New Britain herald., 1923-01-22
Strikes Effective Today in Privately Controlled Mines s-Railroad Ser vice Away Below Nor- nal
Germany Denies Plan for Compulsory Training - Court Martial Proceed. ings to Take Place We'd nesday.

Rome. Jan. 22. Things in the
 Ruhr cannot continue like this" says
 the Giornaie d'Italia today expressing
 what seems to be the general feeling
 here as indicated by the attitude of
 the press.
 This newspaper notes that the re-
 port of speedy mediation is again cir
 culating such mediation to be under
 taken by Italy according to some
 quarters while others pick the league
 of nations as q reliable mediator.
 France is very suspicious of these
 suggestions. the newspaper adds. espe-
 cially because they originate in Eng
 land.
 A buffer state on the Rhine under a Franco-German protectorate sug-
 gested by some French circles would
 not be advantageous to France her self, the newspaper declares, as with out the Ruhr Germany could not pay reparations. The high spots of to- days developments are:
 Today's Developments (By The Associated Press) Strikes of miners in the Ruhr val ley, called yesterday by the labor conference at Essen, were in progress at various pits throughout the valley today.
 The strikes. complete or partial, were in the privately controlled work ings whose directors were arrested by the French last week.
 Withdrawal of the occupying troops from the state owned mine properties that had been seized was followed by resumption of''mfning in these work ings, although on a scale reported somewhat reduced.
 While no news of general rail strike order has appeared, Duessel- drof advices report only about 10 per cent of the trains running, these man. ned by French crews.
 The banking situation seemed to have eased somewhat by opening of the Duesseldorf branch of the Reichs- bank. The Essen branch and the pri- vate banks of that city remained closed.
 It was announced from Mayence that the courtmartial trial of Fritz Thyssen and other industrial mag mates arrested would be held Wednes- day with the proceedings completed in one day.
 Germany took another step in ab- staining from Versailles treaty CO., operation with France by withdraw ing her member from the mixed Franco German arbitrational tribunal In Paris.
 France again delayed presentation of her new separations settlement plan. This, it was believed, was due 70 the continued uncertainty of the German situation brought about by he Ruhr occupation.
 Germany officially denied thes re- ports that she was contemplating the 'enewal of compulsory military serv- ce.
 No disorders were reported from my point in the Ruhr valley today.
 New Plan Held Up.
 Paris. Jan. 22, (By Associated 'ress) Presentation of the now 'rench plan for German repara- on settlement which it had been would be. given to the ,embers of the reparations commis- on today has again been delayed. It expected now the plan will not be ,ady until the end of this week. Dis- lssion of the plan in the commits on will not, in thatzevent, begin until ext week.
 Although the reasons given for the clay is that more time is necessary
 transcribe the plan and put the lishing touches on it. tho develop ents in the German situation arc garded in reparation circles as the ain cause.
 The new plan is said to provide for German domestic loan of 5,000,000,- 70 gold marks guaranted by the eich's leading industrialists. With the exception of 50O,000,oo0 ,ld marks which would be used in abilizing the currency, the proceeds
 the proposed loan would be paid
 the allied reparation account. The guarantees demanded by -ance are practically the same as e now holds.
 Premier Poincare, Louis Barthou d the other French experts make cir proposal contingent upon the thdrawal of all resistance to ance's Ruhr policy or to allied ac- m in other territories occupied der the Versailles treaty.
 Moratorium Considered. In commenting upon the fact that , plan provides for no moratorium ench officials point out that two IT delay will be considered if Ger my agrees to submit to the coer- Q measures permitted by the treaty. the case now stands. 1t is said, ire is little use in offering a mora ium if the German government re- es to recognize the treaty that im- ;es the payments. Officials emphasized the French
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