FRANCE WILL WATCH

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11657, 23 October 1923, Page 5

FRANCE WILL WATCH

INTERFERENCE IF NECESSARY. OFFICIAL CAUTION. Renter’s Tctavram (Received October 22, 9.10 p.m.) PARIS, October 21. Tbe official French attitude towards the coup i* one of cautious reserve. It is not yet clear whether the merchant Decker* who is head of the movement in Aix-la-Chapelle, is in accord with tho principal Separatist leaders. It is the opinion here that if unity of vieAv prevails among the Separatist leaders tho movement may well spread to the whole Rhineland, in tho present state of high tension. It is officially declared that the French will not intervene, unless required to protect the lives and property of Allied nationals, or nationals working for the Allies,

MUST BE SPONTANEOUS. Australian and N.Z. fable Association (Received October 22, 10.10 p.m.) LONDON, October 21. The “Morning Post” correspondent in Paris says France is determined that Germany shall not lie given the slightest ground for claiming that a new Alsace-Lorraine has been created on her western frontier. So France is desirous that the Rhineland movement must be due to the f.;pontaneoi;s wish of tho inhabitants concerned.

BELGIUM’S ATTITUDE “STRICTEST NEUTRALITY.’ 1 Reuter’s Telegram. (Received October 22, 9.10 p.m.) BRUSSELS, October 21. It is stated that the Government has instructed, the Belgian military authorities to observe the strictest neutrality regarding the Separatist coup, interfering only in case of disorder, for the protection of life.