New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-06
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Men Await
Command
Holiday Leaves Revoked
as NIillerand Warns
Te,,tons They Will Be
Made to Respect Pact
No Hostile Intent.
He Assures Berlin
Ebert Regime Accused Of
Yielding to Pressure of
the Militarist Element

lCIe1IllS tO L TcSSlFc OI
the Militarist Element
MAYENCE, April 5 (By The As.
sociated Press) The French troops
will occupy Frankfort early to-mor-
row morning. Some detachments
already have started.
PARIS, April 5 (By The Asso-
ciated Press).-The attitude of the
French government in the present
German crisis is defined and ex-
planned in note issued tonight.
After reiterating that the govern
ment has no hostile designs toward
Germany, desiring, on the contrary.
resumption Of normal relations with
that country, and expressing rea'-
ization Of the difficult situation of
the Berlin government, the note de-
clares that the German government
has given way to pressure by the
militarist party, mot fearing to in
fringe the imperative and mos.
solemn stipulations of the Versailles
Treaty"
History Of Crisis Reviewed
The note continues: The Sc
quence of facts follows. The first
request for permission for the entry
of extra troops into the Ruhr dis
trict was made just after the insur-
gent movement by the military au-
thorities on March Is. 1t was ro-
newed from Berlin on March II in
the name Of the legitimate govern
ment by Won Haniel, who had re-
manned in Berlin with the consent.
at least implied, Of the insurgent
government
"All information from the Allied
missions, and again. the day before
yesterday, from the high commission
ers at Coblenz, does not cease to show
that German military Intervention is
uncalled for by the situation. and IT
would be attended with the gravest
dangers from the point of view of Sc
curity, both for the population aud
the men in the field"
German Delay Responsible
The note then points out that if the
German government had carried out
the disarmament clauses OF the treaty
there would have been neither the
kapp insurrection nor Red" army
IN the Ruhr, and remarks that Articles
AZ and IA are such an spensable
safeguard that Article Of the Franco
Anglo American convention defines
a casus fpderis those dispositions in
sufficient to aaa;..o the protection Of
France. II concudes
The situation created by the abrupt
offensive Of the German troops IN the
Ruhr obliges the French government
to-day to consider military measures,
the execution of which cannot be de-
ferred The sole object OF these meas
ures is to bring Germany 70 a due re-
spect of the treaty. They are ex-
clusively Of a coercive and precaution-
airy character
Dr. Goeppert. president Of the Ger
man Peace Commission, called or
Premier Mllerand TINS evening with
the object Of trying once more to re-
assure him as to the character of the
German operations in the RUM. which.
it is pretended now in German circles.
Will tie finished within g week, and
to seek to persuade the Premier to
forego application Of the guarantee
measures.
Dr. Goeppert, however, it is under
stood, made no impre on NJ Mil
lerand.
Big German Force Reported
General Nollet, chief of the French
military mission in Berlin. who saw
the Premier before leaving for Rer-
lin today. declared the Reichswehl
were altogether out of proportion 10
their supposed task Besides, far from
quitting The neutral zone. they wer,
pursuing the struggle with ardo'
agains- The workmeh and were beinf
concentrated IN strong force. Thus
said General Nollet, division qual
tereG - Maenstcr, seventy-iive kilo
meters from the Rhine. composed o;
fourteen bat;alions. four squadrons an
thirteen batteries, has begun TO peao-
trate the fork cden zone ffty kilome
ters from ,he Rhine.
All information from the country
bordering on the Ruhr basin, it was
said at the Foreign Office. tends TO
prove there was no necessity of send
ing an army into the Ruhr, as the
workers and Communists were ex-
hausted and without money. food o.
ammunition Conirmatory informa-
ton has also been received that tie
movement in the industrial region wa
not Bolshevik in nature although
many aliens were involved. and WAS
essentially anti -nilitarist:c
The views OF the Allea 80 no, vo.
known. The various premiers are or va.
cation tna Aa.e not aAsNNSrea ". Ml
lerand's telegram. The FrenSh Prc
mler. however .'ad hsd fo,e iate,
view VIA Sir George GlahaM. cha.
o, the british Embassy in Lord Derby
absence
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