The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
DISBANDMENT OF GERMAN SECURITY
 POLICE IS ORDERED
Are Commanded to Leave City Because of Refusal to Sa- Iute the Officers of
 French Forces
By Assncinted Press

German security police officers to com pei privates to saI1te French officers caused General Degouette today to or. der the disarmament and disbandment of 1900 security police in Dusseldorf and command them to leave the city before 10 o'clock tonight.
 An officer, member of whose squad refused to salute French major, has been fined 5000 marks. General De- gouette and General Catcher, command CT of the French troops in Duesseldorf. were conferring at French Headquarters today when the German officer asked to be permitted to apologize, but the French generals declined to accept. the apology. Meantime the recalcitrant private stood laughing in the commandant's waiting room.
 The French major had addressed him in German:
 You must salute me."- The policeman replied: q wont',' and did not.
 A similar incident yesterday was set tied by the apology of two officers and theiP promise to enforce the saluting of French officers by the police.
 General Degouette expressed satisfac- ton with the situation in the occupied area where &he said, the French had showed the Germans they were doing their duty kindly. but firmly. Over all the areas he added, the situation was very quiet and peaceful.
 ~ DEPARTURE IS BEGUN
 Scarcely had General Degouette's or der for disbandment of the security pc- lice been issued before trucks loaded with the police and piled high with baggage began rumbling toward the outskirts. It had been expected they would be marched out in a body and formally dis banded, perhaps being allowed to return to their homes in the city. The indca- @ons were, however that the majority of them would be out of Dusseldorf before the time limit set by General Degouette. Within two hours after the order was issued the streets were virtually deserted by the police in their green uniform and few soldiers were in evidence, except the usual sentries.
 The security police privates appeared in the best of spirits and waved good bye to friends. It is understood the .'blue'' traffic police will be counted on ty the military to maintain order, as there is no present intention to suosti- tute another body for the disbanded po- lice force.
 Before nightfall most of the security
 
 motor trucks under supplemental instruc- tions to vacate not only Dusseldorf, but all the newly occupied area. One truch- load carrying guns, automatic plstoiS and bayonets was greeted with cheers oy crowds in the streets.
 At headuuarters it was said the se- ourity police were really not needed, as the maintenance of order and guarding of public buildings were guaranteed py the presence of the troops.
 HOSTILITY PREVAILS
 Essen, Germany. March >12.-In this center of the great industrial reglon ot Germany bitter hostility prevails against the allied plan for establishing a GUS toms frontier and taxing German ex- ports The feeling is expressed cmeIiy against Lloyd George and the French au- thorities and to some extent also against those Americans who participated in the work of the separations commission.
 The heads of the great industrial houses of Essen are outspoken Tn tneH criticism. They say that already nuse contracts have been cancelled, ana thal the prospects are that trade VIII stag nate They declare the worKmen Wiu he the chief ones to suffer and that the entire Ruhr basin, If not all ter many. will be irreparably damaged if the entente carries out a heavy taxation or Rhineland exports. ,.
 They are also particularly pitter against the establishment of an allied customs frontier within Germany which, they say, will make the Ruhr indus trial region practically separate GUS toms district Feeling is running high. but has taken no outward expression or violence. s.
 From other sources it was learned the cancellations, which are not believed to he as extensive as reported, were due to the Germans insisting that purchasers would have to pay any allied tax In srosed. The workmen, on the other hano' do not appear to be restive, and although inc labor federations have protested against the allied occupations, there are no indications their leaders will resort to extreme measures. The probability of an alliance With Russian communists is not suggested III any responsible labor quarters. althousn one capitalist, in moment of anger, de- clared such union must be the natural solution It is not expected that Essen will be occupied, but the people are sa'o to be prepared for it should such action be taken. IT., Bertha Krupp won Bohlen una nal- bach, principal owner of the hrupp works, declined today to comment on lne situation. declaring that previously snc had been grievously misquoted.