| Show EES beriman government FILES enote PROTEST T AT paria 10 INQ ING RIGHT TO MOVE contention that even acts of war do not permit penalties Penal tle on an entire populations berlia the german government il the release at this time of a all police a officers still till under arrest in the I 1 rench reach urea arca of occupation in a note presented to tho the french gov by the german charge d daf at at parts it was learned here Thu redy berlin reserves the right to demand full satisfaction for alleged acts of violence Ifo lenco in the kubr ruhr and vigorously protests pru teits against suh such acts jn in the note the german government rovern ment gives its union of the occurrences occur occurrences lit at gelsenkirchen on february 2 when ben two french gendarmes gend armee and a german police wounded the sergeant died later the note calls attention to the sub sequent measures undertaken by the french occupational authorities re erring to the imposition of at a tine fine of marks and to the arrest of at members of the pollee force the communication ellees alle es that the latter step was attended by brutal ex besses ces ses on the part of the french troops the german government the note states that the clash nith the officer officers of the lizel caused by french gendarmes gen darmes was considered by the french occur i forces as is sufficient cent reason to l proceed against the entire city with forde forceful ful measures the severity of which wh ch could hardly be exaggerated ken in case blame had rested with the german officers the punitive ex would hae bae been a serious of law as not even in war do acts nets of individuals permit the im loa of penalties upon the entire population the french government apparently ap approves the action of the locel corn cam manders as these without restraint are continuing the maltreatment of the city |
