New Britain herald., 1918-12-10
BRITISH PUT END
TO COLOGNE RIOTS
UprisingS Are Blamed on BolSbe-
Viki-City Now Quiet

Cologne, Dec. (By The Associated
Press. )-Order has been re-estab-
lished in Cologne, as the result of the
arrival Of an advance guard of Brit
ish troops.
According to Burgomaster Adnauer
the rising was due to the inability Of
the poor to obtain food and clothing
owing to the scarcity of these neces-
stiles. He thought there was little
reason to doubt,l however. that the
trouble also was Adue in part to the
freshly inculcated Bolshevik idea
among the populace that it was need
less to work any longer. With the
removal of the restraint exercised by
the presence of the German troops,
the over-wrought nerves of the people
seem to have given way and they
went out to take forcibly what they
were unable to buy.
Police Force Insufficient
The regular police were unable to
handle the situation and 5000 of the
citizens were called and armed by
the burgomaster to maintain order. A
hight between the rioters and this
civic guard resulted in several Of the
rioters being killed. The burgomas-
ter finding that the conditions con-
ttnucd to be grave, then applied to
the armstice commission to hasten
the Allied occupation
The troubles ceased with the ap-
pearance of the troops yesterday. To-
day a Gordon of British forces was
thrown out from the city along the
Rhine.
City Is Now Quiet.
Affairs in Cologne now are moving
smoothly, to ali outward appearance.
Burgomaster Adlauer told the CORE
spondent that the city was facing
starvation. as only one weeks supply
of food WAS in sight. Other German
cities, he declared, were In equally
dire straits.
Cologne, like other German cities.
Is seething with political ideas born
Of the revolution Various factions
are at grips over the future govern
ment of the hinela.nd. which. with
Westphalia, was declared a separate
republic at meeting of radical So
ciRl dem ocrats recently.
The conservatives are holding out
for f. united Germany. 1T is said that
separate republic which would be
known as the republic Of Northwest
Germany has not yet been proclaimed
definitely by tho radicals who never
liked the Prussian government and
profess to care less for the present
regime in Berlin. The Rhineland as
a whole was against the old regime,
but the people while united In this.
have split on the rock of possible
separation from Germany.
The soldiers and worlemen's coun-
Gil Of Cologne Is cooperating quietly
with the old city government after
tho stormy days of q month ago.
The first flare of the revolution In
Cologne came on November 7. when
so marines arrived here fresh from
the mutiny In Kiel and started trou-
BILE for the authorities. The way al
ready had been we'll paved by Rus
sian Bolsheviki who appear to have
taken advantage Of the hard condi-
tons resulting from the war to stir
the people to discomfort
No Effort to Stop Trouble.
The coming of the revolutionst
ms armies was heralded in advance, but
although there were 10000 German
troops in the city, no effort Was made
to prevent the delegation from car
rying on It's work. The marines
quickly secured followers and on the
night OF the Gay OF LHelr arrival ia ID
ed the hail, liberating between 1000
and 5000 criminals.
German troops holding the city were
disarmed by the revolutionists and the
officers were stripped OF their epau-
let's without much resistance.
That night was ono of terror. LIB
Grated criminals made the most of
! their freedom and a consld erable num-
Der Of people were killed. How many
| died never will be known because the
bodies were thrown into the Rhine
Mob Finally Suppressed.
AS the governor OF the district
showed no inclination to take Il hand
in the matter, the burgomastera de-
! cided to straighten out affairs himself
and invited the soldiers and work.
mems council to the city hall The
revolutionary council proved reason
able and the burgonaster succeeded
finally In getting the upper hand over
the mobs. At present the council Is
composed half of m derates and hal,
of independents who are q close ap-
proach to anarchists. There Is no
! trouble at the moment, although tho
! political situation Is cloudy.