Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-20
GERMAN DICTATOR
FORCED To RECALL
SAXON U[T|MATUM
Chancellor StreSen1ann IN
structS Dresden General
to Use No Force Against
Defiant Communists

BERLIN. Oct. 1S.-The minister
of finance this evening instructed
General Mueller, in Dresden, to use
police only to dissolve the Saxon
communist cred hundreds"
The order was interpreted as a
complete backdown by the federal
government which had previously
threatened to use the army.
Mueller was instructed to hold his
troops in reserve.
The order came only after several
house debates between government
leaders. A section of the cabinet, II
was understood, favored letting
Mueller go ahead in using the army
to enforce federal supremacy in
Bavaria.
Chancellor Stresemann, however,
insisted on a moderate course.
Meantime Dresden dispatches in
dicated the red government was con-
tinuing its attitude of contempt to-
ward the reich. a.
Observers saw grave danger of
further lessening of federal prestige
as a result of the breakdown.
Socialists Bitter
Socialists were extremely bitter
against Herr Kahn for denouncing
democracy as "rulership of the
masses"
They scott at federal rulings with
impunity.
Boettcher's utterances, which were
condemned as silly, were met by
sabre rafting in Berlin.
President Ebert, Chancellor Strese-
mann and Dictator Gessler approved
the steps taken by Mueller, the gov
eminent announced today.
The announcement was taken to
mean the government was solidly
backing the military, and that 1T
intended to force the Saxon reds to
retreat from their radical assertions.
Saxony's communist path was in
Dictated by Boettcher when he advo-
bread for the hungry people. Zeigner
also advocated selling. the royal
Jewels of the old monarchist gov
eminent of Saxony to America in
order to obtain money to stimulate
production in factories.
Members of the Thuringian gov
eminent also partly communist, ad-
vocated installation of Russia's for
eign trade methods and other soviet
principles.
Emergency efforts to relieve acute
hunger among the population by
distribution of food appeared etfec-
tive in Berlin. The Bourse, fright
ened by Tuesdays demonstrations.
furnished large food supplies and
several trillion marks for voorhees,.
GERMAN WOMEN ATTACK
IRON WORKS OFFICES
GEL SENKIRCHEN, Oct. 19.-A
mob of women attacked and badly
damaged the administration build
Inc of the Mannesmann Iron Works
here today. The assault was in pro
test against the non-payment Oh
wages due the women's husbands.
The officials of the works pleaded
lack of custody for their failure to
pay the mems wages.
The women also raided food shops
and afterward visited nearby farms
searching for food, in one instance
RARRICADES ARE BUILT
IN STREETS OF MANNHEIM
MANNHEIM, Germany Oct. Is
Strong attachments of police pa
trolled the streets here erecting
ba rbed wire barricades at straSetlc
points to prevent repetition of Wed
nesday's fatal rioting in which two
were killed and many wounded.
Police vigorously enforced their
order forbidding all demonstrations
FRANCE WATTS FOR BERLIN
TO BEGIN PAYMENTS
BY Paul Scott MOwrer
Special Cable to The Atlanta Journal ana
9hicago Daily News-COpyright, 1921
PARIS, Oct. 1S.-While no Official
information has been given concern
ing the conversation between the
German charge d'affaires with Pre-
n1ier Poincare, it is learned that to
the formers explanation as to why
the German government can not un'
dartake to reimburse Ruhr industries
which resume deliveries in kind to
the allies Poincare replied that this
attitude renders further conversation
useless.
The French premier added that
as soon as work is resumed in the
occupied regions and deliveries II
kind begun, the German government
NAV present to the reparati ton com
mission any general plan it likes
Nj. Poincare later intimated that this
time might come within a forntlgh
or a month if Germany makes a sc
rious effort but he fears the dslay
will be considerably longer.
France meanwhile intends to de
vote all her efforts to direct eXplol
tation of the occupied territories by
her own means. preferring to receive
small but sure amounts OF repara
tons under her own supervisors
than to receive merely big promise
which are unfulfilled.
1t is confirmed that France is de-
termined that there shall be no gen
eral reparation conference for TIT
present. but that whatever negotia
lions are necessary shall be carried
on locally in the Ruhr or before The
reparation commission. In these cir
cumstances it is being asked here
whether the United States should no
take occasion to appoint an otilcla
delegate on the PREPARATION commits
sion.