Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-14
GOVERNMENT FOR AND
BY WORKERS IS DEMAND
OF SPARTACUS GROUP
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Spartacus bund has been to put an
end to the federation of states, and
to substitute single Germp ny So
cialist republic, the arbeiter Soda
tenrat to take over all parliamentary
functions and all state functions eX-
cept those originating in that body.
ELECTION to public office and to
parliament will be confined to SOL
diers and workmen, and there will be
the right of instant recall of repre-
sentatives. A central committee will
be constituted by the arbeiter SOL
datenrat for the exercise of executive
power There will be absolute So
Hiaization of the state, with a six
hour day ana unemployment insur-
ance.
Immediate radical changes will be
effected in the social system in re-
spect to health, dwelling conditions
and the common veal, in the spirit
of the proletariat revolution
TO Confiscate Wealth.
The first work before the proleta-
riat government will be the confisca-
ton of fortunes and incomes, the
cancellation of state and other public
debts. including all war loans except
certain small amounts subscribed BY
pSot people. There will be confisca-
llon OF real estate which will belong
10 soeial1stic communal associations
under centralized leadership. Little
peasant estates will remain the prop
erty of their present owners until
they are voluntarily entered into the
commune.
The Soviet Republic will confiscate
banks, mills. smelters and all large
commercial and industrial companies.
All fortunes above certain low level
10 be liked viii be confiscated Ma
tonallzation of the traffic system will
be effected by the Soviet Republic.
winch VIII elect workmen's commit
tees for all concerns, and those com
mlttees, with the workers council will
conduct the factories Workers will
control production and will finally
take over everything.
"A central strike commission will be
created with the help of committees
of local workers 1t will be placed
under the direction of a central or
ganizing body, thus assuring COM
mon specialization in general strike,
socialistic leadership and the powerful
support of the political strength of
the Arbeiter Soldatenrat"
NOSkc New Berlin Dictator.
Former Governor Noswe of Kiel,
VINO was a member of the govern
ment has been appointed dictator
OF Berlin. / was informed at 4
o clock in the afternoon Tuesday at
the chancellery. His first act wassto
send word through parliamentaryI
which the Spartacus faction had sent
to him that he would deal with the
ii nj
the military position they held in the
city.
There are parliamentarian Of all
shades within the independents. They
went to the government. Offering to
mediate. but were told they would be
rejected unless resistance ceased and
revolters laid down their arms. The
informs me i has suffi-
Gent forces to back its positions but
prefers that the revoters disarm
without further bloodshed.
The revolters had fight with sail
ors ten days ago. and ! was told in
the office of Police Chief Eichhorn
who was with the revolters, that he
is now in the Marshall police head
with the revolving leaders
forming a military revolutionary COM
mittee, This body evidently plans to
take over the whole government and
establish a Dictatorship among the
revolters, who have Headquarters in
police headquarters. The leaders re-
ported to be in the Marstall are Lieb-
knecht. Luxemburg and Eichhorn
The revolt, while based on IA num-
Der of minor causes, such as the gov
ernment's attack upon ,Eichhorn, is
really a showdown between the DEM
ocrats and the Bolsheviki reported
recently to have felt themselves too
weak to attempt coup against the
assembly,