New Britain herald., 1923-02-15
Agree With Neutral
Writer'S That Early Part
Of April will See Teu-
tonic Industries COL
lapsing
French to Disarm 10000
German Policemen = At
tempts Reported of Ell.
forts to Incite Poilus to
Desert France.

Paris, Feb. i5.-Some American
declared TO be In position to know
with considerable precision the Goa
stocks OF both France and Germany
predicted today that the battle going
on between France and Germany IL
the Ruhr was likely TO come to an
end In the early days OF April by the
fuel starvation of Germany.
These observers estimated that
Germany II ahe struggle was moi
terminated sooner by negotiations
would be unable to operate her rail-
ways and factories after that time.
If the Ruhr battle is fought out
on the issue of coal. 1t is foreseen
that fuel difficulties will grow
throughout Central Europe and other
points.
AS for Frances position, her nor
NAL production is 100000 tons
monthly. but with the Sarre and Mo-
selle and other strikes this produc-
tion is estimated to have been re-
duced by S3 per cent. 1t included a
half million tons of coke which had
been secured from the Ruhr and
which is unavailable ip other quar-
ters. France has on hand possibly
a siX-week supply but the domestic
CONSUMPTION and prices have not yet
reflected the meagreness of the stock
The Ruhr production now is esti-
mated at only 3S per cent of nor
NAL, due to the transportation and
t.;l ct fnn of
coal estimated to be lying at the pit
heads.
To Disarm Police.
Dusseldorf, Feb. 15.-(By the As
sociated Press. )--Ten THOUSAND Ger
man security police throughout un-
cupied region are to be disarmed by
order of General Degoutte because OF
the general attitude of the police to-
ward the forces of occupation. Here
after the Schutzpolizei are to be con-
sidered by the French as the protec-
tors OF Ruhr communities, without
any connection with Berlin.
In addition to the recent incident at
Gclsenkirchen, the French consider
that the police are inclined to use
their arms too freely, especially when
they get into disputes with French
soldiers. Headquarters here has on
record twelve incidents where the po-
lice used firearms against the mill
t.ary. 1t is also charged that in an
other instance member of the force
was discovered in the act of setting
on fire house where soldiers were
billeted.
Germans Are Boosting.
The Germans are boasting that
since February unoccupied Germany
has been receiving more Ruhr coal
than France and Belgium. They
point proudly to the statement that
during the past week 60 train loads
have been shipped out, despite the
efforts of the French to place SOL
iiers at all possible loopholes.
However, they did not begin to
boast until the French discovered the
leakage. Occupation authorities say
that actually the Germans managed
10 get through only 40 coal trains
which went into the interior over pri-
sate railway lines leading from the
nines and by other routes which the
lilies had not controlled properly.
The French announce that all such
yateways into the interior are now
yuarded cautiously and that the .cus-
oms ring, which aims to shut off
rom the unoccupied region all sup
,lies of coal. coke and metals, is now ,
Welded tightly.