Evening star., 1920-03-16
KAPP!G0VERNMENT
FALLING OPPONENTS
IN PRUSS|AN STYLE
Strike Grows, London Hears.
Erzberger Arrested-AIIied
Moves Precautionary.

ErZDerger ArreSted-AllIed
Moves Precautionary.
BY the Associated Press
LONDON. March 15.--The strike
against the coup d'etat in Germany
has increased in dimensions and sig
nificance. says a dispatch to the Lon
don Times from The Hague. dated
Monday. According to reports re-
ceived here, the dispatch adds, the
new government is acting in accord
ance with the old Prussian methods.
imprisoning the old democratic min
listers and labor leaders. and all who
are Offering opposition to it.
The national strike on the German
railways was set 10 begin this morn
ing says message to the Exchange
Telegraph Company from Berlin, filed
Yesterday. The railway mems offi-
cials have declared themselves in soli-
darity with the workingmen OF the
country.
New ReEime at Munich.
new government was formed at
Munich. Bavaria. yesterday, composed
of democrats and the center party. ac-
cori.ng TO Copenhagen dispatch TO
the Central news. he ne" SpFe' II
ment will meet today, the dispatch
says.
The working classes are much ex-
cited against the kapp administratio
as a consequence of the shooting OF
a young girl in the South Berlin rail-
way station and the killing OF four
persons in the North Berlin Industrial
section by guards. according to Ber-
lin dispat tch to the Evening News.
The new government at Berlin held
a cabinet council last night, which
was attended by Gen. l-udendortf. Tor
mer first GuartermaSter general OF tne
German army. according to dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from Ber-
lin by way of Amsterdam.
ErzberEer Arrested.
Matthias Erzberger, former finance
minister of the Ebert government of
Germany, has been placed under ar
rest. according to dispatch TO the
Exchange Telegraph Company. hled
in Berlin Monday night.
The dispatch states an official COM
muaidue has been issued by the Ebert
government at Stuttgart declaring.
The new rulers are trying to MAKE
the people believe the constitutional
has entered into negotia-
acting as mediator. This is untrue
Commenting on the reported COM
promise between the kapp and Ebert
which it considers was
brought about by Gen. Mercken. the
London Times says today that the con-
ditions appear to correspond closely with
Mercken's proposals and TO approXi-
mate much more closely to the demands
Of kapp and his associates than to those
Of the old government"
The newspaper repeats that vigilance
on the part of the aNiAs is required.
LONDON. March 15.-Prem'er Lloyd
George. referring in the house OF com
mons to the German revolution. said the
allied governments would regard with
anxiety any movement representing
or military rea ction. but that
1t was we'll to wait developments before
taking any definite action.
The official view expressed here Of the
German situation is that it is technical
IL an internal affair of a country with
which the allies are at peace and none
of their business as lofttas the Ger
mans live up to the treaty of Verzaiues.
The present military. activities are
merely precautionary irs case the new
Berlin government showerR tendency to
disregard thestreaty. wasieh officials told
the Associated Press today they believe
entirely unlikely. What news has come
through from official sources is inter-
pYeted here as showing that DR.. kapp,
head Of the new government. is anxious
not to do anything to arouse the allies.
and as evidence Of this his request that
they recognize the new regime is pointed
to.
Fighting In Leipzig.
LONDON March 15.-Eighteen meet
ings of communists and Independent
night and a general strike was pro-
laimed In that city, according to q
telegram received here. After the
meetings had been dismissed street
fighting took place, and several per-
sons, including two street car con-
ductors. were killed. When this news
reached other workers all street car
employees left their posts. leaving the
cars where they stood.
Telephone messages received by the
Berlin correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company from different
parts Of Germany report the situation
as follows:
siiessa:-- An independent govern
ment has been formed under the di-
rection Of the socialist Herr Philips
In the Rhine valley and Westphalia
industrial regions the communists
have proclaimed a counter-revolution
and general strike.
A number of labor councils have
been formed at Essen and Dortmund
Bavaria. Wurttemberg and Baden
Rave Joined together as one state.
and SaXoEy. il is reported, will also
enter this bloc.
Official dispatches reached the gov
ernment tonight to the effect that Pom
erania. including Stettin and Silesia,
has gone over to the new regime and
that the socialists in East Prussia also
are supporting Chancellor kapp.
Chancellor Kapp stated today that
the new government of Germany was
neither monarchial nor reactionary, ac-
cording to the Berlin correspondent Of
the Exchange telegraph. The chan
cellor has repeatedly declared that
preferable to a monarchy.
THE government does not enter tain
or reactionary views or in
tentions." Herr kapp said. "It is not
the military who rule. but they who
are ruled by the civil power. For in
stance, it was not Won Luettwitz
(Gen. Baron Won Luettwitz, minister
of defense). who appointed me chan
cellor, but 1t was I who appointed him
war minister and comma ander-in chief"
The chancellor reiterated that the
government wanted peace at home and
abroad and branded as falsehoods re-
ports Of the intention to reintroduce
enlistment or restart the
war.
IRRECONCILABLES
ONLY TREATY HOPE