Evening star., 1920-11-28
DENIES bAVAR|ANS
PLOT FOR MONARCH
Idea of 0verrunning of Ger.
many Repudiated by Presi-
dent Won Kahr.
GUARD is FOR PEACE
Ludendorf Carries Rifle on GUAR
as His Turn
Comes.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, November 26. Repor;
that organizations have been forme,
IN Bavaria for the purpose of ro
storing the monarchy and establish
ing bavarian domination over Ger
many were discredited by Minister
president Won Kahr of Bavaria to
day. He is in Berlin dlscussn,
Bavarian affairs with the centra
government. and was requested b,
the Associated Press to issue a state
ment concerning affairs in that sec
tion or the country. Assertion ha
oeen made that rumors relative e
separatist and revolutionary move
ments of various sorts in Bayart,
nave been circulated by opponent
OF the present Bavarian coalltio,
government, which is bourgeois ans
violently opposed by communists ans
Independent socialists IN GERMANY
Much that is misleading has beer
sald." said President Won kahr
about the einwonnerwehr and tn.
orsesch in Bavaria. These rumors
nave placed Bavaria and Bavariani
IN talse light in other parts o.
Germany and abroad" 8
Citizens Guard Described.
In the first place, let me say thas
orgesch does not exist in Bavarias
ne said. Herr Escherich is heae
of the Einwohnerwefr, SO l will con.
une my discussion to that orGanizar
tion. The einw ohnerwehr is not un.
IKE the law and order committee
wh'ch some American communities
have organized to protect them
selves against rowyism. pillage ane
disorder. 1t was brought into ex.
istence by Herr Auer. social demo.
cratic minister of the interior, II
1918. He was shot by rioters and lay
Tor long time at the point of death
He still is supporter of the organ.
ization he fathered.
1T is an organization of deceus
citizens of all political faiths to pre-
renee of bolshevik riots II is under
oath to check revolutionary moves
ments. whether they start from the
extreme radicals or the extreme COM
servatives."
How many members has the elm
wohnerwehr?" he vas asked "a
Possibly 100000" he answered.
And probably MANY less than thai
figure. as the organization is very
loose and members are constantly
dining and resigning.' u
Are there any parts of bavaria
where the einwohnerwehr does nos
exist?"
Widespread Organization.
NO" he replied Citizens havs
organized generally Each village OF
farming community elects its owp
leader. who frequently has had nc
military training. Community lead
ers elect county leaders who. in turn.
elect provincial leaders These have
elected Herr Escherich as head of thu
organization throughout bavaria. II
is sort of volunteer fire department
which stands ready to meet emeE
gencies which arise and threaten ths
public peace"
"The einwohnerwehr" he cohs
tinued. sis not a military organizas
ton in the usual sense OF the term.
and military men alike, many et
yrhorf are over or under r'ilitarY
age and are physically unfit for mil.
itary service"
Ne declared reports that Cen. Lu-
dendorff was n nerher Of the gen
oral star nrohabv aroea sow t'fe
fact that he Joined the einwohner1
sr.hr at rS---ioshoa'ra s-hurh OF
Munich where he lives and he car
ries rifle on guard duty tuet the
same as other citizens. determined
to keep the peace.
Aslsad ~ he believed the entents
would insist that the einwoh"er-ehr
be dissolved on January 1. when Ger
,ponv's. niritnrv strength under the
yarsai,las <~ee<y ~s~>t he ref-eed 70
1nn 900 men. President Won kahr re-
piled:
To Combat Bolshevfsts.
'Not il the entente thoroughly un,
derstands the nature of the organi-
zation. With the reduction or the
regular army. the need for the
einwohnerwehr will be all the great
er. Bavaria and all Germany must
have order and peace if they are to
meet the financial demands OF the
entente How can re work ana re,
store our ruined industries II a smail
bolshevik minority is allowed 10 To-
ment this order and breed unrest IN
Germany? The bolsheviki are Try.
ing to extend disorder throughout
the civilized world. hoping TO create
a world revolution.
In response to a question reeao
;ng the actual numerical strength OF
the communistic and other factions
of the extreme left, which is OPP.
nosing the einwohnerwehr. he re-
"F'rom 90 to 25 per cent OF the
people. judging from election ns
ureS.