Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
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CAUSE OF BLOOD
BATH IN HAMBURG
Outbreaks Follow Despera-
ton of Starving, Men in
Control Declare.
RIOTERS TAKE MUNITIONS
AND SWEEP OVER CITY
London Hears 1875 Are Slain.
American Relief Men Are
Unbalanced.
BY the Associated Press.

/ BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. June &c (by the Associat-
, ed Press) The German government
| troops ordered to Hamburg to sup
press disorders there reached the
suburbs of the city this morning. The
! troops ordered the Immediate cessa-
I ton of hostilties, the release of all
! prisoners held by the communists in
the city hall and the delivery of wea
pons.
All criminals released during recent
/ turbulent events were ordered returned
| to Jail.
! The casualties in the rioting are esti-
mated to have been twenty killed and
| $50 to 200 wounded.
! On the surface the situation is quieter
today. The banks are open. the official
| offices are doing business and the city
transportation systems are operating.
, The authorities. however. have not
re established their control. There is
no disciplined organization to take
charge of food ships in the harbor or to
police the city. The Spartacan COM
munists still are in power. although the
! approach of the government troops, II
| is expected will result in the restora-
| ton of order and quiet within forty
! eight hours.
Government authorities express them
selves as certain that the Hamburg dls-
| orders were inspired.
They were said to be the beginning OF
| generally chaotic conditions planned by
| the Spartacans, and expected by them
| to extend throughout the country. The
! nrrv~fr L inc
| people allowed themselves to be misled
! into starting this movement, and were
! persuaded to riot ostensbly to get bet
! ter food, but actually to further sparta
can political purposes. the authorltles
! here said they expected the Spartacan
{ element would attempt an uprising here
| tomorrow
| HAMBURG. June 26.-The commits
! sion of twelve now in control OF the
| city has issued statement resaru'hs
! disorders there, which reads:
again blood has flowed in Ham
| burg Out of spontaneous disgust at
| shameful adulteration Of foodstuhs
! there has grown stormy movement
/ of protest. which the Hamburg gov
| eminent thought to choke in blood. II
was volunteers from Ahrenfeld. sub
| urb of Hamburg, who. in conjunction
| with Hamburg police, brought about
! the bath of blood.
| Spontaneous Tumults.
'aThroughout all Germany in the
! last few days there have been spon-
! taneous tumults that have not been
! political in character, but have been
! born of desperation on the part OF
| starving people forced to pay money
| for the spoiled, uneatable. horrible
| foodstuffs sold to poison those who
retained their health to certain ex-
| tent during the fearful worlds MUIR
der.
"The occurrences at Hamburg, Luz
beck and other cities were only pos
sible because private capltallStlc
profiteers had been able to exercise
! control over the working people.
Urged to Remain Cool.
meanwhile there has been setting
| in a reaction that will operate spon-
| taneously for the benefit of working
men. We urge you to remain cool,
| and to undertake nothing that might
! cause difficulty among Hamburg in
| dustries, and thus Immediately es-
tablish some basis for action
| "Out of Hamburg with the troops!
| Down with senators who shoot work
ingmen"
Nav Become Second Munich.
| Hamburg threatens to become a sec
ond Munich, with even greater blood
shed. The city is completely in the
power of the communists and Sparta
cans who are utilizing food riots as
an excuse for their attempts to gain
control In the rioting yesterday they
stormed the city hall and overcame
! the government troops, capturing
quantities Of ammunition, rifles and
machine guns. They then swept over
the entire city, plundering, killing and
destroying.
| Many of Hamburg's fine buildings
| were badly damaged. The rioters held
| the railway station for time, but
! it was recaptured by the civic guard.
/ The police were utterly helpless, and
government troops are under way to
! restore order.
! Spartacans Plan Soviet.
! Jails have been stormed and
/ criminals released. The Spartacans
are comforting. with the idea of es-
| tablishing soviet system.
| In addition to the buildings dam
| aged, the streets are Uttered with all