The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-24
SIMON BAVARIA'S
FIRST PRESIDENT
Social Democratic Parties
Unite on Programme to
Restore Order.
IN MOURNING FOR EIsNER
Radicals Threaten Reprisals
on Entire Glasses for
Killing of Premier.

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 23. A despatch
from Berlin says the first President of
the Bavarian Soviet Republic is Herr
Simon, chairman OF the workmen's and
Peasants' Council. The despatch adds
that many Deputies. including Prof.
Quldde of the University Of Munich, have
been arrested.
The Berlin Fretheit's correspondent at
Munich says the commission for the
restoration Of unity among all the Social
Democratic parties has decided on the
following programme:
The Soldiers. Workmens- and Peas
ants Councils will be recognized by the
constitution and enjoy immunity and
member from each will be attached to
the new Cabinet in an advisory capacity,
the Cabinet will transact business until
the constitution is settled by the popular
Assembly. the Diet will be summoned as
quickly as circumstances permit, the
present military force will be disbanded
and be superseded by republic defence
militia, freedom OF The press will be re-
stored in principle but until normal con-
dltions obtain the press must avoid every
utterance calculated to disturb the unity
of the people or promote civil war.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Feb. 23.-Conditions In Munich
are chaotic. The telegraph lines have
been seized by the Central Council. and
all news received from the Bavarian
capital Is regarded with suspicion. Lit
tie has been received except contradic-
tory rumors.
The latest dispatches. received yester-
day. indicate thai Me, Central Soviet
Council Is II, absolute control and has
proclaimed n proletariat dictatorship.
The entire Bavarian delegation to the
National Assembly left Weimar for
Munich Saturday morning on receiving
reports that Herr Auer. Minister OF the
Interior, had died fom his wounds re-
ceived in the shooting in the Landtag
and that state OF chaos existed in
Bavaria.
Troops OTer to Ala Diet.
A special despatch to the Lokal An
xei0er says the Bavarian regiments
outside OF Munich have offered to go to
the aid Of the city II the Spartacans
attempt to terrorize the capital. and
Nalso have placed themselves at the
disposal OF the newly elected Diet, which
was to have met Friday. but which was
dispersed by the Soviet Government.
Count Won Luxburg. brother Of the
former Minister to Argentina, the news
paper says, has been arrested on gus
picion OF being implicated in the as
slssination OF Kurt Eisner.
The armng OF workingmen Is said by
the correspondent to have been In prog
ress since early Saturday in anticipation
Of military intervention by ths Ebert
Government.
The Augsburg Soviet has issued n
statement regarding the riots of Friday,
showing that the Radical demonstration
resulting from the assassination of Kurt
Eisner the Bavarlan Premier, rapidly
degenerated into an orgy OF destruction
and loot OF such ramifications that the
Soviet troops were compelled to make
liberal use Of their weapons.
Plunderers shot Promptly.
The statement says the mob raided
the artillery depot and armed itself
with machine guns, rifles. revolvers and
munitions, but that the disorder
ultimately was suppressed late at night.
Large numbers Of plunderers. who were
armed. were arrested and are being
shot as fast as sentences are passed Oh
them by the revolutionary drumhead
court-martial. which is now sitting per-
manenty. according TO the statement.
BASEL, Feb. PA semi official des-
patch from Munich, quoting n Foreign
Ministry note. says the only persons
killed in Munich were Kurt Eisner, the
Premier. and Deputy Oesel
The despatch says that Minister OF the
Interior Auer was seriously wounded as
also were two officials. Minister Of War
Rosshaupter was taken TO place of
safety, and the other reports of killings
were unfounded.
The Central Committee OF the Work
mems and Soldiers Council through the
organizations newspaper NGchrichten-
bldtt. in its Issue Of Saturday. gives the
name OF the members OF the new council
as Herren Gandorfer, Hoffman,. Eutzen-
hofer, Sauber, Simon. Goldschmdt. Me
les Kroessein, Lisenhut, Levin and
Hagemuster.