The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-08
SOVIET MOVE IS
IN PROGRESS AT
HAMBURG, REPORT
Spartacan Leaders Said to
Have Assumed Control
Government Officers Held.
(By Associated Press)


movement of great importance is i'm
minent in the region OF Hamburg. re-
ports from Berlin say. Doctors Herr
and Hauftenberg, Spartacan leaders, it
is added, have almost succeeded in
making themselves masters Of the Sit
uation and in converting Hamburg and
the region between Hamburg and
Brennon into a Soviet republic.
Herr Landsberg, minister Of justice
in the national German government,
was arrested yesterday at Magdeburg,
the capital of Prussian Saxony by
members Of regiments stationed there,
Magdeburg dispatch reports. Cen
eral Won Kleist, in command of the
fourth army, and his staff also were
arrested.
Opposition In Munich
Former Deputies Brandes and Pilkel
were also arrested. Other arrests OF
Social Democrats and members OF the
bourgeoisie are planned.
The majority of the Magdeburg gar
rison sympathizes with the Independ-
ent Socialists. the message adds.
Demonstrations have occurred IN
Munich against the new revolutionary
government of Bavaria, according to
Berlin dispatches today. The demon
strators we're dispersed by troops, the
advices state.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
MUNICH, April s.-Complete sever
ance from the old German imperial
ism, as declared still to be manifest
in the Ebert government
of Germany, and the resumption OF
"brotherly connection" with the Rus
sian and Hungarian peoples is an
nounced in the proclamation Of the
new soviet government for Bavaria
formed here. Long live the world
revolution!" the proclamation con-
cludes.
The document reads: "The decision
arrived at for Bavaria Is the formation
Of a council OF the republic of revolu-
tionary workers and peasants OF Ba-
varia, including all of our brothers,
now united, separated by no party
laws. From now on no exploitation
or oppression will be tolerated. The
dictatorship Of the proletariat now
has become a fact. The legalization
Of a genuine Socialistic community
now is achieved, in which every work
ingman may participate In public life
and in just Soclalistic age" -.
MANY OPPOSE COMMUNISTS
PARIS, April 8.-The proclamation
Of Soviet government in Munich Gays
a dispatch to the Matin from Zurich
was an error on the part OF the men
who proclaimed 1t. Many communists
opposed the course adopted up to the
last moment, says the dispatch, realiz-
ing that it would have the effect Of &C
centuating the hostile tendency OF
northern Bavaria.
The correspondent notes the propo-
sition for the removal Of the diet to
Bamberg and the pronouncement OF
Sunday by the socialist party which
had been in power by decisive vote,
against the Soviet proclamation. The
party, however, declared that it would
remain neutral in the face OF an ac-
complished fact, raising no difficulty
for the new government, with whom it
left all responsibilities for the situa-
ton.
The correspondent considers the
proclamation a doubly severe blow for
the Berlin government, In the first
place because of it's possible influence
on the congress of German council
about to assemble and in the second
place because the setting up of a Sow
let regime in Munich completely up
sets all the calculations upon which
the future international policy Of Ger
many has been based.