Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-08
.M|[[ERAND HOLDS
FRANCE JUSTIFIED
Note to Germany Renews Pledge
and Voices Desire for Eco
nomic Relations
BLAMES MILITARY PARTY
By the Associated Press

Paris, April S.--A note prepared by
Premier Millerand was read to the
Council Of Ambassadors last night and
then delivered to the German charge,
Wilhelm Won Mayer, in which the pre-
mier declared France had taken great
care to inform and consult with the
A1lies before occupying the Rhine
cities. The text of the note follows :
Before occupying Frankfort, Darn
stadt and other cities the French Gov
ernment took great care, as 1t was
bound to do. to inform and consult
with the Allies. Many times since the
treaty has come into force France has
proved it's desire to maintain close CO.
operation with the Allies by waving
its point Of view and accepting theirs.
France was forced to act when
faced not only by direct violation OF
the general stipulations OF the YER
sailles treaty concerning all the Allies,
especially France, owing to its geo
graphical position, but also by the fail
ure of Germany to keep the promise
given to him personally by a repre-
sentative of the German Government
in conversations which were engaged In
at the request of the latter.
"On March 2S the French premier
declared from the tribune Of the Cham
ber OF Deputies that france: whlcn was
still awaiting the beginning OF the
realization OF the most urgent repara-
tions, could not delay indenni!eiy
making decisions whlcn were lmperatlVe;
On March ~ Doctor Goeppert INFORMED
the freuch Goverhment tnat tne Ger
man Government hsd not consinered IN
any way the possipliity OF sendlng ad-
ditional troops to tne huhr valiey With-
out the AUTHORIZATION Oh the rrench
Government.
co,,,.nv asLed autbor;,ot;on
.,, -, ,,,,,-,
. On April frenler MllieranI con-
hrmed 10 the German charge q aHalres
the decision tnat the french HoVern-
ment could not, as 1ar az u was con-
cerned, give such 1utnorization unless
French troops should De authorlzed to
occupy spontaneously TRANSPORT,
Darmstadt, Homburg, Hanau and De
burg. :.
'On April . Doctor Goeppert ADMIT
the effectiyes fixed BY the decision of
August o. 1919, had penetrated the
Ruhr, and asked in the name OF the
German Government that the. formal
authorization necessary to that effect
be given to the German Goyernment
after the ACT ha9 peen aGcolnpilsneo;
Ihe same aay at Deriin Ohaer
Secretary OF State Won Ianiei INFORMED
General Barthelemy, VINO replaced Cen
eral Nollet, tnat tne herman Govern
ment had given entire Ireedonl OF action
to commissioner eeVerlng concerning
the use OF troops concentrated Ior the
purpose OF operations IN the hunr valley
ana assumed tne resPonsioiity tor tnelr
action IN Ine neutral zone. .,
Inc french "oyurnienC immedl-
alely informed t.s ui,'es OF thls COM
municutioh' G0nhrinea py its own in.
iormaiion. Calling uttentlon TO the faGS
at;n oth. 'ne rt;cia VIZ V'eeheh. f th was VOL
atlng artlcle Ailt OF the treaty
a violation constituting a casus belli-
ana expressing tne nope that the allied
governments w9uid recognize the neces.
ssl.y oa ; animeu.u'e action and would
ienu uss'stuhce 10 FRANCE IN an etective
lhahner ior the execution OF military
iiisasurss Sr "hlch couiu NOT De avoided or
oeierreu'
France Warned Allies
"J+ uas not tho aro, ,;r,a 49,. ,,..,
Government had warned its allies OF
mat necessity; AS early as March %
tne rIehcn uoVernnent Drought the
proposltion OF occupying Frankfort and
9ther cues before the council In Lon
a1n, winch expressed the opinion on
March 20 that the moment was not
Timely
Inc note then recites that France had
for 'na narUaiss;o s S'' ~ d enJ German request
;V ;Vto tbn m PMhr ~ nor;e Senu nsrnan troops
,,.ao ,m.o the tne K .unr resion unu declares 1t
th Vas .ue MapP sHHerhneht wnich took
tho, tho 'nio,at,re n.; in 'ne measure Inc note
'Ne% s.rt ton.inues.
ors tne aaeoat n,easuie SUI .ooN ah especially seri-
aiLes had oeen unable TO obtain, despite
taeir lnsistence, execution OF the clauses
on tue treaty reiatiVe TO German dis
urrl.a,,eh1; NAM , c,