Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-25

GERMAN FACTIONS
AGREE ON PROCESS
OF GOVERNMENT
Continued from First Pase)
pretext that they were held as polit-
ical prisoners.
Won Mackensen's army now is on its
way through Austria for Germany.
Part of its treasure was sent In ad-
vance and the word of its coming ap-
parently had leaked out.
Bavarians Urged to Firm Stand.
BERLIN. Saturday. November %,
via Amsterdam (by the Associated
Press).-The Augsberg Evening Ca
zette advises the Bavarian provis-
ional government to take a positive
stand against the Berlin radicals and
to threaten the north German ter
ritories with the secession Of Ia
varia and other south German states
The paper states that the opposition
of the Berlin soldiers and workmen's
council to a democratic republic Will
not only prove to be a signal for civil
war, but will also result in breaking
off peace negotiations and the entry
of entente troops into Germany. Con-
tinuing, it says:
"All of south Germany must dis
engage itself from this Berlin reign
of blood and terror and prove to the
world that it respects President Will
sons ultimatum, No peace with autoc-
racy.'"
Another Republic Proclaimed.
COPENHAGEN, November 24.-Ger-
workers and soldiers councils have pro-
claimed Oldenburg, Oestfriesland. Bre-
men, GHamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
a republic. The capital will be at HAM
burg.
The districts named comprise all the
North sea coast of the German empire
from Holland to Denmark. Bremen and
Hamburg are the two most important
German shipping ports and are free
cities. The Kiel canal traverses Hol-
stein.
Secession Favored in Rhineland.
BERLIN, November % (via Copen-
began) (by the Associated Press).-The
and create a separate republic is gain
ing ground rapidly in the Rhineland, ac-
cording to reports from Cologne to the
socialist Vorwaerts. The movement
finds strong support on the part of the
clericals. as a result Of the Prussian
governments announcement OF its In
tention to disestablish the church.
Recent events in Berlin have also ap-
parently increased the fears Of the
Rhinelanders regarding bolshevism,
as the correspondent declares:
I'VE shall have to reckon with Sc
,0{l o1l
an immediate consolidation is reached
in Berlin and the date of elections to
the constituent assembly set with the
greatest speed"
ct cannot be denied nor concealed
that the situation becomes more diff
ficult and more dangerous every day.
says Theodore Wolff, in the Tageblatt,
in referring to a statement attributed
to Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, re-
garding alleged French plans for the
permanent conquest of German terri
tory.
Proclamation to Troops.
24.-The council of the peoples COM
missioners welcomes the returning
troops with proclamation, saying,
among other things:
You marched into the field for the
fatherland when you had nothing to
say ana d OIL dUtOCEdlS Idu
the power in their hands and distrib-
uted the booty among themselves.
You had to fight in silence, while hum
dreds OF thousands at your side had
to die. Today you return to your own
country. where in the future only the
people themselves will have anything
to say.
Germany free, our socialist public
will join the league Of nations. You
will find not only all the political
rights you hitherto have been de-
prived Of, but the fatherland shall
also be your property economically:
The proclamation promises an eight
hour day and points out the scarcity
of food. 1t concludes:
United labor and action in Ger
many possessing a government rely
ing upon the workers and soldiers
can alone help us and obtain from
our former enemies peace"
The proclamation is signed by
Chancellor Friedrich Ebert, Hugo
Haase, Philip Scheidemann, Wilhelm
Dittmann, Herr Lansberg and Herr
Barth, all members of the ministry.
German Army Helpless.
BERN. Switzerland. Saturday, No
vember 90 (Havas)-FielI Marshal
semi-official Wolff agency. has tele-
graphed the Berlin government as
serting categorically that the German
army because of the hard terms OF
the armistice and of the internal stu
alton, is in no position to renew fight
ing. The German military leader
added that even operations against
the French army alone would be i'm
possible.
Renounces Throne Of Baden.
BASEL, November 24-In a procla-
nation issued Friday in Karlsruhe
Grand Duke Friedrich of Baden says
that he relieves officials and soldiers
from their oath Of fidelity ard re-
nouHces the throne for himself and
his descendants, in accord with his
cousin and heir, Prince Macmillan,
the former German chancellor.
The provisional peoples republic of
Baden, in announcing the abdication
to the people, declares that the grand
duke and his family and their honor
are under the protection of the Baden
republic. The announcement renders