The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-04-19
.BERLIN'S real,
PERIL ECONOMIC
British Information Is That
Basis of COuntry'S Troubles
Is Not Political.
BLOCKADE THREAT VITAL
German Diplomat Says 1t Is
More Effective Than 0ccu-
pying Territory.
BLOCKADE THREAT VITAL

Special Gable Despatch 20 THF Sun AND NEw
YoRK HERALD. Copyright 1890, by THE Suv
AND EEw YonK HERALD.
LONDON, April 1S.-Lord Curzon,
British Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs. has told DR.. Won Sthamer, Ger
man Charge d'Affaires here, that this
Government would regard the with
drawal of TIE Reichswchr from the
Ruhr district as the real test of Ger
man intentions TO conform to the
terms Of the Treaty of Versailles. 1t
was officially insisted that the British
position in this regard was unchanged
from what it always has been.
British information is to the effect
that the basis of all the trouble in
Germany to-day is economic rather
than political, and the London Gov
crnment Is trying to demonstrate that
the economic argument of a possible
blockade of all German ports, as was
threatened by Lord Kilmarnock. Brit
ish Charge dAffaires in Berlin. if Ger
many attempted restoration OF mill
tarism, is preferable to the French
method of occupying German territory.
In this sense the British differ from
the French, but only In matter of de-
tail, and British officials feel certain
that it is mutually agreeable to both
Great Britain and France that new
machinery for enforcing the treaty be
devised at San Reno when tie al
lied Premicrs meet there Monday.
The British conception Of the situation
was confirmed by Count Won Ow-Wach-
endorn. a high German Foreign Office
Official who is in London on private
business. Discussing the German situ-
alton with correspondent of THE S,-y
AND NEW YORK HERALD here to-day no
said that 1T was absolutely impossible
to restore the monarchy and miIitarlsm
in Germany"
More BOlshevism Than Reaction.
THE whole psychology OF the Cor.
man people Is bad he declared. This
is owing to the difficulties of living. The
German people to-day are more inclined
10 hoishevism than they are to reaction.
On tne other hand, considerable num-
Der OF troops and their officers will r.
slst rehabilitation. since disbandment
OF the army would take away the ex-
cuse OF these officers and men for mill
tary activity An army uniform and a
rifle to-day are the surest means of
getting three square meals a day in
Germany"
Count Won Ow- Wachendorff declared
that the British position is the surest
way to help the Berlin Government 90
cure disarmament and make the German
people see that the only way to fll theIr
stomachs is to restore normal economic
life"
He confirmed this in his inslstence
that 1t was the allied blockade OF Ger
many, causing actual starvation, which
caused the German collapse in 1918
The British official version of Lord
Curzons conversations in connection with
the German situation differs from that
of the French, 1t having been stated here
that he gave a friendly Tip" rather than |
made strong representations to the Der
lin Government, realizing the difficulties
under which the German Government
was working.
The Foreign Office here is fully alive
to the danger of a new milltarist dis
turbance in Pomerania and elsewhere in |
Prussia. but it's information is that opin- |
ion generally In Germany is convinced
that no plot by the militarists can sue
ceed any more than did the coup d'etat
by DR.. Wolfgang Kapp. Hence the Brit
ish believe that Lord Kilmarnock's
statement to the Berlin press and Lord
Derby's handshaking with Premier NIL
lerand in Paris will suffice to impress
the Germans, especially II there Is a
threat to an allied blockade. to discour-
age the active militarists
Count Won Ow-Waohendorff is quite
well known In London, where he was de-
tanned at the time of the outbreak of
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