The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
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Occupa ~ .ces Will Be-
gin EW .uon OF Ruhr
When Teutons Resume
Reparations Payments.
Propagandists Blocked

Brussels. March 12.-(P)-The
French and Belgians. by declaring
this afternoon that they are ready,
when Germany begins payment, to
evacuate the Ruhr and the territory
recently occupied on the right bank
of the Rhine, believe they have dealt
a big blow to Germanys propaganda
entirely contrayertng the German
statement that they are actually in.
tending to occupy thf district per
manently.
A formal decision given out in the
form OF a communique following to-
part as follows:
THE two governments tthe French
and the Belgian) are again in COM
mon accord not to accept simple
promises from Germany concerning
the evacuation of The Ruhr and the
territories recently occupied on the
right bank of the Rhine. but such
evacuation will be carried out gradu-
ally following the execution by Ge.-
many Of her reparations obligations.
No Mention of RhineIand.
1t was noted in some quarters TINT
no mention was made Of the Rhine
land in the statement.
AS regards the evacuation 1t IS
pointed out that the same principle
is applied as when the Germans evacu.
ated French territory after the Fran
coPrussian war, the troop withdrawal
being carried out progressively as the
French paid the indemnity. The
Franco Belgians say: What We want
NOW from Germany is action, not
promises.
With this political aspect Of the
conference settled. the rest OF the
meeting was devoted TO the immediate
aspect of the situation. especially TO
obtaining coal for Belgium and coke
for France from the Ruhr Sfipula-
tions were made that any German
workmen helping to load coal ut the
mines would not be allowed to become
objects of German reprisals when the
Ruhr il evacuated. The conferees
took special measures for granting
important export licenses and facil-
tating the foreign trade OF the occu.
pied region.
Eight Germans Killed.
Recklinghausen March 12.-1P)--
Eight Germans are dead as the result
of clashes with French troops in vasi
Gus parts of ReciSlinghausen
One French soldier and three Ger.
mans were wounded in a riot atfDort.
munc.
4 state OF siege has been declared
in the entire Reclslinghausen district
Additional troops have been sent 10
preserve order at Buer. where a
French army officer and a French
civilian official were killed Saturday
night, and where excitement has since
been running high. resulting in re.
newed shootings.
OF the Germans who met dealt.
two were shot down while trying 20
escape from the gendaImes in the
Buer disturbances. Five others We're
killed and several were wounded an
hour later when crowd attacked
French guard post. The eighth Ger
man was killed at Dortmund when
crowd attacked a French detachment.
Disturbances Renewed
Disturbances were renewed at Buef
last night when French gendarmes
went to the home OF a German sus.
pected OF being implicated In the
assassination OF the French officials
Two Germans who were found there
were arrested. They were being taken
10 a guard post when. according TO
the French reports. they tried TO es
cape and were shot.
This created an uproar and within
an hour the Germans began pouring
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