Arizona republican., 1920-03-29
WORKMEN SLOW
 TO ACCEPT NEW TERMS OFFERED
Unrest Still Evident in Many Localities - Rumors Say Drastic Measures Soon to Be Taken to Enforce Ac- ceptance of the Bielefeld Agreement
IRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire]

BERLIN, March 2S-The news from the Ruhr district is still disquieting- There is report current there that the government intends to issue an ul- timatum ot the workers army, allow ing three days in which to observe the Bielefeld agreement Failing this, drastic measures will be taken.
 DUSSELDORF. March 27-(By the Associated Press)-A speedy settle ment of the warfare in the Ruhr min ing and industrial district, which has been in progress for the last eight days. and of the struggle between troops and working men elsewhere in Germany. is hoped for by the mem berS of the workers executive com mittee here as the result of the pro oosal drafted by the general con- ference of workmen in Essen today. This proposal provides for the ceSsa- tion of the siege of Wesel and other -uprisings. The Reichswehr troops of the Ruhr district, concentrated at Wesel. have been beleagured there for the past six days.
 The terms of the workmen's pro- posal have been telegraphed to Berlin but the governments acceptance had not been received up to a late hour Saturday night.
 Present Peace Proposals
 The proposals, according to the workmen's leaders here, provide that
 
 men around yesel and elsewhere cease hostilities and each force retire a certain distance a neutral zone be- ing established. but that the workmen be permitted to retain their arms. Ac- cording to the agreement the settle ment previously reached at Bielefeld would be enforced, with the addition of the clauses just cited.
 A member of the Dusseldorff exe- cutive committed Frederick Stahl, said IL -l.x.~ l. ID. T ment had not been enforced because the workmen's army was reluctant to tsust the government to fulfill it's part.
 Under the present plans. if an agree ment is reached, the various executive committees said now to be i'll control of all the, cities in the Ruhr district would resign within 10 days after it became effective, but would reserve the right to resume control if they deemed it necessary.
 New Cabinet Loses Popularity
 BERLIN, March 2T.-(By the Asso- ciated Press. .)-The new cabinet which it was expected would secure a hree-fourths majority at tomorrows s sitting of the national assembly, has met with a lukewarm reception, even from the coalition press, and the elev- enth hour elimination of Captain Fisher Cuno as finance minister, is especially criticised in quarters which lOOkeQ IOf great benefits 10 the country from his experience and business abil- ity in the resumption of commercial relations with foreign countries.
 Captain Cuno's decision is believed to have been largely influenced by the urgent request of the Hamburg Amer jean Steamship company, begging him not to desert the company at the mo- ment when the rebuilding of it's busi- ness was at stake.
 The prevailing impression is that the federation of labor is the controlling factor dn the present crisis and that zation, is dangling his power over the head of the new ministry.
 Say Action Too Drastic
 LONDON, March 2S.-The news papers of the Left party in Germany are raising a cry of white terror as a result of the measures taken by the government troops on the cessation of the strike, says a dispatch to the Lon don Times from Berlin, dated Satur- day.
 The dispatch adds that while the ground for it. The measures taken by the military commanders, in many cases, were unnecessary, revengeful and politically foolish. It many towns as soon as the agreement was reached to terminate the strike the workers retired from their strongholds, where upon officers of the government in- stituted inquiries, searched houses and removed the workmen and their lead CTS, who in some cases were court rnartialed and sIIrnrnar rilv Shof