There is little news from the Ruhr itself. The French
still from time to time extend their lines, but the in- dustrial situation, on which everything depends, remains indeterminate. It cannot be said that production has ceased. On the other hand, dislocation of traffic on the railways is general, and France is still getting less coal than before she started her adventure. The Italians seem to be the only people who have managed to get coal out of the whole affair, presumably as the price of their support of France. Meanwhile, civil disorder appears to be growing again after a period of quiet. The effect on German industry of the French prohibition of imports from the Ruhr to unoccupied territory is yet to be felt. On the other hand, some German reports maintain that the " blockade " has not been made effective and that goods are still passing into unoccupied Germany.
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