Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-06
.RUHR RESISTANCE
AGAINST INVASION
NOW IS FALTER|NG
Only Sporadic Incidents Of
Violence Are Reported.
Railroad Service in Rhine
land Virtually at Normal

BERLIN, Feb. 4.-Chancellor Gu.
no went to the Ruhr Sunday morn-
ing, to exert his personal influence
in stiffening resistance to the French
occupation. The German chancellor
will make his headquarters at Es-
sen.
VIOLENCE NEARS END
IN RHINE TOWNS
DUSSELDORF, Feb. 4.--By the
Associated Press).-The situation in
the Ruhr is drifting back to the reg.
ular routine. The population. work.
ers and tradesmen are gradually be-
| coming outwardly reconciled to the
presence of the occupying forces
while the resistance of the function
aries appears to be faltering. The
( opposition of the Industrial mag
mates, however, shows no signs of
abating. The possibility of a gem
eral rising against the French seems
very remote.
Incidents of violence continue,
such as the killing of German
civilian by q French sentry at
Brechten last night, but conditions
appeared to be settiira down until
one of the warning parties abandons
the economic battle.
It is reported the Brechten civil
ian who was killed failed to halt
when challenged.
Some of the sentries are rather
nervous; one of them pointed his
bayonet in business-like fashion
when correspondent strolled past
his outpost last night, although adj
dressed in French and shown pass.
Sixty-six barges loaded with coal,
according to the official figures
have been despatched to Strassburg,
and sixty-three, more. which were
confiscated, are lying along the
| Rhine awaiting tugs to tow them
up the river. The barges average
about 1000 tons each. Ten tugs
with French crews are now work
ing up and down the Rhine.
The coal forwarded by rail into
France is about half the amount
floated; thus the total coal the
French have got out of the Ruhr
since the occupation is a little more
than 100000 tons, whereas, under
the old system, they would have re-
ceived 100000 in the same period.
General Payot explains that the
services are hampered by the neces-
sity of replacing the strikers, insurs
| ing food supplies, and for similar
reasons, but he expects to mov0
very large quantities of coal daily
to France the beginning of next
week.
| The Germans are not attempting
| to approach the French control
posts, and run the coal trains to
| within a few miles Of the occupied
eastern and southern frontier, whers
they abandon them, causing much
congestion.X
The locks are completely under
French control in both the Rhine
and Lippe canals. The French also
control the high roads leading into
unoccupied Germany.
LEAGUE VOTES REFUSAL
TO MEDIATE IN RUHR
PARIS, Feb. 4.-(By the ASSOCIATE
ed Press. 1.-The council Of the Leagues
of nations at secret, informal ses-
sion, just before finally adjourning
here today, declined to put the rep.
arations or Ruhr occupation Qties-
ton on its program. This means
that TO- the present there is no pos
sibiIity of the league taking any i'm
| itiative toward .lediation between
France and Germany,
Premier Branting. Of Sweden. took
UP the Preparations problem without
offering any specific proposal, but to
llearn If the council would put it on
it's program. The French opposed
such a discussion, as Premier Pom
care had indicated they would, and
the council decided this was not an
opportune moment to press the mat
ter.
AS the rules of the council require
unanimity. There seemed no prolh-
bility of favorable action. There
fore, any discussion was considered
inadvisable. It was made apparent.
however. that the council was in q
receptive mood should France. at
any time. wish to utilize the league
machinery for settlement OF the
question.
EARLY GERMAN CAPITULATION
SCENTED BY FRENCH PRESS
PARIS, Feb. 4.-(By the Associated
Press).-The German governments
note to the reparation commission
protesting against the recent refusal
to a moratorium is regarded by a
part of the French press as a fore
runner of German capitulation and
as direct result Of French action
in the Ruhr.
Publication Of the note Saturday
caused commentators to remark
that it represents Germany's first at
tempt toward resumption of exc
changes with the allies. So
"As shown in its note OF January
49," the communication says, ''the
German government suspended pay
ments in kind to France ad Belgium
solely because of the invasion-which
was contrary to the treaty of the
Ruhr by these two powers and solely
for the duration of this state OF
affairs and its consequences"
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