The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-25
GERMAN PARTIES
JOIN IN ACTION
FOR FIRST time
Conservatives and Radicals
Vote Together Scheid
Name to Succeed Eisner.
tBy Associated Press,

(By Associated PressS
WEIMAR, Monday, Feb. 24.-Con-
servatives and Independent Socialists
were able to unite for the first time
this afternoon. When the national
defense section of the new constitu-
ton came up for first reading. Hugo
Haase, Independent Socialist, protest.
ed that his party had not been given
legal advance notice that the measure
was to be considered. Konstantine
Fehrenbach at first ruled that the first
ruling would go on but that there
might not be any debate. Then no
ticing only eleven Independent Social
lists in their seats, he attempted par
liamentary strategy and asked il
fifteen members, the requisite number
to prevent consideration, would vote
against the measure. Enough conser-
vatives came forward to aid the In
dependent Socialists in deferring
action.
Hugo Preuss, who framed the ten
tative draft of the new constitution,
spoke during the day. He told of the
differences Of opinion which had to
be overcome before the document
could be brought to the form in which
it was presented before the assembly.
He said that the work had been done
in 4S hours but denied that it was a
patchwork"
Demands Equal Place
"The new colors of black, red and
gold. typify New Germany, which will
include in time German Austria and
finally Russian GERMANY" he said.
Ia hA ayNn
I league Of nations If received on equal
terms. She will not be q minority
! member"
DR.. Otto Bauer, foreign minister Of
| German Austria will arrive tomorrow
to conduct negotiations for union OF
| Germany and German Austria.
Herr Scheid has been named Bava'
i rian premier in succession to Kurt
| Eisner, who was assassinated last
week. Herr Segitz, majority So
cialist, has been appointed Bavarian
minister Of the interior, succeeding
Herr Auer, who was shot at Munich
at the disorders there, according to
Munich dispatches.
spartacans Halt Election.
BERLIN, Feb 25-Spartacan forces
| have prevented municipal elections
from being held at Dusseldorf. Arm
! ed bands on Saturday demanded from
some election presidents the lists OF
voters, as a result of which action
elections could not be held In these
areas.
Other Spartacan bands, armed with
rifles and hand grenades, appeared
at most OF the polling booths on Sun
day evening and seized ballot boxes
and lists of voters, which were burned
| or thrown into the Rhine. Lively
| fighting is reported in some election
precincts.
Herr Fuldzennek, Spartacan leader
in the Bottrop district, in Westphalia
| has been killed while resisting arres,
by government troops. He had at
| tempted to incite mobs to further riot
ing there, it is alleged.
The Geretenberg division, which re
stored order in Bremen, has arrived
in the Bottrop district and will be re
inforced by an army corps which has
been stationed at Wilhelmshaven.
Fighting at Mannheim.
A telegram from KARLSRUHE report:
that serious fighting continues a
Mannheim, with varying success, fol
| the pOSSSSSlOu Ol IIc ACWSpdCCA wins
Timme. AS everything is quiet II
Baden, with the exception of Man
nhim, the state OF siege has beer
raised. Six persons arrested on sus
picion of being connected with dis
orders at Mannheim, have been re
leased on demand OF the Soldiers
Council at Karlsruh.
The attempt of Bavarian Spartacan.
to organize a revolution in Baden ant
establish a soviet government ha
failed, except at Mannheim, the ener
getic action of the Baden govern
ment, which Immediately marched
government troops into Karlsruhe
arrested radical leaders and proclaim
ed state of siege, having apparentl.
killed the movement, according to ad
vices received here.
The Mannheim outbreak, which i
said to have been organized by tn
Bavarian communist leader, Mueham
was more successful than those else
where. The Spartacan forces are still
in possession of the city, which is Gu
off from the rest Of the country.