The daily banner., 1919-04-11
BAVARIA IN DEAL
WITH RUSSIA
Reds Plot S0vIets in Bruins
wick and Saxony.
ARMY ENDS ESSEN RISING
Diet. Driven From Munich, Opens
Session at Bamberg-Magdeburg Al
SO Occupied
so Occupie,

SO OCCQpleQ.
Berlin, April 11-Diplomatic rela-
tions have been established between
the Russian and Bavarian Soviet gov
ernments, according to the ZwOlfuhr-
blatt.
CAS- late as April s the Russian gov
ernment had not got into touch with
the Bavarian authorities, according
to a wireless message of that date
from Lenine to Bella Kun, the Hun
garian leader He asked him 10 send
details of the revolution in Bavaria,
as only the barest details had been
learned in Russia.)
Government troops are reported to
have entered Essen and to have accu-
pied the Krupp plant, which, according
to previous reports, had been seized
by strikers The troops posted artil-
lery and machine guns at the entrances
to the plant Two thirds Of the work
men have since resumed their labors.
According to newspaper reports the
troops of the minister of military af-
fairs, Herr Noske, began entering Mag
deburg Wednesday, meeting no serious
resistance.
They swept the Dom-Platz clear and
occupied the main streets. Under
their protection tram service has been
resumed.
There was one collision between the
troops and strikers and according to
the Vossische Zeitung four persons
were killed and several wounded.
From Saxony much unrest is report
ed. The Communists of the Fogtland
district in southwestern SaxOny, have
issued a demand that SaXony be made
a Soviet republic. The metal workers
at Zwichau, southwest of Chemnitz,
and a large proportion of the Saxon
miners have gone on strike.
The Brunswick correspondent of the
Lokal AnZeiger reports general
strike and strong movement in IA
vor of proclaiming Brunswick a Soviet
republic.
At a mass meeting the former presi-
dent, Merges, urged union with So
Wet Russia as the only salvation for
Germany. "which is on the verge of a
precipice.'
Amid the plaudits of the crowd. he
demanded the immediate proclamation
of a Soviet renuhlic and a union with
Russia and Hungary.
The Bavarian diet opened at Bam-
berg Tuesday. Ministers told newspa-
per men they regarded the situation
with great confidence Outside assist
ance was not needed, and would be
refused.
1t was announced the government
had received protestatiOns Of loyalty
from all parts of the country, and was
firmly resolved to restore the constltu-
tiOnai situation. 1t is said reliable
troops are at the command of the
government and volunteers are con-
stantly being added.
haze reached BamS iiat
at Wuerzburg there Is strong move
ment against the Munich Soviet gov
ernment. and that the bourgeois par
ties of North Bavaria have issued an
appeal urging cooperation by the Ma
iority Socialists against what is
termed Munich terrorism"
Discordant elements seeking TO dis
turb law and order are making a
strenuous effort, according to an Off
cial announcement, to bring about n
demonstration by wounded soldiers in
conjunction with the German Soviet
congress, now in session.
The idea behind the plan, it Is said.
is to provoke loyal troops to pursue
cruel tactics with the result that
any conflict that might arise might be
used as a pretext to call strike and
initiate the establishment of the So
Wet government at Munich.
Parades are forbidden under the
martial law which still applies to Ber-
ill., The government announces it will
be impossible for any parades to be
held on Wilhelmstrasse, where it was
reported the demonstration was plan
ned, so that the paraders might march
before the chancellory and the for
>ign office.