The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-25
GERMANY ENDS
WATCH IN RUHR
RESISTANCE TO CEASE AND U.s.
UAL ACTIVITIES BE RESUM-
ED-CRISIS NOW DUE.

Berlin.-(A. PIT is officially an
nounced that the premiers of the
German federated states, at confer
ence with Chancellor Stresemann, to-
day, unanimously voted for the aban-
dOnment OF Germany'S passive resist
ance program in the Ruhr, but at the
same time expressed determination
firmly to safeguard the unity OF the
country.
Make Ruhr Occupation Invisible.
Paris.-(A. P.) - Premier Poin
caaire's next move, in view OF Ger
manys economic surrender, will be
to ask the interallied reparation COM
mission to deal with the new situa-
tion it was indicated AS soon as
the German government officially
withdraws resistance orders, and
General Degoutte will be directed to
make the Ruhr occupation as nearly
invisible" as possible.
Berlin-(A. P.)-Chancellor Strese-
mann announced tonight that the
government had decided to abandon
passive resistance Immediately and
Internationally.
In his statement the chancellor an
nounced that the government had
ordered resumption of activities in
all lines at once. The governments
decision is not made conditional on
the previous return of deportees or
the release of imprisoned nationals,
these and other disputed points being
left to subsequent negotiations with
the occupying powers.
The chancellor urged the employers
to resume operations at their plants
and mines Immediately and advocat-
ed uniformity so as to avoid indie
pendent action which might be detri-
mental to the restoration of econom-
ic normalcy in the Ruhr and Rhine
land Three hundred representative
spokesmen from the Ruhr and
Rhineland discussed passive resist
ance with Chancellor Stresemann for
five hours then unanimously agreed
that further opposition to the Franco
Belgian occupation was futile and
that passive resistance as such must
be abandoned.
The conference was attended by
the representatives of all the polit-
ical parties. civic bodies and govern
mental and municipal officials con-
nected with the German posts tele-
graphs and railway administrations
in the occupied zones.
Hugo SHINES, Fritz Thyssen and
other industrial magnates sat with
labor leaders, railway officials and
mine foremen, and the talk between
them was plain and to the point.
'sIn the course of battle it some
times becomes necessary to surrender
or evacuate fortress because it re-
quires too many men, too much food
and too much ammunition" ObSerY-
ed Chancellor Stresemann. In order
to hold the Ruhr and the Rhineland
passive resistance must now be aban-
doned he declared as the nation
would bleed to death in further at
tempts to hoiu
Stresemann said that as the gov
ernment was unable to secure amnes-
ty for the imprisoned Germans. the
return of those who had
been deported and the restoration of
German prerogatives within the Ruhr
and Rhineland through advance ne
gotiations with the occupying forces,
continuation of passive resistance be
came purposeless and inimical to the
internal and foreign situation
The governments immediate eff
forts. he declared would be directed
toward obtaining the release of pris-
oners and residential rights for
evicted officials and their families.