The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-22
RUHR mine Strike.
THREATENS To TIE
UP WHOLE SECTION
Protest Against Arrest of Ger
man Industrial Leaders.
Sentiment FaVors General
Industrial WaIkout

will not report for work tomorrow.
They number 10000.
FRENCH LEADERS MEET


FRENCH LEADERS MEET
PARIS, Jan. 21.-Premier Poincare
together with his colleagues in the
cabinet who are especially interested
in reparations, and Louis Barthou.
president of the allied reparation
commission. this morning put the fin
ishing touches to the French plan,
which NJ. Barthou will present to the
commission tomorrow when It begins
consideration of the reply the com
quest for moratorium.
M. Poincares plan as presented to
the recent premier's conference forms
the basis of the suggestions which NJ.
Barthou will make to the commits
sion. The plan will be modified
slightly by the Incorporation of some
ideas submitted by Mussolini, the
Italian premier. Instead of an abb
solute moratorium provision, the plan
will provide for an interior loan by
Germany. guaranteed by the heads of
German industry, for 100000, 600
marks, 5oo.000,O00 of which will be
devoted to sterilization of the mark
and the remainder to go to the al
lies for reparations.
Abandon Resistance
All previous propositions of the al
| lies and of the reparation commits
| sion for the reorganization of Ger
man finance will be reaffirmed. The
whole plan is to be subordinated to
the prerequisite abandonment by the
J -
! to French action in the Ruhr valley
or elsewhere in occupied territory.
| 1t is understood on good authority
that NJ. Barthou first of all will say
| to the commission that it is useless
/ to consider moratorium to Germany
1 on payments under the Versailles
| treaty If the German government re-
| pudiates the treaty or refuses to ac-
cept application of it's terms; that If
| Germany will withdraw her opposi-
| ton to the measure which the treaty
authorizes, then it will be possible to
consider giving her two-year par
/ tial moratorium.
| The conditions NJ. Barthou will pro-
pose are practically these:
/ Thorough reorganization of Ger
man finances on lines laid down by
the reparation commission, involving
| complete cessation of discount of
treasury bonds by the reichsbank and
| the stoppage of the exit of capital
| from the country; balancing of the
| budget and Sterilization of the mark
| Supervision of all these measures is
to be freely granted to the COM
mittee on guarantees.
Demand Guarantees
NJ Barthou will demand about the
same guarantees as those France al
ready is Selling in the Ruhr valley
and the Rhineland; control of the
distribution of coal by an allied com
mission; collection of a coal tax and
] an export tax on products shipped
out of the Ruhr valley and the Rhine
land in foreign money. with control
of expectations through a system
of lyoneses to be issued by the allies,
! and seizure of customs duties coll
| lected in the Rhineiand and the Ruhr
/ on imports.
| 1t is not expected that Mr.. Barthou
will propose any additional meas.
ures in consequence of Germanys re-
sistance TO Frances activities in the
Ruhr, since the application of pen
alties is the province of governments,
rather than the PREPARATION commits
| sion; but he will hold that the repair
| ations commission may properly call
| the attention of the German govern
nent to the fact that discussion OF
| notifications of the Versailles treaty
are of no use if Germany is deter
mined to disregard the terms of the
| treaty. In any case he will insist
that the failure of Germany to carry
out the provisions of partial mora
torium shall be considered to a fur
Their default.
GOVERNMENT MARKS TIME
BERLIN, Jan. 21.-The German
| government continues to drift along
with the situation in the Ruhr and
inquiries at Chancellor Cunos office
evoke the now familiar reply:
I'VE can only offer passive resist
ance."
If the government is planning any
serious counter stroke beyond filing
Pre- tests with NJ. Poincare. there is no
mint of it's nature. Official quarters
believe that time is working for
Germany and informally express con-
firmation with the degree of opposi-
ton offered to the French and Bel
gians along the Ruhr front. which
they claim is receiving strong rein
fercement in the moral support and
sympathy contributed by a united
nation.