Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-18 | Page 24 | Germans Alter Their Attitude in Ruhr Crisis

GERMANS bEAMANS AL ALTER TEA fill THEIA ATTITUDE IN RUHA CRISIS Passive Resistance Policy of I I Berlin to Be Replaced by I f Active Combat Is Is Ber Be Be- I Be-I F r lief of the French Now Y r. r r t Feb 17 By Dy A. A P The P.-The The I French military authorities In the 1 Ruhr believe belleva that he ho p passive resistance resist resist- ance ante of ot the Germans Is at an end and I that that the work of obstruction Is entering enterIng enter- enter Ing an active phase They reached reached this conviction as a result of the bombing of the Kaiser Kalser- hof- hof hotel hotel here the sinking of barges In in inthe the Rhine Bern canal and the ac- ac activity ac ac- of the nationalists communists a and d other political he last few tew days 5 The French Intelligence service has Information to the effect that the populist populist populist list party held a large secret meeting In Essen on Wednesday the gathering being addressed by numerous speakers speak speak- ers ers who urged active opposition to the French and Belgian measures measures The speakers are said to have admitted that the policy of ot passive resistance Inaugurated at the Instigation of the Berlin government has failed tailed The center party held a meeting at Muenster last night at which according accordIng accord accord- Ing to the French Intelligence agents it was admitted that passive resistance resistance resist resist- ance had bad been unsuccessful and that the time for tor active resIStance had come come The secret lIe visit to the Ruhr of Herr German minister of posts and telegraphs In defiance of the French orders against the entry of cabinet members has had bracing effect on the strikers the he district particular particularly particularly par par- those under his ministry The French s say they are ready for any emergency that may arise from the changed attitude of the Germans As a n. further measure against outbreaks outbreaks outbreaks out out- breaks In Gelsenkirchen where there has been spasmodic trouble the city was occupied toda today by French Infantry infantry infantry try cavalry and armored cars Meanwhile the work o of ot eliminating the troublemakers continues and fifty fifty- three officials were expelled from tho I Ruhr Thursday and yesterday for disregarding dis dis- disregarding I regarding French Instructions The I ober-burgomaster ober of Dortmund and his assistant the chief of the railway station there and the district supervisor supervisor supervisor super super- visor were arrested for disobedience The over-burgomaster over of ot Duisburg arrested by the Belgians on a n. similar charge ft was as tried by a Belgian court- court martial at la Chapelle and sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- to ono one month in prison and to pay the trial costs The situation here is tense The city now Is policed by French troops as the German security police all aU went wenton on strike when their barracks was oc occupied oc- oc