The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-02
RHTNELAND REVOLT
DENIED BY FRENCH
Ludwigshafen Clash in Which
Two Were Killed Laid to
Police Nervousness.
POSTAL OFFICERS SLAIN
Movement for Palatinate Re-
public Pushed by Haas
and Followers.
POSTAL OFFICERS SLAIN

w,xrScr, via Basic, Sept. Tine
ranch authorities of occupation an
,opnce the German newspapers nave
-.,.,,sbed erroneous reports concerning
-. disorders of Friday at Ludwigshafen.
rssv declare that there has been no re-
-, and that the disturbance which
r.ulted in the death Of the postmaster
"a another postal official was due to
exaggerated nervousness on the part Of
the local police.
coHLrNz, Aug. 30 (delayed) French
,roops are in complete control of the
situation at Ludwigshafen. where an at
,smnt TO establish an independent repub-
NJ in the Palatinate appears to have
come to head. early yesterday. Ac-
cordIng to Germans newspapers several
adherents of DR.. Haas of Landau at
tackled the post Office at Ludwigshafen
and after four hour fight succeeded
m oyerpowering the resistance of post
once officials Two persons are reported
70 have been killed during the fighting.
The movement for a Palatinate repub-
III has been planned for some time
under the leadership of DR.. Haas. the
scheme not being related to that of DR..
q A. Dorten of Bonn. who headed the
agitation for the creation of the Rhen-
nlsh republic last June.
Prussian Rule Opposed.
- IL
ing to make the Palatinate Independent
Of Prussia. They are also accused of
desiring to sever the Palatinate entirely
from Germany.
II has been learned that DIR. Dorten
recently had been entering the Ameri-
can occupied area 1t was announced
to-day at the headquarters of the Am
erican forces in Germany that DIR. Dor
ten not long ago made a speaking tour
IN this area without the permission Of
the Americans, who since last Deem
Der have refused 30 allow the holding
Of political meetings within the occupied
zone or any other action tending tc
cause q feeling of unrest among the
civilians.
Dr.. Dorten came to Army Head
quarters at Coblenz at the request OF
Intelligence officers and the army auth
critics in charge of civil affairs. He
was informed that the policy of the
Americans not to permit any propa
ganda or speechmaking advocating 8
,change in the government of the ter
ritory now under military control. oil
any action of a similar nature remained
unchanged.
Propaganda Plan Barred.
He was told by the American authori
| ties tina. IL the people of the Rhinelant
desired a change in the government tn,
question should be taken up with thu
Peace Conference and hereafter that h,
would not be allowed in the American
sector without a special permit from
army headquarters.
DR.. Dorten has also met with dis
coura cement In most other sections o.
the Rhkneland, but it has been reported
to the army by the Germans thai
despite this he is persistently keeping
up his efforts, travelling from place Il
place accompanied by members of hi
staff. Reports from various sources ar
that he appears to have plenty of none,
10 carry on his activities.
It developed that the two persons
killed during the rioting, in which hant
grenades are said to have been used
were the postmaster and another posta
cficial