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...question of the Ruhr was engulfed by its cognate problem of reparations, and the whole was overshadowed by the preliminaries which are to lead to a conference. The Ruhr occupation will, almost certainly, figure very largely in the conference. Meanwhile the French are in possession and are gradually persuading the industrialists to open their factories and start deliveries of reparations. See REPARATIONS...
...Sampigny and as Foreign Minister in an official communique, said that France accepted the invitation of a world conference with U. S. participation. With tears in his eyes he declared that France would not countenan a reduction of her reparations claim on Germany and would not evacuate the Ruhr until she has been paid "the total of our reparations." He also expected the conferees to offer remedies for the German financial chaos and suggest means whereby Germany can resume payment of reparations...
...Germans will never pay France for what they have done unless a tighter hold than that at present, is kept on them," Professor Haffner said, when asked if he thought that the Germans had learned their lesson by the temporary loss of the Ruhr territory and would make an effort to pay their debt. "And we shall keep that hold on them if we are not hindered by our interested allies. The occupation of the Ruhr was undoubtedly successful by showing that passive resistance of Germany was a failure. France wants money and it is hardly fair to make...
...German Chargé d'Affaires at Paris, called on Premier Poincaré. Herr Rödiger, German Chargé d'Affaires at Brussels, called on Foreign Minister Jaspar. Both Germans tried to obtain permission to enter into negotiations on a Ruhr settlement; both were rebuffed. Premier Poincaré said afterwards that the visit of Dr. von Hösch was an attempt by the German Chancellor, Herr Stresemann, to create a world prejudice against France, the position being that Germany had done all possible to effect a settlement of the Ruhr dispute; therefore, it was incumbent upon France...
...news of the week showed conclusively that the Ruhr dispute between Germany and France retroceded from and did not advance toward a settlement. (For the German situation, which directly affects the Ruhr, see GERMANY...