THE RUHR ADVENTURE

Evening Star, Issue 18256, 21 April 1923, Page 4

THE RUHR ADVENTURE

WOBKLESB GERMANS' DILEHBA. HO RELIEF FROM FRANCE. ✓ Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, April 20. IJeceivcd April 21, at 9.20 a.m. Unemployed in Dusseldorf have written to tho Government at Berlin stating that their number is 30,000, and if tho dole is not increased tho} r will offer to work for tlio French. The latter, however, eay that there is no work to give. At a Bochum meeting two Prussian agents who were present urged a revolt. —A. and N.Z. Cable. APPEAL TO AMERICA. GERMAN WORKERS OPPOSED TO MONARCHY. WASHINGTON, April 19. Received e April 21, at 8.55 a.m. Mr Borah has received a letter from Herr Knoll, secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions in Germany, avowedly representing 6,C00,000 workers, protesting against the French occupation of tho Ruhr, which ho declares is annexation and a violation of tho rights of the German nation. The letter adds : “ The workers of Germany will prevent the reestablishment of the monarchy with their life’s blood, and believe abovo all in Mr Wilson’s doctrine of self-determination,— A. and N.Z. Cable. MEAGRE FRUITS FOR FRANCELONDON, April 19. The ‘ Daily Chronicle’s ’ Dusseldorf correspondent, summing up tho results of ICO days’ occupation of the Ruhr, says : ‘‘France admits she has spent £15,000,000. France and Belgium obtained 300,000 tons of coal, whereas they would have received 250.0-10 tons if the Ruhr had not been invaded. Tho coal trains now go from the Ruhr to France every six and a-half hours instead of every twenty-eight and a-lialf minutes. Tho money seized in the Rhineland and Ruhr totals 16,000,000,000 marks, or £160,000. Forty thousand Germans have been expelled, thirty' min*’ heads havo been occupied, 110 railway stations partially occupied, and cixty wholly occupied.” The correspondent travelled tho Ruhr extensively. Food was plentiful. Ho saw no evidence of lessening in the German will to hold ont.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT. AGREEMENT REPORTED TO BE IN SIGHT. GREAT BRITAIN’S GOOD OFFICES. VANCOUVER, April 20. (Received April 21, at 10.35 a.m.) It is learned on high authority m Washington that a settlement of the Ruhr crisis between France and Germany is in sight,. According to diplomatic advices reaching Washington a direct and definite reparations proposal from Germany is expected within a month, previous negotiations ensuring that it will ho regarded ns acceptable by France. .The correspondent asserts that the United Stales is likely to play an indirect paid-, as an International Commission, such a.s Mr Hughes suggested, forms part of the new move. It is understood that a situation favorable to agreement, lias bran made possible through the informal good offices of Britain.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE FALLING MARK. BERLIN, April 20. (Received April 21, at 10.10 a.m.) Tlio Government considered the sensational fall in the mark, and decided on continuance of the Reichslxmk’s support ; also tho compulsory registration o? all foreign currencies limitation experts. —A. and N.Z. Gable.