New Britain herald., 1923-10-10
PO|NCARE REFUSES
 GERMAN SUGGESTION
Declines to Consult With AmbaS. Sador on Ruhr Assumptions
By The AssncIated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Paris, Oct. 10.-Herr von Hoesch the German charge d'affairs called on Premier Poincare at II o'clock this morning to open direct negotiations between the Berlin and Paris gov ernments. He offered the co-opcra- ton of the Reich toward the re- sumption of the normal economic life of the Ruhr.
 Premier Poincare replied that ir,- asmuch as negotiations were in progress in the Ruhr with groups of industrialists and labor leaders he did not consider it advisable to begin further conversations on the same subject. He informed Herr von J1oesch that when Germany was ready to make a proposition covering thes entire reparations question he would be glad to consider it. .,
 Announces Refusal
 Acting under instructions from my government" Herr von Hoesch said after his return to the German embassy, T called upon Premier Poincare and laid before him the proposition of the Reich's desire to cooperate in the resumption of the economic life of the Ruhr and sug- gesting a meeting of Belgian, French and German government representa- tives in the occupied territory to dis cuss ways and mans by which thi! could be accomplished. This pro. posal was refused"
 Makes No Comment
 II have no comment to make, continued the charge. Tt is not fol me to make comment. The first par of my duty is done. It now re. mains for me to inform my govern. ment that the French government is unwilling to interfere with the nego- tiations now in progress in the Ruhr that it cannot, disclose my proposal al this time but is willing to examine in collaboration with its allies a Ger man proposition dealing with the rep aration question as a whole"
 Work Is Necessary
 It was explained at the German embassy that the proposal was based on the fact that it was necessary tt provide work and food for the Ruhl population now that the payment ot wages to the unemployed by Berlii has been stopped and also to arrange for the resumption of deliveries Il kind on reparation account.
 Surprise is Apparent
 The surprise felt at the German ! embassy over the French refusal wa apparent. It was remarked tha Germany had compiled with Premie Poincares conditions. The German pointed to his promise that tn French government would conside passive resistance ended when Ger many revoked her ordinances forbid ding intercourse by the Rubr official with the occupying authorities, ant when the Berlin government suspend ed the payment of wages to the un employed.
 'The Germans consider that botl these conditions now have been full filled, but feel that the Ruhr ques tion is apparently no further ad vanced toward a solution.
 Allies Arc Determined The purpose of Premier Poincare l it was indicated in French circles was to make it clear to the German charge that the allies were determined | to carfy through their own program in the occupied regions without tn collaboration of the German govern ment.
 | The French premier's purpose is t keep the pledges seized free iron | the interference of the Berlin gov ernment until the essentials of tn entire reparation problem are settle' and the payments to the allies guar anteed. His position is that the oc cupation of the Ruhr was a penalt applied for default in the execution of the treaty of Versailles and tha Germany has nothing 10 do with tn methods of applying that penalty.
 Begin Negotiations