Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
DIVISION Of power
D|STURBS GERMANY
New Political Party Reduces
Strength Of Independent
Socialists.
Boil sHEvIsM IS OPPOSED

AMSTERDAM, Saturday, November
1e.-Berlin newspapers and dispatches
reaching here indicate that there is
great confusion in Germany over the
powers to be given the various coun-
ellis. committees and officials.
The dispatches indicate that there
is chaos in government affairs owing
to the formation by the Spartacus
group Of q new political party. which
has reduced the strength of the inde-
pendent socialists. How strong this
new party will be is not known.
The so-oalled executive council OF
the workmen's and soldiers council
has followed the Berlin garrison's
demand by Temporarily" resembling
it's order for the formation OF a
believe that the executive council.
despite the fact that Capt. Won Beer
field was forced to leave it because
he was considered too ladical. IL STILL
more socialistic and radical than the
commission.
Soldiers Oppose Bolshevism.
selves refuse to countenance bolshe-
vik methods again has been demon
strated at meeting in the reichstag
building of delegates from all the SOL
diers' councils in Berlin and delegates
of similar councils elsewhere. The
against DR.. Karl Liebknacht. They
declared that he had been thrown out
Of the barracks, owing to his repeated
efforts to deliver incitive speeches.
Premier Ebert in addressing the
meeting declared that vast majority
ment. The government had nothing
to fear from the troops at the front,
but that many men from rear posi-
tions who are hurrying home are
causing disorder in Baden and Wuft-
temberg.
The premier added that the United
States would help feed the Germans.
but that order must be maintained.
Germans Elections in February.
PARIS. November 1s.-The electoral
lists for voting for members of the
constituent assembly in Germany will
be completed January 2. according to
dispatch from Basic to the Journal,
quoting advices from Berlin. The cleo
tons will be held February 2.
COPENHAGEN, November 1.-THE
non socialist republican party is soon to
be formed from the ranks of the pro-
gFessives and the left wing of the ma
tiOnal liberals. The new party will have
democratic and far-reaching social
program. ...
The Berlin vorwaerts announces
that a new non-socialist republican
party is soon to be formed from the
ranks of the progressives and the left
wing Of the national liberals. The
new party will have a democratic and
far-reaching social program.
The Vorwaerts expresses the belief
that such a party would command the
support of a large part of the press
and says the socialists would be COM
PEELED to meet strong opposition from
the intellectual middle class.
Appeal to Conservatives Made.
The Kreuz Zeitung of Berlin prints
an appeal of Ernst Won Heydebrand to
the conservatives, begging them, de
spite the bitterness and grief which
we now feel in our hearts" to remem-
need and to do all in their power to
maintain order and secure life and
property in order to insure the people
being provisioned.
The appeal Is considered significant,
as Won Heydebrand is a radiealist of
to as the uncrowned king of Prussia.
The appeal is expected to have good
results in inducing the great estate
owners to assist in solving the food
problem.
Won Tirpitz Flees to Switzerland.
Admiral Won Tirpitz. former minister
of the German navy and who was
chiefly responsible for Germany's in
Switzerland Immediately the revolu-
ton in Germany broke out, says the
Frankfort Gazette.
According to a Berlin dispatch to
the BeHlingske Tidende, President
Wilson has Informed the German gov
order is a prerequisite Of the armis-
ttce, and that II the Russian bolshevik
representatives are received in Berlin
the armistice agreement will be dis
solved.
German Secretary Of Interior.
BASEL. Switzerland, November Is
(Havas).-Hugo Preuss has been ap-
pointed German state secretary OF the
interior, according to Berlin dis
patch
A Berlin wireless dispatch Saturday
announced the names OF the heads OF
the department of state. 1t made no
mention of an interior department,
and it is probable that the appoint-
ment of Herr Preuss was made later.
Plebiscite for Sch1eswig-Ho1stein.
LONDON, November 1s.-Announce-
ment was made in Copenhagen Sun
day, according to an Exchange Te1e-
graph dispatch from the Danish cap
ital, that DIR. Solf, the German for
eign secretary. had declared he would
propose to Denmark that a plebiscite
be held in Schleswig-Holstein to de-