Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-04
BOLSHEV|K| SEIZE
GERMANY; EBERT'S
RULE OVERTHROW
liebnecht Appeals to Soldiers to
Fight Bourgeoisie.
W0RKMEN GIVEN CONTROL
RevoIts in England and France Are
Among the Demands-AgitatIon is
the Official Propaganda of
the Extremists.

the radical socialist leader, is devOt-
| ing himself primarily at present TO an
| effort to influence the men returning
| from the front. His henchmen COM
prise small army of Red soldiers who
are accused of packing various meet
| ings to secure the majority necessary
| to push through resolutions and other
measures calculated to embarrass the
present government.
Liebknecht's agitation in its entire
ty IS the official propaganda of the
| Spartacus group of extreme radicals.
He chiefly directs his attacks at the
proposed national assembly.
The indications so far, however, are
that his effort to win over the return
ing soldiers has failed. Sundays
meetings was marked by the violent
opposition of soldiers. who declared
they had been attracted to the meet
ing under false pretenses.
The radical leaders oratOry Is
fOrceful and vindictive. His principal
/ appeal to the proletariat runs thus:
Assails "the Boureeoisie."
did the bourgeoisie while in power
permit you to have a voice in the gov
eminent? No; then the working man
must not allow it to have say now
We need government of soldiers and
workmen, one IMPLYING the proletariat,
which will not have to bow down be-
fore the entente.
/ "There must be no dickering with
entente Imperialism. We will dispose
of that Just as we did Of the German
T autocracy. The revolution is bound
| also to reach the entente countries,
| but we, who made the Russians waste
whole years, are demanding that the
revolution break out in England and
| France within "a hours"
Socialists Court Army.
The council of the peoples commits
sioners welcomes the returning troops
with a proclamation, saying:
''You marched into the field for the
| fatherand when you had nothing to
say and handful of autocrats had the
| power in their hands and distributed
| the booty among themselves. You had
to fight in silence, while hundreds OF
thousands at your side had to die.
| To-day you return to your own coun-
| try, where in the future only the peo-
pie themselves will have anything TO
say. Germany free, our socialist pub
| lie will join the league of nations.
| You will find not only all the political
rights you hitherto have been deprived
| of, but the fatherland shall also be
your property economically"
The proclamation is signed by Chan
| cellor Friedrich Ebert, Hugo Haase,
| Philip Scheidemann, Wilhelm Dit
man, Lansberg and Barth, all men,
| bers of the ministry.
Agreement Is Signed.
| Copenhagen, Nov. 2I.-An agree
ment has been reached between the
German soldiers and workmen's coun-
ell and the government, it is officially
announced in Berlin.
| The agreement provides:
81. All political power is to be In
| the hands of the German socialist re-
public and the soldiers and workmen's
council.
80 Their aim is to defend and de-
| velop what has been accomplished by
| the revolution and to suppress all
counter-revolutionary activity.
"3. Pending the election Of repre-
sentatives of the soldiers and work
mems councils to an executive council
| of the German republic. the executive
council in Berlin is to exercise its
| functions.
0Y,d fcTr1
| of the members of the various legisla-
| tive bodies of the republic and until
| the final constitution is established, of
Prussia, are to be made by the central
executive council, which also has the
| right of control.
''5. Before the cabinet appoints as
sistant ministers the executive coun-
Gil must be consulted.
| sc. A convention of deputies drawn
| from the soldiers and workmens
council is to be summoned as soon as
possible"
German newspapers report that the
! united workers and sailors councils
have proclaimed Oldenburg. Oestfris-
land, Bremen, Hamburg and Schles-
| wig-Holstein a republic. The capital
! will be at Hamburg.
| (The districts named comprise all
| the North sea coast of the German
! empire from Holland to Denmark. Bre-
| men and Hamburg are the two most
| important German shipping ports and
| are free cities The kiel canal trav-
| erses HolStein.)
Spartacus Group Strikes.
| Stockholm. Nov. 26.-Adherent sof
| the Spartacus group at Berlin attempt
| ed on Friday evening to seize the Ber-
/ lin police presidency. Several persons
were killed or injured.