The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-26
REVEALS PLOT FOR
POLITICAL MURDERS
Prussian Premier Tells Of In
.structions Found on Sparta
can Agitator.
PICKING OF AssAssINs
They Were to Garry Out Plans
In "a Hours or Suffer
Death Penalty.
by ERNEST u. RAIN.
special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun from the
London Times Service.

special Gable Despatch 10 The Sun from the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1919. all rights reserved.
BERLIN, Sept 25.--Herr Hirsoh, the
Prussian Premier, replying in the budget
Committee OF the Prussian National AS
sembiy TO observations of an Independ-
emit Socialist, said:
The Saxon Government had found In
struotions on an agitator belonging to
the Spartacus League who wanted to
travel abroad These Instructions were
addressed ito all confidential men," and
stated that all German, Austrian and
Czecho-Slovak groups were to form in
their groups strictly secret political
organization group. The object OF these
political groups was the registration Of
all political authorities forming an OBJ
stacle to the Communist movement.
These registers will render possible the
closest watching of enemies and of Sc
of an instruction.
SHOULD the central Office of the Com
munist party of Germany. German
the plan of the removal OF undesirable
political persons that political group re-
ceives commission for its carrying
cut in which said person has his per-
manent residence. Arbitrary action
without permission from the central
authority must not be undertaken by
groups unless II is necessary that trail
tors be Immediately punished.
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In this case II is left to the groups
TO follow the right course. II is to
BE decided by lot which comrade shall
execute the deed and the same is under
obligation to carry out the plan within
twenty-four hours unless he wishes to
suffer the same fate himself No re-
fuBal Is tolerated Only the most dis
Greet and trustiest comrades are
admissible to these political groups.
Treachery will be punished with i'm
mediate death.
Not more than four comrades In one
group may be received into the political
organization. One confidential man will
DO selected by secret ballot and will
be entrusted with the power OF COM
mand. His orders are to be obeyed
without delay.
The Communist party OF German
units Will distribute anarchists in the
execution Of orders In such a way thai
the syndicalists secretly belong to these
groups. The Communist party of GEL
Inan-Austr,a is likewise to create polit-
ical organizations at the central Office
or the Communist party of Germany.
The Communist party of Czecho-S,ovakia
has to act similarly.
Strictly confidential information on
reports about political personalities are
only to be communicated verbally by
courlers Of the central Office or IN writ
ing to a stated address In Dresden.
German-Austrian and Czecho-Slov
Communists central Offices and syndi-
Gates each will send two representatives
to Central Council. This elected Central
Council decides In secret ballot and lot
concerning the execution OF deed and of
plan.
Documents Found on Helne.
The Prussian Premier added:
These are the people always pro-
tected by the extreme left wing OF the
Independent Social Democratic party.
Not less impressive Is the secret order
found on the Communist Heine, alias
Eshard, who was recently arrested al
Passing, near Munich. Some documents
found on Heine were indecipherable, but
The main plan is clear concerning the
Organization OF new forcible revolution.
"The plan was prepared at the be.
ginning of this month. A military force
was to attack the Reichswehr barracks
at dawn and surprise the garrison Will,
asleep. For this purpose storm troops
were to be assembled the previous eve
ming as far as possible In houses neal
the barracks. which were to be mos
closely watched during the night
IAN officer leaving his quarters witt
the obvious intention to hurry to hi.
troops was to be shot down without chal
Eenge. known monarchist officers wer'
10 be removed without delay. but with
cut bloodshed-
"a special plan was drawn up for en-
tering the gates OF each barrack TIT
attack was to be made from all stimuli
taneously. The attacks success was Il
depend on the rapidity of its execution
and on the capacity for decision OF tn
group of leaders and on the discipline o
individual soldiers. Entrances to thu
quarters were to be occupied withou
delay with light machine guns anc
name throwers were also to be EN-
ployed.
at was better that three should dl
in the first hours than thirty In the next
The barracks were then to be watched
most closely and occupied. No mai
was to leave the barracks alive. Thu
plan provided for the Simultaneous oc
cupation OF all public buildings, eros
roads. squares. military depots and ar
tiIlery posts Any one resisting was Il
be shot. Every armed civilian not be
longing to the Red army was to be shot
The whole of the railway post and tele
graphic traffic was to be paralyzed at tn
moment OF revolution.
"Detachments of Red troops were t
march by night across the fields. but no
by road, to the surrounding villa ges con
tanning Reichswehr troops ana disarn
these troops. A special plan was pro
i vided for dealing with each village. NJ
one was TO leave Munich. The revolu
ton was to take place at beginning o
December"