| Show FEAR GREAT RUHR STRIKE By WILLIAM BIRD Special for The be Standard neT Copyright 1923 1023 PARIS March 31 May 31 May Day may bring about ii a 11 complete in the Ruhr and create a ten tense Ie situa- situa situation tion throughout Europe The ever eyer present danger from the moment momento o of the French occupation ha has been that of oC a gc general strike Up to t now It his has been bean a averted although most ot of the miners are not work work- Ing Other industries continue pretty much 03 to of ot old despite the French control Unless the French policy Is changed hov however nobody can ean pro pre predict pre predict dict diet what wat will take place The Ger- Ger German man political leaders desire a gen gen- oral eral strike Unless sanity inter Inter- intervenes venes enes the worst can cnn happen DL L unc ULES ALLIES AILUS There Is no question that France Fronce and tho tIme allies by Imposing reparations reparations payments v which could not be met were chiefly to blame blamo for tor forthe forthe the present situation tion as had the figures been within reason Ger Ger- Germany Germany many would have made a sIncere effort to pay and ond not only would the Ruhr movement have hae pro eJ unnecessary but the gradual evac evac- evac- evac evacuation or of the Rhineland probably now would be under way ay However French leaders In close e touch with the situation are cOD that it Ir the Ruhr fluhr ad- ad advance vance ad-vance Ivance vance had not taken place Just juet I when It did a general l IWU war would have hn broken out be- be before be fore ore the end of ot rt ne-rt year yer One On I official who has been in the Ruhr fluhr Ruh since the beginning o of occupation explaining e this said Nobody who wh Ihas i has examined crammed the facts as I have hav seen een them can oan doubt this slon for tor a 11 moment Within two years ears cars time at the very ry ery German Industry would have been heen amply strong enough to crush France Can anyone doubt that Germany would hae have ha e used such pow pov er to escape from an otherwise impossible situation CRAVE CIt REVENGE I myself cabled eight month ago from Hungary Impressions oh- oh obtained tamed from reliable sources there showing that throughout middle Europe the oase s of ot Injustice 0 o er en erthe the peace settlement remains ox- ox exceedingly acute and e eagerly eogerly await the day da when by byi attacking France ar- ar fords an opportunity of ot seizing numerous created by b boundary decisions My Iy Informant today although a 11 has haa no hesitancy In blaming the allies tor for creating this possibility through tho the various treaties The present problem Is Isto isto lato to find rind a way out before the bad blood engender engendered CI In tho the Ruhr brings an open outbreak FAVORS ALLIANCE ALUA He lie Is la cons con convinced laced that a German Franco German Germon alliance would solve the th problem But PoIncare and his ad are utterly Incapable ble ot of adopting such a program The I Germans German are arc ready to negotiate ne on ona ona ora a I practical Co business basis and to settle the he reparations payments at ata aa III a fair tl figure r Then Thon they would woul o a German Franco alliance I of oC Indu Industrial resources Poincare i cannot see sec this because he ho Is a politician first tint and foremost and sill not look at the question from troman froman an economic standpoint |
