Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-06
FRANCE BLAMlss GERMANY
FOR THE RED UPRISING:
my Associated Press.J

{ BY Associated Press.J =
FARIS, April 5.-The attitudes. of
the French government in the pres
ent crisis is defined and explained in
note Issued tonight After reitcr-
ating that the government has no
hostile designs towards Germany, de-.
string on the contrary the resump-
tion o. normal relations with that
country and expressing realization OF
the difficult situation of the Berlin
government the note declares .hat
the German government has given
way TO pressure by the militarist
party, mot fearing to infringe the
imperative and most solemn stipn.
lations of the Versailles treaty" The
note continues: -
Fncts Arc M1rsheIcd
The sequence o. facts follows:
The first request for permission for
the entry OF extra troops into the
Ruhr district was made just after
the insurEcnt movement by the milf
tary authorities on March Is. 1t was
renewed from Berlin on March 17iin
the name OF the legitimate govern
ment by Won Hanie!. who had re
manned in Berlin with the consent
Al least implied. o: the insurrent
government sfl = =
All Information from the al,iaS
missions. and again, the day before
yesterday. from tho high commits
sioners at Coblcnz. does not cease ~
show that German military inter.en
tion is uncalled for by the situation
and IL would be attended with tbs
ETarest dangers from the point q.
view or security both for the popn-
la,ion and the men in the held.n
Indictment OF Germany.
me note then points out that ~
'he uerman government had carried
OUT the disarmament clauses of tbo
treaty there would have been na,fbar
'ne hap3 insurrection nor Ra,,S
army IN the Rnhr. and remarks that
a'''eles - and a are such an indis-
"Saoie safeguard that article 1 Of
ne co-AnSlo-American conyen-
Ion oenhes as casus foederis those
dispositions insufficient to assure ~
protection OF France. II conc,,,s..
ihe situation created bv 49,
abrupt offensive OF tn.
troops in the Ruhr obI,~n. -
French government today to con.;a.
er military measures. the executinn.a.
which cannot ho deferred. Tbs 80
OBJECT OF these measures Is.to 80.
"ern'any to due respect ~ the
treaty hey are exclusively o..
ercive and precautionary, charact.rn.
French military measures sea,,n.x
10 .oTee the German governmentss
"lhdraw Us trnons from the Rnhs
hss'n. are now entirely In the bsnhs
or Marshal Foch. Frankfort par
stadi. Hamburg and Hanau viii
nccnnied II necessary. ana aermsn,
:. she does not back down. must Snot
tho bill IDOL
The latest information reach,rs.ss
the ForeiSn offce confirms its haiiae
that. despite tho assurance orac;.i,.
given by the Germans that oniv
very limited number of troona :. 80
been sent to the Ruhr. In. reaIity ~
number amounts to more than ia. mn
men. V..spov.8s tV.pov8s
Goenpert Makes No Imsrea.s., /; ~ ~
DR.. Goeppert. president of has...
man peace commission. called sn,,ss;;
Premier Miilerand thIs afterno Is
with the object OF trying once y ~: 80:
to rcassurc him as to the chn rsnysssss5
OF the German operations IN ! ffss,as
Ruhr. which IL Is pretended itov,s ls;s .ss
German circles. will beafiffshsd s,itt ~ IL
in week. and seek to- gpcrsuSd4S StHn III
Continued ON Second PaT1: 1:StTsss,