Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-07
Alleged Failure of Germans
to Disarm Is Reason AS
signed for Actien.
$1,000 COAL MINERS
STRIKE OVER ISSUE
Men Would Force Government to
Comply With Ultimatum to Dis
band Bavarian Militia.

Through it's embassy here. France
has informally notified the United
States of the contemplated invasion
of the Ruhr valley because Of the al
legged failure of the German govern
ment to affect a disarmament in that
district.
1t was learned today that the State
Department had not conveyed to the
French government any intimation
the attitude of the United States
would take in the event invasion be-
came a fact.
1t is known. however. that officials
have not altered their opinion that
such action would be inopportune and
not calculated to improve the future
relations between the allies and Ger
many. either politically or econom-
ically.
$4,000 Miners on Strike.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
BERLIN, January THE German
government is suppressing the fact
that $4,000 coal miners are on strike
in the Ruhr district, to force the au-
thorities to comply with Gen. Nollet's
ultimatum requiring the diSbanding
of the Bavarian civilian militia or
ganizations. which have been con-
demned as being maintained in viola
ton Of the peace treaty. Not a single
word has been published by the news
papers here about the strike. the news
Of which was given by Herr Huse-
mann. one Of the miners delegates,
who came to Berlin to urge the. gov
ernment not to delay disbanding the
Einwohnenwehr (civil guards) any
longer, but to obey the instructions
contained in Gen. Nollet's latest note,
thus removing the danger Of the occu-
patton of the Ruhr district by the
French.
THE government seems very anx-
ious to propitiate the Bavarian sepa-
ratists," said Herr Husemann "A
series of conferences has taken place
between the miners and the govern
ment, but as the Bavarian prime min
lister came here first and succeeded in
getting the government to agree to
his point of view our negotiations are
not making any headway. The miners
are quite determined to cut of Ba-
varia's coal supply. unless the elm
wohnenwehr are disbanded. and as we
have the railroad, post and telegraph
employees on our side we shall succeed
in doing SO.
Set Miners Against Government.
"But besides the Bavarian question
there are two others which have set
the miners against the government.
The first concerns the food difficulties
and the second the naturalization Of
the mines. According to the Spa
agreement the allies are paying five
gold marks (about so paper marks at
the present rate) for every ten tons Of
coal produced, with the understanding
that the money is to be used in buy
ing food and clothes for the miners
and their families.
According to a statement made by
Foreign Secretary Simons. this money
is not being spent for this purpose
alone, but also for other things. We
now demand that the government
shall issue a statement clearing up
this question.
"But the naturalization question is
really the most important issue. The
government has promised to put be-
fore the reichstag its plans for the
naturalization of the mines by the
end of the month. The fact that
Hugo SHINES and others in the last
few weeks have formed several large
trusts has aroused the suspicion and
ire of the majority Of the miners. who
see in these trusts an attempt to foil
naturalization.