RUHR OCCUPATION

Evening Star, Issue 18262, 30 April 1923, Page 5

RUHR OCCUPATION

GERMANY PREPARING OFFER. EXPECTED THIS WEEK. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, BERLIN, April 28. The newspapers learn that the Government conferences have advanced matters so that Cabinet will bo able to consider the main points of tho Note over the week-end. These will then be presented to the leaders of tho political parties for their opinion. The Note therefore is not expected before the middle of next week. -A. and N.Z. Cable. THE GERMAN FRONTIERS. PARIS, April 28. The Interallied Rhineland Commission has decided to force all travellers from unoccupied Germany to produce passports on entering Rhineland or the. bridgehead areas. This is the reply to Herr Ebert’s decree closing the German frontiers to all Germans except tho holders of a special permit.—A. and N.Z. Cable. REICHSBANK’S IMMENSE PROFITS. BERLIN, April 27. The Reichpbank's annual report for 1922 shows a net profit of 43.500,000,000 marks compared with 555,000,000 in 1*921. Tho dividend is 40 per cent, instead of 10 per cent. Tho Government's share of profit is 17,200,000,000 marks.—A. and N.Z. Cable. GERMAN REACTIONARIES. MORE PLOTTING REVEALED. BERLIN, April 23. (Received April 30, at 9.10 a.m.) Reactionary plotting to overthrow tho Republic was disclosed at a trial at Leipzig, which was held to decide whether the popular Freedom Party shall bo broken up. Tho whole facts will not bo published, as the leaders of the party contend that publication will endanger the national interests. in view of the new Allied Note regarding illegal German organisations. In consequence of this the judges, after their opening speeches, decided to continue the hearing in private. The preliminary speech for the Government side indicated that the party* was highly rrganised in Prussia, Thuringia, and Saxony into companies, innocently disguised as gymnastic societies. The discoveries included plans for an advance into Central Germany, and the investment of Berlin, and tho practice of field exercises in fighting formation. It was stated that branches had been established in all the leading towns, and that when tho time was ripe, tho_ leadership would be transferred to a certain general. The most active organiser was Lieutenant Rossbach, who is now awaiting trial on a charge of high treason. The speaker contended that it was the intention to organise all the reactionary fighting formations with the object of overthrowing the Government. Von Grove and other leaders of_ the party replied that the party was innocent. Its_ aims were political, but they would not disclose them in open court. They had no intention of engaging in a war with France, though it was admitted that defence of the frontiers was among the objectives. _lt was also admitted that Rossbach had intrigued to obtain the neutrality of the Reichswehr. At this point the court entered upon a private session.-—A. and N.Z. Cable, PROSPEROUS GERMANY. REPLY TO LORD BUCIvMASTER. LONDON, April 29. (Received April 50, at 9.55 a.m.J The ‘ Daily Express’s ’ Berlin correspondent, referring to Lord Buckmaster’s statement in the House of Lords that the life of the German people to-day is one of great misery, states that a tour of Berlin shows the contrary to be the case. The masses of Germany are leading a life of great prosperity. There has _ Loen an amazing growth of buildings, including factories, farm houses, and dwellings. Outside the capital food is cheap and abundant. It is calculated that now five times more motorists than there were before the war. Tho agriculturists are probably better off than at any previous period in their history, and the commercial people are hardly less flourishing. The Ruhr capitalists have had gigantic credits opened in their favor to enable them to cany on the resistance. It is true that the middle classes, and especially the intellectuals, had suffered severely, many being crushed out of existence, but their places had been taken by others springing from a different strata of society. ►—A. and N.Z. Cable. OPPORTUNITY FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS. WASHINGTON, April 28. Lord Robert Cecil in a farewell speech said: “I wish some nation or Power in tho League of Nations would bring into the League the question of the Ruhr.” Ho believed that the time was now ripe for the League’s intervention, and declared that the question eventually would be eubmitted to it.—A. and N.Z. Cable.