Show e ek I k DEFY s p I Industrial Leaders I Prefer Jail Terms r To Coal Deliveries I Il l Finding Situation in Ruhr Growing More Perplex Perplex- Perplexing Perplex ing ing France Threatens More Drastic Pun Pun- Punishment Punishment Punishment on Recalcitrant By Jan 17 By 17 By The Associated Press 5 Press 30 p m 1 The The French will take possession of the mines throughout the district district dis district tomorrow morning moraine placing military guards at the head of each pit The Ruhr magnates were informed late this afternoon that their property will be confiscated and will be worked under French management man man- management for the benefit of the reparations account I II I I I I DUSSELDORF OP F Jan 1 By 17 17 B By the theA th I A Press ts s of th del Geiman man magnates to appear this this morning before the th control corn com comI I I mission sending word they had decided fed ed to obey the th of It the Ber- Ber Berun Ber un go Instead of o the French f as to coal deliveries thus thu lne lIng the next move move squal ff up to tte ties i Kuhr all iaH y ope had before I em today the French Pr that I it d w a-w r o r r returned Ills I morning the the ht ml ml tury authorities would tal take e sUch me meaS it 5 as as V CI e deemed ne necessary The Th attitude e ot of the German G maG- maG maGnates I IThe nates seemed t he be e In a re- re remark remark mark made mada mad by Herr T I e of the Stinnes Interests rests at atI I He fe saId sald We W We 0 are ar perfectly to go so to jail but under no condition conditions shall haIl we resume erles i lOT OT O E CHt h So far tar as as as inflected In III ad reaching the th city this morning not chunk clunk of r reparations reparation coal or coke was being tent sent to France or by any liny ny of the th Ruhr mini flin It was ro- ro reported re reported ported that in ln Ir ship ship- shipments shipments I ments meats Intended for or vuth Germany were being diverted rd esl by the occupation It It as said saidI I that dell cries erles to Italy were v-re r lag Ing At the tho conference h rc yesterday 1 between tIe the e authorities anu the operators General Simon said ald to the th We Ve ha have haut e not summoned sou ou hi hire ro for or a discussion lon but t tc transmit to ou tile the th orders of our Ie IC Ou do not see seo eo tit lit to obey t them em OU will be prosecuted before n Il court mar mar- martial martial martial condemned and ruLy AIL J ahe lal leaders med flied out ot of the room without i s ord but once outside of ot tho conference hall ball th they y made no secret ecret of determination determination nation to go fo to jail rather than sub sub- submit mit mit J two t two labor Ing Ing nil all the districts anat and an Ut at the trades In the th Ruhr Rube the Catholic Socialists a and aid d Communists of miners men and lind steel and andIron andiron andIron Iron workers were Dr Groetzner Groebner Prussian 0 yo einor 11 nor of province pro Ince a a as theIr spokesman General Simon told the tho labor lead lead- leaders leal- leal leaders ers France was the friend of thE worl work work- working work work-Ine Ing man The German government ho he declared was sas for the to sac sac- sac sacrifice recent oven events Is and was the working men to its ll- Imperial Imperial- ImperialIstic imperialistic Imperialistic It had perm led the food stocks to become depleted and cared little littie whether its own stan stan- starved ed ad or not I LI C C REPORTS i t r-t ORTS UE LIES Dr under Fr rrt-it rrt t emotion said I cannot listen to suh es 1 to such an unjust arraignment of ot my GOv- GOv cov I I withdraw He le then left the th conte General Gentral Simon request request- requested requested ed the men to ge ce in touch with their comrades In the th nu and zones which had hall leen under occupation for two lears ears and learn ho lion well the h 01 kin men had been beon n treated The leaders agreed to continue to work vork so ao long Ion it 6 there as vi ork for or them to do but bui expressed the Continued on Page P e e Two IGER S DEFY I FRENCH ORDERS I I Continued from Page One l I opinion that circumstances might cause the th Industries to shut hut down l I The French are aro ar res ed to carry carryout out their threats of and Ond Im- Im imprisonment It would appeal and the 1 Germans are determined t lu re resist the de likely to occur It If by 6 5 o'clock this afternoon the thc magnates stand do not recede from present II I I SIT sIr IT J I ESSEN Jan Tan 1 17 17 T II Kv n nfl H Aw l Directors Press Press of If German coal coalmines coalmines coalmines mines having HI inui i y would abide by the o 0 ot toe foci fed federal fed federal eral coal commissioner to dolier deller no nomore nomore nomore more coal on the reparations account were ere apparently elL tony IY today to toI toI I ee e what the neu m move v cf the threat threat- threatened threatened I I ened French penalties v a beIt beIt be bo i It was suggested at o rench beI head bead headquarters I quarters that the mine min owners or their I representatives might either be b arrest arrested I ed or subjected to hea heay heavy y tices l Other penalties said ald to bo he in pros pros- prospect I pact were the occupation of ot further territory and possibly the tle confiscation I I I II I I I I I I l I l I 1 I of or Ih the tho mine properties urn und and seizure of the records The suggestion was wS mace mare here tOday that the th coal order I might bo follow tollo ed od by Instructions from Berlin toi bidding the railway of- of oCI officials of officials to load or transport reparations coal I FRE FRENCH rD It Is Intimated that French cl cles her here are finding the tho situation perplex perplex- ling but feel feet that e eel evel el should the mines cease operations the burden of o Mould ouid fall upon the th Germans Germane whir while occupy occupy- lupon Ing occupying occupy forces could continue appl appling Ing penalties until their demands 11 acre ere ero met I MeaD Meanwhile the th French authorities are taking steps to control the move move- movement movement I ment meat of or coal and have eel eal con Con Con- Controlling con trolling stations station at Worden Bottrop and berhausen I It Is considered significant that at- at although al though announcements announcement pot d at rail rail- railway railway rail railway way stations In the H nr K-nr nr district In- In In te that more than rall rali trucks had hod been with In 2 24 hours and nd none non has fibs bees returned It ItIs Itis ItIs Is reported the th Berlin government go has ordered that coal cars bo be not returned to the tho Ruhr to PLANTS TS TO It If the German mine min 0 ners refuse to carry out the Instructions Ithe Ute the Krupp Stinnes and prop prop- properties properties be the first to suffer buffer under the tho new sanctions auctions or penalties as they hey are ore the richest In Germany German and their owners are ar the th leaders leader In Industrial welfare In view or of o the th Incidents at t Bochum martial law IS l being enforced more mor strictly thero there than roo A press censorship was est established 00 at Bochum |