The New York herald., 1921-05-04
WANT RUHR TAKEN
AS A GUARANTEE
French Press Cites German
Bad Faith and Would
Enter Anyway.
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Feeling in Paris Is Germany
Will Yield in Time to
Allied Demands.
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Special Cable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. May 3.
For the last twenty-four hours
steady stream OF military trains has
been proceeding toward the German
frontier loaded with troops, horses.
field artillery, machine guns and mu-
nitions. None of the young men called
to the colors in last nights mobiliza-
ton order have yet entrained. but al
ready they have begun reporting to
the military depots without any un-
toward incident. save at Orleans.
There Communists stirred up wounded
veterans to provoke a conflict with
the police, but it was ended when some
of the agitators were arrested.
The Communist newspapers con-
tinue their campaign without daring
actually to call on the reservists OF
the 1919 class to resist the mobiliza-
ton order. which would bring down on
They assert that other classes are
about to be called up. but this report
was fatty deEied at the War Ministry.
The first detachments of reservists
will move toward the German frontier
by Friday
Despite the evidence, which even
the troop movements In the streets of
Paris Is now affording. that France is
again going on partial war footing.
the feeling here is pretty general that
Germany will accept the allied de-
mands before May Is, when 1t is pro-
posed that French troops shall enter
Essen. Bankers here are generally of
this opinion.
With a unanimlty which seems in
spired the French press has suddenly
concentrated It's attention on the ques-
ton Of what guarantees are to be ex-
acted IL Germany accepts the allied de-
mands. either through the present Fehr-
enbach Ministry or new one. I'm
questionably a large body of opinion Is
forming to demand the occupation OF
the Ruhr district as a guarantee even II
the terms of the Allies are accepted by
Germany. French leaders. like Raymond
Poincare and Andre Lefevre. one time
Minister of War, insist on this as
measure of protection apart from any
financial consideration. This question Is
asked by newspapers like the Gatilo+s,
which says:
I'VE cannot be satisfied with such
guarantees as would have been consid-
cred sufficient before Germany's bad
faith was demonstrated. The result of
the London conference can be judged
only after this capital point Is decided.
1t is indispensable that the guarantees
specified in case of Germany's accept
ance be at least equivalent to those as
surlng us Of the Ruhr occupation If we
are TO renounce that operation"
The Apenir considers the mere organi-
zation OF an interallied control comnds-
sion, which some observers regard as
equivalent to the old Turkish debt COM
mission, to be an insufficient guarantee,
adding:
"If the solution accepted by the French
Is not to be delusion pure and simple
this control must represent equivalent
advantages to those we would get by the
seizure OF the Westphalian coal fields"
Despite the mobilization order, disar-
pointment was evident over some of the
features of the decision by the Supreme
Council. and attention IL called to the
fact that the expense connected with
the mobilization OF the class of 1919
will be about 100. 900 francs. which
will be added to Frances tremendous
budget.
With the new delay accorded Ger
many. French eyes are once more on
the United States. The necessity OF
satisfying American opinion Is under
stood by the French, and there Is here
no desire to disorganize Germany
economically. II is quite possible that
Premier BRAND win make a statement
on this point when he returns TO Paris
tomorrow.
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