New-York tribune., 1920-01-15

lSs fulton ST., opp. A. & S., Bklyn.
6SS Broad St., next to Bedell, Newark
the building was Uttered with dead and
were inflicted on the crowd which ap-
fFoa9hed from the SimonstrAsse. side
% tie structure.
Rifle and machine gun fire was opened
on the mob at 3:40 o'clock and lasted
ave minutes. 1t was most severe
around the west portal of the building.
Later the correspondent counted at
least twenty men lying in the outskirts
Of the Tiergarten, apparently wounded.
The government admits the loss of
enc member of the troop of guards
killed in the fighting, while several are
missing.
Crowd Storms Entrance
Provocation fcs nring upon the
crowd was furnished by its attempt to
storm the west entrance of the build:
ing. A score of men attacked several
guards and wrenched their rifles away
from them just as soldiers rushed up,
and then general firing began. When
the mob ran into the street fronting
the south side of the edifce, soldiers
stationed there suspected they would
be attacked and Immediately opened q
fusii ade. Six slightly wounded CT
villains were carried into the Reichstag
building. q dozen others. were trans
/. ferrt d-rto. +the guardhouse peara the
Brandenburg gate and a humber were
carried off by members of the Sanitary
Corps.
A shot fired from a point directly
in front Of the Bismarck monument
entered the huge. glass door leading to
the lobby, which was crowded with
agitated Deputies, the bullet passing a
correspondent was in conversation with
Herr Stresemann, a National-Liberal
member.
Officer Severely Beaten
When the troops dispersed the crowd
outside the building they extended
their Gordon in the direction Of Unter
den Linden, where throngs filled the
street. An officer who chanced along
was severely beaten by the crowd.
Immediately on the opening Of the
session of the National Assembly Herr
Geyer. who succeeded Hugo Hasse Al
the floor leader Of the Independent So.
eialis.s, entered his party's protest
: against the presence Of armed forces II
g the Reichstag. He charged that mill
{ tary protection was there with the con
sent of the president of the chamber:
.- Herr Fehrenbach, president of th'
chamber, denied this. He declared tha
on his arrival in the Reichstag buildinl
The director informed him that the GOV
ernment had provided protection TO
the legislators.
Herr Henke, one Of the most radica
Of the independent members, supporte
Herr Geyer's protest, and declared tn
governments action in providing tn
-f~ts ~
position to the spirit of real demot
rNcy." This remark brought forth ridi
euls from the other parties.
Woman Leads Radicals
The Assembly then entered upon tn
second reading Of the shop council
measure and the members were lister
ing to the commissions report whe
the frat shots we're heard. The 1nde
pendents left the chamber, but n
turned a few minutes later, led by tn
redoubtable Frau Louise Zeitz, VII
was prominent in the German nav,
mutiny in Wilhelmshaven in 1917. n
radicals forthwith charged that the
had observed how the orders TO sho'
were given by the officers.
Pandemonium Immediately brol
loose. President Ehrenbach tolled II
bell in vain for order. He then call,
for his hat and coat and left his ehai
after having adjourned the session II
forty-five minutes.
The chamber was emptied immed
ately. Deputies focking into Il
lounging room and corridors.
When the session was resumed Z
Independents at once began falibuste
ing methods in efforts to have Z
debate shut of. Herren Geyer, Duev
and Laukang led the attack, whi
President Fehrenbach tolerated for
few minutes, after which he warn
the insurgents that they would
forcibly removed from the ehamb
IL they continued.
His adtnonition was unheeded. q,
Herr Fehrcnbach closed the setsi
temporarily and announced that t
three Independents would be barr
from the sitting during the rest Of 4
proceedings.
Adjourned to Wednesday
Meanwhile the extent Of the epsu,
ties became known. and Herr Fehre
bach, with much soemnity, recol
mended On adjournment Of the A
sembly until Wednesday, declaring th
the prevailing atmosphere was not co
ducive to calm deliberations.
Outside of Premier Bauer and Mi
ister Of Defense Noske, virtually 4
entire Cabinet was present at tho ~
sion q the Assembly. Noskc wsnt in
consuisation with his stan immediate
after the report OF the clash beswe
the populsce and the troops reach
him
Tonight Noske's troops threw . ri
and barbed wire Gordon throughout Z
dewnstcwn streets. The Reicbst
Square was given reinforced patr
The Wilheimstrssse WAS barred TO
tfAfac and the government building "
virtually inaccessible except TO tho
employed sherr
The Unter den Linden entrance