The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-15
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to Resume
Deliveries:
Head of FrenclS 4 i.
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Owners Demarh or
Cash Payments.
Reichstag Backs Cuno

Essen, Jan. 14.-IBy \. pm.
Coste, French inspector general of
mines and head Of the industrial mis-.
sion in the Ruhr. assented in
principle to the German mine owners
demand for cash payments on coal
deliveries to France and Belgium and
the owners expressed their readiness
TO resume deliveries Monday If salts.
factory terms were arranged with the
individual mines.
The mine owners demand so per
cent advance cash payments every 10
days. the balance being payable with
in three days after accounts for de-
liveries are rendered.
The situation was discussed at a
conference at which approximately 25
dill ectors, representing 12 mines on
both sides of the Rhine. were present
as vel as the allied commissioners
and civilian engineers. No military
officers attended the conference.
Demands Deliveries.
Obviously referring TO the removal
of the coal syndicate. NJ. Coste opened
the sitting by asking why the naine
operators had changed system of
long years standing, The question
was not answered and Fritz Thyssen
called attention to Gen. Devignes' an
nouncement at Fridays conference
that the orders of the Berlin govern
meDt no longer applied to the Ruhr
district. Herr Thyssen declared that
the German law still governed the
Ruhr and as the federal commissioner
hod ordered that no more payments
should be made by Germany for rep
arations the coal mines could not
make deliveries.
NJ. Coste replied that he was not
empowered TO discuss the question of
rights. and demanded resumption of
the shipments.
Herr Thyssen said ii would be i'm
possible to make deliveries unless pay
ments were provided for the work.
mems wages, but the Germans were
ready to discuss deliveries on cash
payments.
TO Pay "!As Heretofore"
NJ Coste said they would be paid
for "as heretofore" The directors
then presented statement in which
they announced their readiness to
make deliveries to France and Bel
GUM if paid in cash.
NJ. Coste agreed in principle to cash
payment but insisted that the pact de-
ficit in Germany's deliveries must be
made up.
A second statement by the directors
was then presented, declaring that
the making OF the deficit in deliv-
cries was out of the question. due
to the removal Of the syndicate and
individual mines could not enter into
q wholesale delivery agreement.
Supports Government.
Berlin, Jan. 13.-lBy a. ply an
overwhelming vote of 2S3 to u, the
reichstag today registered its approval
OF the governments attitude towards
the Franco-Belgian invasion of the
Ruhr. thus according the nonpartisan
cabinet, headed by Chancellor Cuno,
parliamentary support of sufficient
caliber TO assure it freedom Of action
so far as the consent of the political
parties is concerned.
However, the situation growing out
of the presence of armed French I
forces in parts of Germany previous
ly unoccupied, is considered a very
serious one, and nothing is suggested
as TO what line Of further action is at
the governments disposal.
The feeling in political circles in
this connection was reflected in an
expression by a well-known demo
cratic leader. who said tonight: Ger
many has arrived at the entrance to
a dark, very dark tunnel" He re- ,
ferred not only TO possible reaction
from Paris to the German official az
titude, the German government con-
sidering The treaty of Versailles alb |
rogated, but also was Of the opinion
that the internal situation was fraught
with grave danger.