Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-29
BOLSHEVIKI SEIZE
GERMANY; EBERT'S
RULE OVERTHROWN
LiebneCht Appeals to Soldiers to
Fight Bourgeolsie.
WORKMEN GIVEN CONTROL
RevoIts in England and France Are
Among the Demands-Aaitation is
the Official Propaganda Of
the Extremists.

Inc fdulcdl SOcldllSL IPiueTs Is ueNOt
ing himself primarily ut present TO an
effort to influence the men returning
from the front His henchmen com.
prise Il small army of Red soldiers whG
are accused of packing various meet
ings to secure the lGa iority necessary
to push through resolutions and other
measures calculated to embarrass the
present government.
Liebknechts 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 uI1S.er false pretenses.
The radical leaders oratory Is
forceful and vindietive. His principal
appeal TO the proletariat runs thus:
Assails "the Bourgeoisie."
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 a government of soldiers and
workmen, one typifyng 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
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
fatherland 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 al 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 Barta, all mem
bers of the ministry.
Agreement is Signed.
Copenhagen, Nov. 25.-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.
go. Their aim is to defend and de
velop what has been accomplished by
the revolution and to suppress all
counter-reyolutionary activity.
So 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.
~ The appointment and dismissal
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.
-. Before the cabinet appoints as
sistant ministers the executive coun-
ell must be consulted.
"6. A convention of deputies drawn
from the soldiers and workmen's
council is TO be summoned as soon as
possible"
GerDmn newspapers report that the
united workers and sailors councils
have proclaimed 0ldeAburg, Oestfris-
land. Bremen. Hamburg and Schles-
wig H0lstein a republic. The capital
will be Mt Hamburg.
(The districts named comprise an
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 Kici canal trav-
erses Holstein.)
Spartaeus Group Strikes.
Stockholm. Nov. 26.-Adherent sof
the Spartaeus group at Berlin attempt-
ed on Friday evening to seize the Der.
lin police presidency. Several persons
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