El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
NEW CRISIS FOR
EBERT FACTION
Gen. Groener Threatens to
Seize Berlin, Report; Hin
denburg Masses Forces.

Zurich, Switzerland, Dec %
( CHavas).-The Ebert government in
Berlin is reported to be facing an
other crisis through the resignation
Of minority members Of the cabinet.
Political circles in Berlin, another
report says, are agitated by a rumor
that Gen. Groener, who succeeded
Gen. Ludendorff as chief quartermas-
ter general, has threatened to seize
Berlin with troops that have remained
faithful. if order is not reestablished
there shortly.
Army Gathered at POsen-
Field marshal Won Hindenburg. &C
cording to reports received here from
Germany. has concentrated a large
force Of soldiers in POsen-
Posen is in German Poland Polish
Nationalists have claimed it as part
of the new Poland. and Polish troops
have invaded the territory.
Elections Month Away.
Berlin, Germany, Dec 23.-(Associ-
ated Press).-The bourgeoise parties
in Germany are striving to erect a
solid front against the majority So
cialists in the coming elections to the
national assembly The elections are
only four weeks away and the former
right and center parties are still
much disorganized. The socialists
have an intact party organization and
have a strategic advantage because
they now are in virtual control Of
the government
Cabinets Power Widened-
An added factor is that the Ebert
Haase government has been strength
ened in its position by the action Of
the recent revolutionary congress, I
which not only widened the jurisdic- !
ton of the cabinet, but placed at its Z
a serviceable central COM I
mittee Of soldiers and workmen's I
councils.
The national assembly will be called /
to order ten days after the elections. I
which viii be held January 10. This 4
period Will be used in collating the
vote and arranging technical details
The session will continue eight weeks.
DR.. Duisberg FIees.
DR.. Carl Duisberg, of Leverkusen,
head Of the German aliline dye in
iustry, is reported to have fled to
Switzerland.
Dr. Duisberg was generally looked
upon as the connecting link between
business" and Gen. Ludendorff.
Il is officially denied that the Ger
nan government has continued to ad-
iress notes exclusively to the United
states after receiving the request OF
he Washington government that Of
'icial communications from Berlin be
forwarded simultaneously to all Of
he hostile belligerents- Il
says L. :. Charge Harsh. /.
Commenting upon the report re-
'eived here that the American state
had declared the latest I
tote from Germany was not published
because it was evidently of a propa-i
gandistic character, the newspaper
Iorwaerts says:
The harshness OF this charge IS in
'omprehensible. It is inconceivablel !
hat the United States goes so far a s
o expect that the people, entirely in I
.ocent of starting the war. and their ,
viii quietly crawl into =
corner and expire"
Bavaria Must Save Coal. Z
Munich, Bavaria, Dec. 23.-Au Ba-
arian industries employing more )
han 10 persons have been ordered to {
hut down from Decent Der % until
anuary >, for the purpose of saving
oaL The workers Will receive 90l
ercent Of their ordinary wages. of
-hich the employers will collect two
birds from the communities in which
hey are located.