The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-19
FRENCH TO BE COMMENDED
FOR CALLING GERMAN
BLUFF
DREMIER PoINCARE formally noti-

DREMIER POINCARE formally mott
fed Germany OF Frances inten-
lions on Wednesday, and at AS
o'clock Thursday morning the advance
guard of the French occupationary
forces entered Essen. Everything had
been prepared for the movement and
cavalry, infantry. artillery, tanks and
aviation forces poured steadily across
the Rhine In his note to Germany NJ
Poincare said:
THE French government declares
It has no thought of proceeding at this
moment with an operation of mill
tsry nature nor occupation Of po-
litical character; 1t simply sends into
the Ruhr mission Of engineers and
functionaries whose object is clearly
defined. It's duty Is to assure the re
spect by Germany of the obligations
contained In the treaty OF Versailles.
ut sends into the Ruhr only those
troops necessary to safeguard the mis-,
sion and guarantee the execution OF
its mandate. No disarrangement and
no change, therefore, will be caused in
the normal life of the population,
which can continue at work IN order
and In calm
The engineers and functionaries OF
this mission will have full powers to
compel the administrative organs,
chambers of commerce and employers.
workmen's. Industrial. commercial.
etc, bodies 10 communicate to them
all statistical ar other information
they think it useful to demand.
"'rhey viii have the right to circu-
late Throughout the occupied terrific
ries, 10 enter Offices, mines, factories.
railroad stations etc, and to consult
there al bookkeeping and statistical
documents
The personnel of the tierman ud-
mlnistration and the representatives
- Industrial and commercial bodies
must, under pain Of severe punish
ncnt, put themselves at their entire
disposition for the accomplishment OF
their work"
In the course of his note the pre-
mler said the French government
counts upon the good will of the Ger
man government and upon that of all
authorities" but this of course was
merely n diplomatic phrase. As mat.
Ter Of fact the Germans announced
that every difficulty possible would be
placed in the way of the French en-.
ginecrs. The coal syndicate led the
h.s dan - nj
all its documents to Hamburg. The
chambers of commerce of Essen and
all other Ruhr towns followed suit by
moving away. At This writing the al
titude of the union workers IN the dis
trict Is uncertain except that they de
ciIled 10 put on u brief strike of pro
test If they refuse TO get out coal
and to operate the factories, France Is
prepared 10 carry on with French
workmen
Berlin's first response to the French
action was the recall of the Germun
ambassador 90 France and the German
minister To Belgium, and II was he
lieved complete severance Of diplo-
matte relations would follow Chan
eellor Cuno called the premiers Of all
The German states to conference
and President Ebert proclaimed sun
day as national day of mourning
For the first time in several years Ger
many presents practically n united
front to It's adversaries The nation
alists and socialists, even In Bavaria,
have adopted n common policy of max
ing the French position In the Ruhr
unproductive and untenable. This
unificatlon may 90 far toward frus-
trating the French plans.