Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-10
BAVARIA GETS
IN TOUCH WITH
RUSS SOVIETS
Appeals Issued = Red
Rule Set Up in Ger
man Austria.

London. April 1O.-The proc
lamatfOn of soviet republic in
Salzburg, German-AuStria, is
reported in an Amsterdam dis
patch today TO the Central
News. Salzburg is near the
BaVarian border.
Berlin, Wednesday, April O.
(By the Associated PreSs.)-
Diplomatic relations have been
established between the Rus
Sian and Bavarian soviet gov
ernmentS, according to the
ZwOlfuhrblatt.
(As late as April the Russian
soviet government had not got into
touch with the Bavarian soviet aU-
thorities, according to a wireless
message of that date from Nikolai
Lenine, the Russian bolshevik pre-
mier, who sent the message to Bella
Kun, the Hungarian revolutionary
leader, asking him to send details
of the revolution in Bavaria.
GIVE have only the barest an
nouncement," Lenine's message
said)
Berne. April 1O.-The Bavarian
Peasants union have declared
food blockade against the Munich
soviet
Nuremburg, April 10.-The peas
ants of Franconic have declared in
favor of the Hoffman, government.
Appeals Issued.
Munich, Tuesday, April S.-(By
the Associated Press. THE Ba-
varian soviet government and the
government which it is attempting
to depose issued appeals to the
Bavarian population today. Eric
Muehsam, a member of the COM
munist central council in an appeal
to the proletariat said:
without regard to differences
of opinion, the communist leaders
and the working population are
united in working for the realiZa-
tion of socialism and communist
dictatorship. A red army will be
created Immediately and connec-
tion with Russia and Hungary will
be effected Immediately. The So
cialiZation of newspapers assures
genuine expression of opinion.
THE new revolutionary power
will order new elections as soon as
possible on the revolutionary basis
in which the council system will
build itself up and in which all
questions about their affairs will
be decided by the working people.
But only by working people, be-
cause the capitalists will not share
in the right of determination"
Back Government Is Plea.
From Bamberg, the Hoffman gov
ernment countered with an appeal
to the BayaTian people, calling at
tention to the sufferings OF four
years of war and outlining pro-
gram, which the cabinet has de-
cided upon for the welfare of the
state. The appeal concludes by
urging the workmen and all 9TH
ers to stand behind the govern
ment they elected and in spirit
of democracy to carry on the re
work. notwithstanding
the dictatorship of terror which
threatens the freedom of the Ba-
varian people"
Oppose Soviet
Copenhagen, Wednesday, April 9. |
Dispatches from Kissingen re-
port that the citizens and officials
Of Wuersburg, 30 miles to the
the town is now in the hands of J
have struck against the /
Bavarian soviet republic, and that /
troops. Heavy fight /
ing against spartacan forces oc- .
-urred When government troops I
the Royal palace and cap
-ured the railroad station, the fort /.
ress of Marietberg, across the /
Main from Wuerzburg was hand |
I'd over without opposition.
Most of the spa~tacan leaders are
reported to have been arrested but
railway communication with the /
:ity has been interrupted.