The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-31
Settlement
Looms Near
inCer1nany
Reports to London Say Dis
pute in Ruhr practically
Settled''-Miners to
Resume Work.
Strike Move Collapses

London, May 30.--ii1:50 +. NJ -
Following rapidly on the Jheels of "A
flash from Paris TO the London Daily
News that the Ruhr question has
been settled, the Daily News cor
respondent wires that his infOrma-
fion from .an authoritative source is
that "the Ruhr question is in proc
ess Of settlement, but my informant
adheres to his original statement that
the question is practically settled"
1t is apparent from the latest dis
atch that the settlement was due i'm
some measure to the changed atti.
fude Of Belgium and its consequent
endeavOrs to get France to agree
TO a settlement. Belgium it is de-
clared, finds the blockade running
Belgian trade and destroying her car
rying services, with resulting in
crease in unemployment and rs-
ing cost of living"
BY Associated Press.
Dusseldorf, May 80. The Ruhr
valley industries which were closed
down by the strike of nearly 50O,-
900 workers, are expected all to be
running again next week. Thousands
of men resumed work today operat-
ing the pumps in the mines and get
ting the boilers and furnaces ready
and the machinery running in the
metal works. The bulk of the work.
ers. 1t is understood, will be ready
TO resume their labors when the
plants are in running order again.
The violent movement of the work.
ers, led by communists, seemed sud.
denly to have collapsed at the sight
OF few imported policemen. who ar.
rivet In the district after the French
had consented to the reinforcement
or the local guards and firemen by
police forces from the Rhineland, to.
gether with the granting of so per
cent increases in wages, although the
demands for bonuses We're refused.
s@alost of the important towns i'm
the valley, 1t is understood, are plan
ming to reorganize their police under
the French restrictions. as substitutes
Tor the expelled security police.
Dresden Comparatively Calm.
Berlin, May 30.-Today was one
OF calm in Dresden, where demon
strations of the unemployed had
caused disquiet recently. except for
one minor collision this morning be.
tween the police and demonstrating
laborers. according to Special dis
patches to the Berlin newspapers and
semi-oficial Dresden advices. This
mornings disturbance is said to have
resulted In no casualties. The shops
have been reopened and the markets
again are functioning.
The communists in the Saxon diet
created brief uproar this morning
when tho chamber accepted only the
reservations at the urgent demand
or the radicals. for doles to the unen.
ployed. The diet refused to regard
the matter as urgent. but consented
TO refer it to committee.
Rumors are current that a syndi.
calist-anarchist party was founded
here Monday night.
Fourth President In Office.
Flberfeld. Germany. May 30.-Ear
iy In the Ruhr occupation one of the
German labor leaders said to the As
ISOLATED Press:
Our style of organization, govern.
ment and otherwise. is so complete
that even If the French arrest orr
officials there always will be some.
body to step into their shoes. This
will go until, if necessary. the last
street urchin has been called to the
top
The district of Dusseldorf has its
fourth president since the Ruhr was
occupied. The real president, Dr..
Sruetzner, was deported some time
kso after he had lodged numerous
complaints with the occupation au.
thorities. The Germans still regard
him as their chief executive and he
continues to maintain headquarters
here.
His successor in Dusseldorf was
Herr Lutterbeck. head clerk. who
was arrested recently for making re-
heated protests to the French.
Another chief clerk. Herr Hentzen,
look Lutterbeck' place. only to be
arrested this morning for protesting
against the arrest of his predeees-
Ior. Immediately. Hentzen was taken
Into custody. the third chief clerk,
Herr Tiemann, was appointed acting