The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-19

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tor Boulanger of krupps after the
workers in the big shops had gone out
on a protest strike.
Berlin, March 18.-Sixteen thousand
miners went on strike in Silesia.
according to reports received here.
The discharge Of shop council
lor> against the wishes of the men
precipitated the strike. the reports
said.
BY international News service.
Essen. March 1S.-While. 10 all out
side appearances. the German front in
the Ruhr is solidly united. there were
symptoms that storm was brewing.
German labor wants Chancellor
Wilhelm Cuno to open the door for
negotiations. This. is was explained
~ leaders. does not mean that Ger
man labor Is weakening. But the la
borites are coming 10 believe that the
French. realizing the difficulties they
confront. are willing 10 listen to Ger
man proposals for a settlement.
1t is declared IN labor circles tho
hatred Of German workers for the
French was never more intense At
the same time it IS felt the German
officials did not take sufficient heed
of labor's counsels both during and
after the war.
Demonstration Planned.
Labor leaders declare they do not
want it 10 be said that German labor
kept the door shut while there was a
chance for peace negotiations and
not a few lndusfrialists are said to
think likewise.
To bolster the German front Sunday
will see Il remarkable official demon
stration 10 show the closest proximity
Of all Germans Of the occupied
region. The correspondent is pledged
not to reveal the details Of this
SHOW"
The specter OF unemployment loom
ing up before the Germans. coupled
with high cost of living and the de-
probation Of money. is increasing un-
rest. Unemployment is threatened n
the unoecupied regions before it hits
the Ruhr and Rhineland, as the bal.
ance of Germany depends upon the
Ruhr for coal. coke and iron.
DO Not Trust SHINES.
One OF the sore spots Is that Ger.
man labor does not trust Hugo Stin-
les. It feels that SHINES may even
norw be in secret negotiations with
the French industrialists for an agree.
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pact"
SHINES personally authorized Inter.
national News Service to mako dc.
rial Of such reports. Nor is there
The slightest public proof OF their
truth.
The cohesion between labor and cap
ital is TO undergo the acid test within
the next few weeks. Suspicion is
growing. despite SHINES denials, that
Thyssen and the other big German IN
dustrials are with him in some sort
Of negotiations with Paris
Capitalists Face Ruin.
II the Ruhr gees TO smash, the Ger
man capitalists win lose their all
They have staked everything upon
the present situation. SHINES Is in
a slightly different position from the
other capitalists. IL IS said OF him:
French may come and French may
go, but SHINES Will go on forever.
SHINES controls the Austrian Alpine
Montan company. a huge trust. which
has been reaping tremendous profits
from the elimination OF Ruhr competl-
tion. SHINES has interests in Switzcr
land, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Rus
sia. Sweden. Holland. Norway and
Denmark. Even IL the French seized
and retained his Ruhr properties he
would still be powerful magnatc
Living conditions are growing worse
and worse. The last week has been
trying one FOR merchants. For some
time the Germans have been refusing
10 sell 10 the French and Belgians
Then General Degoutto. commander
Of the French army OF occupation. Is
sued an order threatening n fivc-year
term for any merchant maintaining
such n boycott.