The New York herald., 1921-03-11
German Officials Quick to
Obey Order to Salute
Allied Officers.
LIKE LAND OF PEACE
Anti-Prussian Workers i'll
Duisburg Cheer French
Commander.
BERLIN OFFER PREDICTED
Belief Is Expressed Way May
Be Cleared for Termination
Of Invasion.

Special cable 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1927, ~ THE NEW YORK HERALD.
DUSSELDORF. March 1o.-Gen. De
goutte in command of the French
forces along the Rhine, gave the Ger
man officials in the newly occupied
zones a taste of military discipline
this morning when he issued orders
that the police, firemen and customs
officers must salute all allied officers
left bank of the Rhine.
Despite loud talk that the population
would not submit to these regulations
no trouble developed and before noon
the salutes were being delivered with
astonishing precision, 10 the astonish-
ment Of the ordinary civilians.
The situation to-day IS Just as calm
here rs well as in Duisburg and RUN
rort as in the rosest days Of peace. The
5000 allied troops are 50 scattered
that their appearance is hardly notice
able. Even the rumors that President
Ebert's proclamation would be followed
hy a general strike has failed to impress
the German population, and German
officials are admitting that they do not
anticipate any trouble of this sort even
il the allied line is extended to the
borders Of Essen, where the workers are
reported to have held mass meeting.
condemning what they termed an ''un-
warranted imposition of allied violence
The labor element at Duisburg ac-
copied the situation with the utmost
calm. many averring that they preferred
the presence of small orderly French
and Belgian detachments to the Reichs-
wehr, whose heavy hand was felt during
the Fed revolt last year.
Gen. Goutte's visit to Duisburg was
marked almost by cordiality. Several
times along the route OF his inspection
tour Prussian workingmen lifted
their hats and cheered "Viye la France :.
Some even quilted the groups OF home
ward bound workers to jump aboard
the Generals car so as 10 indicate the
lest routes to him.
The Allies outposts have been tempo
rarily fixed two miles cast Of Dusseldorf,
thence to a crossroads about two miles
northeast OF Ruhrort, but, according to
dispatches from Neuss Gen. DeSouttes S
headquarters. they may be advanced an
other five klometers. TO higher ground,
which will give a commanding position
in the event artillery action against Is
sen becomes necessary. an eventuality
none here seems to anticipate.
Tho attitude of the newspapers IS dis
tinctiy friendly. their theme being that
If the Allies conduct operations on the
basis of Gen. Degouttc's initial procla-
nation, namely By improving the indus
trial and food situations the "occupa-
tion will be quite suppor'ablc.
The troops themselves have the idea
that the occupation is only q matter Of
two or three weeks and arc rejoicing
over tho fact that Marshal Fochs mill
tarv promenade arrived under auspicious
weather conditions. The situation to-
day Is so satisfactory that Gen. De-
goutte has decided TO leave the Ncuss
Headquarters in the hands OF sub
ordinate and return TO Mayence and
probably later 10 Paris for further con-
sultation with Marshal Foch and NJ.
Barthou. Minister of War.
The new Rhineland customs orgaui-
zation now is said TO be complete. The
receipts are now handed to tho allied
officials instead of to the German head
quarters. but until tho American atri-
tude regarding the collection of taxes
and other internal revenues IN the
Cobentz zone is definitely known II Is
believed unlikely tho Allies will take
any further step in this direction.