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48 BETWEEN PRANUS AND GERMANY

ARK: April:47

The German Charge d'Affaires presented M. Milbrand a note seeking to diminish the importance of German troops at Ruhe declaring that the number had been exaggerated, and assuring him bearantees. demanded by France "were imbečensary, since the persiped me for supple. mentary Reichswehr effectives at Ruhr, would not be protegn

BRITISH REPORTS CONFLICTING.

SALOMON, April

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BAVIS REVIEW,

Pants, April lal. Havanemage BAYS:

M. Marts the Minister of Finance, announced to the Senate, yesterday aftar noon, that alacriptions to the recent French Loan amounted to, more than 10,000,000,000 francs

Lieutenant Chaint who started from

The French airmen Major Fuillimin and Algiers to Timbuctoo early in February, Dakar in

Modedant Unakan perf

The statement attributed-to-the German Chancellor that France. had agreed to allow German troops to occupy the Ruhr Valley for two or three years. British official reports concerning Ruhr are confleting but the latest as it was nectary to quell the Red in indication is that the question is capable of solution. Extremist risings are

surrection, is chcially denied in Paris.

The French Premier in a latter address sporadic. The German government has stated that it can restore sufficient france could only allow auch derogfsion

yesterday to e

to Herr Mayer, reposts that order in a few days to permit the withdrawal of troop. Meanwhile Brito the Peace Treaty, if it wore crgent tain is watching events must closely. - The French authoritatively declare, they have decided to occupy Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Hanau and Homburg because they possess proof that the German government is a tool of the militarists and that all the German military leaders in Ruhr were behind the Kapp coup d'etat. Furthermore France is intervening in response to a. direct appeal from the Ruhr, workers but in no wise interds making the occupation permanent. France will order retirement immediately the Ger mans withdraw from the neutral tone, France, aolely desires to help Ger many to fulfil all her obligations. Veri

MAYENCH, April 6. French troops are expected to occupy Frankfort on the morning of April 8. It is believed in French official circles that despite German asen ances 40,000 troops are present in the Ruhr area.

TO AVOID CONTACT,

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PARIS, April 6.. Mayence reports that French troops entered Frankfort and Darmstadt at five in the morning. The Reichswehr troops left at midnight in order to avoid contact with the French."

TEE DANES AND THEIB KING.

COPENHAGEN, April 5.

of Control has reported that, in its opin- necessity, and adds that the Commission ion, the despatch of more, German troops" to the Ruhr area would not only be useless. the French Government, though desirous but also dangerous. That being the case, of facilitating the task of the German Government, could only reserve its answer to the German proposals.

Panig, April 2nd, The Berlin Government is again active in its efforts to convince M. Milleran that the Ruby situation is still fraught with danger. The Charge d'Afriras yesterday again presented his views and concerning the developments in the indas compared notes with the French

Premier trial areas. "To all arguments, it is said. M. Millerand replied by the assertion that France'a

will be maintained, even though Germany, grants guarantees of intinzate supervision of German move occupied zone to include several important ments, in the extension of the French

cities.

This, it is pointed out, is contingent uper the so-called danger not developing any further and evidence of the imperative necessity for the presence of large bodies of protective troops French opinion is, exultant over the victory obtained by the French Government without the aid of the

Strength of the German troops in the Rahr of the approval of President Wilson of the Gorman proposal of increasing the

ar

The settlement of the Danish crisis was marked by disturbances in the Governments and ever in the fros streets last night. Crowds of communists moving toward the palace were broken up by the police. Several people were injured in these collisions. The new ministry is non-partisan and purely provisional, for the purpose of carrying out the elections but the Socialists claim a brilliant triumph for their anti-royal action, and demand that the republic be in the forefront of their election programme.

CIPROBERG April 6-

The new cabinet consists mostly of officials, Frts is premier and minister for defence. Scavenius is minister for foreign affairs and Kofoed is finance minister.

IT IS, OF COURST, A REBELLION,

LONDON, April 5-

It is becoming more than ever evident that the Irish outrages are part of a great and countrywide plan. Hitherto sixty police barracks, mostly moccupied, have been destroyed by fire or explosives. Twenty two in cometax offices, five whereof were in Dublin, have been raided and the documents destroyed. The Sinn Feiners attacked a new custom house, saturated the documents with petroleum, and set it afre. The raiders disappeared on the arrival of the fire brigade. There were ten arresta, The city of Cork is surrounded by troops. The police are searching travellers...

