The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-27
INDEPENDENTS
HOLD CONTROL
IN GERMANY;
CABINET OUT
Spartacus Faction Seizes Of
flee of Newspaper Vor-
waerts---Majority Socialists
Retire From Cabinet, Re-
port Says.
WANT ALLIED TROOPS
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN. Dec. 27.-As a result OF
today's deliberation 1t is believed in
some quarters the majority socialists
will retire from the cabinet and leave
Independents in full control of the
government.
The Spartacus faction was still in
control late this afternoon of the
offices of the Socialist newspaper Vor-
waerts. which were forcibly taken
possession of by members of the group
Wednesday night. Chief of Police
EichhOrn, however, had promised the
editors of the newspaper that the in
yaders of the plant would be elected
by six O'Clock this evening in order to
make possible the publication of Fri
days issue by the regular staff
The seizure of the newspaper was
suggested during the demonstration at
the palace on Wednesday when DR..
Karl Liebknecht and other radicals de-
livered speeches. There were cries Of
"On to the Vorwaerts!" and the DEM
onstrators followed the red guard to
the printing plant, which was unoccu-
pied, as the day was a holiday.
Proclaim New Law.
After the seizure, volunteer COM
positors responded to a call for skilled
men and several of these started up
the linotype machines. Spartacan
writer's provided copy for handbills
which were issued under the caption
RED Vorwaerts." Meanwhile the red
guards had posted sentries at the
doors and windows to repel invaders.
One Of these sentr1es was an unkempt
Spartacan carrying a rifle in one hand
and an umbrella in the other.
The handbills contained a report of
the demonstration and explained the
seizure Of the newspaper. which was
declared to be warranted under the
new law born with the revolution y
Another item declared: "Vorwaerts is
the product OF the blood and sweat of
the German workingmen." The news
paper also was referred to as "a lying
dog. and reptile whose poisonous
teeth are now about to be pulled"
The retirement Of Premier Ebert and
Herr Scheidemann and their intimate
colleagues also was demanded.
Frederick Stampfer, editor of vor-
waerts, called the attention of the cab.
met this morning to the raid and de-
manded that the government take
prompt action to release the news
paper.
WANT FOREIGN TROOPS.
LONDON, Dec. 27-"We shan't
have peace here until English and
American troops come to keep order"
is a statement attributed to one of the
riotous German sailors in Berlin by
the correspondent of the Daily Ex.
press, at the German capital The
correspondent saws he talked with
a dozen others Of the men. who ex-
pressed themselves similarly to the
first speaker, some of them adding:
Don't let them send the French, or
there will be more fighting"
The correspondent adds that all the
lower classes of Berlin are willing to
see foreign troops in the capital, feel
ing that they have nothing to lose and
perhaps something to gain by the
presence of outsiders.
Richard Barth is quoted by the cor
respondent as saying that he and his
fellow cabinet members, Hugo Haase
and Wilhelm Dittmann, would not &C.
cept the responsibility of ordering an
attack on the sailors. The instruc-
tons for the attack. he added, were
given by Premier Ebert, Philpp
Scheidemann and Herr Landsberg.
Barth said he intended to consult his
colleagues ano might leave the gov.
eminent Immediately.
The correspondent considers one of
the most disquieting factors of the
situation the part played by the sail
ors' wives and sweethearts, some of
whom participated in the fighting.