FRANCE ADAMANT

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11433, 1 February 1923, Page 6

FRANCE ADAMANT

“NOTHING WILL DIVERT US.” PATIENCE HAS LIMITS. Australian, and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received February 1, 12.25 a.m.) LONDON, January 30.According to a Cologne telegram, General Degoutte issued a statement to foreign journalists that when the French arrived in the Ruhr it was not intended to carry out any military or political purposes. The French wanted to disturb the people’s normal life a 6 little as possible, but the German Government had tried every means to provoke ■ a general rebellion, which only the wisdom of the German workers had prevented. The French army was not like the Prussian. “We are not murderers, anxious to put everyone to the sword, or to treat the people as Bismarck did. Moderation, however, is not weakness. They are mistaken who think our patience is without limit. We have tried to carry out our mission peaceably. The German political leaders are entirely responsible for the present misfortunes of the Ruhr. FURTHER SANCTIONS.

“The Allied Governments will continue in the way they have taken. They mean to impose their will, and to break their adversaries. We do not want to enslave the German workers; we only want to coerce the German magnates who received indemnities from the Government, but have not paid taxes. We intend to stay here as long as necessary, and will impose further sanctions until we achieve our task, from which nothing will divert us. Germany's future lies in our hands.” AIR SERVICE IN DEFAULT OF RAILWAYS. Published In "The Ttoee.” LONDON, January 30. The Hague correspondent of “The Times” states that as the entire railway traffic between Holland and occupied Germany ia discontinued, an air service between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Cologne has been organised.