The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
DEATHS FOLLOW.
STORES LOOTING
Additional Troops May Be
Sent To Province
-
BAVARIA ON ALERT
Central Government Making
Every Effort To Maintain
Authority
[Associated Press Dispatchl

lASSOcldteu FreSS DlSpdtcnJ
London, October 1S.-The in
terview in Paris yesterday be-
tween the German charge and
M. Poincare failed, says a Gen.
traI News dispatch from Berlin,
quoting an official statement,
because the French premier
refused to permit negotiations
until conditions existing before
the Ruhr occupation are re-
stored"
! Berlin, October 49, The COVER
nment Of Saxony, having ignor-
, ed the uItimatum of General
Won MeulIer, commander of the
Relchswehr In that state, expir-
i ing a 1900 a. m, today, the gen.
eral sent second letter to
Premier zeigner, sayipg: "As
you have not thought IL fit
20 asswer my letter beg to In
scrn you that ! have referred
the affair to the minister of de-
fence
Berlin. October 1S.-The fire.
guency of rioting in Saxony and the
defiant stand taken by the socialist
ministry at Dresden are
causing slch concern here that the
central government is prepared to
send additionaE troops into Saxony
should the situation require them.
Advices from Munich indicate that
Bavaria also is watching the affairs
of her neighbor state inasmuc as
some of the disorders in the Saxor
industrial district have occurred
close to the Bavarian frontier.
Trying To Maintain authority
The central government is max
ing every effort to maintain 1t:
authority in Saxony and Genera
Won Mueller, commander of thu
Reichswehr in the state, is demand
ing assurances from Premier Zeig.
ner that the DEGREES Of the militar,
dictator will be respected. However
the Saxon government seems In
clined to go it's own way, and in ont
notable instance at least the edict
of Won Mueller have been disobey
ed. This was the meeting of th'
Saxon proletarian defense organiza
tions. which was held against hi
orders. .. ..s
The Saxon diet last night re
iected a motion of lack of con
fidence in the government by vote
of 4S to As.
r o. Deaths In Mannheim
Mannheim. Germany, October 18
From six to eight persons are. re-
ported dead and many Others
wounded in yesterdays food riots
in Mannheim during which frequent
IL h@ dam :
onstrators and the police.
Women Raiders In Geisenkirehen
Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr Valley. Oc-
tober 1sMA mob of women attack
ed and badly damaged the admins
tration building of the Mannesmanr
iron works today. The assault was
in protest against non payment OF
wages due to the women's hus-
bands.
The women also raided food shops
and afterwards visited nearby
farms searching for food, in one in
stance seizingi a peasants COW, pigs
and chickens.
Rail Men Apply For Jebs
Dusseldorf, October 1S.-Thirty:-
eight thousand German railway meh
in the occupied area applied for
places under the Franco Belgian
railway regime yesterday, 1t was
at the headquarters OF
occupying forces. The applicants
will be informed within few days
whether thev will be employed.
Demand Financial Reforms
Berlin. October ia resolution
demanding immediate currency and
financial reforms. on the ground
that that a fixed currency Is the
only basis on which the necessary
increase In production can be OBJ
tanned. was passed at the first gen
eral meeting of the central com
of the socialist workers
and officials associations Yesterday
Another resolution asked that
private concerns directed against
the common veal be ruthlessly sup
pressed. While It was asserted Wig
orous opposition would be offered tc
to alter the eight hour day
the delegates said they were read,
to- make arrangements regardine
overtime in certain industries,
The congress OF socialist trades
unions at its session yesterday pas
sed resolution advocating the pro
clamation of general strike in the
evident Of armed action "agains
the Saxon and Thuringian pro
letariat."