Word: franco-belgian
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...Stresemann Government ordered the German population in the Ruhr and Rhineland to cease passive resistance against the Franco-Belgian occupation...
...British, faced by stout Franco-Belgian opposition, are in a quandary. The entire position as far as Britain is concerned is summed up by Lord Curzon, who said he did not know what the Government would do next week or next month. It is generally believed, however, that Britain will make a separate reply to the last German offer (June 7) and that this action will receive the official support of Italy and Japan, and it is reported in some quarters the unofficial support of the U. S. Government. This, however, lacks confirmation...
...Ruhr, including all the Rhineland territory under Franco-Belgian occupation, has had thrust upon it a semi-mythical character. It is the land of unreality staging futurity. The entire world speaks of the Ruhr, not as the comparatively small industrial area in Western Germany, but as a separate territory wherein the evil potions of the world are being stirred to potency by the wicked witch of hate. And the garb of the witch is draped of many flags...
...thesis is based upon a strict interpretation of the Versailles Treaty. Passive resistance is the crux of the great difficulty; it is probable that Britain will advise Germany to renounce passive resistance in order to conciliate French policy, which is adamant in demanding cessation of German resistance to the Franco-Belgian occupation of the Ruhr before considering negotiation of any kind. The advocacy of an international committee to determine Germany's capacity to pay reparations is also a point in the note. Finally, control of Germany by the League of Nations (in which Germany would be represented) is suggested...
...Franco-Belgian discord is only just making itself felt. Belgium wishes to present a separate note to the Germans after receipt of the second Cuno offer. Her reply will be based upon Anglo-Italian support, which is precisely what France desires to avoid. It seems that France must either admit all the Allies into the Ruhr discussion or try to drown the harmony of an orchestra with a noisy trombone. It is, therefore, probable that an Allied reply will be sent to Berlin...