The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17

Copenhagen, Dec. III. N. 81
Stormy scenes, during which the
demand was made that the soviets
take over the control of the govern
ment and remove Chancellor Ebert
and DIR. Haase, marked the opening
of the congress of soviets in Ber-
'lin, according to advices from that
city today.
A conflict developed as soon as
the congress opened. The Bava-
rians demanded that Carl Liebknecht
and Rosa Luxembourg, two radical
leaders, join the congress, but the
demand was rejected.
The move to have the soviets take
over the government was led by the
extremists.
Noisy demonstrations took place
outside the hall where the congress
is meeting.
Juvenile Strike.
Berlin, Dec. ia. PD-Several
hundred boys and girls paraded
through the streets Of the city today
on their way to the reichstag build
ing, where the soldiers and work.
mems congress is being held. They
demanded, among other things, votes
for persons IS years Of age, the abol-
ishment, of corporal punishment in
schools and the participation by the
children in the administration of the
government and schools. The march
ers carried red flags and incendiary
placards.
Had Given Warning.
A 17-year- r-old lad made an address
warning the executive committee OF
terrible consequences" If the juve-
nile progam was not carried out. The
chairman of the executive committee
declared his sympathy with the chill
dren's demands. Later the process
sion gathered in the square in front
of the reichstag building, where
youthful orators demanded the re-
moval of Premier Elbert and Philip
Scheidemann from office, opposed
the convening of the national as
sembly and threatened a juvenile
strike throughout Germany If their
demands We're not Immediately ac-
cepted.
Three Women Delegates.
Berlin, Dec. 17.-(A. PD-The GEN.
trail congress of delegates from SOL
diers' and workmen's councils from
many parts of Germany opened
Monday in the building formerly
used by the Prussian diet. There
were three women among the $50
delegates.
During the organization Of the
congress 1t became evident that the
socialists and the Spar
tacus group were greatly outnum-
bered. A significant development
was that none of the important posts
in congress was given to delegates
from Berlin.
The Spartacus group made a fu-
tile attempt to intimidate the con-
gress. Early in the session a reso-
luton was submitted by DR.. Karl
and Rosa Luxembourg,
leaders of the Spartacus group, be
invited to attend the congress as
guests with advisory powers. Less
than Is per cent. of the delegates
voted for the resolution.
Spartacus Demands.
Later, while Herr Mueller, chair
man Of the workmen's section of the
executive committee, was speaking,
the chairman of the congress inter
rupted to say "There is a comrade
present who wishes to submit COM
The newcomer report
ed that he represented 100000 work.
men, who were then assembled out
side the diet building. He read
list of demands identical with the
Spartacus program, including reten-
ton of all power by the soldiers and
councils, no national as
sembly and the formation of a red
guard. This aroused a storm of pro-
test, and in the genearl uproar the
intruder left the chamber.
The 250,000 wokmen who. he said,
we're outside the building. proved to |
be about 1000 from five factories, |
whom the Liebknecht agents had in |
duced to go on strike temporarily. !
In the meantime DR.. Liebknecht sus- |
ceeded in entering the building and |
made a speech to the crowd from a |!