Word: ruhr
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...Ruhr The little seed of peace, given by Herr Hugo Stinnes to Premier Mussolini in Italy nearly a month ago, sown by Mussolini and Jaspar in a subsequent conference at Milan, and watered with assiduous care by M. Loucheur, unofficial diplomat of French industry, and Premier Theunis of Belgium, has at length pushed its first leaves through the earth...
...matter of fact, the political atmosphere in Britain, Paris and! Berlin is none too healthy for the Governments in power. Pressure is being brought to bear on Bonar Law, Poincaré and Cuno, mainly on account of Ruhr issues, by their political opponents. If the fall of these Governments is effected it would do much to clear the air and bring the Allies and Germany together in at much needed reparations conference...
...affiliated with or related to this Government, but, nevertheless, we desire to see it remain in office to liquidate the Ruhr conflict, which occurred during its régime...
...duty is to bring about a speedy end of the Ruhr adventure. We have no friends in the world. America and England will not intervene...
...payment of reparations put forward by M. Louis Barthou on behalf of France and M. Delacroix on behalf of Belgium, by which 35,000,000,000 gold marks were demanded. " What we object to in the plan," said he, " is the stipulation for the progressive evacuation of the Ruhr and its failure to reimburse Germany for the costs of maintaining the armies of occupation...