The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-12-20
GERMAN bOL. SHsVIk
RULE IS DEFEATED.
DR.. Karl LiebkneCht Is Voted
Down by Delegates.
SESSION is III NEAR RIOT
General Meeting of the independent
Socialist Party Decides to Vote in
Favor of National Assem-
bIy-Defeat for Reds.
SESSION IS III NEAR RIOT

Copenhagen, Dec 1S.-A general
meeting of the Independent Socialist
party of Berlin has decided that the
party shall vote in favor of nation
az assembly. The Berlin correspond
ent Of the Berlingske Tidende OF Co
penhagen says this is a big defeat for
the Spartacus group.
Berlin. Dec. 1S-A revolution has
broken out in Bulgaria, according to in
formation received by the Lokal An
zeiger from Bulgaria, by way of Hum
gary.
German Soviets Down Reds.
Berlin. Dec. 1&-The central con-
gress of delegates from soldiers ana
workingmen's councils from many
parts of Germany opened in the build
ing formerly used by the Prussian diet
There were three women among the
$50 delegates.
During the organization OF the con-
gress it became evident that the indie
pendent socialists and the Spartacus
group were greatly outnumbered. A
significant development was that none
of the important posts in the congress
was given to delegates from Berlin.
The Spartacus group made futile
attempt to intimidate the congress.
Early in the session resolution was
submitted that DR.. Karl Llebknechf
and Rosa Luxembourg, leaders of the
Spartacus group be invited TO attend
he. aHVICnrE
powers. Less than Is per cent OF the
delegates voted for the resolution.
Presentation of the resolution
caused great tumult throughout the
hall. The followers OF Doctor Lieb-
knecht and spectators in the gallery
Joined in the uproar, which lasted ~
minutes and threatened TO result in
various fist fights.
A contest is expected Tuesday when
the question of summOning national
assembly comes up for discussion
Spartacus Program HoWled Down.
Later. while Herr Mueller, chairman
of the wOrkingmen's section of the sX-
ecutive committee. was speaking, the
chairman of the congress interrupted
to say: There is a comrade pres
ent who wishes to submit q commune
cation
The newcomer announced that he
represented 250,G00 workingmen who
were then assembled outside the diet
building He read Il list of demands
identical with the Spartacus program.
including retention of all power by the
soldiers and workingmen's councils,
no national assembly and the fOrma-
ton of a red guard This aroused a
storm of protest and in the general
uproar the intruder left the cham
ber
The 100000 workingnen. who, he
said, were outside the budding, proved
to be about 1000 from five factories
whom the Liebknecht agents had in
duced to 90 on strike temporarily. In
the meantime Doctor Liebknecht sue
ceeded in entering The building and
made a speech to the crowd from a
window.
Reds Have Mo Ticket in Anhait.
The elections 70 the national assem-
bly, in the former duchy of Anha,t,
which is the first German federal state
to vote for a Constituents body, result
ed in Il marked victory for the ma
jority Socialists The Socialists
polled 92,229 votes, against total of
66,951 for the combined bOurgeOise
groups. In the reichstag election in
1912 the Socialists had 81 .465 against
36,64a for the bourseoisee parties.