Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-10
COLOGNE IS SAVED
FROM BOLSHEV|K|
BY BRITISH ARMY
Starving People Easily Stirred by
Non-Work- Steal Food Propa
ganda of Russian Reds.
OLD BOCHE ARMY SUpINE
nv assoe,ate,, Press 10 Fvery rvontns


Cologne, Saturday, Dec Z delayed
Order has been rc-cstahiished III sologne
az the result Of the arrival of an advance
guard of British troops
According 20 Burgomastor Adnanor.
tho rising was due to the inability Of the
poor to obtain food and clothing, owing
to the scarcity If these necessities liz
thought there was llttio reason Ia doubt,
however. that the trouble also WAS due
+ in part 10 the freshly inculoatod Rolshevik
idea among the Ipopulacc that It WAS
needless 10 work any longer. With the
removal Of the restraint exercised by the
presence of the German troops, the over
wrought nerves Of the people seem to
have gwen way and they went out TO
take forcibly what they were unable to
buy.
The regular police were unable To handle
the situation and 5000 of the citizens
were called and armed by the Burgo-
master to maintain order. A fight he
tween the rioters and this civic guarra
resulted in several of the rioters being
killed. The Burgomaster, finding that
the conditions continued To hc grave,
then applied to the armistice commission
20 hasten the allied occupation
The troubles ceased with the appearance
of the troops yesterday. Today i GORDON
of British forces was thrown out from the
city along the Rhine.
Affairs In Colonge now are moving
smoothly, TO all outward appearance.
Burgomaster Adnauer told the cores
pondent that the city was facing starva-
ton, as only one week supply of food
was in sight. Other German cities, he
declared. were in equally dire straits
Cologne like other German cities, Is
seething with political ideas born of the
revolution Various factions are at grips
over the future government of the Rmne-
land which, with Westphalla, was declared
8 separate republic at n meeting OF Social
Democrats recently.
The conservatives are holding out for
q united Germany. II Is SAID that q sepa-
rate republic which would be known rs
the republic of northwest Germany has
NOT yet been proclaimed definitely by the
radicals who never liked the Prusslan
government and profess 10 care less for
the present regime in Berlin. The Rhine
land as a whole was against the old regime,
but the people, while united IN this, have
split on the rock OF possible separation
from Germany.
The solaiers and Workmen Council
Of Cologne Is cooperating quietly with
the old city government alter the stormy
days OF p month ago
The first flare Of the revolution IN
Cologne came on November when
TO Marines arrived here fresh from the
mutiny IN klel and started trouble Tor
the authoritie@ The way already lad
been well paved by Russian Bolshevlh
who appear 10 have taken advantage OF
the hard conditions resulting from the
. rff ha Tza..F.ip In d4SeaHtTFEf
The coming OF tnc revolatlonlsf marines
was heraI,.ed in advance but although
there were 10 900 German troops IN the
cItv, no effort vas made to prevent the
delegation from carrying on It's work
/ The marines quickly secured followers
aad on the night tf the day Of their
arrival ralded the jul, hberatng between
1000 and 600 criminals.
/ German troops holding the cItE were
dlsarmed hy the revontl0nists ami the
/ officers were stripped ot Their epaalets
I without much resistance.
/ That night was one If terror The
/ liberated criminals made the most Of their
| fret4lon and q considerable number af
/ people were killed Hove many died
/ never will b. known because the bodlee,
we're thrown into The Rhine.
As the governor III lie district showed
/ no inclination 10 take : hand IN inc
matter the Burgomaster sieclded tn
/ straigntcn out affairs himself and invited
/ the soldiers and " Workmen's Council Ia
/ the city hall The revolutionary Council
proved reasonable and the Burgomaster
succeeded finally IN getting the upper
| hand over the mubs Al present the
council Is composed half Of modcrates
and half Of independents who arc a close
approach IL anarchists. There is no
trouble al the moment, although The
political situation ls cloudy
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