Evening star., 1923-09-30
FRANCE MAY GAIN GOAL
BY RHINELAND STATE
SeParatists, Aided and Abetted by
Paris, May Cast Die Dur.
ing Day.

must elapse before the financial and
economic structure within the Ruhr
can be restored to it's one-time order.
The damage resulting from eight
months disorganization of the indus
trial forces of western Germany can
not be mended in a day. 1t will re-
quire the combined energies of work
er and government to so re-establish
aHairs that Germany can approach
conditions satisfactory to France and
required as preliminary to resumption
or final negotiations.
Position of Poincare
Premier Poincare has stated that
as soon as the Germans are in posi-
tion to announce that they have sue
ceeded in such restoration as to war
rant tangible economic dealings, then
he will enter into parley. In other
words, the Germans must prove their
entire sincerity in capitulation.
In the meantime the separatist
movement is working directly to the
interests of France and strengthen
ing Frances permanent grip on
Rhineland regions. The Germans will
soon treat with the French. with all
the spoils-potential reward for ne
gotiation-alreadvu under French con-
troll.
1t cannot be said that capitulation
particularly has hastened a COM
plete settlement of the outstanding
problems between France and Ger
many. The mere announcement of
capitulation and end to passive resist
ance brought flarebacks throughout
Germany itself, not only threatening
complete disintegration of the Ger
man state, but civil war as well. Only
by the show of greatest determine
tion on the part of the Stresemann
government has the immediate civil
war crisis been avoided.
When the Stressemann pronuncia-
mento on the Ruhr went out the Ba-
varian council of ministers, through
Premier Won Knilling, announced a
dictatorship under DR.. Gustav Won
Kahr. The Berlin government, there
upon Immediately announcing state
of martial law for all Germany, dis
patched Gen. Won LosSow to take
charge of reichswhr forces in Ba-
varia, thereby superseding Won Kahr,
Won Lossow being under direct COM
mand of Dr. Gessler, military director
of the reich. Won Lossow and Won
Kahr now are working together in
the face of a more dangerous ele-
ment. the Hitler fascist, who demand
separation of Bavaria from the Ger
manic state.
Would Preserve Reich.
Won Kahr, monarchist though he
be, is for the preservation of the
reich, but it is known he looks to-
ward the seating of the Wittelbach
dynasty under a new monarchical re-
gime. Won Kahr represents that fac
ton of the monarchists in favor or
Crown Prince Rupprecht, while Hit
Ter, dominated by Gen. LudendorT,
represents that faction of nationalism
not so much concerned with lndi-
viduals as the complete eradication of
80 ant
The situation in Bavaria has eaSed
for the moment in the face of known
knowledge that the communists are
organizing speedily to strike when
the utter chaos in Germanic economic
and industrial conditions will at
tract the most people to their cause.
1t would appear that Hitler has fall
ed to solidify the monarchist and
communist elements of Bavaria in the
cause of overthrowng the republican
government, as once proposed.
Communists Still Active.
Though the troubles in Bavaria may
have been halted for the moment and
the monarchists are waiting in abey-
ance until more opportune time, the
Vaccinations throughout
Germany continue apace and their
influence may yet provoke tremendous
civil strife. The reds are assailing
the government for capitulation in
the Ruhr, declaring that this marks
to the capitalistic ele-
ments of both Germany and France.
widespread outbreaks of
are feared. the Berlin gov
ernment is watching more closely
at present communist influence in de-
laying return of labor in the Ruhr,
which admittedly, in turn, will hinder
efforts of the Stresemann government
AL I'D nil Dot
care. Generally. workers in the Ruhr
have been complaisant in regard to
of passive resistance,
save where political passions have
been fired. Labor union leaders have
called upon the workers to return to
work, but the French suspect that it
will be some weeks before this will
be done, in view of the extreme ha-
tired of the Germans for the French
and their general lack of desire to
assist in any way In furtherance of
French plans of forcing Germany to
pay her just debts occasioned by the
war.
Seeking Settlement.
While Stresemann Is jockeying with
the various conflicting currents in
Germany proper, he has initiated steps
looking toward bringing the French
and German governmental viewpoints
closer together.
But, while the French wait. presum-
ably to see how far the Germans will
go in ending passive resistance, any
thing or nothing may happen in Ger
many to prevent realization of any
plans at present proposed. 1t truth
fully may be stated that the final set
Element will be worked with momen-
tary conditions largely governing any
final decision. For all statesmen real
ize that if haste is not made any
and all settlements may be knocked
higher than a cooked hat" by Ger
manic upheavals.