The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-14
KAISER PARTY
SEIZES POWER
WoHgang Kapp, Leader of the
Pan-Germans, Assumes Su-
preme Direction Affairs.
REVOLT IS BLOODLESS
Naval Battalion Makes First
Move and Ebert Government
Quickly Flees to Dresden

Berlin, March 13.-The government
Of Frederick Ebert, socialist president
OF the German republic, was over
thrown today by a military coup de
etat DIR. Wolfgang Kapp, one of the
leaders of the fatherland party and
general director of the agricultural
societies, ousted Gustav Bauer, chan
cellor, and taking that office himself
has temporarily assumed supreme
direction of affairs.
There are now two contending gov
ernmentsin Germany, Kapp's new one
at Berlin and the old one under Ebert
at Dresden. Officials of the new gov
ernments in Germany, Kapps new one
or monarchistic. Ebert has called on.
the people to rise in general strike to
prevent the return of Wilhelm II.
Berlin is occupied by troops or the
counter revolution and the movement
is spreading rapidly throughout the
provinces. Thus far there has been no
outbreak and no bloodshed.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is
reported to be favored by the new
regime as imperial president. Gottlieb
Won Jagow and General Baron Won
F'alkenhausen, former governor general
the new revolution.
While the movement has peen car
ried out rapidly and apparent order.
there is an under current of anxiety
among the people of Berlin as TO pos
sible future occurrences. Counter
measures are expected soon although
the Kapp government has taken pre-
cautions to arrest those members of
the former government who could be
reached.
The overthrow of the Ebert govern
ment was announced in a proclama-
ton issued at 10 o'clock this morning
after revolving troops from the
suburbs had entered Berlin and oc-
cupied the Wilhelmstrassee. Up to,
that hour the movement had proved a
peaceful one, no disorders developing.
The proclamation declared that the
entire authority of the state has passed
into the hands of General Provincial
Director Kapp as imperial chancellor
and premier of Prussia.
The proclamation, issued over the
signature of Imperial Chancellor napp.
says the mandate on the national as
sennbly TO create a constitution and
conclude peace has expired and it de-
clares tho national assembly dissolved.
1T adds:
CAS- soon as internal order has been
restored we shall return to constitu-
tional conditions and prescribe new
elections
II was announced General Baron Won
Tuettwitz had been appointed COM
mander in chief of the military by the
chancellor and that new government
nof order. freedom and action" was
haipnr formed.
At 10 O'Clock the city was still pre-
serving for the moment its usual as
pect. Carriages, taxicabs and street
cars were in movement as though
nothing had happened.
There was no change in the appear
anee of Inter den Linden except for
the presence of a considerable body of
troops at Brandenburg gate, the Ad-
ION hotel. and the corner of Unter den
Linden and the wilhelmstrasse.
The proclamation appeared at this
corner at 10 o'clock in the morning.
4 mounted soldier. fully armed and
helneted, rode up and handed the
nroc1amation TO a small group of
neople. The proclamation later was
read on street corners in various parts
of the city.
President Ebert. meanwhile. had left
the city.
The president and his wife quit
Berlin at s o'clock this morning. The
4roons. which made the descent upon
Berlin were for the most part quar-
tered in the suburb of Doeberitz, and
included troops which had recently
returned from the Baltic provinces.
The threat of their movement devel-
oped at midnight. When it became
known that they were advancing. the
official agent states. General Won
Oldershausen began negotiations with
the naval brigade. which formed part
of the contingent. The demands made
by the brigade were discussed by the
cabinqF which sat until the early
mornM Z. the news agency ADDS. Ihe
- IDS We're subsequently rejected
the troops entered Berlin and
eded TO the occupation of the
eIms Lrassee.
be agency also announced the
ing of general strike by the
al democratic. party (the majority
ialists, the dominant party winch
supported the Ebert government.
of which President Ebert. Premier
h- and Foreign Minister Mueller
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