LONDON, April 6

153 Irish police stations have been destroyed. A strong party of soldiers, followed by an excited crowd, raided on the evening of April 5 a Dublin restaurant where the Irish flag was flying. Shots were fired from

It is also believed that the visit of Mar morning was for the purpose of consider shal Foch to M. Millerand yesterday ing what measures may be taken i Ger many fails to diminish her present forces in the troubled song:-

** GERMIN MATTERS,

never

PARIS, April 3rd. M. Millerand, to-night, send a letter to the German Charge d'Affaires stating that while yesterday he insisted on the immediate withdrawal of

of the troops for which per mission had been asked to

to enter the Bahr basin and stated that France will of the Treaty without previous agreement admit the derogation of Articles 43 and 44 Peace Conference that Reichswehr troops with Germany, to-day he notitled the had already entered the basin and applied for post facto assent. He also learned formed the Erench representative in' Ber- to-night that the German Government in in that the Imperial Commissioner Sever- ing has been given full liberty of action region and sat med responsibility for for employment of troops in the Bubr their action in the neutral zone.

It i further learned that the Eeichswehr troops began an attack in the neutral zone: Res terday the front already reached a line this sudden attack the German Govern north of Dortmund and Duisburg. By ment has infringed Articles 43 and 44 which declare that in the event of such s shall be regarded as

the restaurant. The soldiers fired volleys overhead. There were noviolation Germany act against the signa-

casualties. There were five arrests. Otherwise there have been no fresh committing disturbances.

HAVAS REVIEW.

PARIS, April 6

tory Powers

poace of th calculated to disturb the

interview.

bad

M. Millerand concludes that he will cöm- municate the Government's decision later. M. Millerand afterwards conferred with Marshal Foch and the Minister for War

M: Millerand, semi-o

semi-oficially inter ed, said that the misunderstanding, which the entry of troops into the neutral zone, Germany has advanced as a pretext for despite our injunctions, and the brutality of the attack, demonstrate the evident faith, since the disorders were localising France will not be responsible for the and a peaceful stlement approaching possible serious consequences afore she convinced of the danger of German inter vent it. The authorities in Berlin have vention. She left nothing undone to pre- broken their engagements.

Therefore they must

bear.

the responsibility of Millerand was convinced that the any measures France may demand to Allies will wish to associate themselves in assure respect for the Treaty and to main- tala France's safety,

French headquarters announce from Mainz that French troops occupied Frankfort at four this morning. Some forces have already begun a forward movement and other towns, including Darmstadt, Hanau and Dicasburg, will also be occupied. The decision was been after a confer ence between Millerand and Foch yesterday afternoon. M. Millerand also received Sir George Grahame, the British charge d' affaires, with whom he bad a long and friendly conversation and Herr Goepper, the head of the German peace delegation. General Degoutte addresses, the populations of the occupied towns in two proclamations. In the first the states that the French Government, in-view of developments in the Ruhr basis, finds itself obliged to take pledges in order to bring the Berlin government to respect its signature. The other proclama tion says to the inhabitants of the occupied cities that the French troops are not entering the territory, as conquerors but merely as in occupying force. It assures the inhabitants they will be affected neither in person. nor property, on condition that absolute order prevalls The French gov erament sent to its representatives in foreign countries & statement enabl ing them to explain the attitude adopted toward the Berlin government in protesting against the advance of unauthorised German troops into the Ruhr valley. The attitude is not based on any hostile feeling with regard It is omheinlly stated that the situation to Germany and was arrived af because the German government, owing to in the Ruhr region is improving Govera the pressure of the military party, had infringed some of the most imperament troops occupied Dushurg, and Obar- tive and most formal stipulations of the Versailles treaty

BOUIALISE CONFERENCE IN GLASGOW

LONDON, April 5.

A semi-official statement as that oring Fazis. Apríl sík.” to the violation of the Prace Treaty by region, Germany must expect the neen pra the presence of the Reichswehr in the Buhr tinn of Frankfort. Dermatart and Hansu, which will be undertaken soon, probably without Any incident.

BERLIN, April 4th

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