Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-16
FRENCH REJECTION
Of ENGLISH TERMS
WILDE ABSOLUTE

PARIS, Aug. 14-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Premier Poincsre,
who will return to Paris tonight,
has informed his collaborators at
the foreign office, that he intends
"in the most courteous manner pos
sible" to reply point by point to the
note of Lord Curzon, British secre-
tary for foreign affairs. on the
reparation question. Although the
reply will be courteous, it is assert
ed in foreign office circles that it
will be a. stout reaffirms alton of the
French viewpoint and a flat reJec'
ton of the British suggestions.
The reply will be sent probably
before the end of the week.
Although it is no longer assumed
in official quarters here that the
entente may survive, the situation
is taken calmly in governmental
circles, as we'll as by the press and
public. The French have long con
sidered the entente as defunct in
sofar as it concerns cooperation be
tween England and France on the
application of the terms of the
treaty of Versailles. Lord Curzon :
| note is taken as a public recognl'
ton Of that fact by the British gov
eminent, with the aim OF throwing
the responsibility upon France.
If Prime Minister Baldwin decides
to call an international conference
tn fix Germany's capacity to pay
that action will be taken by the
French, it is forecast, as an un
friendly act which will end the CO"
dial relations that have existed for
nearly twenty years. France vii
then recall the fact that after all
she is the principal creditor of Ger
many and that care must be taken
that her rights as such are not ln'
fringed upon.
A yellow book" of diplomatic
documents issued last night by the
| French government, brings out
clearly that the United States ulc,-
mately will be asked by the allies
how much of the inter-allied debts
she expects to be paid.
FOOD RIOTS GROW
IN RUHR REGION
BERLIN, Aug. 14.-By the AS
ISOLATED Rress.) with late reports
| indicating an increase in the moi
disturbances throughout Germany
Chancellor Stressmann and his gov
eminent faced another anxious day
this morning.
During the night came rumors
| that twenty persons had been killed
in Hanover and fifteen in Zeich
Saxony. Rioting also was said tC
be in progress in Neiss2, Silesia.
The city of Hamburg, by procla
nation OF the senate, is virtually
under martial law as the result OF
the serious clash there between
strikers and the police.
The general strike in Berlin was
called off by the communists this
morning, all the transportation lines
reopening.
Improvement was also noticed
among the private industrial estab
lishments, several works resumine
| operations.
h. The situation at Stettin has be
come worse. The dock employees wenI
on strike and numbers of shops
were plundered, especially butchers
and bakers.
The strike of the Hamburg and
Bremen pilots which has been tying
up North sea traffic at these ports
has ended.
TWELVE ARE KILLED
IN NIGHT RIOT AT AK
AIX-LA- CHAPPELLE, Aug. IA
| (By the Associated Press),-Twelve
persons were killed and more than
eighty were wounded here last night
when crowds attempted to storm
! tie police headquarters and rescue
| prisoners taken during the day when
| The police broke up a food shortage
| demonstration.
All the victims were German
civilians. In yesterdays demon
| strat tons, four Germans were killed
and forty wounded.
NEW CHANCELLOR GIVES
TERMS OF BERLIN PEACE
BERLIN, Aug. 14.-(By the Asso
| ciated Press.l-Dr. Gustav Strese-
mann, the new German chancellor,
outlined in a statement today the
conditions under which Germany is
ready to abandOn the passive resist
ance in the Ruhr. The conditions are
| the complete restoration to Germany
of her right of control over the
| Ruhr. establishment of the con
ditions in the Rhineland VouChsafed
! her under the Versailles treaty and
the liberation of every German citi-
zen who has been outraged, evicted
or imprisoned.