Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-24

Berlin, Sept. 23 (By A. P)-Ger-
many's moral, or weapcnless, war
fare upon the French and Belgian
enroachment of her territory and
sovereignty may be said to have
come to an end. Officially it's ter
mination has not yet been dccrecd
but aside from noisy minority OF
super-nationalists. competent opin-
ion inside official circles and the -
Der judgement of p itical financial
industrial and labor circles are nc
longer under the deius;on that the
dropping spirits of the reoplc of the
Ruhr and the Rhincland can be suf-
ficient!y re-animated to make pas
sive resistance an effective weapon
for another single day.
Human psychology, however, is not
the sole determining factor in the
/ hopciessly forlorn situation confront
ing the Strescmann cabinet. for tho
cumulative efforts of eight months OF
economic devastation res Ilting from
|
eighty has brought tie nations
| leaders to RELAXATION that further in
diligence in passivity would end in
disaster.
Coming events are plainly forecast
in today'S editorial references to / =
, pending official decisions. orwaerts
| bluntly states that the termination
. af pub hoe Income q
| matter of necessity and that It were
! folly to attempt to conceal the fact
that passive resistance Is visibly los
ing force in the face of the heav!
orders imposed by Foreign coercion
and the further feet that the nationa
cxcheQuer is no longer able to carry
| the monstrous financial burden caus'
ed by such resistance.
The paper adds that tn Ruhr con
flict now demands a diplomatic solu-
ton, in which situation France VII
occupy the position of the stronl
| factor" All now depends. says the
Socialist organ, on whether the Ger
man government will be able to me-
gotiate skilfully and whether moder-
ated opinion in France and the in
fiuence of her allies on her are SUI
| ficiently strong to accomplish some
| changes in the situation whicf
would lead to all-round economic re-
cuperation.
! The liberal organs are less out
spoken than NorWaerts. and WINE
/ they do not attempt to break TN
news of coming events gently thel'
/ half herted discuss. 0ns plainly lndi'
| cate that this is no time for opium
ism.
| The Nationalist party announces
! that it twill have no part IN an.
| scheme of capitulation" although ~
! announcement gives no hint OF th'
| course to be adopted by the reactioI
aries in the event the government
formally scraps passive resistance
! The communists are sharply opposlns
s,,rrender on the ground ths- it would
be n concession to French ana Ier
man capitalists.
Rumors of putsches ard insurrec
tions. which invariably accompan'
crave governmental crises. are put
! ting in an early appearance.
Former military leaders are IN
c,ined 10 discount the Comnunis
! bogey. they say that the ultra heu'
are no longer as strong as tho' Wer'
immediately after the feVoiul'oI
broke and that they cannot count y,
tba- masses of German workers. wiz
have definitely lost faith IN 6oi,
shevism. The Communists weapon,
have become rusty since 1919: thel,
ammunition has spoiled. one former
army leader opined. ..o,;s,
An instruction from Natlon3ii i,
reactionarv sources is also viewed d.
improbable. rovo,u,ior
what is the use of a reVoiu NO,
ANYWAY" one leader askea. 49,
we are all of us-Dcmocrats' NIL,
archists. Communists-ln tn' on,
boat: we are all broke; anu Wv
war would gain us notnlns' ;.,, :,
The leaders have impilclt Ia''" ~
the loyalty of the Ecichs"c"'
security police.