New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
e hine States
L orrn' Republic,
Berlin Is Told
New Ulrich Government i'm
Darmstadf Promises to
Cain Support Of Six
Million in 4 Provinces
By Wilbur Forrest
Ncw York Tribune
Special Cable Serrtce

copyright 1912 New York Tribune Incl
tOBLfNZ, July IL have Just re
turned tonight from Darmstadt. CAPT
tai Of the German province of Hesse-
Darmstadt, where Herr Ulrich, former
Reichstag deputy, to-day sent notice TO
the Ebert Bauer government in Berlin
that more than 100000 Germans,
under his leadership, were determined
TO break with the Prussian central gov
crnment and rule themselves in the
future
Unlike the short-lved Rhenish re.
public headed by DR. Dorten. which
failed because he had no following.
Herr Ulrichs republic, | believe. after
my talk with its new president o-day.
represents the most formidable move
yet conceived toward self-rule on be
half Of any part Of the German people.
and has stable. far reaching posslbill-
ties
M eiy-five per cent Of the 5000 600
people in our four large provinces
Rhenish IIesse. Upper Hesse phslz
and liesse- Nassau are firm for sepa-
'atiol from Prussian domin nation -
Herr Urich said al, mast be under
stood We are not trying 70 become
something separate aud apart from
Germany. have dispatched to the
government Of the empire In Berlin d
report on conditions here. stating that
the people Of these four provinces arc
determined to create republic. form
ing 4 part Of federation Of German
states and establishing temporary
capital at Darmstadt
Intend to Hold Elections
1--WE intend to hold elections for
president and members Of the legisla-
tive assembly, and We intend to operate
something after the fashion Of the
american plan of voting by district,
and rreclncts
And what if Berlin re4uses to
recognize your plan %" he was a,sea
Herr Ulrich is a little man with gray
nair and round face and modest
NandNke beard. He swung his Slight
shoulders back sharply ana snapped
ms mead erect az the quest !
Then We VIII demand a ploblscite
and haven't the slightest uoub, Of
,he result" he answered 81 nave rep-
resented the people of Hesse Nassai,
IN the Hcssian Landtag and ~ tfe Ger
man Reichtsg for thirt, wears.
and know them
We have come to full aA.eomont
with The local governments OF Rhenish
Hesse and Hesse- Nassau and tn ,se gov
ernments know what their pcopic want
Bavaria has given fur censoyt to the
Incorporation Of her little province
of fhalz IN our republic. and The peo-
PIE OF Phaz are III accort with the
plan"
But what # the Ebert Baye gov-
ernment refuses the authority for a
plebiscite ." was the next question.
Ready to Go Ahead
"Jhen, SAID Herr Ulrich. 1rawinc
himself up straight. we Will 80 ahead
and shoid our elections and chose rcp.
rcsentatves Of The people TO govern
US We want peaceful transfer from
Prussia. We agree to assume car full
share Of the war indemnity IMPOSED on
Germany by the Allied pow RS on the
basis of the taxable wealth Of tn,
licsslAn republic
Herr Jlrlch said that the new Hess
ian republic. which with tA1 border.
now planned represents nearl> 10000
square kilometres, may become large,
al some future time by the incorpora
tion of the entire state OF Nuertem
berg. which viii have an orportur,t,
to vote whether II wishes to join IN,
Hessian federation or the Bavariar
federation.
"Do You mean that Bavaria t., goius
10 form federation similar to yours .
he was asked
Il haven't the slightest doubt" n,
said that Bavaria will follow closei'
III our footsteps. probably forming
/ self governing coalition of Bavaria a.,
the smaller ne ighhoriug states And
Of course. 1t viii form another par
OF Tho rrnat l.nrnAn fador.t,o,