The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-30
DECLARE FOR
FREE GERMANY
Bourgeoise Parties Endeavor
to Adapt Themselves to
New Conditions.
REVOLUTl0NlSTS GAIN
Determined on Workers Re-
publio"--soviet Rules
IN nUsseldorff.
REvoLUTIoNIsTs GAIN

uondon Times. Phil. Ledger Cop. Cable.)
The Hague, Nov. 30..-The Bour-
geols parties in Germany are en-
deavoring to adapt themselves to the
new condition and to prepare for the
forthcoming battles at the polls
These parties are adopting new pro-
grams and new names. The progress
slye party, with the group created
by Theodor Wolff and the access
sion of some national liberals and
deputies, constitutes the German
democratic party. The leaders OF the
national liberal party have summoned
q meeting for the constitution OF q
German peoples party on a national
democratic basis. Another appeal
has been issued by the German peo-
plc's party. This included names In
dicating some cession or progressives'
Tho members Of the centre party
faction In the Berlin agreement, with
other leading members OF the centre,
desire to establish a new centre as
a christian democratic peoples party.
A number of well known people, In
Guiding deputies from the four right
parties, issued an appeal recommend
Ing a combination with the new party
and proposed the name OF the Ger
man national peoples party. No
mention Is made OF monarchical
sentiments. but the Kreuz Zeitung
observes that strong party OF right
Is necessary. After the recent
changes the conservatives must re-
nounce much to which they were
deeply attached They can. however,
in obedience to a superior force, sur.
render views concerning christian
ity, the monarchy and the necessity
for a strong state authority.
German newspapers state that on
Nov. 4, the very day on which the
revolution broke out, Won Ludendorff
left the clearinghouse where he lived
in west Berlin and went to Sweden.
Civilians and soldiers destroyed the
Kaiser Wilhelm ]. monument IN
Strassburg Sunday night. The Kol-
sniyche Volk Zeitung puhlishe1 O
manifesto OF the German Hanover
party declaring that Hanover wishes
a free Germany. wishes to be free
from Berlin and free from Prussia
II asks to be independent. The Han
over manifesto was signed by thou
sands OF Hanoverians.
Reports from Dusseldorf indicate
that great power Is welded by the
revolutionaries there, where the Ger
man national flag has been deposed
and the red flag substituted. Dutch
men, who have just returned from
Dusseldorf. assured that the revolu-
tionarist influence is almost un-
doubted there. They decided to al
low no newspapers to leave Dussel-
dorf except such as were approved
by the soviet. Dusseldorf Is wholly
idle. All shows have been closed. At
the time Of the revolution plunder-
ing was general. BY order of the
soviet no one is allowed on the
streets between 7 o'clock in the eve-
ming and In the morning without
permission. Machine guns In the
streets cffectually intimidate the
population. No collection of people
is allowed I'm the thoroughfares. Des.
titution Is general. The food supplies
are controlled by the soviet. The
population daily presents itself In
long queues awaiting the distribution
of the days rations. The revolu-
tionaries holding Leibknecht's views
are gaining in influence daily. They
are determined the future German
republic shall be a workers republic;
only upon condition that the national
assembly has no power to prevent
this will they assent to its being
summoned. Should their wishes not
be complied with, they have decided
to call a universal strike which will
deliver Germany to famine, anarchy
and civil war.