The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-03-02
BRITISH POLICY IN RUHR
HANDS OFF"

THROUGH still contendins that the
4 French policy in the Ruhr is bad.
the British government forces In par
Lament prevented the adoption of the
amendment to the address on the
kings speech, calling for action by the
council of the League Of Nations to
submit the whole matter to confer
ence Of experts In which America, II
was hoped, would participate. vote
sustaining the amendment would have
meant the DOWNFALL OF the ministry.
Instead, the house voted 805 to 100 to
sustain Prime Minister Bonar Laws
policy of hands off in the Ruhr" The
premier said that intervention AT the
present time was impossible without
destroying the entente, that to refer
the matter of Preparations to the league
would arouse the hostility of France,
and probably OF Belgium and Italy.
against the league, Replying to Lloyd
Georges appeal TO get America in AT
all costs to help save France from the
consequences OF her folly" Mr. Bonar
Law said there was no word spoken
or written by any representative of
the American government which sug-
gesIs it is willing to intervene in quar-
rels In Europe"
So fur the French show no signs of
desiring 10 he saved by interyen-
ton. II seemed last week that one
of their greatest problems, the opera
tion Of the railways In the occupied
region. was about solved Though the
British declined to aid directly Ia this,
they did surrender to the French n
strip Of the Cologne zone including the
rail line from Dusseldorf to TreNes
and Metz, giving direct outlet from
the Ruhr to France. General l'ayot,
The French chief Of communications,
said Wednesday: France has SO or
gAnized the rail and water transport
of occupied Germany TINT II now Is
prepared to insure international trains,
food supply trains for troops and civil
ianS and trains for coal and necessary
military communications. After three
weeks of efforts and negotiations we
are prepared to handle the normal
transport of coal With French and
Belgian workers and those Germans
who have not left their posts we have
sufficient personnel TO meet all our
own needs II was reported the
French would expel 5000 German rail
workers who have been active In the
campaign Of sabotage. Many railway
officials have been sentenced TO I'M
urlsonment for dsObedience and incit-
Ing the employees to strike
Premier Theunls of Belgium con
ferred With Premier poincare and gave
his approval to plans for additional
military measures designed to force
Germany to submission. These viii alb
solutely shut off the occupied regions
from the rest of Germany. Special
paper currency for the Ruhr and the
Rhineland will be issued, guaranteed
by requlsition bonds put out by the
Preparations commission and held
ngnnsl the German government
The Socialist and other opposition to
the l'oincare policies has been
strengt hened in France by the official
statement of the costs Of the adten-
ture IN the Ruhr The government
puts tHe minimum monthly cost AT
10000, a francs. The coal France
has oil lined incc the occupation he
gan has cost her $3.50 ton. Ger
many, also, is getting tired Of the
struggle, and though the Cuno govern
ment Is still vigorously supporting the
Industrial magnates in their passive
resistance, there are indications that
the renewal Of negotiations with
France may not be far Off Mean
while government officials In consider
able numbers are defying the French
order to keep out Of the occupied re-
gion and are stirring IN all the trou-
Bile they can for the enemy.