The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-07
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PLOT DISCOVERED
BY GERMAN PAPER
(By Associated Press)

ESSEN, Germany, Nov. 1.-lnvest1-
gators for the Deutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung, of Berlin, claim to have dis.
covered plans for a communist uprls-
ing to depose the present German gov
eminent and to establish a new one
modelled on the Russian plan which
would be associated with the present
Russian soviet system.
The investigators assert that the
proposed revolution is to be assisted
and Differed by Russian Bolshevists
! that the outbreak is to have its
beginning In the Ruhr coal district.
The responsible newspaper publishes
a warning so energtic that it is ac-
cepted in we'll informed quarters as OF
more Importance than the many rum
ors in circulation.
Munich, Brunswick and other cities
are claimed to be sub-centers for the
movement According to the paper
Spartacists and communists will be
armed throughout Germany. The COM
munists are said to count on deser.
ton by whole groups Of the national
defense army and on taking them
into their red army" General fight
ing headquarters, it is asserted, will
be established in Brunswick, already
a Spartacist and communist center.
and council government is to be
proclaimed
Began Long Ago.
The Allgemeine lettings investi-
gators began their work severa!
months ago. when the Spartacist I'M
rest in the Ruhr district threatened
the coal supply and even menaced the
government. Government troops were
sent in at that time, some communists
We're executed. and martial law was
proclaimed. Quiet was apparently re-
stored. The investigators say. how
ever, 1t is only surface quiet, that
the entire district is FESTIVE under
martial law and that an outbreak is
planned for the coming winter, when
the workers will strike again in an
attempt to do their part toward Grip,
ping the government.
1.-TWO months ago." sage the Allge
meme Zeitung, there was held in
large hall in Essen a communist meet
ing attended by men from all parts OF
the Ruhr district. at which Boil
shevict agitator from Berlin announc
ed the German communists were only
awaiting the signal to break loose
The signal, he said. was to be given
simultaneously by Russians and Ger
The newspaper says it is able tc
declare that at this communist meet
ing it was decided to give Russian Boil
shevists the leadership of the new
communist undertaking in Germany.
Worked Out Details.
THE meeting worked out details fol
the rising" the Algemeine Zeitune
declares. Among them were: Dis
armament of the defense trops, estab
lishment Of a central office in Leip
zig. and general strike in all indus
trial centers of the country.
After the industries have been shut
down and troops are concentrated al
certain industrial points" the newspa
per adds. "a general night attack is
to be made on the government troop:
in the cities. German and Russian
communistic leaders will be on hanc
to lead the attack. If the plan sue
ceeds a central fighting headquarter:
will be established in Brunswick
which will Immediately invoke revolu
tionary tribunals and proclaim the co
operation Of the German soviet gov
eminent with the Russian soviet gov
eminent.