HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-04-22, Page 7ALLIES OPPOSE FRENCH OCCUPATION
OF CITIES IN ROHR DISTRICT
Frame Invaded Neutral Zone After Decisive Warnings That
Allies Would Not Support Her Action Delicate Situa-
tion Created ---Allies Will Try to Induce France
to Withdraw.
A despatch from London says:—Re-
lations between France and the other
Allies are so attained that the Bri=
tieh Government views the situation
with apprehension.
I aro authoritatively informed that
France invaded the Ruhr Valley after
deliberately disregarding the Allied
Government's, repeated, urgent and
decisive warnings, and that neither
England, Italy nor the United States
would support. France morally, dip-
lomatically or militarily, but will,' on
the other hand, use every force except
a military one for the present to corns
pel France to withdraw her forces
from the German neutral zone. _,
Fol two weeks the telegraph wires
between Paris, London, Rome, Brus-
sels and Washington have been kept
hot by communications between the
heads oft the respective Governments.
Long before Marshal Foch moved a
single French soldier the French Gov-
ernment was told that the Allies
would not support her, and was warn-
ed of the grave consequences of
French invasion.
France, however, disagreed with
her allies and acted upon her own
initiative and judgment.
I am now informed that not only
TWO IRISH POLICE-
MEN KILLED
More Outra
in Various
Parts of Distressful Isle. -
A despatch from Dublin says:—
While three police constables were
evc',ing in the neighborhood of News
port, county Tipperary, Friday morn-
ing, they were ambushed by`a number
did the allies oppose the French at- of wren who opened fire at close range,
titude, but that they differed from killing two of them and seriously
France on. the question of fire alleged wounding the third. The constables
violation of the Peace Treaty. had to pass through a bleat: moult-
violation
exact statement of facts from
district on their way to' local'
the allies reads; sessions, where they were concerned
"The allied Governments consider- in a case, The surviving constable,
ed the condition of the Ruhr Valley as after the "attack, saw about twenty
social disorder, with which the Ger- men running away.
man Government alone should deal A vacated police barracks at Black -
and be held responsible. In the'opizt- roy, outside. of Limerick boundary,
ion of the allies, as expressed to was burned down. Four men arrested
France Ruhr conditions were not under the Defense of the'Realin Act,
natters with which the allied Govern- were taken to Cork.
ments should have anything to do." A mail van front..Cavan to Arva
A despatch from Paris says:—The was held up. near Crossdonne;; , • and
British Government has notified the more than £100 sterling, representing
French Government that if it persists old age pension money, stolen. _
in acting alone in the measures -to en_
The Protestant cathedral at: Ross
force the ire .ty Britain will withdraw Carbery' county Cork, was entered
her representatives from the Commit- I Wednesday night and the statue of
tee of Ambassadors, which is the offi- II the late Lord Carbery, valued at
tial body with the enforcement' of the 1 $1,000, was damaged • beyond repair..
Versailles Treaty.
This warning came at the end of a Canadian Chosen For
note from the British Cabinet handed Important Post
Premier • Millerand by Lord 'Derby,
British Ambassador. This note stated Sir hamar Greenwood, the new
that while the good faith of France Chief Secretary for Ireland' was born
was not doubted, she had acted htne at Whitby, Ontario, in 1870 and re-
rieilly in taking a. measure which . ceived his education in this ,country:'
should have been used only as a last He served in the war from 1914.to
resort:
ENLARGE ZONES
OF OCCUPATION
French Forces Advance Into
Bavaria and Babenhausen.
London, April 11.—French forces
.are extending the zone of occupation
in the main region, according to a
despatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Berlin, quoting The
Lokal Anzeiger. Stockstadt, in
Bavaria, and Babenhausen, have al-
ready been occupied, and it is under-
stood French troops are marching to -
yesterday addressed a note to Premier
Millerand asking whether it Was the.
intention of the French Government
to extend farther the occupation of
the right • bank of the Rhine. The
Premier replied that the French Gov-
ernment did not anticipate any such
eventuality.
YAM
British Gold for
Both Americas
A despatch from New York says:—
A shipment of approximately $11,000, -
ward Aschaffenburg from Darmstadt. 000 in gold arrived her on Friday from
Paris, April 1.1,—The Petit Parisien England on the American Line steam -
says it learns that . four small gun- ship Philadelphia, making the total
boats, armed with machine guns, have gold consignments from Great Britain
left Cherbourg for the Rhine, where since the first of the year about $78, -
they will supervise the river. 000,000. With the despatch of. $13,-
The
13;The proclamation of Soviet Re- 100,000 in gold. to South America, the
publics in Bitterfeld and Magdeburg total consignment to countries on
(respectively 75 miles southwest and that continent during the same period
80 nriles southwest of Berlin) is told will have totalled approximately
of in rumors circulating in Aix -la- $157,000,000, including English ship -
Chapelle. ments and gold drawn from local re -
The German Charge, Dr, von Mayer, serves.
