Show FRENCH OCCUPATION DRIVES TRADE AWAY WASHINGTON Jan Ian French 19 19 1 French occupation or of o the Kuhr may be ox- ox ex expected temporarily at least to pro pro- promote pro promote mote the iron and nd steel trade trado of at oth- oth other oth other er countries according to Luther I chief ot of o the the Iron Iron and steel dh Islon of ot the tho department or of o corn com commerce com commerce j I merce merco Even though the disturbance In Inthe Inthe the proportions no greater grealer proportions he declared tO today lay In a II state state- statement ment the tho uncertainties of ot the th situa situa- situation situation tion will reflect upon business that might go so to Germany The Th economic life lite lit ot of the tho th German people he h asserted depend depends largely upon tho coal col output of ot tho Ruhr Germanys Germany's coal coil reserves It was w pointed out oat have hav been depleted depicted as a result of ot coal deliveries to the tha en- en tonto en nations nation durIn during the tho last two years vears and a slackening ot of coal coat pro pro- pro production now v would consequently af- af a- a feet fact all German railroads |