north of
the line Wesel-Dulmen. DR.. Won
Mayer explained that this was done
without authorization Of the government
on the order Of Commissioner Sever
ing, and under the same misappre-
hension as had caused Counslor
Mueller to believe the French govern
ment had authorized the occupation
of the Ruhr district
Later NJ. Millerand sent a note to
the German charge d'affaires request.
ing the government to withdraw the
troops. The note does not give any
time limit for the evacuation Of the
German troops.