Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-13
B0LSHEv|K
REGIME IN.
bAvA RIA
is ENDED
Government Beaten by Force
Of Arms; Communists Are
Forced to Give Way to
Conservatives.


Berlin, April 12.-The soviet re-
public in Munich was overthrown
Friday by force of arms. the Nord-
deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung says.
A wireless message says heavy
fighting occurred at the railway sta
tion in Munich last evening.
Earlier reports received from
Munich today stated that an agree
ment has been reached between the
central council and the communists.
This is held to indicate that the
moderate element in the Bavarian
capital have gained the upper hand.
The communists declared their
readiness to join the central council
in an advisory capacity.
From other parts Of Bavaria 1T is
reported that the following of the
soviet republic leaders is dwindling.
According to the Lokal Anzeiger,
the soviet republic regime has been
overthrown in Amberg, Ansbach,
Ingolstadt, Furth and the entire up
per Palatinate.
Civil War Imminent.
Civil war in Munich is regarded
as imminent, following the action
of the communists in deposing the
revolutionary council republic. Three
would-be governments are now III
existence in Bavaria.
The first act of the communists
was the creation Of council OF 10,
which was proclaimed in power.
Armed bands then stormed the po-
lice stations, disarming the police
and arrestiag several officials as
hostages. The communists were aid
ed BY the Russian bolsheviky leader,
DR.. Levien, who recently returned
from Russia.
The peasants ban on the ship
lnent of food to Munich which has
been iii effect since last Tuesday, is
operating with disastrous effects.
Augsburg likewise is cut off from
food shipments.
Pamphlets are being distributed
calling the populace to rise against
the jews.
Cabinet Crisis Impending.
The resignation of DR.. Schiller
as minister of finance in the German
national government may result in
a cabinet crisis, a Weunar dispatch
to the Tageblatt says. The minister
explained his resignation ON the
ground that he could not cooperate
in the socialization program of the
cabinet
The Zwelfuhr Blatt reports that
157 persons had been killed and l8l
wounded in the fighting between
troops and strikers at Dusseldorf UP
to last evening. The heaviest fight
ing occurred when the strikers at
tempted to cut off the water supply.
AS a result of the strike of bank
employees here. the German govern
nent was unable to remit 35,000,000
marks, representing part of the pay
ment due the allied powers on food
shipments.
Hun Government Tottering.
Gumligen, Switzerland, April H.
By Associated Press. 81 do not
believe the present German major
1ty government VI Luz! dlu
scheidemann or the independer. re-
publican governments in Germany
will exist much longer" said DR..
William Muehlon, the former kiupp
director, to the Associated Press
correspondent today. The social
ist parties which voted war funds
in 1914 are too closely attached to
the imperialist pan-Germa1 and
Junk regimes and are discredited.
1T would be far better for us for
the allies to keep the former kaiser
than to return him to us, for we
should rot know what to do with
him.
Rather than discuss the ques-
ton Of the destiny of the kaiser.
the allied conference at Paris should
hasten to make favorable peace
terms. because our women and chil-
islren are starving"