The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-05
RUSSIA TO AID?
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ing, water, food and street car serv- |
ices are guaranteed. The workers |
every effort to restore the gas and
electric services.
Grave incidents, including footing, !
are reported from Magdeburg and
Hanover.
Leaders to Trial.
\ Berlin. March 3.-Demands of the
revolutionary radicals were presented
to the government tonight as follows:
Trials of the Hohenzollerns, Won
Ludendorff, and Won Tir
pitt by a peoples tribunal.
Immediate release of all political
prisoners, including Georg Ledebour
and Carl Radek.
Disarmament of all volunteer regi-
ments and building up of the Red
guard
Establishment of political and
commercial alliance with the Russian
soviets.
The government tonight was mobil-
izing Republican guards and regulars.
despite the claim of the radicals that
the government forces had promised
to join the rebels. The radicals de-
clared, however, that the rest of the
country is organized and ready to join
the new revolution.
Allies Are Apprehensive.
London, March 5.-The new revolu-
ton in Germany. apparently backed
by the weight of the greater part of
the workers and all radical elements.
had resulted today in growing appre-
citation of the necessity for speeding
conclusion of a preliminary peace.
The British press was advocating
moral support of the present German
country with food. The newspapers
expressed fear that unless this were
done. the allies would be unable to
collect any indemnities- A Spartacan
victory. they pointed out, might neces-
state armed occupation of Germany
for an indefinite period.
Conflicting reports were received to-
day regarding the progress of the new.
revolution The uprising was to have
been signalized by general strike in
Berlin. The latest direct reports from
that city indicated the strike called
Monday evening was attended by riots
in which the Spartacans were tenn
porarily successful. at least.
They are said to have seized the
central police station. Later unconH
firmed reports said War Minister
Noske by employment of large bodies
of troops had succeeded in restoring
order and that the city was still under
martial law.
Test of Authority.
Copenhagen, tMarch 5-The Ger
and possibly its final test of authority
| it was indicated in dispatches received
| here today.
| With disorders growing in Berlin,
the general strike was reported to
| have spread to Leipzig. where Spar
| tacans were said to be entrenched to
| oppose a league force of government
| troops approaching the city
Armed clashes have occurred in the
Tiergarten and Weimarstrasse at Ber-
lin and plundering and rioting were
| said to be going on in. all parts of the
| city. Several units of government
troops were reported to be wavering in
their loyalty, and three additional d.
visions were being hurried to the city.
Government troops have occupied
the artillery depots and warehouses at
Spandau, where $4,000 workers are
on strike.
The independent Socialists are sup
porting the strike and decision of the
| majority Socialist trade unionists as
to whether they should join the DEM
Printers employed on the TagebIatt
Vossische Zeitung, Local Anzeiger
Morgenpost and other nonradical
newspapers, walked out without wait
ing for formal approval of their
unions. None of these papers was
able to publish.
Food was said to be growing scarcel
owing to the enormous waste result
ing from plundering.
lBy the Associated Press.)
Fire on Rioters.
Berlin, March 4, Tuesday-Gov
eminent troops at police headquarter.
fired on rioters in the neighborhoot
late today and several casua1tie,
are reported to have resulted. TIL.
troops had been called to dispense the
crowds which were gathering in in
creased numbers around the head
quarters.
Three Divisions to Berlin.
Paris, March A Havas dispatch
from Berlin says that a Spartacan at
tack on the northern railroad terni
nus last night was repuIsed and fiv,
. rioters were killed. The government
, the dispatch adds, has taken the mos
) energetic measures.
, Three divisions were rushed to Der
: lin and other reinforcements continu
, to pour in. The attitude of the troops
: however, is uncertain. A naval di
: I,vision is openly hostile to the govern
: ment but the government believes i
l can count on half of Berlin troops.
Il Revolution Started in 1917.
: Paris, March 4-Hugo Haase, In
dependent Socialist, declared at tn
minority socialist conclsye at Berlil
yesterday that the German revolution
y had been smoldering since 1917, Blu
: admitted it had not come up to al
e expectations, according to a Havas dis
: patch from Basel. He asserted tina
e it was not over yet and predicted tina
r 1t would end in a triumph for inter
q national socialism.
The present powers in Germany, h
said, cannot stay the course of tn
. | revolution by promising Specialization
. to the ma sses with the aid OF th
| Bourgeoisie and the Centrists. TIL