Show BERLIN DEMANDS OFFICERS RELEASE GERMAN government FILES PROTEST AT PARIS ING RIGHT TO MOVE contention raised that even acts act of war do not permit penalties Penal tle on entire populations berlin the german government demands the release at this time of nil all police officers still under arrest in the french area of occupation in a note presented to the french gov by the german charge daf faires at paris it was learned here thursday berlin reserves the right to demand full satisfaction for alleged acts of violence in the ruhr stuhr and vigorously protests against sach each acts in tile the note the german government gi elves ea its version ot of the occurrences ot at gelsenkirchen on february 2 when two french gendarmes gen darmes and a german police sergeant were wounded the sergeant died later the note calls attention to the sub aub 8 sequent e 11 ue n t measures undertaken by the french occupational authorities referring to the imposition of a fine of marks and to the arrest of members of the police force the communication alleges that the latter step was attended by brutal excesses on the part of the french troops the german government the note continues states that the clash with the officers of the lizel caused by french gendarmes ecal gen darmes irmes was considered by the french occupational forces as sufficient cent reason to proceed against the entire city with forceful measures the severity of wh cli could hardly be exaggerated liven even in case blame bad rested with the gorman officers the punitive expedition tion would have been a serious of law as not even la in war do acts of permit the imposition of penalties upon the entire population the french government apparently approves the action of the local commanders as these without restraint are continuing the maltreatment of the city |