The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
SEIZED AS REBELS
Government Desire Seen to
Link Independents With
Spartacan Revolt.
MONARCHIST PLOT Barred
Ebert, Scheidemann and Noske
Royal Puppets, Say London
Correspondents.

BERLIN, March Id (delayed) .--Gov-
eminent troops, which are cleaning UP
the suburbs Of Rahnsdorf and Fried
richshaven OF Spartacans, report that
they have arrested two Independent So
eialist leaders in Rahnsdorf, who prove
to have distributed arms to other indie
pendents and to communists and to have
melted to violence"
The chairman of the soldiers council
in wiihelmshaven, who is also an Inde-
pendent Socialist, has been arrested with
soldier because they distributed weap-
ons to soldiers in the hospital there. Two
Aldermen OF Friedrichshaven, two labor
ers and one member OF the soviet, all oil
them Independents, have been taken into
custody for causing loyal soldiers sta
toned in Friedrichshaven to be disarned
at the beginning Of the general strike
according to the report.
First Arrests of Independents.
This is the FIRST Instance OF DEFINITE
mention being made Of the arrest of In.
dependent Socialists, and II Is believed
TO be probable the report was given out
owing to the desire by the Government &c
expose the connection Of the 1ndepen
dents with the Spartacans and the up
rising. which the Independent leaders
have stoutly denied.
1t is reported also that the troop,
found large quantities of arms and am
munition in Lichtenberg, which suburb
has now been thoroughly cleared Of thu
Spartacans, even the roof Shippers beini
no longer in evidence.
Fifty-five persons have been killed anc
10 wounded in the riots at Halle. Tw'
hundred and eighty persons have beef
arrested for pillaging The value OF thu
stolen property is estimated at $4,000,
900.
As a result OF the plundering in TIL
sections OF the country outside OF Nall
state Of siege has been proclaimed
over Ritterfeld, Delitsch, Muencheln
Merseburg and Koennern.
Rioting on the part of peasants II
lWindschlag. near Offenburg. Bavaria
forced the visiting food commission 4
seek the protection OF the military au
thorities. The rural producers refuse
to make declarations OF their food store
and drove Off the officials with pitch
forks and clubs.
Ready 10 Crush Uprising.
Although last weeks Spartacan up
rising was put down the Government. >
far from relaxing its vigilance. il takin
measures TO prevent a repetition. TIL
Prusslan Minister OF Education, Her
Haenisch, has i,sued an appeal to youn
collegians to Join the volunteer corp
TO save the fatherland. against whic
\ BolShevism threatens In the east, Will
the hydra OF anarchy and civIl warfar
raises its head at home"
The Minister OF Defence, Herr Nosk.
has issued a decree imposing UP TO on
years Imprisonment for interference
| with street car employees. or trafiic O
sabotage OF telegraph wires. cars O
other material. This Is plainly !ntende
to make II impossible for the minorit
OF the street car men TO prevent I'll
majority from working IN case OF ar
other strike.
The spartacan attempts TO impo,
arms from points outside OF Berlin ar
being checked by the military forces g
fscated a quantity OF arms and ammun
ton.
| CoFESHAGES, March 1.-THE ordt
issued by Gustav Noske. the Germa
Minister OF War, for the execution {
persons possessing arms ard fghtin
against the Government, has been witt
drawn, according 10 a Berlin despatc
received here.
LONDON. March l1.-Special despa tch,
from Berlin report that the suppresso
OF the recent Spartacan outbreak theI
has shown that military and nonarcl
list reaction is growing and oveshadov
Ing the new Government.
| The Berlin correspondent OF the Ma
who on February 81 sent n despatch on
lining plans for a monarchist uprisir
in Germany, has arrived in London. ha'
ing left Berlin on March IL after a res
dence there of three months He rel
crates the statements made In his de
patch, saying that President EbeI
Chancellor Scheidemhnn and Minister
War Noske are merely puppets. He d
clares that for the purpose OF retainir
power they have allowed members OF Il
military caste TO reappear as organize
OF the new republican armies.
These men are the real governors
Germany he says They make q
edicts and Chancellor Scheidemann al
his colleagues willingly sign them"
Similar testimony Is given by 9th
. correspondents In telegraphing fro
Berlin. some stating that the capto
OF the suburb Of Lichtenberg has BET
intentionally prolonged with a view
exterminating the Spartacans, who
treatment at the hands OF Governme
troops Is said TO be sharply condcmne
, While alleged atrocities are attribute
TO the Spartacans, details which ha
been given are doubted or denied. Ev,
the Vorrderts admits them TO be mu
: exaggerated. The correspondents co
Z cur in the statement that extreme b
= terness has been created against q
= Government troops and that furth
, trouble is inevitable.
= According 10 a despatch to the VI
the Spartacan revolt will certainly /
: cur in ever increasing force unless
miracle happens. II adds that lie
z Nostes forces have been recruited
y brides and promises OF big rations, a.
that to this may be attributed some
!, the fond ShortnPe I'm Berlin