THE GERMAN PROTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18298, 15 January 1923, Page 7

THE GERMAN PROTEST.

NO REPLY BY AMERICA. UNABLE TO GIVE HELP. RESIGNED, TO INACTION. - '■'■' : ,; -- : : '■ [': ■--■':':.' : '..-■'.' "::■"- ■■-■ ■'•„.' '■•■::■' -';-'■.- - By Telegraph—Press; Association— Copyright. ; » (Received 4.30 p.'M.) A. and N.Z.". 'NEW YORK,; -Tan. 12. ,-■-/' The spokesman of White House stated that the United , States Government will maike no v reply to the German protest, against, the." French movement in the Ruhr region. The Administration sees no road whereby its desire; to bo- helpful in the reparation crisis can be advanced. Therefore it is not moving in. any, way. 1 .. • .'■: -.- ANOTHER CONFERENCE. SUGGESTION FROM FRANCE. '■:■■"■■ '•"■-: -/■ ' ■' i :." '.•:. UNITED STATES' ATTITUDE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. i (Reed. 11.5 p.m.) /NEW YORK,.Jan. 13. ..:': According to the Washington correspondent of the New York World, a Paris report that M. Poincare contemplated calling another conference concerning repara-. tions, to which the United States would be invited, elicited the information from official circles that the United States would, not accept the invitation if the purpose of the conference be only to issue . another ultimatum-, to Germany. If M. Poincare desired to submit the reparation problem to an international • commission, such as Mr. C. E. Hughes suggested, the attitude of the United States would be entirely sympathetic. The Administration, however; 'would welcome any French step toward modification of the policy upon' which M. Poincare has embarked. GERMAN NOTE TO FRANCE. PASSIVE RESISTANCE POLICY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. , (Reed. 4:5 p.m.) - /: BERLIN, Jan. 12. i :; The German Government; has ; liEmded to the Belgian and French Ambassadors a, Note denying that there is.any real excuse for violating the Treaty "of Versailles. '. Germe/ny cannot 'fight, says the . Note, but, she will not bow to or assist France. / The mark is falling and prices are rising. The J result will be that Germany will ho unable to pay to any; Power its reparations.: ■ ■ "'-'', ' •';''■'- : The German Ambassador to Italy lodged with Signor Mussolini, Prime Minister of'ltaly,: «i: protest 'against the French invasion of the Ruhr. The Ambassador declared that Germany woiirol ' fulfil her; obligations as far aa ; sho was ■■able;/; , ! ';■ 'vv .-..» . .'-..',■■,: ' --. :;■:■■-, :-;-■;; ; RECALL OF AMERICANS. TRANSPORT ON THE 'WAY. .-, A. and N.Z. NEW YORK, Jan. 12. .The transport St. Mihiei, which is to bring back the American army which has been Recalled from the Rhine, has sailed fora German port, the name of which has not been revealed. ... '