Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-06

By Associated Press % Every Everfrs
Paris. April . Marshal Foch has
a conference this morning with Pre-
nier Niilerand later the premier
received Hugh C. Wallace The
American Ambassador
Paris. April French soldier. to-day
occupy the German cities of Frsnkforf-
on-Main and Darmstadf . miles south
Force commanded by General Degonfse
which have been holding the Hayenc@
bridgehead were ordered forwsrd hy
Marshal Foch. following The efforts of the
French government, % induce the Beriir
government 20 withdraw its forces from
the neutral zone along the eastern bsns
Of the Rhine where they had been ordered
~ disperse coumunistic units that for tho
past fortnight have conducted q revolt
in the Ruhr valley
srTRRING SCENES ArNATEScE
Stirring scenes a. Msyence yesterday
are described by Henri Bidou military
critic of the Journal D~s Debate. in e
telegram 10 his paper he gavs thar
during the afternoon troop aetIvIty bezsn
and soon auto Trucks and field kitchens
began moving eastward. accompanied by
Moroccan troops with machine s-Ins.
WILL ALLIES rAEFDrA NttlsAlN
Chief interest in the situation. A.
evidenced By newspapers here j. whether
the allies viii support France and %
what extent This query vas puf o.
Premier Nlillerand BY the Echo De Fans
last night, the Premier answering:
England was vfc-nrlou~ and 20 Nas
France. I am confident everyttans VII
work out perfectly
Asked who would pay the expense
incident 20 occupation. VI. Nil.erznd
replied. Why, Germany, obviously
since IL was that bv her acts Obliged us %
resort 20 coercion.
Occupation of Frankfort, Darnsfadi
and other German cities IN the neutral
zone j. generally endorsed by iournnls oi
all shades 81 political opinion. in r.
recognized the operation val Be nssy ara
burden-one but unavoidable in vlew 81
the tendencies az the Berlin government
Critics ~ the Premier. however. dsulcrs
the fact the allies are not participants in
the movement.
CHARGES HUN wITH BAD PATS.
Premier Millerands note ou the sIhieci
az occupying German cities east of me
Rhine declared th~ Berlin government
had gwen way 20 pressure by the mih-
tarist party" ana that the scnling ul
gOvernment troops into the neutral zone
was not Justified by the situation. u va
pointed out that movement ui French
forces would he of -cosrclvs anu pre-
cautlOnarv nature anu could not hs de-
ierred. and the Premier declared d lier-
many had carried out the disAEmamsnr
clauses OF the Versailles treaty nesiher
! the Kapp revolt nor the Ruhr revolution
would have occurred
Premier Millerand today formally notl-
/ ieG Dr. Won Mayer the German chargs
( D'Affaires. Of the action Of he Frs1ch
+ government IN ordering the acvance and
informed bum that as soon as there hSd
4 been complete evacuation Of the neUtra.
rome by the German troops the French
would evacuate the cities they hao hecn
ordered 10 occupy. The Premler's note
/ read:
'By my letter Of April ?. I ssksd you
Y 20 make insistent representations TO rour
government 20 obtain the immcl ate
/ withdrawal OF the German troops which
unduly penetrated the neutral zone
I fixed By Article 50 Of the Versailles
/ treaty.
BERLIN roLD % MOVE.
MY request having obSained no
/ result up 20 this time, I have the honor oi
7 informing YOU that the general c0mmano-
7 ing IN chief the army Of the Rhine has
\ received orders "a occupy Immediately
/ the cities Of Frankfort Homburg Hanau
I Darmstadt and Dieburg This occu.
patton Will end A. soon A. the German
7 troops shall have completely evacuated
1 the neutral zOne