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...Major-General Allen's speech and will have another opportunity tonight when Mr. A. G. Alloy speaks at the Union. It is not likely that the viewpoint of both men will coincide. General Allen spoke from his experience as the official representative of the United States in the Rhineland. Mr. Alley speaks from his experience as an earnest student of the Rhineland, as a truly unofficial observer. But it will be all the more fortunate if the two viewpoints do not coincide, for in that case nobody who has heard both speakers will be in danger of swallowing whole what...
...Rhineland Separatist movement, which aims at setting up an independent Rhineland Republic, lost considerable ground last week. It was said that the movement is doomed once...
...first blow struck against it was dealt by Britain in a note to France, wherein was stated that His Britannic Majesty's Government could not countenance an attempt to dismember Germany and would not recognize the Rhineland Republic. Separatist activities in the British occupational zone around Cologne were repressed and several arrests were made...
...interesting summary of the careers of the Cologne officials of the Separatist "Government" was given by the Rhineland correspondent of the London Times: "Chief of Police-Joseph Heimann, assistant waiter, three times sentenced, including a sentence of five years' imprisonment for highway robbery. Public Security-Johann Nowack, shoemaker, four times convicted, and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude for manslaughter. Religion and Education-Alex Henderkott, keeper of disorderly houses, 22 convictions. Health-Heinrich Groll, manservant, twelve convictions. Traffic-Johann Paffenholz, messenger, 23 convictions. Art-Ludwig Schulz, trumpeter, 13 convictions. Guardian of the Poor-Ferdinand Graf, painter and decorator, six convictions...
Chancellor Stresemann, interviewed by loyal Rhinelanders, promised that he would never sign away their inheritance or sell them to the enemy. He also promised them financial assistance to the maximum capacity of the Reich Government. It was also reported, with fairly good foundation, that Herr Stresemann was trying to arrange a plebiscite with a view to creating an autonomous Rhineland State within the Reich...