The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-28
Lenine Urges Hungarians To
Send Army to Vienna.
Would Invade That Country
lie Promises Money for II.
AMERICANS REMOVE RUSSIANS
Find Out That Spartacans In
tended To Arm Them.
Radicals Over Germany Take
Things Into Own Hands.

Vienna. March @S.-A railroad
strike has been called and threatens
to spread TO all the roads in this coun-
try The strike was called partly for
higher wages and partly because of
sympathy with the Hungarian revo-
luton 1t is feared it may lead to the
establishment of a soviet republic in
German-Austria.
The trouble began last night when
men employed 10y the southern rail-
road walked out. All traffic over this
road Is at a complete stand-stiIl, even
allied food trains from Triest being
stopped. As result of this Interrupt
tion Of transportation OF supplies, Vi
emma is threatened with famine The
situation is considered extremely
grave
Leninc Sends Wireless.
Berlin. March 2S.-Premier Lenine
las wirelessed the Hungarian soviet
government urging that it send a Boil
shevik army against Vienna, accord
in. to "a dispatch from Budapest to-
dav He Is said to have promised to
finance a Hungarian expedition against
Austria 10 the extent of $20,000,0O0-
Discovering that Spartacans plan
ned to arm several thousand Russians
in Rethleben prison tomorrow, Amer
leans rushed the prisoners aboard
trains tonight and are scattering them
in other prison camps thruout Ger
many, IN charge OF Americans. Thls
action IS believed to have nipped a
BolShevist plot to follow Hungary in
declaring soviet republic.
SpartacanS in Spandau Cnine miles
west of Berliu) who had been threat
Cuiua to revolt. took no action follow
iu. the removal of the Russians. CThe
dispatch does not indicate what Amer
leans participated in aVertinS the al
legged Spartacan plot)
Radicals in other parts of Germany
have begun to take matters into their
own hands. In Wurttemburg they
have declared a general strike to force
the government to accept the Social
2ation of industries. Leipzig is said
to he under the dictatorship of five
communists. The Bavarian govern
ment has ordered factories in that
state TO begin production on a COM
munistic basis. SOviets in SaXony have
ordered the factories there to begin
communizing. the same as in Bavaria.
Friends with Gcrman-Austria.
Copenhagen. March 2S.-Emissaries
Of the Hungarian revolution govern
ing council handed their credentials
TO the president of the German-Aus-
trian national assembly a Vienna yes
terdaN, according TO a Budapest dlS-
patch received here. Hopes for the
continuance of amiable relations be-
tween Hungary and German-Austria
were mutually expressed, it is said.
The Hungarian delegates visited the
chancellor and the ministers of war
and finance at Vienna.
The dispatch states that the reVOlu-
tionary government has ordered en-
teute flaEs hoisted on the hotel where
the entente missions have been stop
ping and that posters will soon be is
sued warning the people to respect all
foreigners in Budapest.
Reds Threaten Austria.
Berne. March 2S.-Russian Boil
sheVik forces penetrating eastern Ga
licia are advancing so rapidly that
Austria is threatened, according to ad-
vices received here today. The inn
portant oil region of Galicia is said to
have been completely occupied.