Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-23
PARTAC|STS ADOPT
WHOLE HOG POLICY
Issue Ultimatum Demanding
Full Control of the German
Government.
RUHR VALLEY IN RED HANDS
Situation Very Grave, With Re-
ports of Communist Gains and
Food at Fabulous Prices.

lBy Associated pr.ss
berlin. March 22-Gustav Nos,-o
Minister OF Defense, presented his resir.
nation to President Ebert this nfter.
noon, and the President accented r.
1t is announced that the indepenaen,a
today demanded 4 definite labor Cabi
net, and that tho government is con-
siderinG the demand
The whole Ebert Bauer c,abine,
probably will resign, ACCORDING to
latest advices from Berlin. The crisis
mas been brought about By the great
opposition aroused by the agreemcntl
with the trade unions, especially in
the rural districts.
Situation Very Serious.
The situation in the western inans.
.,ini rSsions ana In upper Silcsia par
,iieuiariy ,i Bresiau' is still very serious.
iations however. are calm cvervwhar,
me peasants In Western Germany are
pfrepaF,nE to cut OF the food supplies
from the troubled industrial ccnterS
Eight thousand persons have been
kliled throughout the empire since tho
happ revolution.
scribed by tho Ministry OF Defense as
extremely serious.
thr6n,1 mon ,oGa Sannot n. paint the, situation
official at the ministry declared to tho
correspondents after \ survey OF the
repg5.s Ports had como in.
The situation in Berlin itself is
bad In one case a company of volun-
teers was overpowered by Spartacan
iorGes. it's officers killed and their
nodles mutllated. This occurred near
the Johannestal aviation grounds The
government forces rccaptured Adlrrss
nor and Johannestal, from which they
had fn been driven. killing twenty OF tht
Seu troops and capturing twcnty-four
others, who We're promptly executed
Inc southern and eastern parts or
Lermany are quiet. although unrest
population In Pomerania anu Mecklcn-
ours. The Communists are still in
charge at Stettin. AZ Klei. which the
troops had left. conditions were quiet
"Iron Guard" to Protect berlin.
The marine brigade and the Baltic
troops, which occupied Berlin during
the kapp regime, have been cleared
out from Charlottenburg and have
oncDeritz camp. where all are reiittiug
These troops. 1t was stated, VIII be
counted as the chief protectors OF Ber-
lin. Ncukoelln and Tempelhof. the
workingmen's residence quarters in the
suburbs. have been Quieted by govern
ment troop activities.
, Al krcleld. twelve miles northwest OF
Dusseldorf, armed workmen have taken
the whole Industrial organization and
me me Reichswehr is powcrlcss to dea!
The food situation, particularly IN
the larger towns. is causing alarm
,vorso aGondifions ito in the Ruhr district are
Drensteinfurt. in Westphalia, south
east Of Muenster. had been taken by
the Communists and the movement IS
spreading north and east.
Pitched Battics Fought.
Pitched battles have been fought in
the Ruhr district and two crack regi-
ments H Of goyernment troops have been
iorccd TO fall back on the fortress o,
Wcsel. on the right bank of the Rhine.
tWenty-two miles northwest OF Essen.
on both sides. Ten officers in one regl-
ment were killed. The Red army Was
well equipped with artillery.
number, at least 10000 and some esti-
mate them ut 10000. They are well
organized. are old shock troops and
chine guns and mine throwers. and
having batteries Of 71-centimcter Held
guns ms with VII plenty plenty Of ammunition.
milan Harden, is commander of these
Troops; troops, Hs | is known as the man who
blaming the German government FOR
starting the world war, and was also
prom ncnt in the. Spartacist troubles
January. 1918"
The Ebert government is concentrat-
ing troops and planning to surround
tile Ruhr Valley and force the SPARTA
cists To capitulatc.
Food mt Enormous Iricex.
mere mas peen little change in the
strike situation here since Yesterday
except the city railway today be,
gan fairly regular service. The
inner city and the adjacent streets still
present the aspect OF an armed camp,
The 'notnrs. machine guns and wire
ENGAGEMENTS were viewed by thou-
sands OF prnmenaders. but many OF the
streets were barred to traffic
Food is held nj fabulous prices OF
the rationed foodstufs neither pota-
toes nor bread can be obtained. Bread
baking is very Irregular. owing to
the shortage of water
~ general strike has been called in
Munich. and IL Is expected the move
ment will extend throughout Bavaria
unless stopped a. rcsult of the
negotiations now in progress to set
tic the demands OF the workingmen
TO pay, during the. period they were
on strike against the liapp regime.
An official report from Leipzig says
no further cXccsses have occurred In
that city, and that several points
evacuated by the workmen were oc-
cupied BY troops. In the suburbs.
however. the workmcn refused 10
abandon their positions. Further Com