GROWING WORSE

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 7 February 1923, Page 5

GROWING WORSE

AFFAIRS IH THE RUHR. 1 — PEOPLE BEHIND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT. Per Press Association —Copyright. London, February 5. The Daily Chronicle Dusseldorf correspondent reports that affairs in the Ruhr are growing worse. The German Government’s attitude is unchanged. Herr Cuno spent Sunday in Essen, Bochum, and Dortmund, and was given the clearest evidence that the whole population was behind the Government, and that the people look to the Government for every assistance in maintaining passive resistance to the French. Herr Cuno allowed it to be understood that the Government would only negotiate on condition that the Ruhr occupation cqased, and there would be no thought of negotiations if the French required the region to remain in French and Belgian hands for five years as a pledge. The situation on the railway is unchanged. vj, A Mayence message says the French occupied the Hoechst dye factory, on of the largest concerns of this kind in Germany. The workers immediately struck. Germans complain throughout tbe occupied area that the French are actively interfering with food distribution. The food situation is causing serious concern. M. Troequer, Minister of Works, and General Waygand, have gone to Ruhr to try to expedite the transport of coal and design new coercive mea. sures.

Le Journal’s Berlin correspondent says that neither the Government nor the press shows any indication of weakening their resistance against the occupation.

The Gbrman Cabinet is again considering breaking off diplomatic relations with France.

Berlin, February 6. The French commander at Qffenburgh granted the workers’ requests and thus averted a genera! strike. ' NEW YORK, Feb. _6. M. Jusserand, in a speech, said that France was not seeking the economic rum of Germany, though Germany sought the economic ruin of France, but if the former enemy would come and now say, simply, “We were in the wrong,” France would melt. There can be a truce, but no real peace (much as France longs for it), until the Germans admit their guilt A. and N.Z. Cable. '

LONDON, Feb. 5. Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, President of the Board of Trade, in a speech at Stoke-on-Trent, said that the Government’s first consideration regarding the Ruhr was to secure a final settlement. If Germany was to pay, even the interest on her debts, it was essential that her credit should be restored, and secondly, there should be a’ moratorium and stabilisation of the mark. There was nothing further from the truth than that the whole matter was to be left to Germany’s discretion. British proposals held out a strong prospect of a trade revival, which was so necessary to Germany. The British proposal was to create in Germany a strong financial commission which would dictate to Germany necessary conditions.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

LONDON, Feb. 6. An Essen telegram states that a complete occupation is pending of Vehwinkel, tßaumberg, and Solingen, where customs posts will be established. Exports from the Ruhr of salamoniac, benzol, and other coal byproducts are stopped.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BERLIN, Feb. 6. General workers of Offenburg have sent an ultimatum to the French commander that if all restrictions are not withdrawn immediately, a strike will ensue.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BERLIN, Feb. 5. Two trains collided and a third was derailed near Mayence, all driven by Frenchmen. The Baden Government’s appeal to the population strongly protests against French occupation. The Government has instructed officials not to ctfmply with any orders given by the occupation authorities. —A. and N.Z.