The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-07

PREPARING FOR
FURTHER OCCUPATION
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Chinda, Japan; General Berthelot.
France; Earl Curzon and Andrew
Bonar Law, Great Britain, will attend
the meeting.
Lord Derby returned to Paris last
night 1t was understood he had in
structions to maintain an attitude OF
''beneyoient neutrality" towards
France.
Troops Intened.
LONDON, April More than two
thousand troops of the defeated Ger
Imam communist army have ned into
the British zone Of occupation, where
they were interned, dispatch from
!Coblenz said today.
Occupation Complete.
LONDON. April French occupa-
ttion of Otfenbach. Homburg and
IWiesbaden has been completed, an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Berlin said today.
Hoist Republic Flag.
| BERLIN, April Herman shock
troops occupied Essen Tuesday even
ing. hosting the black, red and gold
flag of the German republic, it was
announced here today
Protest OF Germany.
LONDON, Apr. French occupa-
jrion of the German Rhine cities was
la military act of violence and was
~unjustitied" by any act of the Ger
man government, Germany declared
IL INv~nr q {
Occupation, a Berlin dispatch today
isaid
| THE Rhine towns actually were oc-
lcuoied before the French govern
Iment's note reached Berlin" the Ger
imam protest declared. 1T Is 1mposr
jsible that the treaty of Versailles In
tends to prevent Germany from re-
lstoring order in her territory as quick
lly as possible" the note continued
THAT territory was disturbed py
irobberies and murders
THE German government would
have acted inexcusably If it had walt
led longer. The idea that the dispatch
tof troops TO the scene OF the Rnnr up
lrisings could in any way nVoNe
France is absurd.
Even had the German governments
intended or committed any VIOLATION
.of the treaty, Frances military ac.
of violence would not have been
justified"
shyiock Methods.
IIRy Carl d. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, April 6.-tnlght)
would make Germany a victim OF her
i"shylock policy" the government de-
Jared tonight in proclamation on the
French occupation of German Rhine
cities.
The government said its operation
was intended merely to restore order
land to prevent dissolution OF the ma
ton
THAT a hard hearted opponent de
sires to make our people victim OF
Tits shylock policy rests with that OPP
'ponent alone" the proclamation de-
iclared.
= The Berlin authorities promised to
do their utost to terminate the condf-
Ition which had made French occupa-
ton possible
Labor organizations of the indepen-
. dent and majority socialists confer
red tonight issuing statement declar-
!, ing for retirement of the reichswehr
: from the Ruhr basin, with the forma-
|, tion of district guards to preserve or.
!, der, as provided in the Bielefeld agree
. ment.
:. The laborites also demanded that
the reichswehr should not advance
+ south of the river Ruhr.
/ In its proclamation the government
t pointed out that if complete evacua-
K Etion" of the Ruhr basin were carried
4 out as the French demanded then
Ra~ h.
e the coal mines be destroyed.
Germany must be allowed at least
to keep police force in the Industrial
district, the proclamation said.
U. s. Asks Position.
WASHINGTON, April T. The
. United States, Great Britain and
Italy are now negotiating with France
. to arrive at a definite policy in con-
Injection with the French advance into
Germany. it was stated at the state
department today.
President Wilson is understood to
/ have the whole matter before him
5 and to be directing the attitude of
the United States through Secretary
Colby.
Berlin Indignant.
LONDON, April 1.-THE German
government has done everything in
it's power to prevent this unheard OF
action" President Ebert said in
statement on French occupation Of
the German Rhine cities, a Berlin
dispatch today said.
The French move was neither in
accordance with the sense Of the
2 peace treaty nor in proportion to the
importance of our measures in the
e lRuhr region" Ebert declared
The Berlin press, according to the
dispatch, reflected popular indigna-
ltion at Foch's march forward.