The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-19
THE B0LSHEvIST
CAUSE ISLOSINC
IN ALL GERMANY
Independent Socialists About
To Join With Regulars.
President of German Republic
To Be Elected Dec. 20.
CONFERENCE WILL Be CALLED
Reports Say That the Ebert
Cabinet Has Quit.
The Resignation Resulted From
the Events of Tuesday.
CONFERENCE WILL Be CALLED

Washington, Dec. 19.-The Bolshe-
Wiki cause in Germany apparently is
lost according to state department
advices today.
Breitschard. an independent Social
ist, declares his party is hopelessly in
the minority and he urges that they
join the anti Bolshevik according to
one newspaper, the advices show.
Proceedings in the national soviet
congress in Berlin were reported to the
state department practically as pub
lished IN the press.
Had Stormy Session.
Berlin, Dec. IT (delayed) The
second days session of the congress
of the soldiers and Workmen's coun-
ellis of Germany was marked by
stormy sounds. Herr Landsburg, one
of the majority socialist members of
the government, denounced the busi-
ness methods and dictatorial attitude
of the soldiers and workmen's coun-
ell of Berlin. He declared thai the
executive committee of the council
had presented chaotic budget state
ment. The manner in which the con-
gress received the statements of the
commissioner Landsburg indicated
that new executive committee more
in harmony with the government
might be elected. Premier Ebert after
a spirited. defense of the governments
food supply, which had been attacked
by Herr Barth, one of the radical
Socialist members of teh government
was cheered loudly.
just before the session adjourned
thirty soldiers created a sensation by
invading the meeting room and de-
manding that the delegates i'm
m cdiately vote to disarm and dis
qualify all officers and to place all au-
thority in the hands of the soldiers
and workmen's councils 1t was a
dramatic climax of a stormy session.
Each soldier carried placard bearing
the familiar demands of the Spartacus
group In some manner they gained
admission thru private doors and
ranged themselves behind the speak
cr's stand. Their appearance caused
a great uproar in the hall After re-
peated efforts the chairman and the
members of the government gained
control of the meeting. The spokes-
man for the soldiers then calmly an
nounced their demands, after which
the invaders quietly left the hall. The
congress finally adjourned in con-
fusion. The episode was regarded as
another attempt by the Liebknecht
faction to stampede the congress.
Call for a Meeting.
Copenhagen, Dec. 19.-The German
government has decided to convoke
conference of representatives of all the
states of the former empire on Deceln-
Der 20. to elect a president of the
German republic, according to Ber-
lin report. This step is said to have
been taken in order to avoid fresh out
breaks.
Ebert Cabinet Out.
Paris. Dec. 19-The German gov
ernment headed by Friedrich Ebert
has resigned as a result of events on
Tuesday. according to a dispatch re-
ceived at Zurich from Stuttgart. says
the Journals correspondent there.
Friedrich Ebert who was named n minis
ter of the interior in the cabinet OF Prince
Maximiinn of Baden. November 3, and be
came imperial chancellor on November >.
took command of the situation in Berlin
following the revolutionary uprising
there. On November II it was announced
that he had become premier and had chosen
his cabinet naming Hugo Haase. Phillip
Scheidemann, Wilhelm Dittman. Herr
Landsberg and Richard Barth as the secre-
taries in charge of the departments created
by the revolutionary government. The
central congress of the delegates from SOL
diers and workmcn's councils met at Berlin
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