Why did Gustav Stresemann end passive resistance in the Ruhr in 1923?

Gustav Stresemann ended the policy of passive resistance in the Ruhr in 1923 because the strategy had become unsustainable and was actively destroying the German economy.1

Following the occupation of the Ruhr by French and Belgian troops in January 1923, the German government encouraged workers and employers to cease production as a form of civil disobedience. This policy, however, had severe consequences:123

• Financial Collapse: The government paid idle workers by printing money, which triggered hyperinflation and caused the German mark to lose value rapidly.13
• Economic Instability: The ongoing resistance was precipitating a total financial collapse, threatening the stability of the Weimar Republic.13
• Strategic Shift: Stresemann sought to end the resistance in exchange for an end to the occupation and a rescheduling of war reparations owed to the Allies.3

Ultimately, abandoning this policy, combined with the introduction of the Rentenmark, allowed the government to restore domestic order and establish a foundation for economic recovery.41