Evening star., 1923-10-10
BY the Associs ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, October Herr Won Hoesch,
the German charge d'affaires, called
on Premier Poincare today and Of
fered the cooperation of the reich
toward the resumption of the normal
economic life of the Ruhr.
Premier Poincare replied that mas
much as negotiations were in prog
ress in the Ruhr with groups of in
dustrialists and labor leaders, he did
not consider il advisable TO begin
further conversations on the same
subject. He informed Herr Won
Hoesch that when Germany was
ready to make a proposition covering
the entire reparations question he
would be glad to consider it.
"Acting under instructions from my
government" Herr Won Hoesch said
after his return to the German en-
bassy, ''I called upon Premier Poin-
care and laid before him the PROPOSE
tion of the reich's desire to cooperate
in the resumption of the economic life
of the Ruhr and suggesting meeting
of Belgian, French and German gov
ernment representatives in the oc
cupied territory to discuss ways and
means by which this could be ac-
complished. This proposal was re-
fused.
"I have no comment to make" con-
! tinued the charge: at is not for me
to make comment. The first part of
my duty is done. 1t now remains for
me to inform my government that the
| French government is unwilling to in
terfere with the negotiations now in
progress in the Ruhr; that It cannot
! discuss my proposal at this time, but
tr,nr 10 mir in Ia hpy
with its allies q German proposition
dealing with the reparation question as
a whole"
| Ruhr Needs Food.
1t was explained at the German en-
bassy that the proposal was based on
/ the fact that it was necessary to pro-
vide work and food for the Ruhr pop
| ulation now that the payment of wages
to the unemployed by Berlin has been
stopped, and also to arrange for the
resumption of deliveries in kind on
| treparation account.
| The surprise felt at the German EN-
| bassy over the French refusal was ap-
parent. 1t was remarked that Germany
had complied with Premier Poincare's
conditions. The Germans pointed to
his promise that the French govern
ment would consider passive resistance
| enQeQ Wnen Germany revoked ner or
dinances forbidding intercourse by the
Ruhr officials with the occupying au-
| thorities and when the Berlin govern
ment suspended the payment of wages
to the unemployed.
! The Germans consider that both
| these conditions now have been full
| filled, but feel that the Ruhr question
| is apparently no further advanced to-
| ward a solution.
/, VIII Keep Seizures.
The purpose of Premier Poincare, it
was indicated in French circles, was TO
make it clear to the German charge
| that the allies were determined to carry
Through their own program in the cc-
cupied regions without the collaboration
of the German government
The French premier's purpose is to
keep the pledges seized free from the
| interference of the Berlin government
until the essentials of the entire repar-
| alton problem are settled and the pay
| ments to the allies guaranteed. His
position is that the occupation Of the
Ruhr was a penalty applied for default
in the execution of the treaty of
Versailles and that Germany has moth
ing to do with the methods of applying
4 that penalty.
1t was explained at the foreign Office
that there was some fear that the Ber-
lin government might seek to complicate
the situation in the Ruhr in some way
and trade upon 1t teven after the ces-
sation of passive resistance. but that
: the French government and the Belgian
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