The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-31
Herr Severing, Berlin Govern
ment Representative Deals
With Ruhr Citizens.
LATTER THREATEN STRIKE.
If Regular Troops Advance
Upon Them-Soviet on
Terms With Moscow.

Berlin. March SOFA. P.)--Repre~
sontatives of the General Federation
OF Labor and the independent labor.
unions Informally conferred on the
situation today. While no positive
action was decided upon, II was gen
orally hinted that. organized labor
would answer the governments milf
tary advance into tho Ruhr district
with nationwide general strike.
An I, N. =. dispatch dated Berlin
stated that "the soviet established
by tho Spartacans in westphalia
was reported today to be in wireless
communication with Moscow. Tho
Westphalian Spartacans were said Ia
have received radio instructions to
follow tho Russian system. that
subsequently many bourgeoisie were
held as hostages.
Negotiate With Reds.
Herr Severing, plenipotentiary Of
the Ebert government. arrived In tho
Ruhr district today 10 begin lmme<
diato negotiation with the armed
worlmen who have been fighting tho
government troops.
Representatives OF the trade unions
IN Berlin deny that they served an
ultimatum upon the governments
threatening a general strike. II is
regarded MS a curious coincidence
that the government has Announced
It's willingness 10 concede demands
Of the workers, including an oxten-
sion for forty-eight hours OF tire
HiRInfpiH "a
termanding Of certain military neaA-
ures In the Ruhr district.
Division in Ranks.
There is, a division I'M the ranks OF
the workers. The workers. councils
of railway employees metal workers,
electrical worpefs and woodworkera
met Tuesday night and again decided
upon a general strike if the govern.
nlent sends an army against the
Ruhr district These councils. how.
oVcr must not be confused with the
trade union organization. The two
are separate.
According % information given
out by the goyefnment today. theo
forts Of the Spartacan aympathixers
IN the ltuhr district 10 bring about
general strike are failing Tho
government 10 taxing an GntlmiMaln
view of the new situation whIch, u
aekelqnaua illsl1'.
palfz xffrch Bi,--yx p.D--rfie re-
quest OF the German governts,ens
that II be permitted to send troona
TO the Ruhr district. In the neutral
zone nenr the German border, has
been denied by the government OF
France.
Conversations over the German re.
quest have been In progress between
Premier Millorand and Dr. Won
MAYER, tho German charge d'affaires
In Paris. NJ. Millerand Yesterday
indicated he would give the German
charge an early reply. and It was
handed TO DIR. Won Mayer today. The
reply read:
Replying to your note OF ycster-
day, | have the honor to confirm 10
you the conditions TO which tho gov
erncent of the French republic de-
slres 10 subordinate It's eventual at-
thorization TO permit German troops
to enter the Ruhr valley.
such an authorization, which
would constitute derogatlon OF ar
tlcles 90 and "A OF the treaty OF YER
sailles, could be justified only by
imperative and evident necessity.
The commission charged with the
control of the execution OF the pro-
tocol OF Aug Fl. 1919. has Expressed
10 me, as | Informed you In our con.
Veraation yesterday It's formal opIn-
Ion, confirmed also from other
sources. that military Intervention Ia
mat region at present would be use
less, ms well as dangerous