The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-16
COMMUNE RULE
AGAIN IN MUNICH
Government Troops, Rushed to
Fight Soviet Forces, Are
Defeated.
MANY CIVILIANS KILLED
Bank Clerks Strike Spreads in
Germany-Money Scarce
in Berlin.
MANY CIVILIANS KILLED
By ne Associated Pysss.

By ne Associated Pysss
BERLIN. April 10. Government
troops which were rushed to Munich
to assist in the fighting against the
Communists there have been defeated.
according to advices from Nuremberg.
and the city again is completely in the
hands of the Communists. During the
hshting reenforcements frequently
were rushed to the loyal troops, who
turned their artillery on the Com
munist stronghold in the Central Rail-
way station.
Street fighting IN the Bavarian cap
ital increased and many civilians were
Killed or wounded. says a despatch
reaching the Td0ebIott
The Communist force. the raoebiott
advices say. consist OF parts of the gar
rison' in Munich. Red Guards and unem-
pioyed. The Government has declined to
enforce food blockade against Munich
owing to the distress it would cause the
city.
Com m q uniEation OF Wives.
The Communist Government in Nun.
len on Saturday issued a big list of or
ders more radical than its previou. de-
crees. One order provided for the COM
munisation Of women. Including wives"
Another order displaced all managers
and directors OF industrial establish
ments and gave their places to the work.
men.
Reports from Munich say there Is
much talk there OF the adyisabiiity OF
moving the Communist Government TO
Ansbach
Disturbances in the Duchy OF Bruns-
WICK continue. Bloodshed has been
avoided in the town of Brunswick. and
several persons nave beer killed or
wounded in fighting at Holmstedt,
Schoeningen and Boerssun between sail-
ors and workers. Citizens supported
the Government troops
Holmstedt. which since the release of
the Minister OF National Defence and
Justice from prison had been held by the
Brunswick National Guard, was cap
tured to-day by Jaeger troops
In attempting to disperse a crowd OF
demonstrators at Iserlohn. Westphalia,
y
bombs. Eight persons were injured and
taken to hospitals and many windows
were smashed
The strike OF the bank clerks In Ber-
lin spread yesterday to Chemntz and
Mannheim. All the big banking institu-
tions in those cities are reported closed
Negotiations to settle the strike have
tailed because the bankers decline to
meet the demands of the employees. The
n a nj a ~ IL
mar TO discuss the situation with the
German Cabinet.
Meanwhile money Is becoming scarce
ir Berlin.
Strike Mt DanEiE Ends.
The strike at DanEig came to an end
Yesterday and work was resumed in all
industries. Railroad traffic in that dis
trict again Is normal.
At the closing sitting yesterday of the
Soviet Congress in Berlin proposal to
SEND a committee Of investigation 10
Russia was referred to the Central Coun-
I'll. and motion condemning Germany's
foreign policy was adopted The Coun-
ell then proceeded to the election OF a
Central Council.
motion declaring the Central Coun-
ell the highest authority OF all the Work
ers' and Peasants Councils and fixing
the number or members OF the body at
twenty-eight was adopted almost unani-
mously.
The Congress adjourned. after a futile
effort on the part of the Majorities 10
induce the Independents to accept ten
seats in the new Central Council. A mo-
ton by the Independents in favor OF
equal representation OF the two parties
on the Council was rejected.
Haases party on a strict party
strength basis. was, only entitled TO five
seats, but the Independents stubbornly
refused to compromise Hence the Con-
gress elected a Council OF only twenty
one. leaving seven seats open for the
Independents. The Council consists of
sixteen OF the Majority Socialists two
soldier delegates and three scattered
1t is still possible that the Jndepend-
ents will accept the seven preferred
seats.