The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-03-17
.MONARCH|ST TIDE
RISING IN GERMANY
UNDER OLD CLIQUE
Ebert and Cabinet Puppets and
Military Clique Ruling,
Says London Observer.

LONDON, March i7-Spccial de-
spatchcs from Berlin report that tho
suppression Of the recent Spartacan
outbreak there has shown that a mill
tary and monarchst reaction Is
growing and oycrshadowing the now
government.
Tho Berlin correspondent or the
Mail, who ON Fob. u sent q despatch
outlining plans for a monarchlet up
rising In Germany has arrived In
London, having loft Berlin ON March
~ after e residence there Of three
months
lie rcitcraios tho statements mad"
in his despatch. saying that President
Ebert, Chancellor Scheidcmann and
Minister or war Noskc Are merely
puppets. lIc declares that FOR tho
purpose OF retaining power they have
allowed members Of tho military
caste 10 rcappcar AZ organizers OF tho
now republican armies.
These mon are the real governors
of Germany" he says. "Thcy make
tho cdicts and Chancellor Schcidc-
mann and his colleagues willingly
sign them"
Similar testimony Is given by other
In tclcgraphing from
Rcrlin, some stating that tho capturc
of tho suburb Of Lichicnbcrg has
been Intentionally prolonged with n
view 10 cNtcrmnatlng tho Spartacans,
whose treatment at the hands Of
Government troops is said TO be
sharply condemned.
while alleged atrocities are attri-
buted TO the Spartacans. details
which have been given are doubled
or denied Even tho Vorwacrts ad-
mits them to he much exaggerated
Tho correspondence concur in the
statement that extreme bitterness has
been created against the Government
troops and that further trouble Is in
evitablc.
According TO despatch 10 the Mail.
the Spartacan revolt will certainly
rocur in cver-incrcasing force unless
a miracle happens. II adds that Herr
Noske's forces have been recruited
by bribes and promise OF big rations
and that TO this may be attributed
some OF the food shortage In Berlin.
COPENHAGEN. March 1.-THE
order Issued by Gustav Noske. the
German Minister of War for the ex-
ccution of persons possessing arms
and fighting against tho government
has been withdrawn. according TO
Berlin despatch received here.
BERLIN, Saturday. March 13 CAS-
ISOLATED Press) The Prussian Gov
ernment has begun n general house,
cleaning among the higher Bureau
Gratis left over from the former regime
who are charged with indulging in a
policy OF obstruction and even OUT
spoken hostility TO the measures OF
the present Government
\ start was made this week with
Herr Lobcll, former Prussan Minister
OF the Interior, and George Michaelis,
former Chancellor, The official axe is
hanging over the political necks OF
scores OF privy councillors and depart
mcnt directors who fancicd themselves
Indispensable in the Bureaucratic re-
gimc
BASI.E, March l7.-Tho Augsburg
Ieitung says an agreement has been
signed by representatives OF the Nari-
GUS German states whereby they re-
nounco their individual right, partic-
ulHrly regarding military questions.
Bl.RNE, March l7.-Tho Bivarian
Diet was scheduled TO meet o-day 10
discuss soCia lization OF Bavaria, pro-
posed by the Socialists, II was an
nounced In "A dispatch from Munich.