The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-12
BERLIN EXCITED AS
RED BLOW IMPENDS


be directed to other countries. Rus
sia, Mexico, Argentine, Chile and
other South American countries are
most mentioned in this connection.
Those with the least means prob
ably will turn toward Russia, which
may result in the peaceful infiltration
Of Russia by Germany.
Do Not Look Toward U. s.
Those with more means expect to
turn westward. Conditions In the
United States are regarded as I'M
favorable for heavy emigration, and
1t is generally believed that the
American Government will place re-
strictions which will. bar Germans
out Of that country.
Confusion throughout the country
is increasing, although there is little
news from the strife areas. Disquiet-
ing news came to-day from Hamburg.
where 1t Is said the Radicals stormed
a newspaper just as the edition was
being run off. The plant was damaged
and there was considerable fighting in
the streets.
This kind of fighting continued also
at Magdeburg. where there Is a car
rival of political theorists and coffee
house heroes such as those who are
keeping Munich In chaos. In Munich
Premier Hoffman, is concentrating
troops against the Soviets. where the
announcement of the self-proclaimed
proletariat leaders of their intention
to loot the banks created a furry which
was reflected here. Many of the Berlin
hank depositors withdrew their money
to-day. In Munich the depositors were
permitted to withdraw only certain
amounts. The newspapers there are
not permitted to print much, and such
copies as have arrived here bear great
white spaces, showing the censor's
deletions.
The Government authorities took
steps to-day to establish an aerial
news service over Munich. Stuttgart
and other strike bound towns. 1t Is
planned to have the fiiers drop PAM
phlets in these towns in order to keep
the people informed as to what the
Government is doing.
Soviet shows Alarm.
The Munich Soviet. feeling itself en-
dangered by the storm raised by the
announcement that the banks would be
seized. got out hurried announcements
stating the money OF Individual deposit
tor would not be harmed.
The Soviet ordered all dwellings to
be seized and rents cancelled. whereupon
two workingmen's families were as
signed to each of the larger homes The
Munich press was ordered placed under
industrial and economical control and
each paper is to be operated by a
council OF employees. No Sunday papers
advertisements. This was ordained on
the theory that a paper with advertise
fnents rs capitalistic.
The finances OF the new regime appear
to be too deep even for the .Bolshevist
theorists, for none has been found who
Is willing to take the post OF peoples
commissary.
The Socialist paper Frdnbsche Td1es-
post makes revelations concerning the
life OF DR.. Lipp, the new commissary
for foreign affairs In the Munich Soviet
The paper charges that he was twice in
an asylum suffering from meglomania
and charges also that at one time he
was a spy in Italy for the German
General STAFF. The paper calls him a
political free booter and adventurer
and former stool pigeon for the political
department OF the general staff.''
Eric Mushsam. one OF the chief Red
leaders In Munich, was known in Berlin
as the "Porcupine," because OF his
hirsute appearance.