Evening star., 1920-03-18
VARIED REASONS
ASSIGNED IN FALL
Of KAPP REGIME

| Ey the associated Frrss
LONDON. March 1S-The P-ussiar
premier. raui Iiirsch. has issued n state
rnent that the Kapnist dictatcrshin has
| collapsed. says a Central News Berlir
over the command Of the troops ,oyal It
IN, i.trrt regime for the Iu.Dc 80 ol
Irna;ntItHiug order The EaIIic troops
! lC>rce'rd and the ban on news7r, ,.cTs an,
! .',"i hDtt.. lifted.
! TT r..l7"lv workers 1.uion has de-
c:i"i =" "ur off the s'r;s.".
'isna"r OF Cnu,,uunissx.
! Tar 'rHd"n Tim uuda- r6s MAJ
t"i''"'-"~ ff-.'I well informed s."'j .
in f.>-t.9 70, Ceived ~ To0H al H''..rs-.6 !:
CORY ;hr Impression t.a' r+. s.,s.r-
f"H Ia ternln-', y serious. TIC :; =
ton Is :, al'at n.rtiyE!a, sor. uf"r-
S-!h h".i '''tice-tElt II i-h, =: or I.1>-
H.. -"rI, fresh ccnIn.u1t t.NT---'H hnEE'I
y Soi' 'C quarters to =" pt less unportar:-'
| 'i"" th'- In' mace Of ",t ts".n. so.::tl,.,
2'5 communist act .vit!cs
SHN. nc this are NOS wanting. SAYS
B'Er TiTno$. and the action Of sunon of II"
iHTr"?ud"rt socialists III joining the
Ht&i E.i"n : councils is regarded as sig
n'h,trt. Il is also stated that Nosle
r"r d.E'i ;H2 Spar'tctSt outrn~ss in some
III i''e fi.b' ..ltS$ as ScltDr;S.
No confirmation Of the reported
resignation of Chancellor Kapn. the
Times t'NS, has been rec, iNed in off
Cl1l c.rc'es in IOndoa. but there is
ground for believing that his action
may n part be ascrihed to loss of
n rye. Eie may. too. have been iniu-
cncci by news Of an" great demon
S.rst!Cn a. Cologne Morsiay to pro-
test against his government. which
was attended by 200, 900 people
Republic Proclaimed.
LONDON March 17-Trh. situation
in Berlin last night was serious, the
de faCto government apparently hav-
ing good ground for fearing Il general
rising by the socialists it is declar re 4
in telegram from Hamburg for
wardeG by the Central News CORE
spondent at Copenha gen.
1t is reported adds the message,
that the independent socialists and
communists proclaimed a republic and
sent Chancellor kapp list contain
ing the names of their new mini stry.
t"Sether with an ulIilnatum. The
chancellor replied with dccla ration
that MARTA! law would be drastically
Throughout the city to he sirengt them
ed and warned the citizens that they
must be indoors by nightfall.
The reStlessrcss of the communists
and the audacity of their leaders ih
the industrial districts caused con-
sidtTa BILE anxiety. according to the Of
ficial messages. 1t was pointed out
that if the kapp government col
lapsed the old regime would be com-
pelletf to take a firm hand against the
bolshevist elements. and the difficulty
of suppresSing them would be in pro-
portion to the length of time required
to install a government with power
to execute its orders.
Dead Mt Essen Total FOrtS-Four.
Forty-four persons have been killed
in Essen. according to an official Brit
iSh telegram.
The wireless press received the fol-
lowing message from Berlin early to-
day, transmitted through the German
government wireless station:
"In Berlin the situation is unchang-
ed ard the town is quiet. Only at
a few points encounters have occurred
between the military and the popu-
lation. The strike continues and
most of the shops. business houses
and restaurants are closed. @Negotia-
tions between the political parties re-
garding re-establishment of a normal
situation and the maintenance, of pub
lie order and safety continut."', Il: +:
The Berlin correspondent of the
London Times says that Kapp's de-
c sion to resign was Influenced by the
reichsbanks refusal to execute the
new governments orders.