The Washington times., 1922-07-11
IN
THREAT To
USE FORCE
Invasion of Rhine District
Looms as Result Of Repa.a.
tons Failure.
By C. r. BERTELLI,
Universal Service,

tuiverrai service.
PARIS, July 11.-"Unless Amer
lea cancels its war debts, France
will use force to collect its in
demnity from Germany"
While official France will not
put the reparations issue I'D to
America that plainly, the above IL
the situation in a nutshell which
is expected to develop.
Conditions Grow Worse.
Meanwhile the situation in Europe
cial structure IL tottering.
While invasion threatens the 1left
bank OF the Rhine. revolution II how
ering over Germany and Austria as
the result Of the Increasing cost Of
living with which even the enor.
nous flood Of paper money is unable
to parallel.
Violence Brews In Germany.
BERLIN. July 11.--Today's ses.
sion of the ReichstaE was one Of
the most fateful In the history Of
the young German republic. Unless
an eleventh hour compromise 70
reached. IL Is regarded as virtually
certain that parliament would be
dissolved and new elections ordered.
On account OF the bitter feeling
between the political factions. many
persons predict violence and blood
shed In the event of a general cleo
ton and some even forecast civil
war.
Germany Is skidding perilously
near to the edge of an abyss from
which yawns the crumbling Of ma
tional entity and utter chaos. The
plunge of the German mark dis
orders in various cities, stormy
scenes in parliament, assassination.
the strike of the Berlin printers.
and the threatened general strike
In the Ruhr mining fields are more
symptoms of the impending cat.
aclysm which only a miracle seems
capable of averting.
A dangerous new development is
the fact that the government has
no money with which to pay the
Ruhr miners on Saturday because
the strike OF the printers stopped
the money presses. The government
Is planning to get out. II possible,
some kind Of emergency currency.
Herr Preger, Bavaria's envoy to
Berlin, told the Reichstag that the
defense of the republic bill is not
acceptable to Bavaria, even if Il
is modified. ......
Bavaria would consider such n
measure an infringement upon her
sovereignty and Bavaria warns you
that passage OF this measure will
cause serious trouble" declared the
Bavarian envoy. ...
The socialists /sreeted this state.
ment with Kisses.
Leaders Of the majority Social.
lists have issued an appeal against
various secession movements. Mean.
while. each day brings fresh dis.
closures of rcactionary ph,ts.
The Munich Post Is printing a
long list Of organizations that are
hostile to the republic as we'll as
the men who are furnishing the
money to keen these anti.republican
orga nizations alive. The list of
names contains some of the most
prominent In Germany. '
The entire first uage OF the com.
munist newspaper. Rote Fahne,
was given over today to a procla.
nation addressed 70 the Germs n
workers from tn Moscow exacu.
tlv" II aavs In part:
"You cannot love an unnatural
n,other-a money hag republic.
Don't Join the Socialists. who are
fighting their revolutionary hattie
on the floor OF Parliament But he
sure Of our nwn solidarity. Fin.
force your will upon the. leaders.
Then wipe out the reactionarv pest.
Down with the Roureeois coalition
government "