Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-04
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Name Hostages Who May
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Munich. March. 3. - The congress
! of soldiers, workers and peasants
councils opened in the diet building
with Herr Niekisch. who practically
holds the position of head of the in
term government, in the chair. over
his head was a photograph of Kurt
! Eisner, decorated with a red and
| black flag,
Herr Niekisch, after a short OPEN
ing speech. gave way to Herr kros-
pelin, who said that the central coun-
Gil which was the de facto govern
ment, had carried out a number Of
measures demanded by the situation.
The food supply, he said, was for
public purposes. Steps would be taken
to reduce the rents and to make an
end to usury generally, and that a
revolutionary court of justice would be
instituted.
Several of the artistocracy, includ-
ing former Minister Kretz Won Kret-
senstein and the Pan-Gerran pub
Usher, Lehman, have been taken as
hostage
Krospeln announced that in case
any of the members of the revolution
airy government or similar bodies
were killed, these hostages would be
shot. Another list of about forty Off
GERS had been drawn up. all of whom
were guarded, and against whom
severe tseps would be taken if any re-
dictionary coup de main were at
| tempted.
The bourgeois press, the speaker
ca alt Il
| to appear again today. but under the
censorship of the central council.
! This measure, he declared, was neces-
sary because the bourgeois papers
were regarded Us instiautors of the
murder of Premier Eisner.
| The next speaker was Herr Saucr
of the central council who declared
| that as soon as circumstances per-
mitted the diet would he Reconstructed.
| The press, however, would never get
| freedom again for hostile agitation.
| The session ended with dramatic
incident After DR.. levin, leader of
| the communists, had made a speech,
suddenly a group entered the house
consisting of a deputation whose
| identity for the moment could not be
| determined. The entrance of the
group caused a great sensation among
| the congress members and the public
| in the gallery
| The leader OF rhe Il aputation forced
! his way to the speakers char and
| told the assembly that tw) members
of the deputation who had iust ar
rived at the station had been i'll
treated by the station guard. There
were expressions of intense indigna-
ton in the public gallery. The i'll
treated men Wee ulled on the dais
on which the members of the govern
ment have their seats. their coats
We're taken off and their backs barred
Red traces of their assailants
/ weapons were visible. A. resolution
was moved that two members of the
central council who We're said to be
! responsible for the ill-treatmont
should be compelled to resign at once
| A lively debate followed, and finally
a commission was appointed to in
vestigate the affair.
In an interview which I had with
| Herr Niebisch, / asked whether he
expects that the imperial government
in view of the fact that Il does not
I,recognize the interim government
would send troops In order to beat
down what is regarded as q revolt.