The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-11-21
GERMANY IS NEAR
A NEW REVOLUTION
Presence of Hindenburg in Ber-
lin Precipitates Agitation.
BARBED WIRE IN STREETS
Hearing Is Forced to Adjourn When
Helfferich Refuses to Answer
Questions and Walks From
Room When Fined.


Berlin, Nov. 17.-Immediate danger
of nationalistic reaction in Germany,
and probable .bloodshed, has been pre-
cipitated by Field Marshal Won linden
burg's arrival in Berlin.
Barbed wire barricades thrown
across the Wilhelmstrasse and other
important thOroughfares prevent
further demonstrations aroused by
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's pres
ence in Berlin This is the first time
this step, which frequently had been
taken against Spartacists, has been
taken against monarchists.
The aged former war leaders pres
ence here has strengthened immeas-
urably the political backbone of the
nationalists and miIit2rists, and one of
the results has been the sensational
breakup Of the hearing of the parlia-
mentary subcommittee investigating
peace possibilities during the war.
Former Vice Chancellor Helfferich,
who has been the nationalists spear
point against the investigating COM
mittee, refused to answer certain ques-
lions from Deputy Coin, saying he in
sisted on availing himself of his legal
rights as a potential accused and that
he would refuse to answer any ques-
lions put to him.
HeIfferich Leaves Room.
The committee took recess to de-
liberate the matter On reconvening,
IT ordered Herr Heffferich TO answer.
He refused again, and was fined 800
marks $3.50, whereupon Herr Wer-
muth, nationalist, arose and announced
his resignation as a protest against the
committees action. He left the table
and Vice Chairman Gothein took
charge in the midst of heated squab-
BILE, Deputy Cohn shouted:
For me. Hefferich is rot a wit
ness, but an accused"
Herr Helfferich jumped up and
cried
Then I cease to be witness and
will leave the ROOM
Suiting action to words, NE picked
up his papers and started out Voices
of approval broke forth from the spec
tatOrs. especially the newspaper men.
Forced to Adjourn.
Herr Gothein threatened to throw
out the newspaper men and clear the
room of~all spectators, and finally he
shouted:
1.-THE hearing has adjourned"
He did not fix a date for recon
vening. Count Won Bernstorn and 9TH
erS cOunSeled the committee to break
off the hearings at this time and get
General Hindenburg out of town first.
They warned that otherwise there
was great danger of a nationalistic
coup which would be answered by the
left with a general strike and would
result in civil war, new revolution.
1t is understood the committee will
not attempt to resume its hearings for
fortnight at least.
Macmillan Harden denounced the
governments tactics as playing direct
ly into the hands of the nati0nalists.
81 warned the members of the com
mittee repeatedly not to call Luden-
dor-f or bring Hindenburg to Berlin at
this time, but my warnings were not
Needed" said the famous editor.
81 also suggested that it was peor
tactics to challenge the nationalists, at
a time when anti-SemitiSm is strong,
by letting Jewish members of the com
mittee take such prominent and ag-
gressive part in the Interrogation OF
ings is a sensational success for the
nationalists and augurs Ill for the gov
erRment"