The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-29
Foreigners
Insulted by
Oe IN a II S
Reports of Insolence and Out
RACES Against Aliens, In
, Guiding Americans,
Reaching Paris.
Early Bloodshed Feared

r.drly bi0OdShed reared
Dusseldorf. Jan. 28.-lBy 4. P.)E
The telegraph and telephone stations
went on strike at this evening.
They took this action in protest
against the presence Of the French
s0lieds.
Coblenz. Jan. s8.-(By A. P.)--
Two battalions Of French engineers
have taken over the railways and
one through train to Paris was sent
out tonight. The French state they
will be able to operate the railways
for military purposes but not for
livillans. The tracks, bridges,
switches and depots are heavily
guarded.
The railroad workers declared that
they would not return to work until
the French troops have left Coblenz
and other stations. Their leader
Frederick kalt. denied IL was an Off
cial strike notwithstanding that the
men quit five minutes after Maj.
Gen. Allen handed over command OF
the zone to the French.
Copyright, 1928.
Paris, Jan. 2S.-Fascism is sweeping
over Germany, particularly Bavaria,
and may force the French to take
further military action.
Persecution and attacks on for
eigners. especially French, including
Of f,1 A..
Munich, threatens to develop into
bloodshed and assassinations. The
French are preparing measures to
cope with such eventualities.
Vivid reports of the Bavarian in.
science and outrages on foreigners
Americans and British. as we'll as the
French-in Munich are reaching Paris
recounting how armed parties forced
an entry to hotels and warned for,
eigners to leave within eight hours
Persons heard speaking in other
languages than German, were mob.
bed, spat on and driven out Of restau.
rants in Munich.
The Wagon Lifts company has re-
qeusted additionl cars from it's Munich
agency to carry out foreigners seeking
TO escape.
Secret reports from Berlin indicate
that Wilhelmstrasse is seriously wor,
ried at the vicious attitude of the
Bayarians, fearing incidents and out
RACES may precipitate the situation
beyond its control
The Bavarian authorities have point
III. MI -Af,
control mission, warning it to leave
the city,.
The American authorities in Munich
are warning the American citizens tc
quit Bavaria, and vises are not grant.
cd unless for urgent business calls. =.
Any military operations necessary
to enforce respect for foreigners lives
in Bavaria would require considerable
forces and probably would entail the
usage of the little entente. as the
czecho-Sloyaks are within the quick
est reach of the scene.
Compliments French Forces.
General Weygand today reported the
situation in the Ruhr satisfactory al
cabinet meeting. with Marshal Focl
present. General Weygand stated that
General Degoutte has the situation
we'll in hand snd complimented the
French restraint under insults and
temptations for reprisals Thursday al
Essen and Dusseldorf.
The cabinet decided not to attempt
10 operate the Ruhr mines and fac
tories If strike is called. but merely
% preserve order and hold the area
4 the Germans wish to cripple pro
iuction and paralyze transportation
hey will hicreiy be attacking them
selves more than the French, is the
viewpoint taken.
The French have gathered up 5000
railway and mining men from the
Saar and the reserve classes fol
operation according to their military
needs, but they do not intend tC
mobilize classes or call any categories
10 the colors.
General Degoutte is concentrating
much motor transportation in ths
Ruhr to insure communications ant
supplies for the forces, and long con
voys OF auto trucks Are proceeding
to the occupied zone night and day.
The Germans are seeking to with
draw all rolling stock from the Ruhr
running out double headers on the
trains in order to obtain extra locomo
tives. as well as long convoyss O
empty cars.
Starting today. the French will turn
back. empty cars for their own use.
Fascist Hold Meetings.
Munich. Jan<2s.-(By A. P.(-Ger
man fascist succeeded in holding /:
largely attended meetings last night
by reason of the eleventh.hour dis
pcnsation Of the police, who removed
the previous embargo when Adolpl
Hitler, leader of the organization OF
promise that the meetings would pro
ceed quietly and that no anti-gov
ernment demonstrations would be at
tempted.
Only a small police patrol was Wis
able in the neighborhood oc -, hall'
where the meetings were held, al
though the government kept consider
able reserves in readiness.
Herr Hitler went by automobile
from one meeting to another and wa:
roundly cheered when he declared tha
all German eyes were turning I,
Munich. where the though of nationa
unity was being vigorously promul
gated. He explained the belief tha
the Ruhr invasion would stimulat'
German unificatiou