Evening star., 1921-03-14
BY LINCOLN EYRE.

By Cable to The star and New York World
Copyright. 1911
DUESSELDORF. March 12.-The
Germans have launched their counter
offensive. Against the military and
economic sanctions set in motion pF
the allies, Hugo SHINES. multi-mil-
lionaire and man higher up IN the
German business world. is pittins
passive resistance of industrial leth-
arGy.
Evidently acting on orders from
Herr SHINES and the all-poWerIui
clique at Berlin, Rhenish manufactur-
erS are preparing to cease all produc-
tivity rather than submit to the allied
tariff on all goods sold east OF the
Rhine, whittier so per cent OF their
manufactured products hitherto has
been consigned.
veaiing a tendency to moderate as far
as is feasible the severity of the CO.
ercive measures adopted at London
Rumors originating mostly in the
minds of fire-eating subalterns ana
sensational correspondents to the ef-
feet that the occupation would be eX-
tended shortly to Essen and other
places far beyond the area stipulated
by the allied preniers were answered
last night by the evacuation of HON.
berg. small town few miles to the
north of Ruhrort, which. since Tues
day, had been patrolled by Belgian
infantry.
Troops Are Withdrawn.
Gen. Goucher. commanding the al
lied forces in this area. informed me
on Monday that Homberg's proximity
to the Rhine bridge linking Ruhrort
with Homberg had led to it's inclusion
in the new zone of occupation. Evil
IDENTIFY. however. the allied govern
ments deemed this step unnecessary.
for orders arrived yesterday from
Paris directing the withdrawal of the
troops stationed there.
To offsfet the wild reports prevalent
here, 1t seems necessary to reaffirm
the obvious fact that no farther ad-
vance will take place in any direction
without a definite decision to that ef-
feet publicly promulgated by the su-
preme council
The regulations applied here and at
Duisburg and Ruhrort, which were
never particularly severe. were re-
1axed considerably today. Restau
rants, cafes and places of amusement
p.m.. instead of 10. which was the cur
few hour originally imposed. While
theoretically. civilians must be indoors
before midnight. in practice one MAY
remain out all night without molesta
tion by the occupying forces.
Business as Usual.
The presence of a few thousand
French and British soldiers in a city
Of this size is scarcely noticeable. The
Be1gians have all been transferred to
Duisberg and Ruhrort. which is now
their area, Dusseldorf proper being
French. with the southern suburbs
British zones.
The allied authorities are making
''business as usual" their motoo and
are displaying a markedly concilia-
tory spirit, which. however, does
little to assuage German bitterness
over the whole affair. The Germans
are willing enotgh to give credit for
the gentleness with which the occu-
patton has been carried out. but vio-
1ently denounce the principle of the
entente's SANCTIONS.
From the sta ndpoint of maintain
ing order. WHICH thus far has been
wholly untroubled. the danger of
Berlin's policyof economic resistance
lies in the 0ekaxts and consequent
unempsoymen<k that it's bound to
entail. TodaN there are only 1000
to 1890 joblsss workers throughout
the entire district. But widespread
cancellation Of contracts. which is
now in progress. must lead inevitably
TO the closing of factories. thereby
swelling the ranks of the unemploy-
ed. and. since the working class here
about has managed to retain consid-
erable stores OF hidden guns and am