The Arvada enterprise., 1923-11-22
NEWS REVIEW Of
CURRENT EVENTS
Stresemann to Repudiate Treaty
and Abandon the Ruhr and
Rhineland.
MELLON FOR TAX REDUCTION
Dy EDWARD W. PIckARo

4 NhANCELI.oR SlRESEMANN or
~ Germany made two momentOus
decisions last week. The first was
that the national government would
temporarily abandon the Rhinennd
and the Ruhr. economically, to the
French and Belgian armies Of occupa-
ton, the workers and state employees
Of those regions being warned that
henccfOrth they could not look to Ber-
lin for help. The second was to re-
pudlute the treaty OF Versailles and
refuse to comply with any Of its pro-
visiOKy us long rs the French and Bel
CLANS continue to occupy the Ruhr.
But Stresemann was playing II des-
perstu game In the endeavOr to stave
OF hlr own downfall. and at this writ
Ing II seems likely he will fail. The
Democrats and Catholics decided to
quit hun. and the Socialists already
have done 30. Hitherto President
Ebert has firmly supported Strese-
mann. oat as the week was drawing
TO close 1t appeared that he. too.
Was ready to abandon the chancellor
and place his reliance In General Won
Seeckt. whom he had made supreme
military dictator.
The decision to abandon the occu-
pied regions Was made necessary, nc
cording TO the chancellor. by the reichs-
banks refusal of paper credits with
which to meet the expense OF main
tanning the unemployed during the next
two weeks which will call
for 3OO. 600 coo gold marks (SI5OOO.OOO).
The government. said Strcsemann,
was forced because OF the total break.
down OF industry and commerce, 10
choose between the destruction Of all
Germany, with the possible salvation
OF the occupied areas. and abandoning
those regions To their fate temporarily.
Return To Germany OF the former
crown prince is compllcatlng matters
more than had been expected The
allies demanded his immediate dellv-
cry for trial as n war criminal. but
tie Berlin government replied that II
he was TO be tried. he would be tried
by German court. Frederick VII
liam went quietly to his SllcsIan estate
nj Gels, but n French correspondent
In Berlin says he Is about ready to
spring u coup for seizure OF the throne
and is being financed by group ~
American. English and Dutch bankers.
The story continues that the cN-princc
has obtained the solid support OF the
rcichswehr and viii soon march on Bcr-
lin Mt the head of II division OF Infantry
with the assurance that NO other d.
visions of the national army win op-
pose hifd The French also assert
TINT scores OF German factories are
worsing night and day making ammu-
milton and other var material. 1t is
believed In Paris that France may
proceed To occupy Frankfort and Ham
PEELED or surrendered To the allies. A
furry was caused last week by a story
that the former kaiser was preparing
TO return to Germany, and already
had his passports. This was fatty de-
MED. AdylceS from Rome are to the
effect that the Vatican would Ike to
see the German monarchy restored In
order To prevent seizure OF power by
the communists.
The government OF the United
States has informed the allies that 1t
will not intervene to keep tile Hohen.
solsrns from returning to the throne,
ana u ~ not certain what course