Weekly Market Report
Breadetufts, I Honey—Extracted clover, 5-1-a. tins,
Toronto; April 13.—Man, wheat -1e to 28c; 10 -Ib. tins, 25 to 26c; 60-1b.
No. 1 Northern, $3 80; No. 2 -North- tins, 25e; buckwheat, 60 -Ib. tins, 18 to
ern, $2.'77; No. 3 Northern, $2.'"3, in • 10 20c; eo 4b, to L , $6 0 to $6.50 doz.;
store Fort William. , $
Manitoba oats—No. 2 GW., $1..04;£3; Maple products—Syrup, per imp.
No. 3 CW., 99%c; extra No. 1 feed, gal., $4,25; per 5 imp. gals., $4,00.
99 ec; No, 1 feed, 99 ec, in store Fort .
William, Provisions—Wholesale.
American corn --No. 3 yellow, $2.01, .Smoked meats—Hants, pied, 38 to
nominal, track, 'Toronto, prompt ship- 40e; do, heavy, 29 to 30c; cooked, 54
ntant. to 56c;
rolls 80 to 31c; breakfast
Ontario oats --No. 3 white, $1.02 to bacon, 43 to �48c' backs lain 50 to$1.04, according to freights outside. 52c• boneless; 52 to 56c. p
Ontario wheat—No. 1 Winter, per Cured meats—Lon clear bacon 31
car lot, $2 to $2.01; No. 2, do, fi1,98 to 32c• clear bellies,30 too 31c. '
to $2.01; �No, 3, do, $1.92 to $1.93, Lard—Pure, tieres, 30 to 30' c'
f.o.b, shipping points, according to tubs 30% to 31c ails 30% to 31%c:
freights. _ prints, 31;f; to 32c,
Compound tierces,
c�`Ontario2rtaeat—r4o. Spring,
p i g,p19r 28r to 29c; tubs, 29 to 29i/Ec; pails,
to $2.0lot1; No. 3, do, $1.95 to $2,01, f.o.b.
297 to 29s/� c; prints; 30 to 30rac.
shipping points, according to freights. Montreal Markets.
Peas --No. 2, $3,00. Montreal,Aril 13.—Oats
Barley—Malting, $1.78 to $1.,80, acp Can.
carding to freights outside. Western, No, 2, $1.1.7%; No. 3, $1,13.
Buckwheat—•$1.65 to $1.70, accord- Flour—New standard grade, $13.25 to
ing to freights outside. $13.55. Rolled oats—Bags 90 lbs.,
$5
Rye --No: 3, $ 83 to $1,85, accord- .50 to $5.60. Bran, $45.25; Shorts,
hie to freights outside. $52.25; Hay --No. 2, per ton, car lots,
Manitoba flour—Government stand- $30 to $31. Cheese, finest easterns,
ard, $13.25. Toronto, 26 to 26%. Butter, choicest 'cream -
Ontario flour ---Government stand- ery, 58c.• Potatoes, per bag•, car lots,
ard, $10.40 to. $10.60, Montreal or To- $4,75 to $5,00.•
ronto, in jute bags. Prompt shipment. Live Stock Markets.
Millfeed—Car lots, delivered, Mont-
real freight, bags included: Bran, per , Toronto, April 13.—Good heavy
ton, $45; shorts, per ton, $52; good steers, $11 to $14,50; butchers' steers
feed flour, $3.76 to $4.00, and heifers, choice, $11 to $13.25; do,
Hay—No, 1, per ten, $27 to $28; good, $10 to $11.50; do, med., $9 to
nixed, per ton, $25, track. $10.50; do, corn., $7 to $9; butchers'
Straw --Car lots, per ton, $16 to cows, choice, $10 to $10.50; do, good,
$17, track, Toronto. $9.50 to $10; do, ailed,, $8 to $9,50; do,
cont,, $6.60 to $7.25; do, canners, $5.25
Country Produce—Wholesale. to $6; butchers' bulls,' choice $10 to
$10.50; do, good, $9 to $10' do, rated,,
Cheese --New, large, 29 to 30e; $7 to $11,50; feeders, best, $10 to $11;
twins, 297 to 30%e; triplets, 30% to do, corn., $7.50 to 1$8.50; stockers, best,
\ 81c; Stilton, 33 to 34c; old, large, 31 $9 to $10; do, coal,, $7,50 to $9; tnilk-
2c; do, twins, 32 to 32%e. ers and springers, choice, $1.25 to
• Butter• -e- resh dairy, choice, 55 to $175; calves, choice, $19 to $20; do,
56e; creamery prints, 66 to 67c. med., $14 to $18; do,. com., $9 to $12;
• Margarine -38 to 38i. lambs, $19 to $20; sheep, $8 to $15'
' Eggs—New laid, 5.1. to 52c.' heavy fat bucks, $5 to $8.50, hogs, fed
• Dressed poultry—Spring chickens, and watered, $$19.25; do, off cars,
40 to 42c;' roosters, 25c; fowl, 35e; $19.50; do, f.o.b.„ $18.25; do, to the
keys, 58 to 60c: ducklings, 88 to farmer, $18.
