Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-04-11
GERMAN MINISTER
ARRESTED BY REDS
Herr Landsberg and General
Nabbed at Magdebdrg.
Def is. HURLED BY BERLIN
Central Government Says Munich
Soviet viii Not Be Recognized
State of Siege is on as Riots
Sweep City.


Copenhagen, April 9.-The German
national government will not recognize
the new soviet republic of Bavaria,
q semiofiicial press bureau message
received from Berlin declares.
1t holds that the soviet organization
has not conformed with the provision
al constitution for Germany which pro-
vides that representatives Of the state
council shall be chosen at general
election and shall enjoy the confidence
of the people. Therefore, the national
governments decision is that the only
legitimate government in Bavaria Is
the Hoffman government.
Premier Hoffman's statement to the
effect that he has not retired from
office, but has only moved his head
quarters from Munich, is accepted by
the national government.
All Receptions Not Cordial.
Advices from various parts of Ba-
varia show varying receptions of the
soviet proclamation.
At Nuremourg, after several hours
of debate the soldiers and workmen's
council rejected the soviet republic
idea by a vote of 1873 to 20.
AT Ansbach the soviet republic was
proclaimed and work was at stand
still on the occasion of the general
holiday ordered for the day. The
banks were occupied by troops.
At Passau close to the Austrian
frontier, a meeting called by the sol
diers and workmen's council declared
for the introduction Of the soviet re-
public and for an alliance between
Hungary and Russia.
State of Siege Declared.
Regarding the situation in Munich
a dispatch from that city says:
1T is announced by general head
quarters of the First Bavarlan army
that a soviet republic was proclaimed
April in Bavaria. Therefore, the
domain Of the First army is declared
to be in an intensified state of siege"
A political movement of great inn
portance is imminent in the region of
Hamburg reports from Berlin say
Doctors Herr and Hauffenberg, Spar
tacan leaders. 1t is added, have almost
succeeded in making themselves mas
ters Of the situation and in convert
Ing Hamburg and the region between
Hamburg and Bremen inso soviet
republic.
Herr Landsherg, minister Of Justice
In re national German government,
was arrested at Madgeburg, the CAPT.
tai of Prussian Saxony. by members
Of regiments stationed there, a Madge-
burg dispatch reports General Kleist,
In command of the Fourth army, and
his staff also were arrested.
Former Deputies Brandes and Filkel
also were arrested.
State of Siege Declared.
AS a result of the arrest of Herr
Lan0sberg state of siege was de-
elared at Magdeburg and a sufficient
force of troops was set in movement
TO bring those responsible to justice,
according TO Berlin semiofficial
statement
The majority of the Magdeburg gar
rison sympathizes with the independ-
ent socialists.
later dispatch received here from
Berlin says that the motorcar in
which Her Landsberg was being TAX
en- TO Brunswick from Madgeburg by
the soldiers was stopped at Helmstad
and the minister was liberated.
The machine was accompanied by
strong escort of the insurgents. but
the police at Helmstad dlsarmed them.
Her LandSberg went to the police
headquarters.
Delegates representing the work
men of Magdeburg have declared
general strike, dispatch from that
city reports.
Advices from Muelheim dated yes
terday say that the strike situation
there became acute when the iron
workers and tanners joined the strik-
ing miners. The gas and electric sun.
plies have been shut off and the the
alters and moving-picture houses
closed.
At meeting of delegates of all the
Muelheim labor organizations: the dis
patches add it was declared that even
necessary work should no longer be
performed and that general strike
be proclaimed.
Demand Release of Prisoners.
The release of political prisoners
was demanded and the dlsbanding of
the volunteer military force
The railway shopmen have Joined
the strike r,ovement.
Protests against the formation of
the soviet government voiced at a DO.
litical meeting In Bamberg. northern
Bayaria, are reported in dispatches
from that city. Deputies of All the
bourgeois parties of the three Fran.
CONAN governments, Upper, Lower and
Middle Franconia, met in Bamberg
and registered unanimous protest
against the proclamation of the new
regime at Munich.