New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
Ebert's Truce
Rejected by
Red Leaders
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Post to-day. Il gives the list Of the
remodelled ministry as follows;
Premier-Gustav Bauer.
vice-Chancellor and Minister Of
Justice--Dr. Schiller.
Minister OF Foreign Affairs--Dr. Her
man Mueller.
Minister Of the Interior-Herr Koch.
Minister Of Defense-Herr Gessler.
Minister OF Finance-Captain Fisher
Cuno.
Minister Of the Treasury-Herr Boltz.
Minister Of Transport-Dr. Bell.
Minister Of Labor-Herr Schlike.
Minister Of Reccnstruction-Herr
S!lberschmidt.
Minister Of Economy-Dr. Schmidt.
Minister Of Posts and Telegraphs-
Herr Giesberts.
Minister without Portfolio--Dr. Edu-
ard David.
The Ministers not in the old Cabinet
are Herr Gessler, who is Mayor Of
Nuremburg; Captain Cuno, who is the
Director of the Hamburg American
Steamship Company; Herr Boltz and
of the Builders Trade Union.
Socialist Press Dissatisfied
The newspapers generally do not ap-
pear to be satisfied with the makeup
of the Cabinet, especially the Socialist
organs, which consider that the course
of events has entitled them to expect
strong leaning to the Left in the
governments policy. The appointment
of Captain Cuno(is particularly dis
pleasing to them, he being regarded
as member of the Right.
The "Lokal-Anzeiger" reports that
Captain Cuno declined to accept the
To-day's newspapers report that the
anticipated. they add, that Gustav
Noske, who has resigned as Minister
of Defense in the National Cabinet,
will be offered post in the new Prus-
sian Cabinet.
The "Tageblatt" to-day denies. on
the authority of the Chancellery, that
warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of General Ludendorff, as was re-
Gently reported.
dorff in the events leading up to Dr.
kapp's coup are not yet clear. but it is
variously, asserted that he was the
master mind of the plot 1t is recalled
that the day after Kapps entry into
Berlin the anti-Socialistic "Stras-
burger Zeituneg," under the caption
Fall of the Jews Government" open
spirit of the revolt.
Planned to Delay Outbreak
The frankfort Zeitung" speaks of
"the finely woven net spread over the
whole empire by Ludendorff," who, it
says, had planned later date for the
outbreak, but did not hesitate to take
the helm when events precipitated
themselves.
This paper adds: "Kapp is too much |
civilian in ideas and methods for
Ludendorff, who has again shown him
self to be man OF. ruthlessness and
frightfulness, and it is only due to
did not assume greater proportions and
that a general massacre was avoided"
A bill has been introduced in the
imperial council to permit the trial of
military persons by civil courts on
charges Of high treason.
Planned Military Revolt
"The Zeitung am Mittag" says the
plot originated in the spring of last
year, but was twice postponed. The
leading spirits from the start were
Colonel Bauer, Ludendorff's intimate,
and CAPTAIN Pabst. They were after
ward joined by DR.. Kapp and Major
General Won Luettwitz.
The plan, according to the paper, was
to provoke military revolt last June,
when the Versailles treaty was before
the National Assembly at Weimar Sig
nature was to be refused by the new
government, and Won Luettwitz was
supposed to have the support of ma
jority of the officers corps. To avoid
the appearance Of monarchist plot,
it was intended to offer Gustav Noske
the dictatorship, but Noske, who fore
saw failure, persuaded Won Luettwitz
to desist.
Won Luettwitz assented, but bidel
his time, and the malcontents organ
lied a system of intelligence for
periodically testing the spirit of the
troops and utilized the enforced re-
duction of the army to weed out the
uncertain elements, retaining only
those considered safe.
Last August Won Luettwitz believed
the time had come, but his own friends
dissuaded him, as the undertaking was
held to be too dangerous. The present
coup, the third attempt, was prepared
with the utmost secrecy. Won Luett