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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 2743, 8 September 1923, Page 5

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RUHR RESISTANCE CEASING. INDICATIONS OF A SEPARATE SETTLEMENT. ’ BY FRANCE AND GERMANY. [By Electric Cable —Copyright.! [Anst. anc a’.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, September G. ‘ 'The Times” Berlin correspondent says: “It appears certain that Germany is preparing a separate settlement with France.” The newspaper “Die Zeit” carefully explains Herr Streseman’s suggestion of Franco-German indusrial cooperation in the Ruhr, which, it says, docs not imply any alteration in German foreign policy. There is certainly no quoston, it continues, of creating an economic bloc dangerous to Britain. This appears to be realised in Britain, whence all the reports indicate that Germany’s attempts to reach a direct understanding with France are welcomed. Herron Stinnes and Krupp contradict the reports that they are taking action privately, but the French reception of Herr Strcsemann’s speech encou.ages the Government to develop the plan. The difficulty hitherto concerns the control of the undertakings. Business circles are convinced that British industrialists will calmlv view the' combination of Ruhr and Lorraine industries.” An Essen correspondent states that ths Labour situa'ion in the Ruhr i mines has improved. The men will be paid da.ily or on alternate days because it is recognised that they are at starvation point, although they are [receiving 50 million marks weekly. ■ There were disturbances at the Hagonbeck mine. The nolicc fired into ihe a ; r and dispersed the crowd, jit wa.s then announced Ihat married men wou’d receive an interim pay(mont of GO million marks, and single men GO millions. There is great discontent among the Ruhr miners who believe that Berlin is neglectful. Many foreigners among the miners are prepared to work for Die French, bub apart from the disorderly international element, hunger is driving the miners to abandon passive resistance. The Communists are preaching that the owners I are trying to enforce terms giving them favourable conditions for negotiating with the French. The trade I timoir<-tc. declare '’'.at the fight will : continue whoher or no a Franco-Ger-man a.greement is reached. MAKE GERMANY PAY. VIEW OF DEMOBILISED MEN. .BRUSSELS, September G. The Inter-Allied Federation of Demobilised Soldiers protested against the campaign tending to disunite Britain, France ad Belgium, and expressed the hope that the three countries would compel Germany to pay reparations in the interests of the war victims and unemployed. INTERVENTION URGED. BY U.S. POLITICIAN. (Received Friday, 8.45 p.m.) WASHINGTON, September 6. American intervention to break the deadlock between France and Germany on the reparations is advocated by Mr Fred TJpham, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, on Ills return from Europe. He says Congress should appoint a commission of business men to determine quickly what Germany can pay.