FRANCE'S ACTION

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10562, 13 April 1920, Page 5

FRANCE'S ACTION

"A BREACH OF THE LAW." HERK DERNBURG ! S CONTENTIONS. (Received April 12, 10. p.m-> Count Reventlow, in the ■•Deutsclie Tageszeitung," says: Mr Lloycl George's unexpected sittitude is due to America, and ho makes a virtue of tho necessity of following America, . Herr Dernburg, in the ''lageblaty declares that, even if Article .-l ,o p*v| four of the Treaty has been violated. France's action was. a. breach of the law, in as much as the Leaguo ot Nations Covepaat„ is .part,, and parcel of the Treaty, „«»d. Gfirmany although outside the League, is entitled to claim tho benefit of tho Covenant to which .she is bound to submit. Herr Dernburg adds that unless | France immediately withdraws bar illegal act ta_'feri&vS''h*F aCttwwtedjr tnent of tho validity of. 'tifc wit she will have broken the Versailles Treaty. ' ' -*' . The Municipality of Essen, including both Socialist parties, has protested against the French occupation of Frankfort and other towns. INTENTION OF THE FRENCH. GERMAN PRESS ALLEGATIONS. (Received * LOXDON,. April .11. ... The Berlin "Lokal Anzeiger'? states that the French have ocoupied Babeiu bail**, to the «mth of.. Franktort, and are about to occupy Aschatten, burg, a few miles eastward of Ba&enhausen. ■"■ i v> 1 ! ' J \ ll t:« n „l, : ' Tlie paper declarea. that .tho Jfrencb. intend to systematically, extend the oc-, cupatiou sone with a view of separating north from south Germany.