The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-09
NOTWITHSTANDING GERMAN
RULER SAYS NATION Is
CNPxEPARED, AMBASSADORS
ARE CALLED FROM ENG
LAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM
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the allied troops here and state of
siege, was declared
The newspapers are appearing un-
der censorship. They so far have abb
stained from any comment on the
situation.
Although 1000 French, British and
Belgian soldiers were today occupying
Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort,
the people OF those cities We're pro-
ceeding about theft several affairs in
apparent utter Indifference to the
presence of the allied forces There
were no signs today Of any immediate
labor movement by German workmen
as an outcome of the occupation, the
effort of agitators to bring on the
lons-threatened general strike having
failed This attitude of the workmen
is attributed by the leaders to their
poverty, which would not admit their
existence without their daily wage.
However in the Essen district, a men
acing situation is feared.
Allied troops TO the number of s.
600, with four tanks and three river
flotillas, are stationed here, but are
not in evidence except for double
sentinels at street corners, with ma
chine guns.
Alongside the order OF the French
general of occupation, which was
posted in public places, was the pro.
clamation by President Ebert calling
the people to bear up peaceably under
the entente's slavery"
General Mucher, commanding the
French troops in Duesseldorf visited
the burgomaster today and told him
General De Gouette had no objec-
ton to the meeting of the Rhine pro-
vincial landtag called for Sunday,
provided no speeches were made with
regard to the occupation.
The police on duty were reduced to
the smallest number consistent with
the preservation Of order, although
the burgomaster had urged that the
force be retained at its former
strength.
Berlin, March 9.-Protests voiced
to the supreme allied council in
London by DR.. Walter Simons, for
eign minister and head OF the Ger
man delegation at the reparations
conference, were emphatically en-
dorsed by Chancellor Fehrenbach, who
spoke before the reichstag yesterday.
After announcing that negotiations at
London had been broken off and that
the German delegation was returning
to Berlin, the chancellor said:
This violation of the law and JUS
tice cannot be defended on any juridi-
cal grounds. 1t assumes doubly per-
nicious aspects when directed against
a people from whom the last defense
has been taken. The events Of the
past week have convinced the govern
ment the methods pursued by the al
lies cannot possibly accomplish the
rehabilitation of Europe, nor bring
about liquidation of the war
Vienna, March 9.-Sympathy with
Germany in the developments which
followed the breaking up of the ne
gotations between the German dele
cation and the allied supreme council
in London We're expressed by news
papers here.
The German attitude Is generally
praised and long excerpts from the
Berlin newspapers are printed here.
The Ncue Freie Press calls the al
lied action war in the midst Of peace"
while the Mattagspost maintains the
advance of allied forces on German
cities will serve 10 knit the Ger
man people so closely that they will
rise above all party strife"