The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-17
EBERTS RETURN TO
BERLIN PREDICTED

BERLIN. March Ia. by the Associ ;
afed Press. 1.-THE new Knapp govern
naAiif at Berlin has not found the sup
port 1t had looked for, and while its
hold ON the government activities is
growing weaker, the strength Of Pres
ident Ebert and his supporters lnclud-
ing the members of the national as
Sanhly at Stuttgart has increased ma
terlally, II all reports are to be be-
lieved. Consequently Ebert's return TO
Berlin az an early date Is confidently
predicted in some quarters.
That nr. Wolfgang Kapp has yir-
tually reached the end Of his resources,
40 far as concerns himself as head Of
the revolutionary movement is evil
denced by the fact that he ls said to
have been ready to retire since Satur-
day, but WAS persuaded by Col Bauer
leader of the royallst party, and Maj e
Gen. Ludendorff TO remain,
Gen. Groener the Prnssian war min
lister, the Frankfurter Zeitung asserts
has telegrapher To Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg that in his opinion the
kapp-Nen Luettwita government Is an
impossible one whether from the view
pnint Of home affairs or foreign affairs.
Groener is quoted as saying that Won
Hindenburg is the idol of the German
people, and word from him would
bring back the regular troops to con-
stitutional basis,
Won Hlndenburg has written to DIR.
Kapp advising him to withdraw from
his position, and has advised President
Ebert 70 call for new elections. Thus
far. however, what the constitutional
president intends TO do Is not known in
Berlin. But the future action Of the
national assembly will probably decide
his attitude. Those who opttmistically
believed Ebert might enter into nego-
tiations with the Berlin government are
disappointed to learn today that m
definite negotiations are under way,
though the basis Of agreement as out
lined Yesterday by the kapp faction
! seemed to afford an opportunity for
the two contending governments "a en-
ter into discussion President Ebert &
firm grip ON administrative affairs In
Berlin Is indicated by the fact that the
imperial finance minister, by his or
ders. has refused TO turn over the
money necessary for the payment OF
the troops. demanded by the revolu~
tionary chancellor and the under see
retaries Of the various ministries, as
well as other officials, have absolute
IN refused TO take their orders from the
Kapp government Some of them have
quit Berlin.
The general strike, proclaimed not
only In Berlin, but throughout Ger
many is more pronounced today than
ever, with the result that thousands AFT
ltelths rue pIltE " hunger anu lHe
Socialist and labor leaders are urging
that this weapon be used in its fun
force in behalf Of the constitutionalists
Capital punishment has been deerced
by Maj-Gs@. Won Euettwitz for those
fomenting strikes or exercising passive
resistance In any vital service This
decree was declared to be effective
after 4 o'clock this afternoon but it IL
considered questionable whether this
threat will be put into operation WIFI
the extension OF the strike and the de-
termination Of the strikers, that would
mean serious bloodshed
II has been estimated that sixty were
killed In yesterdays fighting. although
this figure Is sems officially denied
There were flesh collisions todas il
I the neighborhood OF potsda assr Platz