The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-12
Russian
Attack
Feared
Europe Calm but
Anxious; France,
Goes Carefully
in Seized Town

1T Anxiousiy. but calmly. the
world was adjusting itself
today 70 the new condl-
lions in Europe. wherein France
has taken physical possession
thru her armies of the rich Ger
man Ruhr district. One Of the
greatest coal producing and
manufacturing areas Of Europe
has been occupied by Thousands
Of troops without the firing Of =
shot or the loss Of = single
French or German life 10 date
IT Germany. meantime, has
served notice that she ~
CARDS the treaty Of Yer
saillcs as violated and that such
reparalions payments ~ she hns
been making viii cease while
French and Belgian troops aro
In the Ruhr. All that Frames
gets, she must take herself, thus
opening the way for furthee
complications.
1T Great Britain has 6ec16e1
that British troops II c.
lognc shall remain at fhe0P
post established by the verpailfoo
treaty. pending Developments.
IT Meantime thu transpogo
81. Mihiel sailed nv NJ
York today TO bring heu1o
the American TROOPS eccuUvlnG
Coblenz-
1T French engIneerB aRo -
the ground IN H. DulE,
preparing TO direct -
mining Of coal and productioh q
other commodities which Franco
viii seize ms productive gunrnn-
tees" In lieu Of Preparations pay
ments.
1T Monday, the French, Ifn1-
ian and Belgian mesmbers
Of the PREPARATIONS comn1o-
sion will meet and endeavor -
agree upon q program that NJ
serve rs n response 10 Germany7D
request for q moratorium.
1T Tho the United Stafes ansG
Great Britain have opsulv
expressed their disapprov.
nj Of the action of Premier PoIn-
care In seixing the Ruhr, TIE
overwhelming vote Of confidonco
given the French premier BY t11o
chamber Of deputies leaves ~
doubt that he has complete supr
port ut home.
1T Following q meeting e
French and German com
munists mt Essen. Paris %
lice announced discovery Of :
plot Of n general Eureapon ~redS
uprising. Many arrests have
been made In Paris.
PARIS. Jan. 11.--An internat1un
list communist plot, which h d
ing the bolshevik army acrUnI
ermany TO the banks of the Rhln1
ID thence into France, was charrUe
day against Deputy Cachin and
leaders arrested in Thurs
Iy's roundup. The minister OF tus
% filed a request that the chambeI
deputies raise cachin's par
immunity. so that b
light be arrested and prosecuted %
Is charge
Cachin. Monmousseau. Semard and
-eint are to be accused OF fosterin0
revolution In Germany. In which
9 Russian army was to intervene
is charged that TRENT stated thai
the red army reached the Rhine
-ench communists would open thu
ties of their towns to the bolshevik
The police claim TO have uncovered
plot OF international communists
those OF Russia. Franco
srmany. Czecho-S lovalxia, Poland
olland and Sweden. to stir up revo
troubles In Germany and
bland. basing their action on TIN
nhr occupations. This would givl
iCCta itu Aitny NIi tACuSN "
arch thru Poland into Germany and
tervene. aiding the proIetariau
volution.
At daybreak today police searched
buses OF number OF communista'
hey seized the papers OF Louis Sell
n. municipal councillor. recently
turned from Russia. and OF Anton
Kerr. a writer on the staff Of
Humanite. communist daily.
Flying squadrons OF gendarme1
III sought other reds" marked
,wn for arrest. Deputy Cachin said
} expected the chamber would
Use his immunity and that he
ould be "honored with arrest" a
$ comrades had been. There werG
ormy scenes In the chamber ~
equity Daudet called Cachin Z
raitor."
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