The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-04-01
ReactionarieS Under Kapp and
LuettWitz Seize Berlin and
Gust Ebert.
GERMAN REPUBLIC DISSOLVED
Turkish Conditions Compel Allies to
Show Force Russia Again Seeks
Peace-Suprame Council on Eco
nomic Observation-Disclosures
Final Struggle In Senate
Over the Treaty.
BY EDWARD w. PlcKARD.

Germany now appears to be actually
in the throes of the counter-revolu-
tionary monarchist struggle that mas
doomed large of late in all the news
from Berlin. What has been the gov
eminent has now ceased to exist. The
mower of the state is in the hands of
the factions in favor of restoring
monarchy in Germany, with some rela-
tive of William Hohenzollern on the
throne. These factions have been try
ing to overthrow the republic and bring
about the downfall of President Ebert.
General Director Kapp is reported
to be at the head of this revolution"
General Luettwitz is slated to be COM
mander in chief OF the military forces.
These names indicate its reactionary
character. DR.. Kapp was president OF
the fatherland party, which favored
carrying on the war to the bitter end.-
After the> armistice the Socialists
clamored for his arrest, charging that
he had prolonged the war and hinder
ed peace.
Mai. Gen. Luettwitz was military
governor of Belgium in the early days
of the war. He is thoroughly Prussian
and has been strong in his opposition
to the peace terms. He has an Ameri-
can wife, born Cary, of Cleveland.
The military power behind Kapp
and Luettwitz is presumably troops re-
Gently returned from the Baltic states.
These troops are believed to be in con-
troll of Berlin.
All sorts of possibilities are in the
air. The national assembly has been
dissolved. The Socialist parties have
declared a general strike. Some sort
of a government is being formed. In
the meantime Kapp is practically
dictator.
Conditions in Turkey have been going
from bad to worse until the supreme
council of the allies has been driven
not only TO adopt drastic measures but
even to plan for the temporary tax
ing over of certain of the Turkish
government activities, including the
war department. If the Turks behave
themselves better and cease the mas
sacring of Armenians this control will
be only temporary. Urged especially
by Premier YenizeloS of Greece, the
council is said to have ordered the
occupation of important points in Ash
attic and European Turkey by allied
military and naval forces In the be-
lief that strong showing of military
force would bring the Turks around
to their senses. If this is not suffi-
cient, it may be necessary to start
operations against Mustapha Kennel
Pasha, the Turkish commander in
Asiatic Turkey, and it is believed
these would be carried out by the
Greek army OF 10000 men now in the
Smyrna region.
Since the recent massacre in Ma
rash similar outrages have occurred
in a number Of other places and it
is reported that Turks. Kurds and
Arabs are besieging Aintab, Urfa, Dia-
bekr Mardin and other towns. In
all these places there are American
relief workers who are in danger, and
many days ago Consul J. B. Jackson
at Aleppo asked our state department
TO send a squadron of warships to
Port Alexandretta. The French gar
risons. however, are the chief objects
of attack and considerable French re-
Inducements have been sert to Gill
cia.
The trouble in Turkey, which is
said to be directed from Berlin and
supported by the bOlSheyiki. is a part
of the general fight being put up in
Egypt, Mesopotamia. and other coun-
tries by so-cailed Dstionalists who are