The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-03-18

REVOLUTIONARY TROOPS m FULL CHARGE
London, March Revolutionary troops entered
Berlin today agency dispatch asserted The
utonares declared the government overthrown. GA
Berlin dispatch from Carl d. Groa United Press staff
respondent confirmed the agency dispatch that the
government of President Ebert first head of the German
republic had been overthrown The Berlin dispatch did
not mention the revolutionary troops however, but said
the revolution peaceful Earlier dispatches said Gen.
ea RehsWer and public security forces of Gustav Noske
had been confined to the barracks and ordered to be ready
DR.. Kapp who has assumed the chancellorship, is
known violent reactonary and has opposed the Ebert
government since its INCEPTION AS head Of the powerful
atherand party he was considered an advocate for re-
soration Of the monarchy Knapp has been reported as
closely in touch with the activities of the pan-German-
lists groups who have been knocking Field Marshal Won
|Hndenburg for the presidency.
Fall of the Ebert government may be fraughted with
more reaching consequences The allies leaders have
made every effort to insure its security publicly declaring
|ger the treaty of Versailles.
Ebert depended for his support largely the troops
Gustav Noske his minister of Defense who crushed the
Sparcans and other radical outbreaks While Noske had
full control over the Rechswer volunteer troops his hold
on the regular weak and disaecton of this ele
men aided the officers to retain secretly their alegence
to the former kaiser probably forcing Nosk to give up
post without fighting. Reports that revolution brew
ling has been current for months.
Pan-Germanists and monarchises recently have gain
ed powerful revelations in the Erzberger Heerch trial.
weakening the confidence Of the people in the Ebert adj
mnistraton and giving the reaconares an opportunity
that they did not miss to crysaze opinion against the
government
Probable fall of the Ebert government was first pre-
dced by the United Press when Baron Curt Won Lersner
resigned head of the German delegation in Paris and
returned to Berlin refusing to sign the peace protocol
forcing provisions of the treaty of Versailles The proo
col was later delivered to Berlin through the foreign office
Ebert always has been considered an nteoper by the
arstocrats of the old kaiser regime His lowy birth has
been held to scorn time and again by the military clique
The revolution brings the allies face to face with these
problems:
Forcing the new government to adhere to the treaty
of Versailles.
former kaiser nerned in that country that he will be
so guarded that there will be opportunity for his re-
turn to Germany
Forcing the government to adhere to the allies
decision to make Germany punish her war guilty by trial
before German tribunal at Lepsig.
General Won LuttWitz, who was commander of the l.
and lieutenant of Noske apparently was guilty.
of complete deception to his chief He accused yester
day of being implicated in the plot when was first dis
by the Noske has been accused
Of dsoyay to the Ebert government Todays successful
Coup was the result of careful preparation both by propa
ganda among the and careful work among army
officers by the reactonaries
Radical and industrial outbreaks gave them their first
chance at the time of the first Sparcan outbreaks when
fears were felt in allied circles for the safety of the
government The Germanists and monarchists did
erythng in their power to embarass President Ebert
Noske however, succeeded in bosterng up the strength
Of the administration by ruthessy depressing each dis
turbance The reactonares found their next opportunity
when the allied demand for the punishment Of German
guilty and lists of accused were forwarded to Berlin
These lists brought storm of indignation from every
section Of Germany The Ebert government in series
of notes warned the allies that could not it dared not
turn the accused to the allies for trial before the en-
tente military tribunals
The government practically told the allied premiers
that surrender Of the accused ?eutons including many
powerful figures the old kaserstc clique aimed for the