The Daily Mail attacks former Prime Minister Lloyd George for “deliberately making mischief” in his article (he writes for the Hearst papers now, among others) attacking the French occupation of the Ruhr.
The Ruhr coal miners’ union orders a “folded arms” strike for tomorrow, where colliers go to work and then don’t actually work. Their decision is no doubt influenced by the threat of the German government to imprison any miner who digs coal that goes to France. There are also railroad and other strikes, and the banks are still closed. Says German Chancellor Wilhelm Cuno, “We can only offer passive resistance.” The Berlin State Opera cancels a production of Carmen (it’s unclear whether one was actually scheduled), and theatres are cancelling all French plays. Middle schools in Bavaria are dropping the teaching of French in favor of English.
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