New Britain herald., 1923-03-13
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will not diyulge any part of this con- ference and hope you gentlemen will be guided accordingly"
 The Belgians during the conference insisted at great length upon their points of view, and 1t is asserted here that the gradual evacuation of the Ruhr as Germany pays was asssnted by M. Poincare with the greatest re- 1 luctances
 | It was widely commented that when he left the conference he appeared quite nervous and irritable and that M. Jaspar. the Belgian foreign min- ister, who usually is very calm, was red faced and quite excited. | Securities Discussed. The subjects of security for France 1 and Belgium and the future condi- tions to be laid down for Germany were not mentioned in the com muniquc. but it is known they were discussed, the Relgians insisting par l ticularly that at the proper moment all the allies should be brought into the conference. They made it plain that they wanted both security and reparations, but they insisted upon remaining strictly within the treaty of Versailles.
 Fear British Opinion.
 The Belgians point out that they did not wish to do anything to offend Great Britain as they were obliged to look to England for protection as well as to France. The Belgians said the whole situation should be frankly laid before the allies as soon as Ger many acknowledged defeat in the Ruhr, and they insisted also, it is said, that the allies and the United States should be informed that the Anglo American refusal to ratify the guar antee treaty negotiated at Versailles | at the same time as the German peace | treaty had created new situation | and that the French and Belgians were bound to consider the question f of their security in this new light.
 Threaten Rcprisal
 Essen, March 13.-(By Associated Press) - The German population of the Recklinghausen district has been warned by Gen. Laignelot, command ing the district, it was announced to- day, that in the event any further French troops are assassinated or ann bushed the burgomaster of Buer who is held as a hostage, together with tour other town officials would be shot at once as a measure of retalia- ton.
 Seize Coke Plant
 The civil mission of engineers. headed by M. Coste, French inspector general of the mines, which came into the Ruhr to exact coal reparations from the industrialists has begun realization of its plans A party of engineers escorted by battalion of French infantry seized today the state roke plant near Westerhold with 900 tons of coke on hand
 Fifty Polish and German workers in the employ of the French imme- diately began loading freight cars with coke, under protection of the 
 The French announced that they within few days to send al least one trainload of coke daily to France.
 Strike Short Lived
 There are about 2.000 men employ
  when the engineers arrived, but later returned to work. One of the na- ionalist leaders is urging the men to go on strike indefinitely.
 Another detachment of engineers ,lso escorted by infantry inspected the rhyssen works at Duisberg today. The nationalist leaders in this case i. 'lso urged the several thousand min- ITS at the point to strike. The miners finally agreed but they demanded two months pay in ad- 'ance, which the directors of the ,lant refused to give them. After the departure of the engineers the men eturned to work.
 This warning accompanied a gen. ral announcement that the French military authorities, because of the increase in acts of violence and in abotage in various parts of the auhr would take the severest meas tres to stop these attacks.
 Quiet in Buer
 Quiet now prevails in Buer after he assassination of the two French ;fcials and the subsequent shootings,
  filed.
 German newspaper reports that the 'erman officials have evidence that he French victims were shot by french chasseurs are denied by the 'rench authorities The French say ay they have in their possession re- over of the type carried by the Ger nan security police found near the cene of the shooting. They contend hat their reports tend to show the wo Germans who were shot while rying to escape from arrest in Buer ere tn assassins of the French off, ials.
 Two sections of railroad in the Es- an region are reported to have been Town up by dynamite over night. Inc Of these was near Hugel which the Krupp passenger Station close y the Krupp villa at Hugel. The ther stretch was along the main ne of the railroad between Essen nd Dusseldorf near Werden.
 sabotage Rcputcd
 Various acts of sabotage are being sported daily and in many recent ,ses the work of destruction along ,e railroads and at bridges is ac- ompished by means of dynamite. Owing to the increased use of ex- osives for such acts the French are holding Burgomasters and her town officials as hostages and 'e even planning to compel these off, ,ials to ride on the locomotives in Ie danger zone.