The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-20
CALLED OFF RE|CHSTAC
PROPOSED MEETING Is CAN
CELLED BY FEHRENBACH
All the Spartacusians We're
Driven Out of Cologne
Last Evening
FRANK J. TAYLOR


meeting of the reichstag in defiance
of the orders of the Ebert Haase fac
tons has been called off by Constantin
Fehrenbach. Fehrenbach claimed that
the meeting was unnecessary now that
an extension of the armistice had
been granted but many regard his at
titude as complete backdown.
Last night new Cologne, the hangout
of the radicals and Liebknecht sup
porters, was raided and all the Spar
tacusians driven from the town. 1t is
generally conceded that Chancellor
Ebert is stronger now than heretofore.
Conflict Still On.
limited Press DispatchJ
Berlin, December 1S.-This morning
the conflict between the Ebert Haase
was still unchanged The demonstra-
ton yesterday, at which Carl Lieb-
knecht made bold speech from the
roof of the very building in which
Ebert was holding his meeting solidi-
fed the mass of the radicals into a
most formidable body.
There were no actual fights but
Ebert fearing to trust his soldiers to
fight with the mobs, realizing that they
might turn with the Liebknecht fac
ton, postponed the finish of the con-
nee until today. Speeches made
last night by the radical leaders Barth
and Ledbauer greatly infiamed the
aople. General Schench has resigned
as war minister in the Ebert cabinet.
Uproar in Berlin.
Berlin, Dec. 1S.-The national meet
ing of workmens and soldiers coun-
ellis refused to seat Karl Lielknecht
and Rosa Luxemburg, Bolshevik lead
ers.
Radical members introduced a reso-
luton demanding for Liebknecht and
his aid the right to sit in the confer
ence, but they were outvoted by a
huge majority.
At least $4,000 persons gathered out
side the Prussian parliament building
during the alteration. When it be-
came known that the bolshevik lead
ers had been turned down, Liebknecht
suddenly appeared 6i the roof of the
parliament building and began to adj
dress the crowds. He was wildly
cheered
Liebknecht Calls for Uprising.
Although surrounded by government
soldiers, Liebknecht spoke fearlessly
He led cries of Down with Scheide-
manu-" Down with Ebert!" Down
with Hasse!" despite the fact those
officials were sitting in the house,
within sound of his voice.
Liebknecht concluded his speech
from the roof with an appeal for the
proletariat, en- masse, to proclaim
social and political revolution.
The scene in the parliament cham
Der was striking one when the meet
ing was called to order The room
WIS filed with soldiers in field gray
uniforms. Mingling with them were
workers in shabby clothes. There
were also a few sailors. And this
room formerly was tenanted only by
legislators in the most formal and
correct dress. There was one woman
delegate and there were several wo-
men in the audience. They were the
first ever to enter the chamber.
Draped With Red Banners.
Half a dozen officers sat on the
rostrum, which was draped with the
red banners of socialism.
The first business transacted was
the election of officers. Major Leinert
Of Hanover, former member of the
reichstag and supporter of Philip
Scheidemann, was chosen to preside
Three alternates were selected.
Frederick Ebert, Hugo Hasse and
Philip Scheidemann occupied the tri-
bunal beside the rostrum.
The session got under way with mill
tary precision. The strictest parlia-
mentary order was maintained, save
for occasional outbursts of laughter.
Children Demand Equality.
Several hundred boys and girls pa
raded to the old diet building where
the soldiers and workmen's congress
is meeting. They demanded votes for
persons IS years of age, abolition Of
corporal punishment in schools and
participation by children in the admin
istration of the government and the
schools. The marchers carried red
flags and iDcpndiarv nIacardc