The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-07
THE SEPARAT!STS
OF GER M NY
Are Getting it Hard From
Their Own Country. Ger
many a Pot Boiling
WITH MANY FACTIONS


movement in the Palatinate and the
Rhenish Provinces has aroused SO
much indignation elsewhere in Ger
many that political leaders of all
parties hasten to disavow any con-
nection with it.
The men mentioned as leaders
of the movements are unknown, not
only in Berlin, but even to some eX-
tent at the scenes of their activity.
This may account fer the fact that
thrashing was applied to some in
| pocent strangers in 5peyer, who had
as leaders of the Separatist move
men:.
In Berlin various indignation
meetings have been arranged for
xt Sunday It is feared that the
French military authorities in the
| the German government to punish
those responsible for the Separatist
movements, which prospect serves
! to increase the embitterment and
| hatred.
Some persons in Berlin declare
| quite openly that they are about
| to organize a league for the punish
| ment of those held to, be guilty of
| high treason after the fashion of the
! medieval secret courts whose mem
| bers when they agreed on a death
| sentence, bound themselves also to
execute it, no matter what danger
they might encounter. This threat
| is not taken to be taken lightly.
The Ia.boring classes in the re-
gions named, according to the Ber-
| lin view, are united against separa-
| tion from Germany. The demonstra-
| tive strikes, called in the respective
| districts are cited as proof of this.
It is suspected here that the men
| who thus far have lent their names
| to the movement were backed Sec
| reilly by a few members of the land
| ed aTistocracy and some captains
| of industry, who thus hope to escape
| the reckoning which may be await
| in them
| The SepaEatist movement in Han
| over is not taken quite so seriously,
| because it is said here to be inspired
, by only a few artistocratic families
| belonging to the old Welfen elements
/ which do not wish to separate from
| Germany but only from Prussia In
| deed, there was a time when the
present government did not seem
| opposed to such separation but
| then merely republic of Hanover,
| was thought possible, and a separate
| kingdom was not proposed. Even
| now the "Hanoverian Committee"
is only considering the establish
ment of separate republic, But one
| of it's principal leaders, Baron Arms
warld, told the New York Times
| correspondent:
eff, as we Royalists expect, re-
publicanism should prove impracti-
| cable in Germany, we shall ask
the Duke of Brunswick to resume
| the crown. We do not conspire
against the German republic, but
we want our own way in Hanover.
We want no Prussianism to govern
| u.s.
Though artistocratic circles, des-
pite their professions of loyalty
to the present government, do every
thing possible to pave the way for
the return of royalty, the Berlin
Government seems to take the move
ment lightly, and doubtless the Han
| overian masses have no use for a
| new king, but some fine morning
they may read in the newspapers
that by Gods grace the irrepressible
Georges have returned to resume
rule over their loyal people. 1t is
by no means certain that the Junker
| leaders of Noske's Guards, will
| march against Georges Junkers to
avoid further disa ffection in the en-
dangered districts.