New-York tribune., 1919-01-20
Serious Riots
Mark Election
Day ymGernany
Government May Not Con.
woke National Assembly
Even if Chosen at Polls
Strike Called in Leipsic
Socialists Compel Papers to
Print Regrets of Murder
of Two RED Leaders

Print Regrets of Murder
of Two Red Leaders
LONDON, Jan. 19.-Grave election
riots are taking place to-day in Ger
many, where the people are voting to
sembly. A general strike has been de-
clared at Leipsic, which is without gas
and water, according to Copenhagen
advices to the Exchange Telegraph
Company.
The deaths of DR.. Karl Liebknecht
and Rosa Luxembourg appear to have
made deep impression in provincial
towns and to have led to demonstra-
tions and street fighting, it is reported.
At Leipsic mob is said to have de-
stroyed the election bureau of the
Democratic party and to have confs-
Gated the evening editions of the Leip-
sic "Tageblatt," "zeitung" and Gen
eral Gazette" compelling those. papers
to publish declaration deploring the
murders in Berlin" and blaming the
government for them. Strikes and
demonstrations are reported in Dussel-
dorf and other towns.
Fliers Bombard Berlin
Air men were flying over Berlin to-
day and bombing the city with pam
phets issued by all the political par
ties, it is reportcd
BERLIN, Jan. 18 (By The Associated
worked out in an energetic manner,
measured by German standards The
Majority Socialists had a certain ad-
vantage in their monopoly Of ali the
public buildings, railway stations, and
the like for election posters. They even
had their election literature printed in
the government printing Office and dis
tributed by government officials, SOL
diers in automobiles, and even by air
planes.
The Independent ticket in Berlin was
headed by Herr Eichhorn. former chief
of police. who recently fed the city, and
for whom the police still are vainly
searching.
The bourgeeisie leaders generally are
confident they will obtain a safe ma
iority. The votes of the women are
expected especially to strengthen the
Christian Peoples Party, as the Clcri-
cal Party is now known.
Alsace- Lorraine will not participate
in the election, but elections in Ger
man territory in Posen now occupied
by Poles will be held, if necessary un-
der the protection of troops.
Bourgeois Papers Seized
The Spartacides continue to show
their heads outside the capital. The
Radicals have seized all the bour-
geois papers in Dusseldorf and wrecked
the central bureau of the Clerical and
Democratic parties and burned their
campaign literature.
The Soldiers and Workmen's Coun-
ell of Dusseldorf ordered the closing
Of the schools and theatres to-day a g
symbo of mourning for DR.. Karl Lieb
knscht and Rosa Luxemburg. 1t also
has announced that it will support q
general strike.
Disturbances have occurred at Bres
iau and at Blankenburg in the Hartz
Mountains, and also at Allenstein in
East Prussia, where campaign meetings
resulted in scenes of rioting.
GustaY Noske, head Of the govern
ment police, calling attention to pre-
Tious order forbidding street gather
Ings has issued an order reminding
the trbops of their duty in the protec-
ton Of citizens.
Use of Weapons Urged
No soldier can be excused for fail.
use to perform his duty if he has not
IN the cases herein specified made
umely and adequate use of his weapons
70 attain the purposes set forth" says
= paragraph of the new order.
II will be recalled that an order
eouched in similar terms and issued
oy Police President Won Jagow in 1913
provoked bitter attacks from the So
eislist press.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 19.-The "Lokal-
Shzeiser," Of Berlin, says it learns the
Ioert Schedemann government has
pnaily decided not to hold the Ma
A'nal Assembly, for which elections
sfs going on to-day.
"A German government wireless
message, received in London Satur-
say, said Philip Scheiderhann the
herman Foreign Secretary, had an
neunced that the German govern
ment had decided to convokc the
National Assembly February 16J
Berlin Strike Appeal Fails
be appeal issued by the Independent
socialists Of Berlin for general
ssnke, IN consequence of the deaths of
~. Karl Licbknecht and Rosa Luxem-
ss'K the Spartaeide leaders, proved un-
s&ssessfui, according TO dispatch
tsom the German capital
fsar Spartacide leaders, who we're
sfFssted during the regent disorders In