Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-20
What World Thinks of
Liebknecht and Luxembourg
Killings Worries Them
NOW SEARCHING WOMEN
Armed Sailor, Masquerading
in Skirts, Is Seized by Sol.
diers Near Eden Hotel
BY JOSEPH A. HERRINCS
Special Cable TO Erening Public Ledger

Copvrioht. 1919. By thc ". y. Times 60.
berlin, Jan. Is via Copenhagen. Jan.
20).-Doubtless the German people will
breathe more freely after the removal
or the Spartacan danger incorporated
IN the persons of Liebknecht and Rosa
Luxemburg. but the press, with the
exception of the pan.German organs,
ana even more so the eneral public,
deeply regret what the Norwaerts
characterizes as the case of a iynching
worthy OF the widest West.
what will they think of us in the
rest or the world now? Why must
they thus Justify the name OF the
hum are expressions you hear on all
sides.
The socialistic organs declare that
the 'hysterical sons and daughters of
oourgeoise war profiteers and friends
OF reaction who populate the vicinity
OF the Eden Hotel are responsible" to
wnich the Tageblatt sharply replies
that millionaires are not in the habit
Oh stealing corpses and mixing in
street fights.
The demand for prompt investiga-
!. tlon is general, the pan.Germans alone
excepted. The miitary authorities.
who are now pretty well in control of
the whole city. have already instituted
proceedings and suspended the officer
IN charge of the Eden Hotel. but so
far as IS ascertainabie neither he nor
his men seem to be 10 blame, because
the mob overwhelmed them so sud.
denly and pressed them in such masses
that they could not make use of their
arms.
Call for Protest Strike
The Freiheit and Rote Fahne insist
that the case be taken out Of the hands
Of NIA
Oh the military and placed before a
civll court at which all groups of So.
cialists shall be represented The two
red organs also call a general strike as
demonstration against the lynchinp
1t is too early yet to say with what
success. If the summons should be
oDeyed this surely will lead to en-
counters with the military, who hold
all points of vantage. and much blood
may be shed. Most likely. the govern.
ment will appoint a civil court inves.
tigation.
The Freiheit contends that I.ieb.
,knecht was not shot from behind
while fleeing, but was stood against
tree and fired at in front. as is
shown by the bullet marks, for he had
his right breast and right upper arm
pierced. Your correspondent is in.
formed, however, that all three bullets
passed clear through the body. and
that the Freiheit's informant mistook
the marks Of egresS for those of in
gress. Quite illogically the Freiheit
then proceeds TO accuse the military OF
negligence If they permitted Lieb
knecht TO have the knife with which
he wounded the hand of a sailor when
the latter tried to prevent the anar.
chist's escape.
Rosa LuXemburg's body has not
been discovered. despite the closest
search in the Landwehr Canal and
the Tiergarten, in either of which it
is supposed TO have been thrown.
There is no reliable evidence either
that the Spartacans snatched it.
Not Sure Of LuNemburs's Death
Indeed, It is not even certain that
Rosa was dead when torn from the auto.
mobile. The soldier sitting by her side
was so bewildered by the rapid success.
sion Of extraordinary events that he
could not say with certainty where she
was shot, bu; thought it was in th'
neck just above the chest Her a.
sailant the soldier says, wore darl
overcoat and eyeglasses. He had flrec
and jumped off before the soldier couit
grab his arm. This happened on kur'
fuersten Damn.
The automobile was speeding south
but the crowds massed so quickly tina
the guards thought il best TO turn and
reach Moahit by another route. 4
Hitzigstrasse the automobile was stopped
by the command to halt. The guard
believing il was a military patrol who's,
duty it was to stop and search all We
hicles passing certain points, stopped
IT'S Red Rosa :" some one cried, thi'
being the name by which LuXemburI
was known by her partisans.
Like a wave the tImu!tuoIs masses
rushed on. some seeming friendly ana
some wrathful. The soldiers were lifted
from the car. some being thrown TO the
ground 4 few seconds later all was
over. The soldiers found themselves
more or less bruised, alone with the
empty car, while the howling human
wave was recedlng toward the canal
In consequence of the threats Of ths
independents and Spartacans, the nil.
tary is preparing for every emergency
The streets are patrollcd unceasingl
and field guns have been placed in posi-
ton in many public squares. Al Cer,a.r
points all persons must submit %
more or less close search according ?,
sex, for females are no longer per
mitted 10 pass unmolested
women Are Searched
been caught with many rounds Of cart
ridges hidden under their cloahS. An
other elegantly dressed person observed
parading in front Of the Eden ITOte
attracted the suspicion of the soldier
ON patrol. When she noticed that sh
was observed she fed. She vas cap
tured and taken 10 the Eden IIOtel
where the prisoner proved to be
young sailor disguised as a Glrl. ~
carried heavy revolver i'm a satCne'
He refused 70 make any statemeu
about himself or his purpose
An annuity OF 20o.O0O marks has bee
awarded TO the King OF Wurttemburs
In the event Of his death his widow
IL 10 receive a yearly allowance o
100, 600 marks. All payments com
prised in the civil list have ceased. III
castle at Bebehausen will be the King
residence in future, All other roya
castles become state property. and no
tice has been given To the members o
the royal family 10 evacuate them
The Zeppelin firm with Offices IN Be-
lin, known as the Dcutsche Luftreer'
has just obtained concession for al
traffic, operating in conjunction wit
the Hamburg Line. i is no
known yet whether a new type OF ZeI
pelins is to be employed in the air serN
ice, or the latter confined 20 airplane
also manufactured at k'riedriChsha fer