The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-27
L PENDENTS S
may Be PLACED
i'm FULL CONTROL
OF GOVERNMENT
Spartacans Still in Control
of the Newspaper
VorWaerts
HAssE MAY BE
NEW LEADER
Rumors That Majority So
cialists Will Retire
From the Cabinet
lHASsE MAY BE
NEW LEADER
fBv Assoclated Press. !

I~ IeFlllt THURSDAY dec, 2b.---k MID
night)-As a result OF today's deIib-
erations it is believed in some quar-
ters the majority Socialists will retire
from the cabinet and leave the inde-
pendents in full control of the gov
ernments.
The cabinet was in secret session
the greater part Of the day. The lead
| ing independents in the government
also were in conference and this gave
rise TO a rumor that Hugo Hasse, the
leader of the independent Socialists,
would be called on TO organize u new
government.
Today passed quietly in Berlin.
Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 2s.-Ths
Spartacus faction still was in con-
troll late this afternoon of the Offices
of the Socialist newspaper Vorw-
aerts, which were forcibly taken pos
session OF by members OF Ghe group
on Wednesday night.
The chief of police. however, had
promised the editors Of the news
papers that the invaders of the plant
would be elected by o'clock thiH
evening in order TO make possible the
publication OF Fridays issue by the
regular staff.
The seizure of the newspaper was
suggested during the demonstration
| at the palace on Wednesday,. Vol
unteer compositors responded TO
call for skilled men and several of
these started up the linotype ma
chimes. Spartacan writer's provided
copy for handbills which were issued
under the caption Red Vorwaerts.1
Frederick EStampfer, editor Of Vor-
waerts. called the attention Of the
cabinet this morning To the raid and
demanded that the government take
prompt action to release the news
paper.
AiIiss Must Restore Order.
London, Dec. 27.-"We shan't have
peace here until English and Amer
ican troops come to keep order" is
statement attributed to one of the
lriotous German sailors in Berlin by
the correspondent of the Daily Ex-
press at the German capital. The corr
respondent says he talked with a
dozen men who expressed them
selves similarly to the first speaker.
some adding:
Don't let them send the French
or there will be more lighting
The correspondent adds that all Of
ing to see foreign troops in the capi-
tai feeling that they have nothing to
lose and perhaps something TO gain
by the presence of outsiders.
The correspondent considers one OF
the most disquieting factors of the
situation the part played by the
sailors wives and sweethearts, some
of whom participated in the lighting.
Compromise With Sailors.
Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 26.--An
eleventh hour compromise with the
revolving sailors by the Ebert Schef-
demann section of the government
apparently saved Berlin from an
extremist Christmas. (Later reports
from Berlin are that the Spartaclfs
faction is still the cause of troubie.1
The sailors gained more than they
sought and will remain in Berlin as
part of the Republican soldiers
guard.
The compromise provides that
division of troops from the western
front under Lieut.. General Lequis.
which was sent to Berlin by Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg IN response
to an appeal by the government,
shall retire and leave the capital un-
der the protection OF two volunteer
policing organizations which are
dominated by the extremists.
The sailors, against whom the
soldiers have been antagonistic are
known to be under the special lead
ership of Georg Ledebour, who was
one of the representatives OF the
sailors in the negotiations yesterday
with the Ebert Haase government.
The sailors agree not TO participate
in future reyolts against the govern
ment.
The settlement between the sailors
and the government does not satisfy
Vorwaerts which expresses the hope
that they will subordinate them
selves TO the government and show
themselves good Republican soldiers
Theodore Wolf, i'm the Tagebiatt
thinks that the governments capi-
tulation leaves the impression tha&
it is steering rudderless course.
The removal of the troops under Gen.
Lequis, he says. may be interpreted
as the temporary elimination OF the
only agency of law and order on
which the Berlin Bourgeoise has set
its hope.