, squabs, doz.,$6.00. Montreal, April 13. -Butcher hells
Live poultry -Spring chickens, 30 ers, med., $9 to $t0.50; Som., $7 to $9;
to 32c; :Fowls, 35 to 40e; ducks, 35 to butcher cows, med., $6.50 to $9; can-
4lli•, nets, $5 to $5.25; cutters, $6 to $6.50;
Beans --Canadian, hand-picked, bus., butcher bulls, corn,, $7.50 to $9, Good
$5.50 to $5.75; primes, $4 to $4.50; veats, $16,50 to $"16,50• med. $10 to
.?spans, $5.25 to ;$5,50; California
Limes, 16% to 17%c; c; Madagascar
Limas, lb., 15e; Japan Limas, lb., lit.
Sift HAMAR GREENWOOD
vOrn
COAST Rtirle4O1 L
'GATM TO THE
"The whole question of war anti peace comes to a head here, where all
the powers are struggling to get through this narrow passage to the East.
It seems impossible,. therefore, to urge strongly enough the necessity for
America's entering Turkey in some authoritative 'capacity. Na other solu-
tion can bring more temporary peaee."—Constantinople cable despatch.
CASH BONUS RE- PEDIGREED PONIES
FUSED TO VETERANS FOR PRINCE'S RANCH
Not the Best Way to Help Sol- H. R. H. Will Also Have
diets, Says Government. Thoroughbred Racers, Cattle
A despatch from Ottawa says:—The and Sheep.
Dominion Government on Friday an- Montreal, April 11.--W. L. Carlyle,
nounced an affirmation of its decision who has been buying stock for the
of a year ago not to pay a cash bonus Prince of Wales' ranch in Alberta,
to war veterans. Sir George Foster, spent a day in Montreal and sailed to -
Acting Prime Minister, made a state- day for England by the Empress of
anent. on the Government's ,policy in France. Mr, Carlyle's special mission
the Commons, declaring that the Gov- is to bring back some of the Prince's
ernmett was not of opinion that the thoroughbred racing horses, which
best way to re-estahlish the returned will at once be put in training at Cal-
-oldiers was by placing in their hands gall. It is probable that he will re -
sums of money over which the Ad- turn with them between May 20 and
ministration should have no super- June 1. He must return without the
1916, in the latter year becoming at- vision. The Acting Premier' drew at- thoroughbred cattle and sheep, which
tached to the staff of Lord Derby, at tention to the fact that a Pensions were purchased Iast November, as the
that time the War Minister. Sir Committee had been appointed again south of England, owing to an out -
Hamar has represented the Sunder- this session, but he said it was itn- break of foot and mouth disease early
land constituency in the House of possible to dispose of such an impor in the winter, is entirely under quar-
Conunons since 1910. In January, that question of re-establishing re- entire, as far as the exportation of
1919, he was appointed Under-Secre- turned men at one or two sessions of live stock to Canada is concerned•,
tary for Horne Affairs in Premier
Lloyd George's Cabinet. He was ,Parliament. Mr. Carlyle will bring back with
created a baronet in 19:15. As the statement was made by Sir him some of the ,Prince's prize Eng -
.George Foster before the orders of lish ponies from Dartmoor. These ani -
200 CASUALTIES the day were called, there was no op- mals stand from twelve to thirteen
IN JERUSALEMpoitunity for it to be debated, but the hands high and have a remarkable
Acting Premier promised that the pedigree, going back to the horses of
matter could be discussed later. He old Spain.
Ten Civilians Killed in Clash told an inquirer that the Pensions
•Coinmittee, as now constituted, had BRITONS TAXED FORBetween Jews, Moslems
never had the question of cash bonus WAGE INCREASE
and Arabs. or gratuity directly referred to it.
