Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-09
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RUHR OCCUPATION
BUT REMAIN ALOOF
Business interests, However,
Propose to Continue Ef-
forts to RehabiIitate War
Nations as Diplomacy Fails

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-A reso
luton favoring immediate with
drawal of the American forces on
the Rhine was adopted by the sen
ate Saturday at moment when ad
ministration forces were organlz
ing for a fight against another pro
posed expression of senatorial opln-
ion regarding Preparations.
AT the same time, the possibility
of any development abroad to
c-ange the policy of France and
bring American aid into the repair
ations breach in Europe tonight ap-
peared to be fading.
There is reason to believe that the
Washington government not only
sees no further opportunity at this
time to suggest a way to France
British reconciliation, but lacks also
any intimation that it's good offices
will be sought, at least in advance
of an actual test of the French
theories on reparatiOns.
The troop resolution, approved by
q vote of 81 to 6, after day OF
debate and private consultation, re
garding American relationship to
the crisis in Europe was supported
on the final roll call by the Repub-
lican leaders despite an earliest eff
To 11-1 off n nj
There was no indication today
that the senate's action would effect
any change in the policy of the ad-
ministratiOn or that any plans We're
being made for the return to the
United States of the small American
force still in Germany. AS original
ly introduced by Senator EReed,
Democrat, Missouri. the resolution
would have requested" withdrawal
of the troops. but it was modified
so as to merely embody an express
sion Of opinion.
would authorize American repre-
sentation of the reparatfons com
mission was not debated, but there
was much private maneuvering
against it on the part of admins
tratiOn senators after Chairman
Lodge, of the foreign relations com
mittee, had obtained the views Of
Secretary Hughes regarding it, MIR.
Lodge said it was the secretary S
opinion that the time was ''inoppor-
tune" for senate action.
1t was indicated that the resolu-
ton, which was introduced by Sen
ator Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas,
would remain in the foreign rela-
lions committee for a week at least,
without action, while the committee
waited for Secretary Hughes to
compile a report of the activities
of the American official observers
attached to the Preparations com
mission.
The resolution for withdrawal of
American troops was pressed large
ly on the ground that the French
reparations policy, contemplating
military occupation of the Ruhr,
might entangle America by involv-
ing the American troops. It's adop-
ton was preceded by futile efforts
to stave off vote by a motion to
refer the matter to the foreign re-
lations committee for investigation.
This motion was defeated, SO % %.
Thirty-three Republicans and "a
Democrats, including S e n tor 8
Lodge and Underwood, of Alabama,
both party leaders, supported the
resolution. The six opponents of
the resolution were four Repub-
licans, Nelson, : innesota; New, In
diana; Reed, Pennsylvania, and
Sterling, South Dakota, and two
Democrats, Myers, Montana, and
Williams Mississippi