Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
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GERMANY; EBERTS
RULE OVERTHROW
Liebknecht Appeals to Soldiers
to Fight Bourgeoisie.
WORKMEN GIVEN CONTROL
RevoIts in England and France Are
Among the Demands-Agitation Is
the Official Propaganda oi
the Extremists.

Amsterdam, Nov. 26.-Liebknecht,
the radical, has emerged victorious
over Ebert, the moderate, in three
days struggle at Berlin
AS in the previous revolutionary
combats, the struggle between the two
rebel wings has been comparatively
bloodless,N but the future is fraught
with danger, for the radicals, now in
complete power, have written upon
their banner "The end justifies all
means"
The affairs of all Germany rest for
the moment in the hands of the Ber-
lin wOrkmen and soldiers council,
which has Wrested all power from the
Ebert government. The chancellor
and his ministers are reduced to fig
Nreheads.
Liebknecht is devoting himself pri-
marily at present to an effort to inf1u-
ence the men returning from the
front.
The radical leaders oratory is
fOrceful and yindictive His principal
appeal to the proletariat runs thus:
Assals "the Bourgeoisie."
did the bourgeOisie while in power
permit you to have a voice in the gov
eminent? No; then the working man
must not allow it to have a say now.
We need a government of soldiers and
Workmen, one IMPLYING the proletari-
at, which will not have to bow down
before the entente.
"There must be no dickering with
entente imperialism. We will dispose
of that just as we did Of the German
autocracy. The revolution is bound
also to reach the entente countries,
but we, who made the Russians waste
whole years, are demanding that the
revolution break out in England and
France within "A hours"
Simultaneously with the Specter Of
the Red terror another has arisen on
the horizon Of the strife-swept for
mer empire: A definite split between
North and South Germany, and cOnse-
quent civil war.
Civil War Near.
The South German states, Bavaria
in the lead, have served an ultimatum
on the Berlin government that if it is
found impossible at the Berlin confer
ence to re-eStabliSh unity throughout
the land, Bavaria, Wuerttemberg
Hesse and Baden will secede from
northern Germany and form a repub-
lie, uniting the states of South Ger
many with German Austria.
The climax of the struggle between
the Spartacus (radicaD group and the
mOderates came when a document was
signed between them which Berlin dis
patches describe as an agreement"
but which actually was the Ebert gov
ernment's surrender, for in it the mod
crates signed away virtually all their
power to the Berlin workmen's and
soldiers council.
What Agreement Provides.
The agreement provides:
'First-All political power is to be
in the hands Of the German socialist
republic and the soldiers and work
mems council.
''Second-Their aim is to defend and
develop what has been accomplished
by the revolution and to suppress all
counter-reyolutionary activity.
Notwithstanding the election of
representatives of the soldiers and
Workmen's councils to an executive
council of the German republic, the
executive council in Berlin is to exer-
else it's functions.
'FOurth-The appointment and dis
missal of all members of the various
legislative bodies of the republic and
until the final constitution is estab-
lished, of Prussia, are to be made by
the central executive council, which
also has the right Of control.
''F'ifth-Before the cabinet appoints
assistant ministers the executive
council must be consulted.
''Sixth-A convention of deputies
drawn from the soldiers and work
mems councils is to be summoned as