The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30
FOREIGN ROADS ON
GERMAN BOND LIST
American Railway Securities
Among Those to Be Surren-
dered to Buy Food.
UNEMPLOYMENT MENACE
Haase and Erzberger Clash
Over Steps 70 Be Taken to
Check Bolshevism.
BY fhs Assocsated Pssss.

BERLIN. March 20 delayed. A list
Of the securities which the Government
has decreed shall be surrendered in or
Germany 10 published. by the Nord-
deutsch6 Aiioemeine Zeituno and in
cludes the bonds OF thirty-three foreign
railroads. The railroad bonds are all TO
be purchased at par or above. except the
Louisville and Nashville second mort
gage bonds.
The list also includes nineteen Arsen-
tine, hve Brazilian, six Chilean, six Chi
nese, two British. two French. three
Japanese. four italian, eve Portuguese
and one Siamese issue of security.
Foreigners resident In Germany and
owning securities need not surrender or
register them They may export their
securities X II - proved that they were
purchased before March 4, 1919.
The Government 10 taking precautions
70 prevent the illicit transfer OF securi-
ties from German. to foreign ownership
20 avoid confscation. The owners of Sc
curities' will be paid In proportion TO the
size Of the indemnity demanded by the
Allies.
The support OF the unemployed is
costing the municipality OF Greater Ber-
lin $250,Q00 a day. A clerical force Of
10 required to keep track OF the army Of
voorhees, people.
The City Council has voted an appro-
priation OF $4,000. 900 for public i'm
provements TO ameliorato the condition
of the unemployed, which Is rapidly be-
coming an economic and social menace.
Settling Size of German senate.
BY the Associated Press.
WEtMAR, March 2s (delayed) The
committee on a German constitution of
the National Assembly agreed to-day.
after long debate, upon the makeup Of
the National Council or Senate. 1t will
be composed OF one. member for each
100000 OF population. with districts
having a surplus Of more than 100000
receiving an additional member.
II by this arrangement the representa-
lion OF Prussia falls below twenty-four
members new plan will be worked out
to give Prussia at least twenty-four
States with less than 100000 population
will have a representative only II II is
recognized that they have special eco
nomic rights.
These conditions will remain in force
for two years, when at least one repre-
sentative will be given to each State,
with one representative for each 1.000,-
No State may have more than two-ffths
of the total vote.
Hugo Haase, the 1ndependent-Soc
leader. made a violent attack upon Gus
tave Noske the Miniser OF Defence, for
his methods in suppressing the recent
strikes, the shooting Of Spartacans and
other alleged abuses OF power, claiming
that the Defence Minister'S course con-
stituted return to imperialism Herr
n sn Of cd Cho
mann for understanding Sundays dem
onstration In Berlin in favor OF Gen.
Ludendorff, declaring this showed that
the present military leaders of the ma
ton were standing solidly behind Luden-
dorff. supported by the Conservatives
and other parties of the Right as we'll as
part of the bourgeoisie. ,'.'
Herr Haase, who was frequently in
terrupted during bis attack, declared in
favor of entering into immediate rela-
tons with Russia. saying that the
Ukraine would soon be able to supply
Germany with raw material and later
with food He said. however, that the
Independent Socialists would not con-
slider a treaty with Russia as one mill
Eating against England or the Entente
In general. They merely desired the
end OF the war to come, he declared
Haase and Erzberger Clash.
Herr Haase asserted that Matthias
Erzberger. the Centfist leader, falsified
when he told OF Cabinet meeting held
on December IL at which Independent
Socialist members OF the Govern
ment who were present agreed with a
decision to send a note to the Entente
urging the necessity for a common fight
against Bolshevism by Germany and
the Entente.
Herr Erzberger. in reply to this, in
sisted that his statements were true.
Herr Noske, In his reply to Herr
Haase. charged the Independents with
being the originators of the Spartacan
machinations, and said the Government
would place before the Assembly all the
facts in connection with the murder
Gus acts OF the Spartacans.
CoPESHAGEN, March 29--The strikes
in the Ruhr Industrial region are ex-
tending. according to dispatches from
Essen to-day. Thirty thousand men are
reported out.
At a meeting of the strikers at Ian
gendreer. near Dortmund. on Thursday.
demands were formulated including the
formation OF a revolutionary workmen' 8
guard, the establishment OF political and
economic relations with the Russian
SoViA4l overnment and :he dfsh mamenI
of the police throughout Germany.
Ambassador sharp Feasted.
PARIS, March 2s-wiiliam G. Sharp,
the retiring American Ambassador to
Lr.- h.