Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-20

listers ALREADY tnere suoulu theS uceih ~
advisable.
The Baltic troops retiring from Ber
lin have intrcnChed themselves at the
geological Gardens and at Charlotten-
burg. on the west side of Berlin, accord
ing to reliable reports received here,
Paris. March 20.-(By a. P
4 dispatch from Cologne KOelner
Tageblatt says that President Ebert
has arrived in Berlin and requested
Philipp Srheidemann, former minister
of foreign affairs, t. form cabinet.
The dispatch adds that Bavarian.
Wucrtcmbcrg and Silcsian troops have
been sent TO the Rhenish Wcstphalian
industrial districts.
Berlin. March 10 delayed. -, BY
4. p. "A party of soldiers attempting
to pass the AleXnndcrpatz this after
noon was stopped by II crowd. where
upon the soldiers fired machine guns.
killing several people. The number
killed is placed at about eighty Sew
cral persons were also killed III II clash
at PottsdamCrplatZ.
The general strike situation in the city
remains unchanged. The postal services
and the railways and tramways were at
Il SIunuSllll, anu NV WV 'lIlI'll' anu WV
graph employees threatened to strike at
any moment.
The American embassy has notified
the American newspaper men that
should the situation become dangerous.
they and their families can find refuge
at the embassy.
The attorney general la, instigated
proceedings against Major General Won
Lucttwitz. Gottlicb won .Jagow and
others identified with tn" revolt.
Representatives of Great Britain,
Italy and Belgium in this city visited
Vice Chancellor Schiller today and con
graduated the government on the speedy
removal OF the kappist uSurpcrS. ac-
cording to ScmiotIirial news agency an
nOunCemcnt
They assured Herr Schiller. it is said
that Ent"nt" representatives had not
recognized the leaders Of the revolt, but
had remained sympathetic to the con
stitutiOnal government and expressed
the hope that the new crisis caused by
the general strike might be quickly
overcome.
LORD Kimaruock. British charge
d affairrS here. is quoted HS saying the
granting of supplies and raw materials
10 trrmanN WOUIu Dr possible Only II
constitutional conditions prevailed and
there could be- no such assistance il
peace and order were disturbed,
stormy incidents are expected when
the National Assembly takes up the
question of amnesty for the leaders OF
the rpactionary revolt against the Ebert
government. Public sentiment here Is
bitter against the Baltic troops and
proposals to grant pardons to the revo-
iutionistS are certain to be opposed.
Government officials who have talked
with newspaper men assert no amnesty
agreement was coached between them
and Dr.. WOlfgang kapp before the lat
te? left Berlin. but their assertions
are contradlctcd by followers OF the
usurping chancellor.
The Communists are reported to bt
gaining headway in SaXOuy and West
phalia. A Soviet republic has been pro
claimed at Chemnitz and Plcuen.
In the Ruhr basin the Minority So
cialists have given an order to end thu
strike. but it is doubted il the order Il
| obeyed by the Communists. who con
tinue masters of the situation a
Bochum. DOrtmund and Gclsenkirchen
On the other hand the Communist shav'
been badly beaten at Sol.ngen anC
Elberfeld, where they put 5000 men II
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