THE RHINE CRISIS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5884, 12 April 1920, Page 2

THE RHINE CRISIS

FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS;

BRITAIN'S PROTEST,

STUPEFACTION IN PARIS

(Australian and N.2. Cable 1 (Received April 12. 8 a.m.) PARIS, April 10.

IVo meetings of the French CabVnet were held to-day to consider the British against France's action. Britain's N'oto came like a bombshell, and caused stupefaction. The French newspapers are making bitter comment, singling out Mr Lloyd-George for special blame, asserting that he imposed his views on the British Cabinet.

(Times Service.} LONDON, April 10

The Times understands that at Thursday's Cabinet meeting that at Thursryged that the wording of the Brinish Note to France, especially the conclusioin, should be modified, so as to render it less offensive. Mr Lloyd-George, however, insisted on the harsher wording, and carried his poirit. The Note consists oi four type-Written foolscap sheets, and states that M. Mallera.ri:d (French Premier) and his colleagues had given the impression thait France would abstain frbm single-handed action. The Note expects that France will mot again act on her own initialtiivo, otherwise the. work of the Peace Conference will be futile, and instructs the ambassador to abstain from attending the Conference of Ambassadors until he i» assured that France will act in future in concert with the Allies.

BELGIAN SYMPATHY

TROOPS AT FRENCH DISPOSAL

(Received April 12 ; 8 a.m.) BRUSSELS, April 9. "* The King presided at a C\>u!:ieil o Ministers, at which it was decided, oui of sympathy with Franc?, to place c division at tho disposal of the Frencl commander in the Ruhr district.

(Received April 12. 8 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, April 9. The Berliner Tagebliatt status tha there have been further arrivals o

French troops in the occupied zone Also, that additional troops, accompanied by tajiks, have als\> left Strassburg in an easterly direction.

UNITED STATES ATTITUDE

POLICY OF NEUTRALLY

(Received April 12. 8 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 9. The- United States Government has decided definitely not to partiicpate in the conversations between the Allies and France in reference to the oceupatiioH of German cities.

THE FRENCH VIEW

GERMAN VIOLATION OF TREATY

A CLEAR CASE.

(Received April 12, 9.10 a.m.)

PARIS, April 11

M. Millerand, interviewed, said: "Franco's position is absolutely simple. We were in the presence of a series of German violations of the Treaty, the last o? which affects precisely those articles of the Treaty which were covered by the Anglo-Franco-Aroeric.au agreement, under which England and America are to come to our assistance, Otir information was absolutely clear and authoritative that the sending of

troops into -Ruhr was not necessary in the interests of German public order. They arc bping sent simply because of au infraction of the Treaty. We are living next door to Germany. Belgium lias taken 'the same identical position as Prance, because she is in the same dangerous position." GERMAN NOTE TO FRANCE. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE. (Received April 12, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, April 11.

Germany has addressed a Note to France pointing out the number cf Germans killed and w'jundod in 'the newly-occupied territory. The Note adds that Germany holds France responsible for all damage suffered . The Daily Express Piar'ls correspondent states thai the Fraich reply to the British protest wil.l take the form of an urgemt request that Britain shall l'ceo'-i----sider and modify her attitude, ailso maintaining France's right to take direct action.

The German newspapers are jubijan over the Anglo-French misunderstand

FRANCE'S REPLY TO BRITAIN,

THE OCCUPATION OF FRANK-

FORT.

ACTION FULLY JUSTJFEID. (Received April 12, 9.3-5 a.m.)

LONDON. April 10

M. Mtflenmd's reply to the British Note lays stress on the fact that the occupation of Frank'.Wt is an exceptional action, due entirely to Germany's continued violation of the Peace Treaty. It <loos not :il.i the least p fleet Friuicel's desire U) he loyal to the Allies. There can ho no question of evacuating Frankfort till Germa!tiy recognises Ihe conditions, of which she has been informed on several occasions. The Fivnch Governmd;ifc eagerly desires to commence, conversations w'.th Great Unh'.in iinmodiatelv re.-'.pecl'i'ng the general execution of the Peace Treaty by Germany.