$450,000,000 Per Annum
Gov't. " Sends 70 Cars Added to United Kingdom's
of Hay to Alberta Bill.
A despatch from Ottawa says:—On London, April 11.—Ninety nziIliofr
account of the late spring and the pounds per annum will be added to
heavy snowfall still covering the the United Kingdoin's wage bill. The
ground to a'considerable depth in Evening Standard calculates, if all
many parts of the West, combined the demands now made are conceded
with the early winter and the short- and all the offers of employers accept -
age of fodder to begin with, Hon. A. ed. The estimate is made up thus:
J. MacLean, Minister of Public Works The miners will get '235,000,000 if
for Alberta; has been in Ottawa to they take sten-shilling raise, but
urge that measures be taken to pre- they may strike for three per cent,
vent stock losses, which threaten to pre -
more; the railwaymen, £7,000,000, as
exceed anything in recent history. He the result of the new pound -per -week
has been conferring with Government demand; the deckers, £10,000,000, size
officials of the Department of Agri- mean between the employers' and
culture. As first fruits of his efforts, workers' estimates; the postal work -
70 cars of hay were shipped from Ot- ers, £2,500,000; the street carmen,
tawa on. Friday, and Hon. Mr. Mac-
000,000, if their demands are granted.
Lean hopes to eget more in western In addition to this the farm labor-
Ontario. ht r, W. J. Blair, member for ers, bus Wren, journeymen tailors 'and
Battle River, has made arrangements engineers are figuring on the amounts
to get one thousand ears from the for which they will put in claims.
Wainwright Buffalo Park, but recent Cambrai I'ranae ---'Two explosions
A despatch from London says:—It
is reported that ten .civilians were
killed and one hundred and eighty
woimded, and that three British offi-
cers were wounded, in the disturb-
ances in Jerusalem on April 4 be-
tween the Jews, Moslems and Arabs.
The despatch says the exact cause
of the trouble has not yet been as-
certained. t her disturbances oc-
curred April 6, when the town was
packed with British troops. Early
in the morning of April 6, Arabs
tried to enter the Damascus gate, but
were fired on. During further dis-
turbances some houses were burned.
The despatch adds that from the
latest information, although there
was considerable effervescence in the
Jerusalem district, the situation was
well. in hand.
FIUME TO
REMAIN ITALIAN
Understanding Reached on
, Adriatic Question.
A despatch from London says:—
Italy and Jugo-Slavia have .reached an
understanding on the Adriatic settle-
ment, The agreement is said to in-
clude these main terms:
1. Fiume to remain Italian,
2. Scutari is to be given to ;Tu:go-
Slavia,
In diplomatic circles it is averred
,e i1
y
Premier Lloyd
George is the real
author of this compromise.
The Jugo-Slays, under the reported
agreement, would receive Susak, the
Canale Della Fitunara, the Porto
13aross and the port of Volasen. The civilians were killed, 81 were fired Copenhagen, April 11,-. It is ,offi- carried 150 demobilized member;; of
port of Abbazia, just to the south- upon, 32 were assaulted, chilly announced that the British dele-
the British Woolen's Auxiliary Army
west of Volosea, would remain Italian, This total does not include the tro- gation has concluded ,its negotiations' Corps and nurses, prospective wti,rls
lice barracks, to the number of more. with the Russian Soviet re rerenta•• of Canadian farmers, Riffle the gives
avitln, the Jttgo-'Slays receiving Scutari, p ' .
than 200, destroyed during Raster tires resecting tradingrelations b4. are finding homes arra happtneas they
ort. the Albania coast as compensation.. � respecting
Gabriele D'Annunzio,the insurgent "4Vicel., sweep Creat Britain and Russia. There will be fou�zid profitable employment
$15. Hogs—Oft $20;i' car , $i9.7 selects commander at Fiume is declared is good prospect, it is added, of an by arrangement between the Canadian
$;19.75 to $20; lights, $l9./o to $..Q�agreement being reached for the early(,overnnnent and the Overseas wettle•-
sows, $15,75 to $iii. i �be strongly against the arraatgenien, Buy •thrift staiuys, sstablishfnent of trade with Russia, „"p"t n„:,;�,•t.,��„t
CANADIAN LOANS
SINCE 1911 SHOWN
Figures on Outstanding In.,
debtednegs at Home and
Abroad.
