The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-26
Workers Refuse to Stop Fight
ing Until Troops Withdraw.
HOstilities Resumed on Demand
They Surrender Weapons.
ARMOR CARS PUSH REDS BACK
Shells From Battle Strike Near
Belgian Frontier Fort.
Inter-Party Negotiations for
ReOrganizations Fruitless.

Berlin, March 26.-The cabinet OF
Gustav Bauer. former yesterday. re-
signed today.
Majority Socialists advised President
Ebert to order Hermann Mueller. who
was minister of foreign affairs, to
form a new cabinet
Amsterdam, March 26.-Decision
not to abandon the struggle in the
Ruhr district of Germany was reached
at a meeting of representatives of Ia
Dor councils of the Rhineland and
westphalia at Essen last night.
The only condition under which the
workers will consent to peace is the
withdrawal of government forces from
the Muenster military district, says the
dispatch received here.
Until these forces retire. armed
workers will undertake to maintain
public order in the district.
Refuse TO Surrender Arms.
Fighting at Wesel began Wednesday
morning when government troops sent
to secure arms the communists had
/ agreed to surrender were fired upon
with machine guns. says a Muenster
dispatch to the Telegraph.
On Wednesday night the command
er of the troops in Wesel demanded
that the reds withdraw to a line about
two miles south of the Lippe river and
surrender arms stored at Peddenburg-
] This was agreed to, it is said, but
( fighting developed when the COM
munists were asked to turn over the
arms.
/ Buderich. Rhenish Prussia. March
! 26.-Ebert government troops still
I held Wesel. across the Rhine north of
] here at o'clock Thursday afternoon
Fighting which had been in progress
during the day was seemingly dying
away at that hour and altho Wesel IS
under fire from artillery in the hands
I of the workers army. the troops had
succeeded in repellinS all infantry at
Jacks.
Thursdays battle opened during the
forenoon when the government troops
attacked workers forces which had ad-
vanced to within a few hundred yards
! of the Wesel bridgehead Moving rap
/ idly to the onslaught the regulars
drove the Reds south across the Lippe
river and southeast out of Lippe
! Schloss. In the meantime government
artillery opened fire upon the workers
| headquarters AT Lipperdorf and par
TALLY destroyed them.
] Working southwark from Iippe
Schloss and eastward from Upper
dorf. the regulars began a double flank
attack which swept the Reds back.
they being forced to retreat under
An armored train ..ushed along to-
ward the bridge across the Lippe
about three and n half miles from
Wesel and kept up a steady fire on
the workers.
Many shells fired by the workers
artillery flew wild during this strus-
gle. One of them struck at the gate
of Fort Bluecher on the Belgian bank
of the Rhine and then ricochetted,
bursting harmlessly.
Cannot Reach Agreement.
Berlin. March 26.-Inter- party de-
liberations looking to the reorganiza- :
tion of the German government had
been fruitless up until 7 o'clock this
evening. Unexpected attacks on Vice
, Premier Schiller and increased dis
sension in the wing of the Socialist
party led by Phillip Scheidemann.
former chancellor featured the day.
Schiller was sharply criticised by
the Right Socialists for alleged duplic-
ity in his negotiations with Dr. Wolf
gang Kapp. leader of the March Is
revolt and it was claimed ne had is
sued a premature and unauthorized
statement announcing the end of the
general strike The latter action. IL
| was said, had been taken without con-
sulting with officials OF the labor fed
Grafton. Democratic party leaders
rushed to the defense Of Doctor Schif-
fer, declared he had acted as a rep-
that he was not bound by party poll
tics.
Allies WatchfulIy Wait.
Paris, March 26.-The allies have
not as yet given or refused permis-
sion for German regular troops to eT-
ter the allied zone of occupation Or
the neutral zone. according to semi
official information today. It Is semi-
officially stated the allies have reach
ed an agreement as to guarantees to
be demanded from Germany in case
she desires to engage in military op-
Grafton in the zones in question. Neu-
trail permission will depend upon her
previous acceptance of the conditions.
. According to the same source there
is no further question of inter-allied
Intervention in the Ruhr district and
: the impression in official circles is
that there will be hesitation on the
part of the Germans themselves "a
: engage in operations there under con-
ditions the allies will impose.