Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-12
Worid Waits Calmly For
Next Move in Eu-
rope
ESSEN is QUIET
French Army VIII Not Advance
Further Unless Forced says DE
GOutte. - British Remain at
Cologne.
,uy United rress.J

was adjusting itself today TO the
new conditions in Europe where in
France mas taken physical posses
sion. through her armies of the
rich German Ruhr district. .,
One OF the greatest coal pro-
ducing and manufacturing areas
of Europe has been occupied by
thousands of troops without the
firing of a shot or the loss of a
single French or German life to
date.
Germany meantime has served
notice that she regards the treaty
of Versailles as violated, and that
such reparations payments as she
had beer making will cease while
French and Belgian troops are in
the Ruhr. All that France gets,
therefore she must make herself,
thus opening the way for further
complications.
Great Britain has decided that
British troops at Cologne shall
remain at their post established by
the Versailles treaty, pending de-
velopments.
Meantime the transport st. Mi
iIied sailed from New York today
to bring home the American troops
occupying Coblenz.
French engineers are on the
ground in the Ruhr preparing to
direct the mining Of coal and pro-
ducton Cf other commodities
which France will seize as pro
ductive guarantees" in lieu Of rep
aration payments.
Monday the French, Belgian and
Italian members of the repara-
tions commission will meet and
endeavor to agree upon a program
that will serve as response tc
Germany's request for morato-
rum.
Though the United States and
Great Britain have openly express
sed their disapproval of the ac-
ton of Premier Poincare in seiz-
ing the Ruhr the Overwhelming
vote of confidence given the
French premier by the chamber OF
deputies leaves no doubt that he
has complete support at home.
Following a meeting of French
and German communists in Essen
Paris police announced discovery
of a plot of general European
"red" uprising. Many arrests
have been made in Paris.
Lemon, Jan. 12.-"There will bs
no further advance by French
troops in the Ruhr unless Ger
many provokes such a move" Gen
eral De Goutte, commanding the
Ruhr occupation forces, declared
today in an interview at Essen
with the correspondent of the
Evening News.
Essen. Jan. t2.-Hugo SHINES
DR.. Krupp Won Bohlen ant
other coal barons of the Ruhl
today ignored the Franco-Belgiar
"invitation" in reality an order t.
attend a meeting on coal distri
button.
District President Gruetzner
who is not a member of the Goa
syndicate which hastily moved it,
headquarters from Essen, wher
the French invasion began, wa:
the only prominent industrialis
present,
The allies notified the Ruhl
mire administrators and workers
they must obey orders Of thu
army Of occupation. not these o.
Berlin. General Simon ATTENDED
the meeting and read orders con
corning the distribution of coal
Nothing was siid about the fligh
of the coal syndicates director
with the books. The Germans de
manded that everything be {pu
in writing. "a
Italian representatives also at
tended the meeting. Presiden
Grutzner said The great danger il
the situation would come in tn
next couple Of weeks, especiall,
il the Frel,ch seize the mines will
out payrig the miners. In tha
case. he said, the German govern
ment would not pay the miners
and there might be trouble.
A second meeting was held Ia
ter, and there were stormy scena