Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-09
BERLIN AGREES TO
RUHR WITHDRAWAL
Labor Forces Concession to Be
Effective at Earliest Possible
Moment.
TO HALT FURTHER ADVANCE
Report From Dusseldorf Tells
of Peace There and at
Essen.
iBy Associated Press. ,

BERLIN. April S.-The conference
the trade unions and leaders OF both
Socialist parties, has brought about
an agreement by the government to
grant certain concessions in connec
ton with the demands recently made
The government agrees 10 with
draw troops from the Ruhr Valley a
the earliest feasible moment and to
halt their advance into the region
south OF tho Ruhr.
These concessions. together with
the promise made by Minister Of De-
fence Gcssler that he would with
draw all troops which had commit.
ted excuses. and that tho Ruhr line
would not be passed. arc regarded as
having avcrted a crisis for the time
being.
Pence in tho Ruhr.
The diminishing disorders. the
progress of the dissolution of the
Red army and the fulflilment OF
other clauses OF the pcace treaty
seemingly indicate. according to dis
patches from Duesseldorf, that there
VIII be return to reasonably salts
factory conditions throughout a
greater part OF the Ruhr region by
Saturday noon, the time set for the
return to normal by tho authorities
The desire Of the executive COM
mtttee OF the workmen, particularly
in Dusseldorf. to retain some OF the
power they have had for fapr. we c ks
appears 70, be tho only political diff
flculty. The municipal authorities,
however. arc confident that they viii
reach an understanding, although the
executive desires to retain super
visory power after April 10.
Industrially. peace rapidly is be.
coming effective. The railroads were
operated to Essen for the first tim,
today. and elsewhere conditions ar
becoming more normal. In old Essen
(Aliencsscn). "a suburb OF Essen, the
ReichSwehr have been roofing out
bands OF disturbers alleged TO he
dcmobilized Reds.
Coal Mines start Work.
All the coal mines started work
today. mostly with full crews.
The Reichswchr last night entered
Hocsel.N eight miles northeast OF
Duesseldorf.
Refugees from the German Com
munist forces are entering the Brit
ish zone OF occupation around Cob
len" in large numbers. More than
5000 we're diSarmcd and in,crned
Tuesday and reports were that at
least $4,000 more were expected YES
,erday.
The Eerliner TasebIatt says il is
Informed that the German govern
mont is negotiating the entente for
:. prolongGtion to October Z OF the
maintenance OF troops in the neutral
zone. pleading that strong police
force is required to maintain order
in that area.
A member OF the French military
control commission In Berlin is
quoted by the zeituns am Mttag as
saying that the French advance is in
nowisc due to militaristic influences.
but was brought about mainly
through reports of General NolIet,
who was able to look behind the
scenes.
What is going on there, this au-
thority declared 'is calculated to in
spire the deepest distrust regarding
the Vaccinations of the German mil
:;ary leaders. who moro than ever
teel themselves masters OF the Sit
nation.
With growing concern" said he
we observe Il systom of deliberate
concealment on the part OF the Ger
man military officials. 1t Is impossi-
eie TO discover what quantities Of
arms OF Ill kinds exist. The sus-
picion grows that the leading Ger
man militarists are far from Intend
Ing TO disarm. and. IL the scheme OF
the so-callcd temporary, but con-
tinuous. arming of local guards ma
terializes. VIC must cnergctically OBJ
Jcct. for such system means moth
ing else than secret mlIitarization OF
the German nation
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