Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-12-04
B0LSHEVIK| SEIZE
GERMANY; EBE:RT'S
RULE OVERTHROWN
Liebnecht Appeals to Soldiers to-
Fight Bourgeoisie.
W0RKMEN GIVEN CONTROL.
Revolts in England and France Are
Among the Demands-Agtation Is
the Official Propaganda of
the Extremists.

Berlin. Nov. 26.-Dr. Carl Liebnecht,
the radical socialist leader. is devOt-
ing himself primarily at present to an
effort to influence the men returning
from tire front. His henchmen COM
prise a small army of Red soldiers who
are accused of packing various meet
ings to secure the majority necessary
to push through resolutions and other
measures calculated to embarrass the
present government.
Liebknecht's agitation in its entire
ty is the official propaganda of the
Spartacus group of extreme radicals.
He chiefly directs his attacks at the,
proposed national assembly.
The indications so far, however, are
that his effort to win over the return
ing soldiers has failed. Sundays
meetings was marked by the violent
opposition of soldiers, who declared
they had been attracted to the meet
ing under false pretenses.
The radical leaders oratory is
forcefuI and vindictive. His principal
appeal to the proletariat runs thur
Assails "the Bourgeoisie."
did the bourgeoisie while in power
permit you to have voice in the gov
eminent? No; then the working man
must nut allow it to have a say now.
We need government of soldiers and
workmen, one typifying the pr0letariatr
which will not have to bow down be-
fore 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
Socialists Court Army.
The council of the peoples commits
sioners welcomes the returning troops
with a proclamation, saying:
''YOu marched into the field for the
fatherand when you had nothing to
say and handful of autOcrats had the
DONtI III lllGlI ufiiluo anu hlcAA AbhACN
the booty among themselves. You had
to fight in silence, while hundreds Of
thousands at your side had to die.
To-day you return to your own coun-
try, where in the future only the peo-
pie themselves will have anything to-
say. Germany free, our socialist pub
lie will Join the league of nations
You will find not only all the political
rights you hitherto have been deprived
of, but the fatherland shall also be
your property economically"
The proclamation is signed by Chan
cellar Friedrich Ebert, Hugo Haase,
PhiApp Scheidemann. Wilhelm Ditt-
man, Lansberg and Barth, all mem
bers of the ministry.
Agreement is Signed.
Copenhagen, Nov. 21.-An agree
ment has been reached between the
German soldiers and workmen's cOun-
Gil and the government, it is officially
announced in Berlin.
The agreement provides:
81 All political power is to be in
the hands of the German socialist re-
public and the soldiers and workmen's
council.
so. Their aim is to defend and de-
velop what has been accomplished by
the revolution and to suppress all
c0unter-revolutionary activity.
"3. Pending the election of repre-
sentatives of the soldiers and work.
mems councils to an executive council
OF The German republic, the executive
council, in Berlin is to exercise its
functions.
81. The appointment and dismissal
of the members of the various legisla-
tive bodies of the republic and until
the final constitution is established. of
Prussia, are to be made by the central
executive council, which also has the
right of control.
-. Before the cabinet appoints as
siStant ministers the executive cOun-
Gil must be consulted.
sc. A convention of deputies drawn
from the soldiers and workmeD's
council is to be summoned as soon as
possible"
German newspapers report that the
united workers and sailors cOuncliS
have proclaimed Oldenburg, Oestfris-
land, Bremen, Hamburg and Schles-
wig-HolStein a republic. The capital
will be at Hamburg.
(The districts named comprise all
the North sea coast of the German
empire from Holland to Denmark. Bre-
men and Hamburg are the two most
in portant German shipping ports and
are free cities. The Kiel canal trav-
erses HOlstein.)
Spartacus Group Strikes.
Stockholm, Nov. 26.-Adherent sof
the Spartacus group at Berlin attempt
ed on Friday evening to seize the Ber-
lin police presidency. Several persons
were killed or injured.