The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-09
MUST NOT LEAVE
HOLLAND, IS EDICT
Allies Requesting Crown
Prince Kept ExiIed
REPLY TO GERMANS
Premier .Poincare Answers Pro-
test Againstpe Metz In
Bavarian Palatinate

Paris, Move m Der s.-The
French government has in
strueted It's ambassador in Ber-
lin to inform the German gov
eminent that France would not
tolerate the establishment Of
dietatorial government in Ger
many.
Paris, November S.-The allied
council of ambassadors decided to-
day to request the Dutch govern
ment not to allow former Crown
Prince Frederick William to leave
Dutch territory, where he has been
In exile since the war. and also to
ask the German government not to
Is on the list OF persons charged
with war crimes whose arrest is
sought by the allied governments.
Polncare Replies To Germany
Berlin. November 8.-Premier
Poincare, replying to the recent
German protest against the attitude
nj the French general De Metz in
the Bavaria palantinate. informed
Berlin that the French government
was entirely unconcerned with pre-
parations for separatist action in
either the palatinate or the Rhine
provinces and would continue to do
A semi Official statemsat an
nouncing receipts OF the reply says
that 1T evaded answering the com
plant against General De Metz.
The German government especially
takes offense at his statement to
representative of Bavaria that the
latter no longer has power in the
palantinate and that Bavarian offic-
ials there were prohibited from ex-
ecuting their duties
Washington Has Hopes
Washington, d. c.. November s.
BEYOND the fact that direct CONVEX
sations between Washington and
Paris are continuing there was no
indication here today as to what
progress is being made in the effort
TO clear the way for an agreement
on the scope of the proposed expert
inquiry into the reparations ques-
ton.
A detailed explanation OF the
French position has been laid before
IN a half hour conference with Am
bassador Jusserand, late yesterday,
Secretary Hughes avoided any com
ment whatever on the outlook, while
the French ambassador confined
himself to the statement that the
conversations were continued, ad-
ding that when there is a definite
result it will be brought to your
notice"
The secretary went directly from
the conference to the White House
Ia report developments to President
| Coolidge.
The fact that the exchange of
viewpoints here with the French
government continues is accepted
n some quarters as indicating at
least that hone is still retained Of
reconciling the American and
French positions and thus clearin~
the way for an understanding among
the allies in EXTENDING an invitation
for American cooperation in the
proposed inquiry. This was linked
with press reports of increased
hope at Paris of an ultimate agree
ment among the allies as also sup
plying an optimistic tinge.
Threaten Berlin March
London, November 8.-The Berlin
correspondent Of the Exchange
Telegram from Munich which says
bot BaVarian irreeulars have de-
cided TO march on Berlin, tomorrow.
Financial Critics Approve
Berlin, November S.-Chancellor
Stresemann's hastily proclaime"
measures, intended to bring relief
In the nations financial and food
| situation, meet with varying de-
frees Of approval among the finan-
| cial critics. They view the govern
ment's DEGREES rs primarily posses
sing psychological importance in
that they assured the public that
the paper mark is not altogether
worthless and that it will be shortly
traded in AGAINST the new coinage
| in an equitable proportion.
The governments failure to fix
definitely the value of the pape-
mark in relation to the present I'''
tied issue Of gold loan notes is the
chief source Of popular disapDoint-
| Tent. as the official communicate
| the mast three DAYS were considered
to have foreshadowed definite ac-
tion AT once in this direction.
The government nov makes its
| final appraisal of the naDer mark
contingent upon its ability to halt
"a norev presses and obtain suf-
| e"ient new revenues through the
Communicating Of foreign curren-
cies and the levving of new taxes
the foreign moneys to be replaced
with the new German gold curren-
cies