Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-22
Germany to Demand
Indemnity for Armed
Invasion of Territory

beflln, Jan. Il. (By A. Po-The
German government continues to
drift along with the sun in the Ruhr
and inquiries at Chancellor Cuno's
office evoke the now familiar reply:
we can only offer passive resis-
lance"
If the government is planning SER
ious commensurate beyond lodging
protests with NJ. Poincarc, there is no
hint of it's nature. Official quarters
believe that time is working for Ger
many and informally express salts
faction with the degree of opposition
offered to the French and Bclgians
along tile Ruhr front which they
claim is receiving strong reinforce
ment in the moral support and SYM
pathy contributed by unified nation.
To what extent France and Belgium
arc financially responsible for their
joint invasion of unoccupied Germany
is question which thus far has only
been informally discussed in I'M
official political circles, which profess
to believe that Germany is entitled to
Naturalization.
Beyond filing prompt protests
, against the arrest of the mine own
ers and German officials, in terven-
ton in the civil service administra-
tons and confiscatory measures in
general, the German government has
given no hint as to the course of ac-
ton it purposes to take with respect
to demands for financial indemnitl
cation from the Entente powers. That
the present action by the French au-
thoritcs of occupation, will cventu-
ally result in long chain of legal
proceedings on private accounts is al
ready taken for granted by German
experts on international law.
Aside from the claims by German
nationals, which are expected to reach
large sum, present curiosity in
political circles centres around the to-
tai indemnity which the government
in all probability will name as the
penalty for the armed violation OF the
political and physical sovereignty OF
the German republic by France and
Belgium AS Germany is accustomed
to facing huge figures in the matter
of reparations and penalties, there is
every prospect that she intends 70
adopt foreign precedents for her guild
ance in drawing up the bill for
damages.
London, Jan. 21.-The italian GOV
eminent, according to the Times cor
respondent at Rome. is exertlng IN
fuence on the American as we'll as
the lSTltlSu WYNN - WAY y
to preventing any further advance
of the French into German terri
tory, but all reports of active Italian
intervention to bring about arbltra-
ton on the Ruhr question are de-
MED by the Italian foreign office.
Coblenz. Jan. 21.-(By A. PAN
attempt to set up a Rhineland repub-
lie is the only thing that would cause
strikes in the Rhineland in sympathy
with the Ruhr. according to German
| leaders and German functionarles
alike.
The Berlin government having
thus far not dictated any policy Tor
the originally occupied zone 10 1ol-
low. the fear is being generally eX-
pressed that the setting up or a
! Rhineland republic would mean an
ncxation to Belgium or France, rain
err than independence.
Nladivostock, Jan. 21.-(By A. p
-Workmen paraded here TODAY IN q
demonstration against the French
occupation of the Ruhr. The dem
| onstration was ordered by the soviet
| government officials. Bands played
a dirge.
Essen. Jan. 21.--The postal Off
Gals who were arrested Saturday
and taken to Dusseldorf, were lib
| Grated today.