The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-27

peace here until English and Ameri-
| can troops come TO keep order" Is a
statement attributed to one of the
1 riotous German sailors in Berlin by
| the correspondent of the Daily EX-
press at the German capital. The
correspondent says he talked with
dozen others of the men, who ex-
pressed themselves similarly to the
first speaker, some of them adding,
Don't let them send the French. or
there will be more lighting"
The correspondent adds that all
A the lower classes of Berlin are VIII
4 ling to see foreign troops in the cap
4 itaI, feeling that they have nothins
to lose and perhaps something 10
gain by the presence OF outsiders.
Richard Barth Is quoted by the cor
Respondent as saying that he and his
\ kfelIow cabinet members, Hugo Haase
Nand Wilhelm Dittman, would not ac-
Ecept the responsibility Of ordering an
tattack on the sailors. The instruc-
Etions for the attack, he added, were
&given by Premier Ebert Philipp
and Herr Landsberg.
|t13arth said he intended to consult his
ana might leave the gov
Aernment Immediately.
|X The correspondent considers one or
the most disquieting factors OF the
|.Bituation the part PLAYED by the sail
|fbrs wives and sweethearts, some o.
'7whom participated in the fighting.
|y Promised to Eject Invaders.
81 Berlin, Dec. 26.-(A. P)-The
.!Spartacus faction was still in control
,5late this afternoon of the offices OF
&lhe socialist newspaper Vorwaerts,
(which were forcibly taken possession
zef by members of the group on
"Wednesday night. Chief of Police
'3Eichhorn, however, has promised the
}kditors of the newspaper that the in.
5taders OF the plant would be elected
N 6 o'clock this evening in order TO
hake possible the publication of Fri
LAYS issue by the regular staf.AT
"A The seizure Of the newspaper was
Seugeested during the demonstration
20 the palace on Wednesday. when
sDr. Karl Liebknecht and other radi-
3cals delivered speeches.
# There were cries of ION to the Vor-
8aerts," and the demonstrators fol-
owed the red guard to the printing
liant, which was unoccupied, as the
lay was a holiday.
2# After the seizure, volunteer COM
tositors responded to call for skilled
hen and several of these started up
ne linotypes. Spartacan writers
lbrovided copy for handbills which
$kere issued under the caption, "Red
3Yorwaerts." Meanwhile the red
Guards had posted sentries at the
oors and windows repel invaders.
3Dne of these sentries was an un-
kempt Spartacan carrying a rifle in
|pne hand and an umbrella in the
other.
n The handbills contained a report
c-Nf he tra
Xhe seizure of the newspaper, which
WAS declared to be warranted under
Hhe new law born with the revolu-
HON" Another item declared: 'Vor-
FWaerts Is the product of the blood
|hnd sweat of the German working
men," The newspaper also was re-
'ferred to as "a lying dog" and "a rep
Nile whose poisonous teeth are now
about to be pulled" The retirement
Ipf Premier Ebert and Herr Scheide-
mann and their intimate colleagues
also was demanded.
Frederick Stampfer, editor Of Vor-
|waerts, called the attention of the
cabinet this morning to the raid and
prompt action to release the news
paper.
Last Hour Compronnise.
4, Berlin, Dec. 25.--(A. P)-An |
Eleventh hour compromise with the |
revolting sailors by the Ebert |
section of the govern |
,nent apparently saved Berlin from |
an extremist Christmas day. Later
reports from Berlin are that the |
Spartacus faction is still the cause |
OF trouble.) The sailors gained more
than they sought and will remain in
Berlin as part of the republican SOL
diers' guard.
The compromise provides that
division of troops from the western
front, which was sent to Berlin IN
response to an appeal by the gov
crnment, shall retire and leave the
capital under the protection of two
volunteer policing organizations,
which are dominated by the extrem-
lists. The sailors again1 whom the
soldiers have been antagonistic are
known to be under the special lead
ership of Georg Ledebour, who was
one of the representative Of the
sailors Yesterday with the Ebert
Hnase government. The sailors
agree not to participate in.any future
revolt against the government.
Hope for Submission.
The settlement between the sailors
and the government does not satlsly
the Vorwaerts, which expresses the
hope they will subordinate them
selves t. the government and show
themselves good republican soldiers.
Theodor Wolff, in the Tageblatt,
thinks the governments capitulation
leaves the impression that it is steer,
ing a rudderless course. The removal
Of the troops. he. says, may be IN
as the temporary elimina-
tion of the only agency of law ana
order on which the Berlin bourgeoisie
has set its hope:
Occupied Mannheim.
Zurich, Dec, 27.-(Havas.)-A bat
talon of infantry has occupied Mann
helm by order of Marshal Focn. IN
nrder to watch the prison camp near
there. where 10000 allied prisoners
await liberation, according TO the
Landes Zeitung. The pa
ner adds that this step was taken
beca,Ise of the bad treatment OF the
Srfsoners, several of whom were mur-
dered. I'll
Mannheim is on the east bank OF
The Rhine south of Mayence. 1t Is
within the neutral zone east OF the
Rhine outlined by the terms OF the