Evening star., 1923-01-26
SPLIT: :.
|. |. ON TROOP RECALL
Premier Reported Supported
/: by Several Ministers in !.
Favoring Return.
WHOLE POLICY AT STAKE
British Labor Said to Have Aid Of
U. S. Organization in Drive
/ Against Ruhr Move.
WHOLE POLICY AT STAKE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. January 26.-The occu-
patton of the Ruhr and the cognate
drawing the British Cologne garri-
son were understood to be the chief
topics of discussion at the full meet
ing of the cabinet today. - .
While 1t was believed that the re-
cent assurances given to Lord Crewe
at Paris had been accepted as re-
moving the likelihood of the recur-
renee of such Incidents as the Laze-
nauer EXPULSION, It was said that
the whole situation was causing the
government increasing anxiety and
that the time had come when in the
opinion of some of the cabinet men,
bers the whole question of the British
attitude toward the French policy
must be reviewed, perhaps revised.
Divided ON Recall.
According to some of the political
writer's IN the morning newspapers.
tion. especially as. regards keeping
the British troops in the Rhine zone.
1t is reported that Premier Bonar
Law favors the return Of the troops.
and that in this he is supported by
several of his colleagues.
Other members Of the cabinet are
said to feel that withdrawal at this
time would not only increase the ten
sion by involving the substitution of
q French garrison and removing a
moderating influence upon the policy
OF the Paris government, but prob
ably would destroy the entente as
we'll as cause injury to British COM
mercial interests. for the control of
the German export licenses would
pass to the successors Of the British
garrison.
No Decision Now Expected.
The political writer's this morning
did not venture to predict. the cabi-
nets decision. Some. however. haz-
arded the suggestion that In view of
the compdexity of the situation and
the divergent opinions. Mr.. Benar
Law would decide to do nothing at
present and would await develop
ments. At any rate, 1t was not expect
ed that the government would make a
definite announcement.
The diplomatic expert of the Tele-
graph. discussing the governme nt's g
difficulty, says the views of Washing
tou anu ENihCi ivan opihAoii aiS sun
orally received with the closet attcn-
tion here.
British labor organizations are
planning a campaign against the
Ruhr occupation and are arranging
an international protest against con-
tinuauce of a situation which they
are convinced is leading in the di-
rection of. immeasurable disaster. Sc
cret communica tions are constantly
passing between the leading British
and continental. labor organiza ttons
and socialist parties. including Ger
man, French and Dutch.
The continental workers are re-
ported to be looking to British labor
to lead In the movement by exerting
pressure upon the London govern
ment to recall the British troops on
the Rhine and to refuse to counte-
rance further the Franco-Belgtan
policy, thus forcing abandonment of
the Ruhr adventure and bringing the
whole reparation problem before an
international conference at which
organized labor would be repre-
sented.
: some of the British labor leaders
are now on the continent arranging
for combined internatioal action, and
Edo Fimmen. secretary of the Inter
national Federation of Transport
Workers, is here on a similar err
rand.
!, 1t Is said that American labor is
moving in the. same direction.