Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-09

ss1ands. arc vague. They appear TO
Hean the creation OF world rcvoiu-
Liebknecht asserted the Berlin troops
were siding with him.
sD0LsHHvlKI CAPTURE
IMPORTANT STATION
EARLIER Tuesday--The Ebert govern
ment'5 promise TO use force against the
Bolsheviki have retained possession of
All buildings captured yesterday. and,
q addition, they have captured the
SSniossischo Bahnhof. one OF the most
important railway stations OF Berlin.
As result tho underground rail
way system is tied up.
troops occupied the top
ing, ambushinE behind the bronze
horses which the Prussians stole from
France in 1870. They were prepared
looking four broad parts OF the city.
but no direct attack was made on the
gate itself until y o'clock, and then the
Rolsheviki made three attacks, killing
or woundips tho men on top Of the
gate. There was also firing in Inter
: aen Linden. where there werc many
After tho third attack the govern
hient troops hoistcd the white flag
and abandoned tho gate. The Reds
did not attempt to occupy II, but
st ira the center Of tho fight.
lighting Is proceeding. There Is every
reason to believe decisive lighting will
take place. possibly resulting in the
BojsheYiki seizinE power.
OBTAINS SUMMARY OF
VIEWS or SOCIALISTS
The correspondent OF tho London
Daily Express writes:
From the central committee directed
by Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
views OF the extreme radical Socialist
or Bolshevik party. 1t is as follows:
The Sparticides arc determined TO
carry on class struggle of the work
ing GLASSES against the Bourgeosic UNI
til 1t has established Il government by
and Tor the working classes, exclud-
ing all others from participation.
The Spartaeus bund represents the
great mass OF the proletoriat. not only
OF Germany. but OF the entire world
Ss ms present revolution does not ar
~ aims to end in universal cs,ab-
Itshment OF dictatorship by the pro
letariat, with all resistance crushed
Inc immediate object of the Spar
follows: feSs as
pisarn all police and soldiers no,
oeIonelng to the proletariat
control Ill munitions plants
Ensarm the ruling classes; arm tho
workmen In the Bolshevist militia.
FREE THE INDIVIDUAL
FROM ARMY DISCIPLINE
cipline. '''s us
End the military caste.
establish a revolutionary tribunal.
Try the chief men guilty Of causing
Inc prolonGatton OF the war incIudint.
Inc Hohenzollerns. Hindenburs, Luden.
dorf and Tirpitz
me political purpose Is to end the
isderation OF states and substituting
single German Socialist rcpublic'
absolute specialization OF the stale. with
q siS-hour day and insurance against
unemployment.
The FIRST work lying before the pro-
!etariat government which they homo
TO form will be tho confiscation of The
dEnastic fortunes and incomes, cancel
aation OF state and public debts. includ-
,ng var s loans, but excepting, poor
the real estate, all banks, mines. In
d1strial and commercial companies and
OF all fortunes above n certain low
level.
Decentralization OF the traric system
by the Soviets is another plank In tic
Reds platform.
Under their plan all factory workers
are to control the production Of the
places where they work
h A. central strike commission also is
10 DO established if they have their
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