THE RUHR SITUATION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16113, 30 April 1923, Page 3

THE RUHR SITUATION.

NOTE TO ALLIES EXPECTED THIS

WEEK

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BERLIN, April ?.R

The newspapers learn that the Government conferences advanced matters si> that Cabinet will be able to consider the main points of the Note over the weekend. These will them be presented to the leaders of the) political parties for their opinion. Tho Note, therefore, is not. expected before the middle of next week. PARIS, April 28.

The inter-Allied' Rhineland- Commission decided to force all travellers from unocciipiedl Germany to produce passports on entering the Rhineland! bridgehead areas. This is a reply to llerr Ebert's decree, closing the German frontiers to all Germans, except holders of a, special permit.

PROSPEROUS GERMANY

AMAZING GROWTH OF BUILDING

(Australian and N.Z i-ante Association..

(Received April 50, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, April 29

The Daily Express' Berlin correspondent, referring to Lord Buckmaster's statement in the, House of Lords that the life of German people to-day was one of great misery, stales that a tour of Berlin shows the contrary io be the. case. The. masses of Germany are leading a life of great prosperity. There has been an amazing growth of buildings, including factories and farm dwellings.

Outside the capital food is cheap and abundant. It, is calculated there are now live times .move motorists than before the war.

Agriculturists probably are better oil than at any previous period in history. Commercial ists are hardly less flourishing. The Ruhr capitalists have had gigantic credits opened in their favor to enable them to carry on the resistance.

D Mas true the middle-classes, especially the intellectuals, had suffered severely, many being crushed out of existence, but, their places were taken by others springing from a different strata of society.

GERMAN CONSPIRATORS

REACTIONARY PLOTTING

EXTENSIVE ORGANISATION RIVE ALED.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

(Received April 30, 9.45 a.m.) BERLIN, April 28

Reactionary plotting to overthrow the Republic was discovered at a trial in Leipzig held to decide, whether the Popular Freedom Party shall be broken up. The whole facts will not be published, as tho leaders of the party contend publication will endanger national interests in view of the new Allied Note regardinfg illegal German organisations. In consequence of this the judges, after the opening speeches, decided to continue the hearing in private. The preliminary speech for the Government side indicated that the partywas highly organised in Prussia, Thuringia, and Saxony into companies innocently disguised as gymnastic societies. The discoveries included plans for an advance into General Germany, the, investment of Berlin, and field, exercises in fighting formation. Branches weie established in all the leading towns. When the time was ripe the leadership was to be transferred to a certain general. The most active organiser was Lieutenant Rossbaeh, now awaiting trial on a charge of high treason. Tho speaker contended it was the intention to organise all reactionary lighting formations with the object of overthrowing the Government. Von Greve and other leaders of the party replied that the party was innocent. Its aims were political, but they would not disclose them in open court. They had no intention of engaging in a war with France, though it was admilted the defence <>f the frontiers was among their objectives. It was also admitted that Rossbaeh intrigued to obtain neutrality of the Reiehswehr. At, this point the court entered upon a private session.

OUTRAGE AGAINST FRENCH

TRAIN

(Renter's Telegram.) (Received April 30, 12.5 p.m.) BEItLIN, April 29. A dynamite outrage against a French passenger train is reported from Coblenz. Three French railway officials were killed.