Evening star., 1923-09-08
RUHR OCCUPATION
HELD JUSTIFIED
Resolution Irdorsing French
Reparation Move Adopted at
Lafayette Memorial Meeting.

Occupation of tho Ruhr by the
French as a movesto enforce repara-
tion was indorsed in the form of a
resolution by the Order of Lafayette
at a business meeting and entertain
ment, held in memory of the illus
trious French general Of American
revolution fame, at the Washington
Club last night.
Embedded in the resolution was a
clause calling for it to be forwarded
TO the President of tie United States
and to all of the allied emba21.es.
Judge Eugene c. Bcnniwcll of the
CT imlnal court Of Philadelphia, who
introduced the resolution, tCld of the
ccnu. .'iCuous part that Lafayette, a
son of France. had played in the
American revolution and asserted
that the bonds of friendship between
the United States and France should
remain forever intact Frances oc
.cupation of the Ruhr district. he
STATED, was fully justified.
Expresses Sympathy for Japan.
Resolutions also wee na@scd ask
ing that another site be chosen for
the erection OF the proposed statue
of Lafayette in Baltimore. and to
express tl:e sympathy CT the crgan-
izatlon fer the JapareSe who are
suffering from their recent disaster
The proposed site for the Lafayette
statue, on Mount Vernon place, Bal
tlmore. il was pointed out, would
place the statue in such a position
as to be partially obscured from view
by other statues.
Exercises We're opened by a parade
through the room with banners. car
r1ed by the woman members of the
organization. They marched down the
center aisle and up to the PLATFORM
where, with the French and United
states flags crossed. every one Joined
L ri 10 laa
Banner and the French national
anthem. DR.. Joseph G B Bulloch
president general OF the order. in
troduced Judge Bonniwell. the speaker
OF the evening.
Juuge BOnniwelI'S Address.
= Judge Bonniwell told how the
french during the revolutionary war
mad sent 25.O00 musketS, $4,000 uni
IofmS, 5000 cannon and 200, 900
pounds of powder to this country to
assist IN the war against England
without which supplies. he explained
1t would have been impossible for the
colonies to have carried on a success
ful war He then said many other
things which France did to help this
country win Without La Fayette
france would not have joined.us and
without France we would not have
been ii free people"
DR.. BulloCh was presented with the
grand cross Of the imperial order
by Peter the Great of Rus ;ia during
The sixteenth century. The cross was
presented through Count Won Ferri
delegate Of the sovereign order of
Malta. who had been instructed by
tre commanderin- chief OF the west
ern Russian army and empire admin
istrator. and Imperial Grand Duke
CYRIL of Russia a brother of the
late Car, TO make the presentation
Ihe order is said to bc one of fh.
highest ranking orders in Russia
A. fernandez acted as spokesman for
the count and made the 1resenta-
tion.
The program included a recitation
by little Miss Helen May BloeIorn
daughter of Commander and Mrs
Walter A. Bloedorn, the :inging of
s. the Marseiliaise" by Miss Mabel owen
and brief addl ess ly Col. Neyle
Colquitt.
The secretary OF the French en-
oasSy, BCour, represented the
French ambassador at the meeting,
while the French naval attache and
Others important in the affairs of
state were among those in the audi
ence.
Dancing followed.