Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19
REVOLT AND RIOT
| RESULT AS PEACE
TREATY COMES UP
Bloody Battles Take Place
as March to Castle
Begins.
FOlLING OF PLOT CREDITED
TO MINISTER OF DEFENSE
Terms OF Pact Are Discussed at
Opening Session of
Assembly.
INDIGNATION SWEEPS I,.Nn
Semi-Oficial Newspaper Declares
Hostilitfes Will Be Renewed
When Ultimatum Exnires
SwEEps 1,>n
Semi-official Newspaper Declares
Hostllltles Will Be Renewed
When U1timatum Expires.

"hlNlAR' June 1s.-Revolt and riot
up To-Day just as the National
was settling down to de-
oate whe'her Germany's answer to the
revised peace treaty should he "vas" -
~ me spartacists who had waited
and carefully prepared for this car.
many's darkest hour" to seiza ~,
relns of government and sign witb
tongue in cheek. made desperata coun
and lost but not until after n bloody
street battle. Quiet and order are ra,
stored. but fresh attacks are looked
for.
half hundred prisoners recent,v
released from military prison. where
anG aney mac mad been confined for spartacan
the castle, dsarmed the sentinais ,nn
were about to rush in to ..arrest'. tbs
wsoie ministry when. warned by pre-
eminent stU; troe;n, insTdn ssfT9ng force Of gov
and administered smashing reception
tS 10 tne attackers. driving them into
to finish. Several Of the Snartacsns
were captured and will be shot
me ioiling Of the plot is due to the
and many OF his party brethren, -wfrn,
rev days ago attacked him at the
sociaI soc democratic convention here for
today for having prepared strong armh
measures.
>, Discussion OF tho revised treaty is
peace commission. but open debate Of
the question of acceptance or rejection
Is about to begin.
schefdcmann Makes Speech.
Chancellor Philip Scheidemann. in nd
dressing the peace commission, spoke
In cautious-tempered tone of the
revised treaty: He declared that al
fy neSSimiSnl ind r.
held pending scrutiny of the detailed re-
ply.
AS was. predicted, however. he made
strong play on national sentiment by
emphasizing what he called the injus-
tice of Premier Clemenceau's indict-
ment of the German people as n whole.
Inauguration continues to sweep the
land: and II the present national mood
continues. the German people will re-
sign to invasion and receivership rather
than permit acceptance. Considerable
capital continues to be made by the
government out OF the good radiance
demonstration against the peace dele
gates at Versailles Monday, speakers
and newspapers laying stress on the
stoning OF woman secretary.
.oerwaerts. r.ass which L is now now virtually
piece. says fatty that re-opening OF
hostilities at the expiration OF the ulti-
matum seems inevitable.
The tone of Vorwaerts Is becoming
stronger and more defiant with rer
gard to the revised peace treaty.
II. t.
The allies reply" says the paper
today "is new declaration OF war on
Germany. Never has Germany been
the object OF such unforgfving hate
"!n the very near future the greatest
made, but 1t will not be the final de-
cision; since Germany will never cease
to fight for Justice"
to Gonstitute the deciding factor in
mandate D' from Nth the NtH NationaI Assembly IaSs ss
The Berliner, Tageblatt. Germany's
leading Liberal paper, says: This
by a decided mo-"
The Lokal Anzzesiger, conservative
:his docudent ought to rot in the
signing"
Consider Terms With "Opcn Alind.e
Scheidemann and other officials who
have thus far expressed themselves
holds the government back from send
ing prompt mo" to Paris was the
consideration Of the chaos that might
befall Germany If the peace is refused.
The Chancellor laid stress on the
necessity OF considering the terms
with an open mind"
1t is regarded as certain that Count
Won Brockdortf-Rantzau will not go
back to Versailles in any event,
whether Germany does or does not sign.
q tendency to blame America gem
for the crushing" terms is noted
everywhere, the argument being ad-
vanced that the President was power
full enough to assert himself and force
his British and French colleagues to
make peace in accordance with his
principles. Eastern Germany is in
high state OF excitement. The govern
ment has declared an embargo on all
traffic with Poland.
An antially demonstration In tho
streets OF Frankfurt was quelled by
government troops, who charged the
crowds with machine guns.
Everything that has been said in Of
fetal quarters in the last twenty four
hours strengthens yesterdays impros-
sion that the present government can
not. and will not, sign.
Finunciers Favor Pact.
German hnanciers. however. appear
to be for acceptance. It's chief organ,
the Frankfurter Zeitung says il is the
only thing Germany can do. II is a
question. however. how far the financial
interests can influence the government.
which stands virtually as one man
against signature.
Tho gravity of the situation has
served to patch up political quarrel 8
or long standing and intense bitter.
ness. that between DIR. Matthias Erz-j{
berger, tho Catholic leader and chair-
man OF the German armistics commits.
sion. and Count Won Brockdorr- -Raut-. =
Eau. tho Foreign Minister. Roth have
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