Evening star., 1919-01-08


The government forces returned the
fifc and then disarmed the Spartacans
after one man had been killed ana sew
eEE wounded. There was desultory
shooting at other points, but tne
casualties are not known
fhe confidence of the government
appears not to be unjustified by the
events of the day. For one tnihs .ne
government soldiers showed a Quants
oS decision which they had not oIs-
played before. The Fuslher 1ualos
dtxarmed number of Spartacah
civilians who passed their barracks
The cabinet also is considered 10
have acted wisely in appointing Gus
tav Noske to be military commahoeI
in Berlin. Noske showed force OF
character and determination In man
aging affairs at kiel early in NoVem,
beg and 1T is believed that he WIZ
proceed theoretically against the
SIartacans.
sPhilipp Scheidemann, IN an ADDRESS
t6 the governments supporters IN
WilhelmStrasse, declared that an emo
must be put to the present SITUATION:
HY said the government had resolved
firmly that a minority should no long
er be permitted to impose its VIII on
the majority. and if force was neces-
Sary to put down the trouole makers
then force would be employed. At
this announcement there came cries
from the crowd of Give us weapons.
Scheidemann replied:
Yes, you shall have weapons and
not clubs. but guns
.Fhe correspondent is informed by
the government that reliable troops
are available in sufficient numbers to
QNe1l any further disturbances. The
final test. in all probability. will come
tomorrow as the SpartacanS are re-
pbrted to be working feverishly in
preparation for decisive action.
:The independent socialists have
11lade common cause with Liebknecht.
The Spartacans have occupied the
royal stables south of the royal
palace as their headquarters. Herr
Hchhorn. who still retains his posi-
tton as head of the police. is Lieb-
khecht's chief lieutenant.
Prepared for Defense.
:BERLIN. Monday. January 6
Ress).-A government official has in
formed the correspondent that the
cabinet has rallied all agencies to the
support of law and order and defense
Of the government
:-If the Spartacans attack u.s. said
tie official, they viii find US pre-
pared. We have all the troops need
ed to assert our authority. Natural
IL we are anxious to avoid a conflict.
bbt IL it comes it will not be OF our
choosing"
sphe correspondent has been in
formed in competent Quarters that the
government is hurried1y mobilizinS
all available defensive forces. The
SHHftacans also are arming and MAX
ing the royal stables their headquar-
fers. A spacious apartment in the
former chancellor's palace has been
equipped as Red Cross room.
Independents Join Spartacans.
PARIS. January (Havas).-Dur-
ing the fighting between the Sparta
cans and the government supporters
in Berlin on Monday, according to
dispatches received here. the Sparta
cans entered the chancellor's palace,
from which they opened fire on the
building of the Vorwaerts- Etchhorn,
the Spartacan police chief, is reported
TO be fortified in the castle.
Serious fighting occurred in will
and large number of
Spartacans are reported to have been
killed.
The independent socialists have
Joined the spartacans and proclaimed
a@general strike in Berlin. The ma
jority socialists anad democrats are
the government.
Struggle Over Vorwaerts.
BERLIN, Monday, January 6, noon
(by the Associated Press).-Berlin
was without newspapers this morn
ing except for the independent organ
Die Freiheit, DIR. Karl Liebknechts
Red Flag and a revolutionary dodger
gotten out by the Spartacans in the
plant of the socialist newspaper Vor-
waerts, which they had seized. At
noon the usurpers were still in pos
session of this Office and OF the borgeois
newspaper offices and the Wo1n
Bureau quarters.
The cabinet went into session at
10-O'clock with the central council of
soldiers and workmen's committees
and at this hour was celebrating the
question Of speedily clarifying the
situation as regards the bourgeois
press and the Vorwaerts.
Details of the seizure of the Vor-
waerts Office disclose that three revo-
of thirtytwo men posted in front of the
Vorwaerts building on Sunday even
ing and then led mob into all parts
of the building. A volunteer editorial
force. comprising a metal worker, a
wood turner and an artist. then pro-
ceeded to grind out copy for today's
issue. Meanwhile armed Spartacan
forces stood on guard outside, ready
to repel any attempt to wrest the
premises from the invaders
The proletariat revolutionists have
issued an announcement that the Vor-
waerts. which was forcibly taken
from them four years ago, they de-
clare, now is once more in possession
of the working people.
This time" the announcement adds.
mo power on earth will dare attempt
to wrest it from its rightful owners.
Either we shall establish dictator
ship of the proletariat or We shall
witness the strangulation of the
revolution by it's executioners. Ebert
and Scheidemann."