The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-29
HINDENBURG AND
THE JUNKERS IN MOVE
Cloak o: Fighting the Sparta
Gus Outbreak Used
With Effect.
GREAT RECRUITING
CAMPAIGN GOING ON
Troops Remain in and Around
Berlin Pending Secret
Reorganization.

copyright. 1919. by y !. TrihuneD
ROTTERDAM. Jan. 2S.-I have the
following amazing story, not from an
extremist. but from weIl-informed
person in a responsible position. who,
while inveterateIy hostile to the old
German regime before now. has given
me proofs Of the soundness and sanity
Of his judgment. may also remark
that much Of this story talIies COM
pietely with my own observations and
impressions. My informant said:
I'VE possess proofs that the Sparta
Gus rebellion was the work Of the mil.
itary caste working behind the scenes.
We know that officers OF high and
low rank. in various disguises. melted
the Sparticides to acts of violence in
order to engineer d coup de main.
"Th" headquarters Of n" whole plot
was az rotSda:n. in III. villa ot Prince
Fitel Frederick. tho kaiS"r's son. o.
share il, c"nrn"tins and directing the
SpartiyitH operations. including the
scizur, of newspaper offices. Th" whoia
thing. of course. was done withou: the
knowledge of III" Spartarus leaders
themselves who were simply thc dupeS
Of tho monarchiSt military caste in the
lattcr'S plan 10 cEE on thc government
70 The organization and rnpl"yment OF
an armed fore" on 4 huge scale.
"pn" man who vas particularly active
in orruni@ing the conspiracy was Err
berger. Tho leader oi the German ar
mI$tirr commission.
Tho nSsencc Of ;hc Plan was To OBJ
tain and concentrate Iars" numbers or
fresh troops aud organize them IN larSa
formations under tn" control and strict
discipi!ne o" PruSslan Junk"r officers.
The whole tremendous recruiting CAM
1aiEn which has h"2n going OH in R"rl!n
and throughout tho country, which may
b. correctly described aS another grH-
cral mobilization. was secretly dir"c'Hd
hv UindnnhurC himself on the dnuhi'
cre;"x. rf ,i%hring EnlshcviSm a. home,
and defending .hH eastern frontier both
aratnS; -io Russian Eolsh"Tiki and the
PofnS.
..Th> German -1unarChist clique plot
ted 20 cr"atc 4 now AID fucS arm!
without. arou$in= III" suspicion NJ IN"
.ntrut". with tho raj object not or
eastern d.fnnSr. hV. western defense.
TIL" trcopS ar" 70 remain in and AROUND
T;.rlqn. 'r"nding III" secret r""rEar177-
tir,i oi III" Who'll" army.
An ;mpnrtan: it"m IN m" nilitArlst
calculations - 4 popular movement IN
h.. entente countries demanding a quick
w ar" in possession oc proofs 'hat
German soldiers with knoTledse or
English end French w"-" sent out not
Ty the Srari i"iG.,S In. hY n" military
.liuIr - uccHpi.d territory in tn" west
- ."arrv on T"lSh";'!st propaganda
among th2 ,.n:cnt" troGns.
.'rh.. rr.s"nt Socialis: government -
~. ,,an."rpt!hl" and helpless tool ~
,!,c :r!ifiiariSt machjnations. 7; ca3Hnt
oxrri..atr. .;S"lc from rhn nosh"s which
/, had irs"!; prepared. E"sid"s. "V'o
th.. arrs.n y; government tavors 70
of western defense il n"c"S-
Sary.
..C,r, 80 N" hirces. scr"ra1r"ls "a
f.r2h~rgor. n" & intriguing Win
lyinfx.. tho former r"r';rn s""r"tarT
and driih.-atcIy rrOcraStInat:n% N"
:.a,," ins"t:arionS in order I" ;nIn Inn"
f.- Il. organization nf tl,n nov ARM"