FRANCE IMPASSIVE

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11656, 22 October 1923, Page 5

FRANCE IMPASSIVE

WORK MUST BE RESUMED. Published Sn "Tho nnJM*' LONDON, October 19. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says there have been many attempts to state precisely when M. Poincare will consider passive resistance to have ended. He has never before so clearly demonstrated that France will not listen to Germany till tho Ruhr is working normally, and the deliveries attain their pre-occupation volume. That will be the test; but as considerable deliveries from tho Ruhr are impossible unless Berlin is prepared to finance them, Germany will presumably fall more and more into confusion, while France remains impassive. The French think that Berlin is wilfully placing obstacles in the way of the economic restoration of the Ruhr. They consider that Herr Stresemann is alarmed by the possibility of his supersession by the industrialists, and is therefore endeavouring to force M. Poincare to resume direct negotiations between the two Governments. This amounts to political blackmail, say the French, who arc convinced that M. Poincare will persevere in his resistance

SOCIALISTS’ SUPPORT WRONG TIME TO INTERFERE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Oetoher 21. 5.5 p.m.) PARIS. October 21. The Socialist leader, M. Herriot. ad. dressing the Radical Socialist congreel on France's foreign policy, recommended the maintenance of an attitude of prudence, and declared that they were not going to condemn the occupation of the Ruhr at the moment it was ending. If they protested against the occupation, German capitalism would urge the Chancellor to delay, as there was a party in France demanding the submission of the matter to the League of Nations, which was unthinkable. M. Franklin Boullon, an ex-Minister. declared it would be madness to submit the reparations question to the League. “END OF ALL EFFORTS' 1 NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 21, 11.40 p.m.) BERLIN, October 21. France lias broken off negotiations with the Ruhr magnates. Herr Stresemann regards this ns end of all efforts towards a settlement and has instructed the German repre_ sentativea abroad to so inform th>' Governments. Germany holds Franc responsible for the lives of the peop) in the occupied territory.