The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-09
Word Picture Shown By the
London Press Today
CRISIS NOW FEARED
Economic Conditions Found
Dangerous, People Facing
Starvation
rAssoelated Press pispatchl

lSuuOn, MSICu c.-GlOOny PIC
lures OF the situation In the Ruhr,
with warnings of an impending cri
sis, are painted today by some OF
the London newspaper correspon
dents.
A Dusseldorf dispatch to the
Telegraph, says that unemployment
Is increasing and that the political
situation is dangerous. Economic
conditions he describes as disas
trous, asserting that $4,000 persons
are without work in Duesseldorf
alone and that the unemployment
wages are insufficient The work.
men are noticeable depressed, the
= correspondent adds, and rumors are
current that they are beginning 10
doubt the issue OF the struggle.
The E'rench, this dispatch asserts
arg preparing to deal with the food
problem which viii undoubtedly
arise with the increase of unemploy-
ment. Their soup kitchens, boycott
ted AT first, are now popular.
Report Conditions Pitiful
The Cologne correspondent or the
Daily Express reports that condt-
tons In Essen and Bochum are pitt
ful and that the death rate among
the children has risen twenty per
cent In the last month and milk is
almost unobtainsble.
The phrase hunger blockade is
On the Inns OF the whole German
populetion. The French military su-
thorities have given definite orders
TO admit all food stutfs to the cities
but some OF the trucks never ar
. rive and part of the shipments are
stolen
Esiueotirn. the correspondent, adds,
is Al y stsndstill for the French
have occupied the schools. The pass
ing of each DAY finds public feeling
embittered more and more
Fearful Results Expected
The impression that the cauid-
rnn in the Rnhr may boil over al
any time with fearful results IN
hloodshed," Is expected by the Col
osne representative 81 the Wes'min-
ster Gazette He CONTINUES
81 Is the opinion OF those best
.n,e To nudge that unless IN agree
ment IN soon reached il can only be
|, matter OF time before another war
h-eaks out 7 am told that France
would NOT hesitate to declare wal
and bomb the German cities incind-
ing Berlin, il her forces are AZ
rackBd :. ..
The CORRESPONDENT ancs Lldt IL 10
only fair To point out that many re
ports OF this character may De Eae
"a IN German resources He asserts
th,t the diffculty OF obtaining reD-
ahlq REFORMATION because of the sew
c-epce OF communications IS oe1nS
constantly emphasized
In this connection the Cologne
rc,Tpz1ondeut Of the Express SAYS IL
is impossible tn verify some OF tno
stories In circulation and thar Is
ynors much more Serious tnan Ine
farts warrant are rife
French Reenter Dortmunu-
p.-,in. March S--A telegram
srcm Dorsmund states that the
Ench re-entered that city today,
suryoun1ing a school house ann dis
.rmjnS the police who were quar-
fer,d fhere- The force was remoy-
ed Tn an unknown destination
The French allowed the patrol
men 10 take their belongings VIII
them while the onicers VIZ PT h.
tovn hall was later occupied UNITS
frurn Dorstteld and Herten, were
Coal Miners Cult Wort
Exse0. March S--Tae German
coaI miners In the Ruhr are graduaI-
w beipg dismissed FROM work, &C
eorifng to the French authorizes
vI,o declare 1000 were discharged
vsafesyiav from tho mines In TIE
Recx5fnshausen district alone IL Is
.~Numei BY the French that these
dssynissaIs are part Of the German
Mar 10 reduce the coal output grad
uaIIy tn a minimum as part OF me
nasafye resistance program .
Tvso French have occupied part Oh
tho bismarck coal mine near Reck-
ifnstaauscn because the Germans re-
eueeS to load coal for the occups,
afiouaI authorities. The mec closed
down all the loading machinery III
prptest agains. tho occupation
Meetings of the unemployed aie
yriug held at various points. &C
cording to the French, In protest.
arzirst the German system or paying
strike funds, and there Is much un-
rest among the thousands OF miners
and factory workers now idle.
Strikers Demand More Pay
At DortJnund 5000 unemployed
v,et and gave notice To the munlcl-
,,aIitv clst the strike pay OF 1000
marks daily was insufficient AND
that unless the sum was increased
he would go to work for the French
and Belgisns Those in cforge OF the
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