The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-07
ALLIES TO KEEP
HANDS OFF OF
DRIVE BY FOCH
Supreme Council to Meet and
Consider New Situation.
FOch Pauses, Awaiting Further
Action by ReichsWehr.
ALLIES To REMAIN NEUTRAL
United States, Italy and Great
Britain Reach Decision.
Five Cities Are Now Under Con-
troll of General De GOutte.
ALLIES TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
(By the United Press.j


The supreme council will meet in
London tomorrow to consider the sit
uation brought about by French occu-
patton of the German Rhine cities of
Frankfort, Hanau, Darmstadt, Often
bach, Homburg, Wiesbaden and their
suburbs.
At the conference. the allied attitude
toward Marshal Foch's action prob
ably will be determined.
For the present, the attitude OF
Great Britain and Italy apparently
will be benevolent neutrality" Italy
was reported to have decided to offer
France moral support only.
Meantime, the French were report
cd preparing to extend the scope of
their occupation movement II they
considered it necessary.
In the occupied zone. the German
people apparently viewed the French
move with indifference, but in Berlin
it had aroused violent protest.
The Ebert government announced It
would continue its military movement
against the Ruhl communists, despite
French demands that troops in the
barred zone be removed at once, and
sent notes to the allied governments
protesting the French action.
Reichswehr were rounding up the
last Of the Ruhr communists. Paci-
fication of the troubled area appeared
near completion.
First Phase Completed.
Paris. April THE first phase of
French occupation of German Rhine
cities in retaliation for what the
French consider Germany's violation
of the treaty of Versailles thru send
ing reichswehr troops into the neu-
trail zone to put down the Ruhr rebel
lion. has been completed today.
1t was announced officially French
forces had occupied Homburg. The
tri-color today flew over Frankfort,
Darmstadt, Hanau. Dieburs and Hon.
burg.
Second Phase Delayed.
The second phase, it was learned,
will be still further occupation If the
Ruhr district is not evacuated by Ger
man troops. Preparation for the new
French move, should it be necessary,
was under way in the region of Nancy.
Soldiers on leave were recalled
Three regiments, it was learned, were
scheduled to leave for an unknown
destination on Thursday.
At Luneville the cavalry called in
horses it had loaned the peasants for
agricultural use. The French Rhine
flotilla arrived at Hanau early today
The press today generally declared
Germany should not be permitted to
leave a single soldier in the neutral
zone after April 10 as provided in the
protocol.
Won't Hurry Germans.
Il was pointed out an arrangement
must be made for policing this dis
trict. The next step, the newspaper
suggested, should be negotiation of an
agreement with Germany permitting
adequate police troops.
Perfect order prevailed thruout the
occupied zone last night according to
advices to the foreign office. The no.
ticeable change was the replacing OF
the German field gray uniform by
that of the French poilu.
Advices indicated complete obedi-
ence by the Germon population to
General De Gouttes proclamation OF
occupation.
Officials OF the German delegation
here denied the French move would
accelerate withdrawal Of the reichs-
wehr from the Ruhr district. They
predicted the Teuton troops would re-
main until the Red revolt was
crushed"
U. S., Italy and Britain Join.
Washington, April THE United
States, Great Britain and Italy are
now negotiating with France to ar
rive at a definite policy in connection
with the French advance into Ger
many II was stated at the state de-
partment today.
President Wilson is understood to
have the whole matter before him and
70 be directing the attitude of the
United states thru Secretary Colby.