The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-18
RED REVOLT
IS NOW FEAR
IN GERMANY
Pendulum May Swing to
Other Extreme Following
Collapse of Reactionary
Movement.
MEASURES ARE TAKEN
(By Associated Press)

tBy Associated Press)
The collapse of the reactionary die
tatorship in Berlin has been quickly
followed by the resumption of author
lty on the part of the old govern
ment.
Its chief task for the moment, it
appears, will be to deal with the dis
ordered condition which the Sparta
cans are endeavoring to prolong for
their own purposes.
Dispatches stating that Minister of
Defense Noske, the strong arm of the
constitutional regime, is back on the
scene in Berlin, have been followed by
| reports that President Ebert also has
returned to the capital from Stuttgart
Pending his return Vice.Premier
Shlffer, of the Bauer ca binet, took over
the direction of affairs relinquished by
Dr. happ, when he gave up his effort
to establish new government.
kapp Committed Suieidef
| There are reports current in Berlin
that ex-Chancellor Kapp had commit
ted suicide, but these SO far lack con-
| firmation.
His prosecution, together with that
of other leaders of the reactionary
movement, is stated to have been or
dered by President Ebert.
Announcements by DR.. Kapp as well
as official statements from the Off
cials of the Ebert government reflect
the fear of radical uprising in Ger
many.
| In fact DR.. Kapp's announcement
stated he had resigned from the di-
rection of affairs so that the country
might be enabled to fight Bolshevism
Workers Rise Everywhere
From various cities come reports of
uprisings of workers and advices from
Berlin state that red forces under
command of Spartacist leaders are
marching on that city. AS the Ebert
troops haye not as yet resumed full
control, an attack by the Reds is
feared.
| Throughout Germany radical ele-
ments have in many places taken over
direction of affairs at least temper
arily.
Proletarian relationships have been
set up at Dortmund, Gera, Halle, Oh
ligs, Unna and Gelsenkirchen, accord
ing to reports while in Leipsic workers
have driven government troops from
the suburbs of the city and were en-
gagged late yesterday in street fight
ing.
In the Rhenish and Westphalian in
dustrial districts it is said the work
Clo u4C ACduy " lOllOW lduICdl Itdu-
ers.
| LONDON, March 1S-President Eb-
ert arrived in Berlin last night, &C
cording to a telephone message re-
ceived by the Amsterdam correspond
ent of the Exchange Telegraph from
Berlin.
President Ebert has ordered the I'M
perial court at Leipsic to bring action
aga inst leaders of the revolution, DR..
Won Jagow, Admiral Trotha and Cap
kapp. General Won Luettwitz, Gottlieb
tain Erhardt, the correspondent says
| STUTTGART, March 1.-Two hun
dred and fifty members of the Ger
man assembly met in the Art hall
here this afternoon. Military forces
occupied the great open place before
the hall. No disorders occurred
while the members were assembling
Aeroplanes flew over the city warn
ing the people against demonstra-
tions.
COPENHAGEN, March 1S-General
Won Luettwitz. before his withdrawal
from the head of the Kapp military
, forces In Berlin, proposed to Ernest
, Daumig, the Spartacan leader, the
formation of Soviet republic under
military protection, according to the
Berlin correspondent of the Politiken.
WARSAW, March 14-Dispatches
! relative to the Berlin revolt are fea-
tured in newspapers here and there is
} much speculation regarding the effect
of the upheaval upon the settlement
| of the upper Silesian question.
1t is reported that German residents
of upper Silesia are openly expressing
the hope the kapp government will
succeed and repudiate the peace
treaty.
THE HAGUE, March 17.-Soviet re.
publics have been formed at bort,
: mund. in Westphalia, and at Gera, 50
miles southwest of Leipsic, according
to dispatches received here. At the
, latter place, which was formerly the
capital of the principality of Reuss-
Schleiz, there has been savage fight
! ing, it is said.
In the fighting at Dresden so per-
sons have been killed and 495 wound
ed. reports state, and the city is iso-
lated from the rest of Germany.