The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-21
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Immediately Follow if France
1nyades Ruhr and West
phaia, Says Dispatch.
Paris, April 49, With the rup-
ture OF diplomatic relations by
Germany as the first step, state
OF war will immediately follow if
France fultills her threat Of inva-
sion Of the R,hr and Wcstphalia.
From undeniably authentic
channels Universal Service learns
that the German ambassadors at
Par]s and London have been
warned to be ready at an hour S
notice to leave for Berlin when
recalled.
A new strike threat looms in
the allied customs blockade dis
trlct along the Rhine.
Claiming that they have not
been paid since they started to
work and that nobody knows
who sis going to pay them, the
customs officials on the Rhine
have given notice Of their inten-
ton to strike.
London, April t9.-In the house
OF commons Monday, Lloyd
George added his warning to that
given by Premier BRAND, of
France, that Germany will lie fur
ther punished if she does not full
fill the terms Of the peace treaty.
Germany has defauIted in rep n,
arations, in disarmament, and,sis
the trial of the war guiities' az.
no explanation has been offered,
declared the premier.
"'f no other proposals are sub
mitted it will be imperative for
the allies to confer in order to
take further steps to force COM
plianee with the conditions of the
treaty"
Besides this notice to Germany that
Great Britain is not weakening on the
treaty, this declaration also serves as
warning to France that England
intends to claim the right to examine
the plan drafted by French experts
Iol VIC SpIlplele occupation OF the
Ruhr valley.
Premier Lloyd George is fully com
m1tted to the policy of penalties de-
cided upon at the March conference
ia London, but he will not accept re-
sponsibility for sanctions enforced
without the full approval of the Brit
ish cabinet. The premier announced
that another conference is being ar
on. The date probably will be before
May /.
The premier promised to give com
mons the opportunity to debate any
allied decision to occupy any more
German territory.
FRANCE is DETERMINED
TO USE MILITARY FORCE
Paris, April Undetermined to
meet Germany's anticipated failure to
make her war Preparations payment on
May l with prompt display of force,
conferences are now in progress at
the Quai D'Orsay in which Frances
military and financial leaders are
working out the details for the occu-
patton of the Ruhr.
Marshal !HGcii and General weygand
and Ministers Louchier and Seydoux,
aided by military and financial adj
visers, are laying the plans for the
next steps to be taken against Ger
many.
With her troops established in the
Ruhr, France is prepared to urge upon
her allies the establishment of a sys-
tenn of collecting PREPARATIONS by "di-
rect action" through tax on the coal
production of the Ruhr region and
through Rhine customs collections
1t is semi Officially stated that the
supreme council probably will meet
in Paris during the early part of Nav
to again take up the reparations
questions. The United States will be
invited to have representative pres
ent and there is every hope that>the
invitation will be accepted
The French war. department. Mon
day denied it had called the 1918 and
1912 classes to the coIors.
Official word was received here
from Rome that the vatican has de-
MED that it would act as an inter-
mcdiary between Germany and the
United States for presentation of
Germany's proposition with regard to
PREPARATIONS.
The allied PREPARATIONS commission
has ordered the German government
to remove the reichsbank 5000 900 900
reserve of gold to Coblenz, held bv
the Americans. out VI Cologne held
by the British, before Nav l. as
guarantee Of payment of the treaty
obligations, 1t is reported from Ber-
lin. The government 1t is UNDER
stood, has decided to refuse to COM
ply.