The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-11
Garriaon Joins Ravolntinn.


Berlin, Saturday, Nov. 9.--CGermar
Wireless to London, Nov. f0.)-The
! German peoples government has
been instituted in the greater part Oh
Berlin. The garrison has gone over
| to the government.
The Workmen's and soldiers coun-
| Gil has declared a general strike.
Troops and machine guns have
been placed at the disposal OF the
council. -. ..-.,~. .-.. = = =.
The Social Democratic party is in
terceding with the peoples govern
ment. The guards which had been
stationed at the public offices and
other buildings have been withdrawn
Friederich Ebert, Cvice president al
the Social Democrat party), is carry
ing on the chancell lorship.
In an extra edition OF The Yer
waerts, the central organ Of Social
Democratic party in Germany, the
foreign call for a general strike was
published: :
The Workmen's and soldiers coun-
| Gil OF Berlin has decided upon a gen.
eral strike. All the factories are at a
standstill. The necessary admins
tration Of the people will be main
tanned. A large Fart OF the garrison
has been closed, and bodies Of trrops
ard machine guns have been placed
at the disposal of the workmen's eEd
soldiers council. The movement will
De guided in common by the Demo
cratic party Of Germany and the in
dependent Social Democratic party
of Germany. The workmen's and
soldiers council will take charge OF
the maintenance of quiet and order
Long live the social republic
(Signed): ''Workmen's and Soldiers
Council"
From all parts OF the German em-
pire news is being received regarding
similar revolutions which almost
everywhere remain within the bounds
of economic order.
With regard to the incidents OF
November 8, in Berlin, the semi of
ficia1 Telegraph bureau, working un-
der the control Of the worlSmen's and
soldiers council issued the follow
ing report:
''This morning at nine o'clock the
workers of the greatest industrial
undertakings commenced a. general
strike. Professions hastened from all
the suburbs to the center OF the city.
Red flags were carried at the head of
the professions, in which marched
armed soldiers and all classes The
first procession. arrived from the
Ackerstrasse and Brunnestrasse. AS a
preliminary, the soldiers and officers
were urged to remove their cockades
and epaulets. In the majority of
cases, this took place voluntarily.
There was general determination
Of soldiers and workmen. The work
men penetrated the barracks where
they received an enthusiastic recep-
tion from the soldiers. The military
occupants of factories mingled in
common with the workers, left the
works and treated with them in COM
mon. >.s'
so far as known, the only clash
between the masses and armed forces
took place on the occupation Of So
called Cockshafee barracks. In that
was a guard of fusiliers, but only two
officers fired. Three persons were
killed and one injured. This is to be
regretted.
The taking possession Of a major
ity Of the public buildings and estab-
lishments was completed without diff
ffculty, once it was clear that the
military had gone over to the people !"
Deputy Scheidemann, leader OF the
majority Socialists in the reichstag,
in a speech, said:
"The kaiser and the crown prince
nave bDulCdISu. ln9 dynasty EaS
been overthrown. 1t is a splendid
victory for the German people. Herr
Ebert has been charged with the
formation Of a new government. in
which all shades of the social demo-
cratic party are to participate. Only
DEGREES fleIn tl:e government bearing
the signature of Herr Ebert lave
validity. Only orders from the minis
ter for war bearing the counter
signature of the social democrat, act
ing as assistant are official.
Deputy Scheidemann exhorted the
crowd to keep calm and to avoid in
cidents. Deputy Won Thar and some
soldiers spoke from a motor lorry. A
delegate from the corps OF officers OF
the guard battalion announced that
the officers were on the side Of the
people. Stormy applause and jubila-