The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-25
By FERDINAND JAIN Hensed Fire to The Age-HernIdl

BERLIN, Sept. 24.-It Is officially announced that Chancellor Strese- mann and delegates from the Rhine land and the ROhr have agreed upon the unconditional abandonment of passive resistance.
 The agreement followed a day of conferences in which the chancellor met industrial and political leaders from the occupied area.
 It was emphasized In the confer ences that giving up passive resist ance did not mean that the Ruhr or alter their attitude that expelled Germans should be returned and ar rested Germans released. The delegates who waited on the chancellor were also told the gov ernlaent's action did not imply sur render of it's belief that the Ruhr and Rhineland should have German administrative control
 The tenor of the governments at titude was that the tremendous costs Cf the resistance could no longer be borne.
 The governments hope to settle the question of evicted and imprisoned Germans after resistance ceases Is believed to be based on promises from the Belgian minister.
 Germany's decision to quit resist arce was exclusively announced by luiS 4SdStu wire idSl WeSk, when the first offer to cancel resistance on miner conditions was made to the Belgian minister in Berlin.
 This offer was rejected. Since that sine, Stresemann has been laying the groundwork for unconditional aban- donment.
 Will Make No Demands.
 It is known that while Germany will make no demands, she hopes that some arrangement can be made to terminate the closing of frontiers between occupied and unCccupied Germany, an allied move which the Germans declare has caused great suffering in the Ruhr.
 When leaders of the Ruhr and the Rhineland were called to Berlin to confer with Stresemann Monday, it was evident that the final stages of the struggle had been reached.
 Those who knew the dramatic phases of the rapidly moving situa- ton were aware that the chancellor hoped to make the public announce ment at noon.
 It was at this time that the dele gates arrived, the grim, taciturn Reichstag members from the Ruhr and the Rhineland whC have seen the great battle of resistance throughout its eight months course.
 Among them came Hugo Sttinnes, industrial leader, rolling pp in his Limousine to attend the session..
 The conference was 0 lengthy one. When 1t ended, 1t was learned that the majority of the leaders were in favor of abandoning resistence.
 A second session followed, attend ed by a larger body of delegates in cluding the industrialists and the unionists. It was then that the final decision was taken.
  Communists Dispersed.
 Three thousand communists march ing through Berlin streets beneath the red flag and singing revolution ary anthems, were dispersed by po- lice charges as Chancellor Strese- mann strr ggled with the last details of equalization to France.
 Through day marked by wide spread disorders and an undereurrent of disapproval of the surrender pro- gram, the chancellor was closeted in constant consultations with political and industrial leaders, telling them privately of the plan to quit resist ing, and seeking advice on how the news could be broken to Germany.
 The government proposes to an- nounce publicly Wednesday that pas sive resistence will be uncondition- ally surrendered.
 In private conferences, Chancellor Stresemann made the announcement at noon Monday to Ruhr and Rhine-