The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26

L DuCobCiuOlts JonuAiy ~
Weygand, Marshal Foch's chief Of
staff. arrived here from Paris today
and Immediately went into confer
ence with General Degoutte to CON
slider the application Of sterner mil
tary measures against the Gormans,i
France is here to Stay until She
gets complete satisfaction from Ger
many" said NJ lie Trpcquef. minis
ter of public works, who acc0mpa
MED General Weygand.
The railroad strike has spread
with great rapidity since the mine
directors were fined at Mayence, and
today it was effective over the great
er part of the Ruhr.
No north, south o. east bound
passenger trains left Due6seldorf AZ
ter six o'clock this morning and the
Paris Berlin train was stalled in the
station here. Service to Essen was
completely interrupted.
!, Determined to Keep Order
Mayence, January Is. - General
Mareschal, commanding the French
post here today issued a proclannA-
ton declaring that henceforth al To-
cal German police would be under
the authority Of the French military.
This step, the proclamation said. vas
taken because the authorities tailed
to make any effort TO reprcsa the
demonstration yesterday that fAlloW-
ed the conviction or the German
mine directors. t
General Mareschal Informed tho
population Of Maycnoe that he wAA.
determined to keep order At al costs
and that the French troops had res
ceived orders to use their WeanoA1]
to put down any attempts to disturb
order.
Yesterdays Demonstration began
outside the courthouse, when the Fe-
suit of the trial became known and,
the. crowd was not dispersed uAti(
French cavalry fntervened. ar3oatiaf
some Of the disturbers.
Action German Government
Berlin, January 25.--As q result az
the Ruhr invasion II II semi ofliciallF
stated that the German government
has stopped intercourse between the
German clearing house and the Ger.
man trustee for enemy property With
the Franco Belgian authorities.
A dispatch from Munich aaaefts
that the Bavarian Officials ooninalied
the hoted manager to permit the
Franco Belgian control commission y
ers to retain their quarters and SAINT
a detail of police to conduct the com.
missioners back TO their rooms.
Russia Warns Poland
Moscow, January 25.-The Rus
sian press continues to warn Poland
and the public that Russia might be
drawn into European war IL Po-
land attacked Germany.
However, IL the higher government
officials are worried over the posi-
bility of conflict, they do not dis
after spending week in the country,
returned to Moscow yesterday and
plunged into internal rather than IN
ternational affairs. He even took
time for an English lesson.
Premier Eenine, in an article pub
lished by the Izvestia, today does not
mention the Ruhr situation, address
ing himself only to domestic prob.
lens.
The foreign office indicates that
the warnings to Poland have been
issued only by the press and that no
notes have been sent TO that nation.
Russia, nevertheless, maintains a
watchful waiting attitude.
Understanding With British
London, January 25.-A cslmer
view OF Great B-itain's position in
the occupied zone was taken here to-
day A friendly conversation be-
tween Lord Crewe. the ambassador
to France. and Premier Poincare at
Paris has resulted in an understand
ing, 1t is said, that the British will
not again be placed In the embar-
RAISING position of seeming to cM
dnrse the French policy as was the
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