Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-27
END Of RESISTANCE
IN RUHR IS ORDERED
IN OFFICIAL DECREE
British Cabinet Meets in
London-Leaders Of Anti
StreSemann Party Report
ed Arrested in Berlin

BERLIN, Sept. 26.-(By the Asso
ciated Press )-President Ebert and
Chancellor Stressemann announced
In formal proclamation today that
the German government had been
compelled through bitter necessity
to end the Ruhr battle. Adherence
opassive resistance. said the docu-
ment. would have brought on the
economic collapse of Germany and
consequently would have threat
ened the livelihood of the German
people.
The government appeals to the
nation to stand by the republic in
present hours of "seVerest soul
searching and material privation,
as only thus can the nations honor
and life be conserved"
The proclamation lays emphasis
on the statement that, under no
circumstances. can particle of
German territory be conceded to
another power.
The nation is assured that the
government will do everything pos
sible to obtain restoration of 'ele-
mentary human rights for the
German nationals evicted from the
Ruhr and the Rhineland.,
The history of passive resistance
Is reviewed by the document which
sets forth that 100000 men. women
and children have been driven from
their homes and firesldes, while
many millions no longerahave any
conception of personal liberty.
More than one hundred of our
fellow citizens have been forced to
lay down their lives" it continues,
while hundreds are still anguish
ing in prisons"
AS to the expense of the support
given the passive resistance the
proclamation cites the fact that
only last week the assistance given
in the Ruhr amounted to $500 bill
lion marks, and that this would
have to be doubled the following
week. The cost of this assistance
had made the sterilization of cur
rency impossible. it was pointed
out.
1.-THE entente no. is able to give
Germany peace the document de-
clared.
Neither France nor Belgium will
receive formal notification from
the German governments decision
to call off passive resistance, it is
said, it being assumed in official
quarters that the governments
proclamation gives due notice OF
that action.
PRG TEXT WEN
BERLIN, Sept. 26.-Police this aft
ernoon arrested a number of reac-
tionary leaders who apparently were
preparing a. coup d'etat against the
government, following Chancello;
Stresemann' $ proclamation annOunc'
ing abandonment of resistance in the
Ruhr.
simultaneously Munich dispatches
said a socialist newspaper there had
obtained and published secret mo-
biiization orders of the BaVari2n fas-
cisti, calling for a general concentra-
ton of the fascist "battle bands
f.. Thursday and Friday.
CABINET OF ENGLAND
HOLDS MEET ON RUHR
LONDON, Sept. 26.-CBy the AS
ISOLATED Press. )-Germany' uncon-
ditional surrender in the Ruhr in
vests today's meeting of the British
cabinet with additional Importance
It is the first cabinet. council in
several weeks, during which time
events of great moment directly at-
fecting British events have tran
spired. The deliberations are secret
and no official reportxof them is to
he expected.
1t is taken for granted that the
ministers will be given full ac-
count by Prime Minister Baldwin
of his much discussed conversation
with Premier Poincare. 1t is not
supposed. however. that the cabinet
members will be called upon to de-
eide any important point of policy
in view of the present uncertainty
in the general situation.
LABOR LEADERS URGE
GERMAN NATIONAL UNITY
COLOGNE, Sept. 26.-"Give no
Quarter to the secessionist traitors,
is the command given by the labor
leaders in the Rhineland to their
following, VINO are urged to bend all
the efforts toward the maintenance
of national unity.
The opinion of the German press
in the Rhineland area supports the
Berlin governments action in calling
off passive resistance, but warning
is given against possible advantage
being taken of the situation by the
separatist elements.
This step deprives France and Bel
GUM of their last preteXt to dodge a
reasonable settlement says the
Cologne Gazette. The Volks Zeitung
admonishes the populace to observe
order and dignity. of which the
Rhineland is in urgent need.