The Washington herald., 1920-11-28
PICTURES WOES I!
OF RHINELAND
German Chief Says People
Suffer Under Heels Of
Alien Troops.
PRAISES YAK FORCE
Good German Wine Makes
Americans Satisfied.
Chancellor Claims.
PRAISES YAK FORCE
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BERLIN, Nov. 27.-Chanceilor Feh-
renbach and DIR. walter Simons, for
eign minister. have just returned
from a trip to the occupied area on
the Rhine. They went to Investigate
the grievances Of the popuiatisa
against foreign authorities and to
combat hy q visit Of the highest
German officials the separatist move
ment In the Rhineland
The possible withdrawal Of Amer
lean troops was In the forefront on
account Of recent American dis
patches reporting that action vas
being contemplated. The chancel-
Ior. while anxious for economy to
have the American garrison with
drawn. believes II would be an ad-
vantage only n the American con-
tingent Is not replaced by other for
eign troops. Herr Fehrenbach said
the Americans compared favorably
Inc EEcnCus anu duNeuCcu nv
complaints against Gen Aliens
forces
1 Informed him the American SOL
diers themselves are by no means
desirous Of quitting CoolenL
Jehes About Dry..
The chancellor laughed . Sovial
South German laugh.
Aha! that's our good German
wine. No wonder they don't want
to return to their own dry country.
Answering q question on the atti-
tude of the Rhinelanders toward
the army of occupation. Herr Feh-
renbach said:
wherever We went we encoun-
tered the same complaint, that the
burdens imposed on the Rhineland
by the allies are far beyond any
conception Of the occupation which
was intended only as security that
Germany fulfilled treaty obligations.
RhI.elaaaers In Fear.
Take As an example the con-
struction of the great military
kitchen in Treves which today has
a daily capacity of 100000 rations;
or the plan of the French occupa-
tional authorities to build q gaso-
line station in Kaiserslautern cost
ing 10000, 600 marks. Rhinelanders
live in perpetual fear for their
home when they see such things.
Commerce and industry euffsr.
Much which would ih rease Ger
many's productive caps s.ty IL lsft
undone because no b1sinezs man
dares to build upon such insecurity.
Even the occupationsl authorities
are realizing they must not forget
"a f@l4 ~ ~
German sconomic life. psrtieuiariy
the Rhineland. Is the pre-condition
to a healthy recovery Of Western
Europe"
separatists week
had shown the separatist movement
practically had no support in Rhlns-
land and that such wishes were be-
ing entertained only by q few shzsy
individuals who count upon outssfe
support.
of what features of the occupa-
tion do Rhinelanders complain as
most oppressive?" he was asked.
Primarily of moral depression"
replied Chancellor Fehrenbach.
Many residents of the .RhineIand
have travelled widely. They feel IL
doubly deep when their old kultur
has been delivered into the hands
of colored troops and everything
done to humiliate them scarcely
care to repeat the incontestable
details We heard Of the manner in
which members of nations, which
otherwise value their reputation,
have acted toward German women.
The occupation reaches into the
life of the individual family. owing
to the great shortage of dwellings,
Houses overt,xed.
The allies are entitled, to be
sure. to bring into the occupied
zone aside from troops the neces-
sary additional administrative and
service personnel, but from all that
We have seen and heard. use is be-
ing made of this right to a degree
determined less by need than the
personal needs Of the occupational
forces.
more than s,ooe houseless Ger
man officials are found in a city like
Cologne The new demand OF the
occupation authorities for apart
ments for 1000 additional families
causes the deepest bitterness. The
middle and poorer classes have to
suffer so from the high cost OF
living caused by the forces OF oc-
cupation and their excessive de-
mands upon food supplies. that en-
durance has about reached the limit.
Reports reached US everywhere
that even babies and nursing moth
ers have been compelled to give up
milk almost entirely, in order to
supply this in the most liberal
measure to numerous families of the
oecupational forces. Comparing
with the distress of the German
population, the colossal sums which
the army OF occupation daily de-
mands at Germanys expense, one
wonders how the Allies think they
are going to solve the problem or