Evening star., 1921-05-12
FRENCH WILL KEEP
ARMY BEFORE RUHR
UNTIL LBERL|NP PAYS
Plans for Occupation Order
ed Held Up, But Will Not
Be Dropped Entirely.
COLLISION WITH POLAND,
CHARGE OF BRITISH PRESS
Acceptance of Allied Terms
Promptly Stimulates Interest
by American Business.
by tn" Associated Press.

/ ASAASa OooAASSS.
| by tho ASsociat ted Press
| III IESSELDORF. May I2.-Gen. We
Routte, commander of the allied
forces on the Rhine. arrived here this
morning from Mayence and imme.
diateiy ordered the preparations for
occupation of the Ruhr to cease. 1t
was remarked among the military Of
hcers. however, that the order said
The operation has been postponed"
and not entirely abandoned.
Troops to Stay on Rhine.
by Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
| Copyright, 1921.
PARIS, France. May i2-French
! troops will remain on the Rhine. This
/ is one of the outstanding facts of the
situation following Germany's formal
| acceptance of the allies ultimatum.
/ The French have consistently main
! tained that France was authorized TO
apply sanctions automatically in case
Germany should default in any detail
of her promises. These promises in
clude large number of details which
must be executed on the dates fixed
! by the reparation commission. On the
! first default in the execution Of any
: of these details, according to the
/ French position. French troops will oc-
cupy the Ruhr district as has been
planned.
| 1t is widely asserted that the BRAND
cabinet will fall if the Ruhr is not
/ occupied. The first OF the dates named
! for some sort of German payment or
performance will probably be fixed
within a month. Hence there is
! possibility that the Ruhr district will
/ be occupied within a month. Ac-
! cording to the French contention.
French troops may advance without
Great Britain's consent in the event
! OF German default. but no doubt
such an action would bring another
struggle over the question of Franco
British policy. The public as a whole
virtually demands French occupation
/ of the Ruhr. though in certain French
industrial and financial circles there
Is a strong inclination toward the
British point Of view.
Urge Action in Poland.
BY Cable to The STIR and ChicaEo Daily News.
| Copyright. 1921.
) LONDON, May 12.-Strong pro-Ger-
man comment appears today in many
British newspapers renowned for their
anti-Germanism in the past. These
papers think that a certain element
| in Poland, apparently instigated by
| irresponsible French influences, are
seeking to defeat the treaty of Yer
sailles at Germany's expense. Against
any such action there is an indignant
| outcry.
/ High British officials. including
Prime Minister Lloyd George, are also
with the Germans here. They declare
| that the insurrectionary Poles must
be put in order and the treaty vim
| dicated. The Westminster Gazette
this afternoon says:
The allies must find a way of deal
ing with the Poles or must confess
that the treaty Of Versailles in all
this region is waste paper. We do
not and cannot believe that the
French officers who have connived at
Adelbert korfanty's proceedings and
left their colleagues in the lurch are
acting on the instructions or with the
approval OF their government, and We
assume that communications are pass
ing between London and Paris which
will clear up the impossible situation
their conduct has produced. In any
case il must be said quite clearly that
Great Britain will have no part or lot
in these proceedings or in any under
ground plan for defeating the plebi-
Scite:'
Relaxation in Germany.
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 12.-Marked relaxa-
ton from the tenseness Of feeling
which has prevailed the last few
days was observable in German politi-
cal circles today. now that the crisis
raised by the allied ultimatum has
been passed through acceptance of the
allied terms by the ministry Of Chan
cellor Wirth. organized to meet the
emergency.
Today had appeared in prospect as
mentous in the history Of the country.
owing to the fact that the allied ul-
timatum was timed to expire at mid
night tonight. With the question of
acceptance settled in the affirmative
two days in advance. however, the
red lettering of the date had been
totally erased from the calendar. and
the day offered no probabilities of
supplying unusual happenings. unless
ii might be in connection with the
Upper Silesian disturbance, which is
giving no little concern to Berlin ofi-
cial quarters.
In domestic political circles thought
centered upon the probable term of
life of the new cabinet and the ques-
ton of the selection of a foreign min
lister to relieve Chancellor wirth from
performing the duties Of that post.
which he assumed temporarily when
the new cabinet was organized.
Text OF German Reply.
LONDON. May 1.-THE text of the
German reply as delivered to the
prime minister began as follows:
Mr.. Prime Minister: In accordance
with instructions just received l am
commanded by my government, in ac-
cordance with the decision OF the
reichstag and with reference to the
resolutions Of tho allied powers of
May 5. 1921. IN the name Of the new
German government to declare the
following:
The German government is fully
resolved, first, to carry out without
reserve or condition it's obligations
as defined by the reparations commits
sion.
second, to accept and carry out.
without reserve or condition, the
guarantees in respect of those obii-
cations prescribed by the reparations
commission.
Third, to carry out without reserve
or delay the measures Of military.
naval and aerial disarmament notified
to the German government by the al
lied powers in their note of January
90, 1921. those overdue to be complet-
ed at once and the remainder by the
prescribed date.
Fourth. 10 carry out without re-
serve or delay the trial Of war crimi-
nails and to execute the other unful-
filled portions OF the treaty referred
to in the first paragraph Of the note Of
the allied governments of May s.
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