The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-30
ChancelY ays Reactionaries
w Swept Out
h an Iron
Broom.
THREAT AGAINST REDS
Immediate Military Action Assinst
Communists of Ruhr District
Unless They Heed Terms
Of Demand.

Staff Correspondent .a
/ BERLIN, March 20 (Night)-
i ..Gerlnany's greatest danger is from
! the reactionary rights, not from the
bolsheyists," Premier Mueller told
) the Teichstag today.
| 1t was the maiden reichstag speech
of the former foreign minister since
he assumed the chancellorshi2. He
talked less than an hour. The reich.
stag was crowded.
! MuellerS program as outlined, was
1 practically that of the preceding cabi.
nets. He promised early fuihilm eat
OF the social laws, particularly social
ization Of mines, which was promised
by former cabinets, but never full
filled. n
/ Reactionaries will be swept from
! the army, the government and all
other places with an iron BROOM"
the chancellor promised declaring
the overnment would take strong
measures to crush the communist re-
volt in the Ruhr district.
The governments ultimatum to the
Ruhr rebels was to expire at noon
Tuesday and authorities here de-
clared their threat for an immediate
military action in force against the
communists might be expected if the
reds failed to accede to all the gov
ernment's demands. These demands
included full recognition of the COM
plete power of the central govern
ment by the workmen of Westphalia
with admission of the governments
right to control policing Of the entire
nation. -,..
No Additional Troops.
by Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent \
PARIS, March 3O.-Dr. Wilhelm
Mayer, the German charge d'affaires,
today notified Premier Millerand
that his government pledges itself
not to send additional troops into the
neutral zone, as provided in the
peace treaty, without authorization
by the allies.
Mayors action followed threats of
vigorous action by the French gov
ernment.
Premier Millerand was quoted by
the Matin as declaring:
"The French are ready to advance
from Mayence and occupy Frankfort,
Hanau and Darmstadt should the
German reichswehr further penetrate
the neutral zone.
II hope the allies will act Jointly, |
but France will act alone if neces-
sary." I
The foreign office previously had
announced that about 5000 reichwehr
troops had entered the neutral zone
without allied consent. a
Hugh Wallace. the American am
bassador, today handed MilIerand
President Wilson's note favoring Ger
man occupation Of the Ruhr district
and opposing extension of the allied
zone of occupation, but there were
no indications that the French in
tended to abide by Wilson's sugges-
tions. The president also urged
against sending of allied troops into
the areas held by German commu-
nists, it was said, taking the stand
that Germany should be allowed to
settle her own troubles as far as pos.
sible.
Observers here saw the presidents |
!:
Threaten General ss-;<e.
LONDON Mar. 39.-Garm n work
men in the Westpnalia district have
threatened - Gail d g.n".i' strike I'M
ess the Ebert government modified the
.erms of its ultimatum, an Essen dis
,atch to the Amsterdam Telegraf for
yarded here said today. !
The workmen sent their counter
lltimatum to Berlin by special
courier, the dispatch eaid. The strike
vas to be called Tuesday. The ulti-
natum threatening armed invasion
If Westphaliai unless the communists
lisbanded and recognized full authori-
y of the Genital government was to
md today. /