The sun., 1919-01-10
BERLIN A BEDLAM
OF RIOTS AND REDS
Spartacus Partisans Better
Equipped Than Backers Of
Government.
MANY SLAIN IN STREETS
Liebknecht Whirls About Re-
viled and Praised by
Crowds.
Special Wireless Despatch to The Sun from hs
London Times Service

Special Wireless Despatch to The Sun from hs
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1919: all riDhts reserved
THE HAGUE, Jan. "a special Berlin
telegram describes events there as 30
Kaleidoscope as to eiude any attempt to
fix them in definite pictures.
The writer says the workers who are
than the Spartacus partisans because
their equipment Is 30 much inferior to
that Of the Spartacus group. The writer
saw a freshly painted Spartacus motor
car equipped with arms and ammuni-
ton and with new rubber tires and ire
proachably silent running. wonderful
rifles Of latest types and piles OF hand
grenades. The Government materials
are not so good and less abundant.
While the Spartacus party arms It's peo-
pie with rifles Of the model OF 1895 with
1911 Improvements the Government men
have to be content with 1871 models.
Here Is a description OF scene In
front of the Imperial Chancellery, where
masses of people crowded. some one
SAYS Liebknecht Is arriving with ma
chine guns the news spreads like wild
fire. causing great excitement. A space
is made for women and children to re-
tire, accompanied by thousands OF men
who want to avoid despotism. Very
soon, however the crowd closes up
again as dense as before and waits for
hours for orders, Further away toe
ward Inter den Linden comes
droschky containing Lebkneoht and
three companions He looks very en-
ter2rising, as II he wanted to go 10
the thousands In front OF tho Imperial
Chancellery and convince them. IN
this, however, ne Is unsuccessful. He
hears cries OF Down with Lieoknecht!
"Flay him. fay him
Liebknecht Appears Nervous.
A knot of men collected in front OF
his motor car uttering further cries
Seize him! Take him to the Chancel-
lery, Pull him out OF his car Down
with Liebknecht. Away with the dog !"
These were mingled with 'Liebknecht
wants 70 speak, Long live ldeo-
knecht,"" And then: Down with him
Away with him.
The driver shows absolutely no inter
est in the proceedings ana allows him
| self to be pulled OF his box. let's his reins
and then his whip be taken from him.
L!ebknecht appears emaciated. nervous
and e1citable. This Is his normal con-
dtion. He proceeds no further. He
moves his hand up and down as II he
would address the crowd, but hnds II
| impossible TO utter an audible WORD.
One cannot help feeling this man has a
conviction wherefore he IL willing to
suffer anything as calmly AZ now he re-
ceives blows from the hsts or the popu-
lace.
His three companions behave like
madmen. gesticulat!ng. jumping up and
down and shouting without being able
to make themselves heard amid the babel
OF sound
A sailor Jumps on the box, SEXES the
reins and wants to take Liebknecht into
| the chancellery to negotiate. HIS IN
tent!on is misunderstood by the crowd
which. surprising him one of Lieo-
knechts guards, pulls him OF the box
| and deposits him on the roadway. HALF
dozen sturdy fellows seize the wheels
| and endeavor to overturn the vehicle
Others restore It to its normal position
And Away He Goes.
Then Liebknecht's guard arrives. The
confusion increases. While the people
are debating L!ebknecht with his drosh-
Ky disappears
In Letpzigerstrasse at the corner OF
Friedrichstrasse in the evening the
| Spartacus men and armed civilians have
shut of the streets by Gordon. Sud
denly a cry goes up Back. Back. There
will be firing here" The crowd
.catters prec.pitately to the right and
left into Fr,edr!chs.rasse. While the
armed men are getting their rifles ready
| one hears cries OF itinerant vendors hawk
; ing dainties at mark packet or the
| evening papers cigars and cigarettes
Along Mauerstrasse. at the corner OF
| IAipzigerstrasse, a crowd comes running
away as couple OF detonations is
heard. The Spartacus men have fired
from the Ministry of War. Several per
sons fail. among them an old man and
a young girl. A sailor who comes alons
is asked by a passerby to pick up the
girl and carry her away. Blood Is
streaming from her body as she lies
She is lifted up and carried 20 a for
| saken house in an omnibus and !,
ultimately removed by an ambulanc.
soldier to n first aid centre.
Address to Workers.
The Duesseldorfer Nachrtchter say.
Liebknecht while addressing the peopl,
in the middle Of Siegesallee said:
workers and comrades: Tho tim,
has come when we can act. but caution
IL necessary. DON'T go DaSk INTO rae
tories. We will meet here in the Siege
sallee tomorrow, day after to- morrov
at ., at 10, II does not matter. but don
resume work until we have fulfilled ou
task The Berlin troops will be on GU
side because we arc prepared for action
Everything is now being done to viii
over the troops for our cause. Ebert
Scheidemann Government. even from
bourgeoise standpoint, cannot remain.
"Our task can be performed through
your confidence alone, but you can SHOW
this confidence only by your good will
for action 80 that the Socialist revolu
ton can begin at last II will have It
effect on the Entente on all nations OF
; the whole world.
"Our work is not done. II Is only be
ginning. What We have done Ia to kee
our rifles loaded. There can be no re
pose, no rest until our end ia attained
until the Ebert -Scheidemann Govern
ment is held in adherence by the Who'll
world. Long live the world revolution
Long live international Socialism, tn
, liberator of nations"
,ICERMANS COBBLE