The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-24
FOCH WOULD
ENTER RUHR
Two Proposals to Send Allied
Troops Into German Zone
Refused
BY AMBASSADOR COUNCIL
Frankfort to Be Occupied if
Negotiations Fail-Reds
and Beloians Clash
BY AMBASSADOR COUNCIL

Paris, March 24.-U, N. ST.
Marshal Foch has asked the
council Of ambassadors for per-
mission to enter the Ruhr dis
trlct Of Germany with 10000 al
lied troops, il was learned from
an authoritative source today.
Hugh Wallace, the United States
ambassador, is reported to have
rejected the request, but the
British ambassador is said to be
supporting it.
After opposition developed to his
proposal Marshal Foch then asked
permission to send $4,000 troops int
the Ruhr district, but this reque
was refused also. CT
The council OF ambassadors &:
agreed, however, that the Fr = /
should be allowed to occupy FL : -
fort If the negotiations between the
mayor of Essen and President Ebert
at Berlin fail.
Essen is controlled by the Spar
tacans.)
A report was received here today
that a clash had occurred between
German Spartacans and Belgian
troops near Duisburg, but the Bel
gian legation is without any con-
firmation.
The report was printed by the
Echo de Paris.
Germans Press Claims.
Paris, March PA. P)-Two
German officers, who arrived here
last night from Berlin to explain to
the allies the necessity for permit
ting the German army to enter the
occupied zone to restore order, saw
Premier Millerand today and told
him the Ebert government had ample
forces ready to deal with the situa-
ton in the Ruhr valley
No decision was officially an
nounced, but it is understood on
good authoNty the allies have de-
cided to give the permission and that
all that remains to be decided is
what guarantees will be asked of
Germany to insure that her army
will retire as soon as order is re-
stored.
The French government would
have preferred interallied action In
the occupied zone, while the British
and the Italians favored granting
permission for operations by the
German army. The French gave way
on this point in view of the acute
ness of the fuel situation in France
and the dependence of this country
on supplies of coal from the Ruhr
district.
Communication between Paris and
Berlin was interrupted today.
There is no confirmation of the
report that Chancellor Bauer, of
germany, has asked the allies for
military aid in the Ruhr district"
said the diplomatic correspondent
OF the Daily Telegraph. He added
that the allies are convinced that It
would be inadvisable to intervene at
this time. However, if such action
is decided upon later, because Ger
many is not fulfilling her treaty
terms, particularly the delivery OF
coal to France, there will probably
be further occupation of German soil
by allied trops. In this event it is
certain that the allied forces would
be sent into the Ruhr district.
The economic commission re-
ported to the ambassadors that Ger
many had failed to live up to her
treaty obligations regarding imports
and exports.
Colby is Unaware.
Washington, March pa. n. s.
Secretary of State Colby stated to-
day that he had no information that
Marshal Foch had asked permission
of the council of ambassadors to en-
ter the Ruhr district OF Germany
with allied troops.