FRANCE FIRM.
SPECIAL FAONEY ISSUE. COLLECTION OF TAXES. Electric Xele»jraD/i—Press Auociatiua Copyright. (AnstraliarvX.Z. Cable (Received tli is day, jt IO IO a.m.) Baris, In view of tiie German resistaneo France Las definitely determined to requisitioning on Wednesday unless they agree to com men©© •Joliveries and the collection? of the coal tax. France is also contemplate ing the establishment of a customs cordon round the Ruhr and the Lsuo of special municipal coinage for tho Ruhr alone. The money presumably only to be issued in the event of the owners refusal to po.y wages. FINAL ORDER GIVEN Pan 5. January Id. A conference at Allied headquarters at Dusseldorf between Generals Degoutte, Simon ami D’Auvigue** and German industrialists and cials of the Aliners* Unions, en .* I with the Germans’ absolute rof* ,J to deliver th© cuai demanded by ?h v French Simon presented a final order that work must begin tomorrow. He SLiid the first sanction would be the occupation of Dortmund if the order was not obeyed*, and that other sane: ion< would foblow immediately.
Tli© German spokesmen attempted to speak, but the meeting wrjs peremptorily closed.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 31362, 18 January 1923, Page 5
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