The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-03-18
TROOPS OF ALLIES
OCCUPY RH|kE[AnD
RICH MANUFACTURING TERRI
TORY OF GERMANY TAKEN
OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT
DELEGATES LEAVE LONDON
Chancellor Fehrenbach Tells Reich
stso "the Conditions Imposed Upon
us Are to Be Secured by Force;
We Must Be Patient"

London, March 10.-The penalties inn
,osed upon Germany will cease only
after satisfactory solution of the ques
tons of PREPARATIONS, disarmament ana
war criminals has been accepted by
the allies.
This is the decision of the supreme
council taken at its meeting yesterday
at which time also NJ. BRAND declared
that the French government had nc
intention of permanent occupation Of
the territory on the left bank OF the
Rhine He said the only object was to
secure execution of the treaty.
The discussion of the questions re-
lating to Turkey and Greece was re-
sumed and today there will be private
conversations with the Greeks and
Turks in the hope Of arriving at a
settlement.
Berlin, March Especial dispatches
from Essen report the occupation of
Dusseldorf early yesterday by French
forces comprising machine gun COM
panies.
The detachment occupied the town
hall, while airships circled over the
city. Belgian troops are occupying
Duisburg. All the Rhine bridges are
closed to traffic and rail and telephone
communication with the left bank of
the river is interrupted.
Paris, March g. Less than 25,OOO
troops We're used in carrying out the
occupation of additional German ter
ritory, under the decisions reached at
London, effective yesterday, it was
stated at the foreign office. No colonial
forces and no negro troops are includ
ed it was stated, so the Germans
would have no basis for criticism on
this ground. The occupation was COM
peted without friction, the foreign of
flee announced. and troops have been
ordered TO observe strict discipline in
the new area, treat the population
courteously, and avoid any cause for
trouble.
London, March 9.-The German del
egates to the reparations conference
here left London for Berlin yesterday
| afternoon. Their departure was with
out incident. They will proceed from
nonstop train.
| The train carrying the German dele
gates from London had on board
number of British relief societies pro
ceeding to join the British forces on
| the Rhine.
Dusseldorf. March 9.-French and
British airplanes flew over Duessel.,
dorf yesterday afternoon while allie1
troops With machine guns were taking
positions Oh the bridges and roads and
in the important factories. Inhabitants
of the city were surprised mt daybreak
| to see Rhine boats loaded with troops
and war materials.
| British tanks and cavalry landed to
| the north, and French artillery and en-
| gineers landed to the south of the
city. The Anglo-French forces massed
around Dusseldorf, while Belgian in
| fantry crossed the bridge into the CEN
| ter of the city.
Brussels, March 9.-Premier de
Wharf yesterday told the chamber or
deputies that a regiment of grenadlers
was going to the Rhneland to rein
force the troops of occupation and that
possibly a regiment of cavalry would
join the forces later. He assured the
deputies that the Belgian troops would
not participate in any extension of the
present movement without the APPROX
al of the government.
Berlin. March 9-Chancellor Fehren-
bach at the reassemblng of the reich
stag yesterday announced the breaking
off of negotiations at London. He
said:
THE allies have already begun TO
put the penalties into effect. This. in
plain German. means an act of VIC
lence, for penalties have nothing TO
do with the usual principles of right
The conditions imposed upon us are
to be secured by force. This can nei-
Their be practlced or disguised by legal
receptions"
I'VE must show now the height Of
our fortitude. the extent of our pa
, thence and endurance he added. u
have every confidence in the SGerIlsan
people to do that" ,