A despatch from Ottawa says:—By
a return tabled in the House of Gom'
mons it is shown that Canada has bora
rowed, through the Dominion Governs
went, $3,831,191;782 since 1911, and
that of this $2,418,531,088 was still
outstanding on March 29 lett. Of this
the Government issued 229,300,000 in
London up to May, 1915. These loans
are still outstanding. Afterwards•
loans had to be made .in the United
States and Canada, In the United
States the Dominion Government`
made 11 loans, totalling $280,873,004,
and of this $151,007,000 is still out-
standing, the rest having been redeem-
ed. The Government has still to
meet a loan of 5 per cent. for $76,-
006,000
76;
006,000 and a five and a half per cent.
loan for.$76,000,000. The $10,000,000
loaned at intervals from the Bank of
Montreal branch in New York has all
been redeemed.
The loans in Canada include the
following, temporary loans from the
Bank of Montreal at Ottawa: $15,-
000,000, since redeemed; two bond
loans issued September 1, 1916, one rt
31,4 per cent. for $12,404;678, of which
$2,000,060 le still to pay, and ane at
4',i, per cent for $97,207,351, of which
$65,207,351 Is outstanding.
The' various war and Victory loans,
totalling $2,2512,888,550, of which 0,-
949,722,111
1;
949,722,111 Is still outstanding, AV('
per cent. and five and a half per cent.
debenture stock and war savings cer-
tificates and thrift stamps totalling
$74,697,888, of which $532,326,625 are
outstanding, Treasury bills for $958,-
842,315, of which all but $78,820,004
has been redeemed, all of these being
ads'ances to banks, trout companies
and elevator companies mainly. This
makes a total in Canada of $3,407,920;
782, of which $2,123,128,088 is out-
standing,
dp
BOI ,SHEVIS. IS
DYING IN OLD LAND
Labor Sees the Unsoundness
of Radical Doctrines.
A despatch from Ottawa says:—
Bolshevism is slowly but surely [lying
in England. Free speech is killing it.
The Old Country labor roan is learn-
ing the unsoundness of the doctrine•.,
not from those who seek to discredit
the movement, but from the radicals
themselves. Labor is becoming dis-
gusted with the Reds and is showing
that disgust by repudiating the move-
ment,
So states Tom Moore, president of
the Trades and Labor Congress, Cana-
da's Labor representattve an the In-
ternational Labor Congress held in
England wader the auspices of the
League of Nations during the past
two months, who has just returned to
Ottawa.
Bolshevist soap -box orators abound
in Hyde Park, he said, and to a Cana-
dian, who has followed the Winnipeg
trial. come in the nature of a shock.
Soviets for the British are openly ad-
vocated. Literature is openly sold in
the streets; which, if found in the pos-
session of a person living in this coun-
try, would mean a term of imprison-
ment. If the agitators confine them-
selves to speech they are in no danger
of interference, but any attempt at re-
volutionary action is quickly nipped
in the bud. He cited a publication.
edited by Sylvia Pankhurst, which
advocates "revolutionary international
socialism, the ending of capitalism
and Parliaments and the substitution
of workers republics.” This is sold
wildspread ,,in London and causes
little or no comment. Mr. Moore inti-
mated there 'night be a little lesson
in this for the Dominion.
The whole standard of living among
the labor classes of Britain has
changed, he asserted. Wages are on
a par with those of Canada and the
cost of living is about the same.
Death Lurks in Soil
of Fortner Battle Fields
advices are that the 5,000 buffaloes Belgian Troops in which 12 persons were killed and
there will need everything that is ...owe for Germany two injured, have occurred in the die -
available. Arlon, Belgian Luxembourg, April trio of ' V fillers Guislain, 13 kilo-
.
from Catnlarai. The explosions
11.—A battalion of Belgian n;roopd 'were caused by agricultural tractors
1089 outrages in 500 strong, with bands playing esti
Ireland in year flags flying, left here to -day by way
of t''oblenz for �:tayeilee. The' troops
A despatch from Loinlan says:--- will arrive at t-teir destination Mon -
One thousand and eiglttynine out. day evening and be officially received r
rages were committed in Ireland be- by the French army, and then will 1,�O BRI115l1 WOMEN
tween Jammu, .1919, and March 29, proeeed to the"occupted cities, ONWAY TO CANADA
1920, according to an official Whitt ^ -- - •;� - -- -- C -..�
f
paper, which attributes them to the
Britain Concludes London, April 11.:- rhe liner 1iel.,a-
Sinn rein movement. shirty -one
Agreement With Soviet 1 gams, which sailed friday for Canada
police, military and oBlclals and five �`
coating into contact with unexploded
shells in ileitis which were being
ploughed.