Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-16
Some Reports Say Neg
citations Between The
Factions Underway.
OTHERS SAY NO
TRUCE EXPECTED
Hindenburg Says He Is
Not Connected With
Revolution,
Associated Press

Germany's two governments, the
new one in Berlin and the old one in
Stuttgart, are still locked in a strug-
gle for supremacy. While the reports
through Paris today reiterate that
that negotiations are in progress for
a compromise, the Ebert government
IN Stuttgart is equally as positive
that no compromise will be consider
ed. On the face of the announcements
by the rival governments, today show
ed them being determined in con-
test for control.
Chancellor Kapp, of the new gov
ernment, is sitting tight in Berlin, but
he already feels the effect of the
weapons that the Socialists are using
to combat him, the general strike
Against this Chancellor Kapp declares
that most drastic measures will be
taken. Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg, mentioned as the choice of the
Kapp faction for the presidency, is
said by Hanover newspaper to have
publicly declared that he is not con-
nected with the Kapp revolution and
disproves of it. Fighting has been re-
ported in various points throughout
Germany.
DEMANDS RESERVATIONS.
STUTTGART, March 16-A refus-
al to negotiate with the Reactionary
Id h., nx. WI
Kapp, head Of the new government in
Berlin, was decided upon today by the
council Of the old cabinet. over which
President Ebert preside The uncon-
ditional resignation of the leaders of
the new government IS demanded by
Ebert
The cabinet which arrived this aft
ernoon from Dresden and the Nation
al Assembly will meet here Wednes-
day. Announcement has been made
that the Ebert government is in con
tact with almost all points in Ger
many.
AFFIRM REPORTS.
PARIS, March 16-Dispatches re-
ceived by the French Foreign office
today affirm the truth of the reports
that negotiations are going on be-
tween the Ebert and the Kapp gov
ernment.
ERZBERGER is ARRESTED.
LONDON, March 16-Matias Err
berger, former Finance Minister of
the Ebert government, has been ar
rested, according to a Berlin dispatch
dated Monday night to the Exchange
Company.
FIFTEEN KILLED AT STEGLITZ-
BERLIN, Mar 16-Fifteen are re-
ported killed and many wounded in
the fighting yesterday at Ste2litZ,
in the southwest outskirts of Berlin.
Four are reported killed and six woun-
ded at Charlottenburg.
WOMEN KILLED IN HAMBURG.
COPENHAGEN, Mar 16-Thirty
persons are reported killed, including
some women and children, in the
fighting yesterday at Hamburg ge-
tween civilians, guards and Baltic
troops.
SOVIET REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED
IN BAVARIA.
AMSTERDAM, March 16-A dis
match to the Handles Blad from Ber-
/ lin says that a Soviet republic has
| been proclaimed at Hof, Bavaria.
PROPOSE VIOLATE TREATY.
| GENEVA, Mar. 16-One condition
proposed to the Ebert government by
| General Won Luettz was, the demob-
oiization of the army of the empire
| so provided by the Versailles treaty,
must not be executed and war mater
| ials not destroyed, according to Pre-
| re1ier Bauer of the old government,
says a Stuttgart dispatch to the Nue
Zuricher Zeitung Bauer also quoted
Won Luettz as saying, ''the empire
instead should prepare for new
war"
Dutch ROat To Guard