France had planned to tax coal output in the Ruhr at 20%, but with all the coal executives gone, they’ll have to take coal instead of cash. They’re warning coal execs not to take any orders from Berlin. It looks to me like their plan foresaw complete cooperation from the Germans, because they don’t have the capability of running all those mines and steel mills themselves, and they’re beginning to realize they aren’t going to get that cooperation. France declares a state of siege in the Ruhr, but it’s not clear what that means, beyond press censorship. German law will continue in operation. All schools are closed, because the French are using them as barracks.
Friday, January 13, 2023
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