New-York tribune., 1918-12-13
Cabinet Prevents Bolshevil<
Delegates From Attending
Conference Set in Russia
DR.. Solf Quits His Post
spartacan Organ Declares
Proletariat -'Must Be Pre-
pared for the Worst"

BEkElN, DEC IL ny i ne SSOClateQ
Press).-Official denial was made late
to-day that the government was con-
sidering the convening of the Reichs-
tag. The 'Tageblatt~ earlier had re-
ported that the cabinet was to con-
woke the Reichstag in order to give
the government a parliamentary basis
in dealing With the Allies. 1t added
that the Reichstag session probably
would begin next week.
The authority for the cabinet. as
whole appears to be greater than It
was LAST week. The Executive Com
mittee of the Soldiers and Workers
Council. which sent an invitation to
Dolph Joffe and Nj. Radek, Of the So
shcvik Embassy in Berlin, but who
had departed for Russia, to attend the
congress of the councils On December
II, has been compelled to second the
request of the cabinet that the Boil
shevik diplomats abstain from their
proposed visit. Jofe and Radek
already had reached Dvinsk on their
way back, but were held up there BY
German soldiers, who refused to per-
nit them to continue their journey.
Move IS Significant
There is no doubt that the Eecutive
Committee technically has a right 10
invite the Bolsheviki and to order fhe
cabinet to receive them. The fact
that the committee surrendered this
right is looked upon as significant.
The Spartacus organ, the "Red Flag"
indeed, declares that the Executive
COMMITTEES of the Soldiers and
Workers Council has been stripped OF
all its power, despite the fact that
it was originally planned that ali
power should reside in its hands. The
newspaper says the committee pro
tested against the march Of troops into
Berlin yesterday and to-day, but that
its protest, like its demand that the
troops be disarmed. was ignored by
the cabinet
The Red Flag" apparently exagge-
rates the situation, but there seems
no doubt that the executive committees
which has been drifting steadily to1va-Il
The extreme radical side, 10 loncer oc
cuples the dominating position which it
had IN the first days of the reyolu-
ton.
Ebert Group Gains
While the authority OF the cabinet
has been gaining in strength there
has been q serious shift OF lower with
IN the cabinet itself The position Of
the Ebert-Scheidemann group has been
especially strengthened as against
mat Of the Barth element by various
factors Among these were the result
OF the Chemnitz election where the
majority Socialist won decisively: the
soner attitude of the returning troops.
ana the accusations agains+ the Barfh-
Haase faction by Jofe, in which the
Boishev1k Ambassador declared that
russian Bo1shevik literature was cir
culated By help Of the Independent So
clalsts and that number Of weapons
were handed over to Barth.
The three Independent Socialist rnern-
bers OF the cabinet have been notice
ABLY quiet all the week They took no
part IN the reception of the troops. In
many quarters the belief exists +ba+
terr Scheldemann, with so man-y far-
tors favoring him and his collear7,es
WI shortly take decided step to alter
,ne conditions which he characterized
!ast .I sunday as 1ntolerabla. adding the
threat that he would learu the govern
Changed -0-
Dr. so1f Resigns
D+ v s. So1f. the Minister of For
ega AT a1yss has handed in his reslgna-
- vA1Hh mas beer accepted by the
The Foreign Secrvtsry's retirement
1s Ivss not come aB q surprise. as his re-
i~laSHEs wft@ the I1lGepe ndert Socialist
wing Of the Eberf-H -Hasse cabineS
1eaened tbs st1aaning point some time
LONDON, Dec 12-an consequences
~ ~ tos support he is receiving from
me PTussian Guards newly arrived in
Berlin, Premier Ebert is taxing stif-
leE attitude towar,g :9he Spartscan
group. the special CORRESPONDENTS in
oopenhagen of the London newspapers
eo~ ne ne prolets1iat rn4aSt be prepared
lGf ~ -. sne worst" the Red Flag organ
ss,t 81 me spartacas faet5ows is quoted as
c A dispatcs to tae ~D4a-7 Mas1' from
,n'pe open hagen says the ESsert govern
r.s.a; l. Lee ing t6at lis position is bs-
1 .o-u1n1 stronger. evideat1y has decided
. ..pon snarp measures against the Spar
Arrests Are Expected
ns officers OF the Spartacan or
saA1zarton underwent an examination
sn, on laesday b1 Government forces. the
nall adylres add, and arrests are
CoPEyHAeEN, Dee 11-Bsrq1n,s
TTe-come TO the Pruss1an Guasd On.
uuesoay was solemn rather thaa. tai
uhnpnant, according to Berlln aGvSees
iecelved here. " was generally OBJ
sselVed that the troops marched under
th ule German national colors. and that
sne sIs nands played "Deutschland uber
1'1es and not revolutionary airs.
!, brandenburg Gate and the streets
Trough which the soldiers marched
fIens Tefe decorated with evergreens and
ldlags- dgs- The officers and men were
GS'ecorated With national rosettes of
.ar,'o"ers and Wore their iron crosses.
& ane soldiers IN the procession partici-
ted rased IN the last battle of the war and
suffered tremendous losses. some de-
@cnments being reduced to almost the
vahlshing points. The ranks, however,
we're were hlled with men from other de-
taehments.
Throngs Are Trampied
owlng to the fact that no steps to
control traffic had been taken. many
persons were injured when the van
Suara OF the troops passed through
.nlahoenburg Gate. The throngs for
.iine completely arrested the parade
ana ana force had to be used to open
passage for the soldiers.
). Premier Ebert's speech to the SOL
u'ers Is reported as follows: