The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01

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The story that France had
given her consent to the Ger
man governments using troops
to ouell the Ruhr rebellion, as
told to me yesterday by DIR.
Cessler. the minister of defence,
proved today to have been n
..telephonic misunderstand-
;nrr between Berlin and the
German charge d'affairs In
Paris.
THE news that the govern
ment's understanding OF
France IS decision was all wrong
has quite upset the equilibrium
at Wilhelmstrasse and occas-
ioned some bitter comment.
HARD TO CONTROL.
It was authoritatively stated
today that the troops are hard
to control.
The secretary of the German
embassy at Paris in repeating
a conversation he had had with
Premier Millerand, had not
been correctly understood at
his end of the line.
The French premier had not as
reported. committed himself law
ably to Germany's plan or senoirg
troops to westphalia- He had merely
stated he was willing to receive repre-
sensations on the matter.
To-day it is stated on governmental
authority that the French government
actually considers occupation OF west
phalia by German government troops
unnecessary and dangerous.
The government has not made
his public yet, the explanation gwen
being that to do so would serve TO
the reyoIutionaries to resist
at "A when they are o
to give way under pressure OF the en-
rircling troops as we'll as to moral IN
huence and the h~opelessness of their
present condition.
Berlin's attempt to bluff the revo-
%iutionist into submission when the
ultimatum which expired yesterday
failed utterly. The failure, or In
ability of the government to attempt
to execute that ultimatum. the de-
livery of which was much condemn
ed as a tactical %blunder. has greatly
weakened it's position and does not
lend strength to the statement made
today thai at noon Friday action will
begin regardless OF the consequences.
vACIILAATION POLICY
ri r~ait@xv Aa- L-.,
of dizzy vacillation, and there is a
veritable whirlpool of conflicting re-
ports ~emanatiiig in part even from au-
thoritative sources.
Tuesday morning the minister of
defense declared to one of the CORES
pondents that the troops would move
Al noon to the Ruhr district. In the
afternoon he made statement to me
mentioning that the troops would not
for some Gays.
Tuesday afternoon the papers an
nounced the troops were advancing all
along the line. This morning the
press the advance of the
troops has been halted by counter
handing orders.
Al noon today the papers explained
hat neither of those statements wer
correct, that the troops were mercy
moving into positions"
The situation as regards the threats
; of new general strfks"is 'ed14affy con-
fusing. Yesterday afternoon all pa
pers reported authoritatively that a
general strike had been "decided upon
In principle" and thai Herr Legion
Grades union leader) vas present at
the negotiations.
h morning Legien denied this.
t= Then there talk ~ abeut@ethe
r voting secretly on the strike
issue,
The government appears to. hope
that by Friday the saner elements
In the Ruhr region will succeede
from hi extremists and enable the
government to take stern measures
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