The sun., 1919-01-15
GERMAN ELECTION
SAFE, SAYS EBERT
Sparfacans Routed and Vote
Wal Be Cast Sunday.

BERLIN, Jan. l2 (delayed) The
Ebert Government tonight was conf
dent OF rs physical ability to defend the
elections to the National Assembly next
Sunday, January 10, against violence
from Spartacan and Independent Social
ist sources.
The insurrection generally. il appeared
tonight had been effectually put down,
chiefly because the new troops called In
by the Government had taken matters
In hand and were determined to give
the followers OF Liebknecht no quarter.
The next few days, It is declared, will
wttnesa the inauguration Of further
drastic military measures calculated 20
stamp out the Bolshevik contagion.
dispatches dated Berlin Monday and
Tuesday have reported that the Sparta
can leaders had disappeared and that
their forces had been Overewed by the
Governments troops)
one Of these measures covers the ille-
gal possession of arms and ammunition
and IL is proposed to make this offence
punishable with immediate death. The
military men now cooperating with the
Government propose TO show the insur-
gents no mercy and they amply demon
strated this policy during the recapture
OF the Vor1cdertS building and police
headquarters
II Is declared by credltable witnesses
that the new Government troops in both
actions Saturday beat down with bay
onets and with clubs and otherwise
killed scores OF men who were Sparta
can guards or civilians caught with
| arms. Hundreds OF persons already
have been arrested and are facing Sc
we're penalties.
Tho last ripples o, the tidal wave
which has swept over Berlin In the
last seven days now are being felt in
! the spread of robbery and looting which
is being carried On by soldiers and sail
ors who detached themselves from Spar
tacan units. The section OF Berlin ra-
| dating from the police headquarters in
the last forty-eght hours has been ter
rorized by armed men who pilfered food
| shops cigar stores and public buildings.
| Three sailors walked into postal sub
station and carried on 10000 marks.
Gunner and criminals from all parts
OF Germany hurried 20 Berlin IN the
| first days OF the revolution. according
II reports, and enlisted in the Spartacan
| forces at the police station, which served
Gs base for private undertakings when
| the men were not engaged In obeyiuG
the orders OF the Spnrtacan leaders
| During the vandalism all criminal rec
| ords, official documents and rogues' gal
! laries at police headquarters were de.
| s.royed. Berlin at one time ranked as
! one OF the best policed cities IN the
world; tonight II IL virtually defence
| less against lawlessness
To-day the promcnaders deserted I'm
/ ter den Linden and crowded into the
! newspaper area, where the publishers
! we're busy getting their badly dis
| neyelled plants into order for Monday
| issue. The material loss and disorder
caused by the rebels was especially
| heavy in the plants Of the Vortpderts and
! the TG0eb blair Even the business Of
! fiCes were invaded. Records and ac-
| counts Were strewn about and bulky
! l.dgers were jsmmed into windows e
| serve as barricades for riflemen.
The IOrrdertS building was converted
/ into veritable fortress and arsena
| combined. After a breach had been blown
! in with cannon the Spartacans began Il
weaken and later gave In. The military
discipline Of the Spartacans Is said &c
| be irreproachahle as long as they are
permitted TO rob and plumber at will
| That they had rather easy time /.
| amply proved by the stores OF foodstuffs
cigars and clothing found in premises