The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-09-06
GERMANS WEAKEN
in PASSIVE WAR
Gradual Change of Ruhr Policy
Decided on After Conference
With SHINES and Others.
AGREED ON THREE POINTS
viii Lift Rail Ban, Permit German Ex-
ports and End Strike Pay in Seized
zone-WilIing to Accord Repara-
ton Total France Demands.

Berlin. Chancellor Stresemann,
who in his recent speech made APP
proaches to France, has taken the
first practical step toward carrying
out his new policy.
The passive resistance in the Ruhr,
which up to now has been so rigidly
maintained that it was impossible to
break it, will now be relaxed grad
ually.
1t Is learned from a reliable source
that this program is the result of a
conference held between Chancellor
Stresemann and the leaders Of the
Rhine and Ruhr industries, among
whom were Hugo SHINES, Fritz Thys-
sen, Herr Kloeckner and Herr Voc
geler of Duisberg.
Up to the present it has been the
opinion of all political authorities in
Germany that it was impossible to
consider, any weakening of the pas
sive resistance so long as the feeling
in the RUIZ was opposed to such a
plan. But now the captains Of in
dustry have declared to Chancellor
Stresemann that they will not stand
in the way of the fulfllment. of his
policy.
The conference agreed upon the
following three points:
Ito lift the ban against the rail-
roads operated by the French and
Belgians, which it is hoped to bring
about with the cooperation of Ger
n ans and officials in the occupied
territory.
2-To permit German exports
through the occupied territory, which
have been suspended since the en-
trance of the French because the lat
ter demanded that the customs be
paid to them instead of to Germany.
The revenue from customs will now
/ paid to the French authorities.
3-Payment of the huge sums to
German workmen who struck against
the French seizure of industries will
be discontinued, as the government
is unable to keep up the payments
on the present large scale.
German workmen as we'll as the
Ruhr population are willing to give
up passive resistance as soon as
France makes formal declaration of
these points:
First, to return deportees.
Second, to release those imprisoned.
Third, to guarantee the safety Of
life and subsistence of the Ruhr popu-
lation
The Socialist Parliamentary News
S rvice-the official information bu-
reau of the Socialist Party-announc-
ed this move in statement to Chan
cellor Stresemann to this effect. The
service declares that this is not
capitulation on Germany's part, but
a demonstration to the world that
Germany is willing to do the utmost
to end the crushing industrial war
in the Ruhr.
1t also is announced that the Ger
man government is now willing to
give productive pledges for the
amount Premier Poincare demands
in the Ruhr district provided they
are spread over Germany instead of
IL the Ruhr and Rhineland alone.
Political circles are informed that
tie reports Of alleged efforts to hasten
the opening of the reparations de-
bate on the part of the German gov
eminent originated in the current i'm
preston thu the big Rhenish and
Ruhr industrials are more concerned
il. an early settlement than are the
army Of resisters. The former are
said to be growing weary of the ex-
pense borne by them in connection
with the maintenance of passive re-
sistance anG the continu inactivity
O. their mines and plants.
The fact that the Ruhr workers
also are being paid for being patriotic
oilers is viewed as being distinctly
inimical to future recovery of the
morale and habits of the workers,
such as would be necessary to restore
Ruhr economics to their former pro-
ductiveness.