New Britain herald., 1920-03-15


 attitude of the remenant of the Ger man navy to the new government had been received today at the navy department. Press dispatches last night from Berlin said the sailors were reported to have gone over to the revolutionists but this was /un- confirmed in an official dispatch filed from Berlin today. according to Lon don advices.
 Naval Surrender Expected.
 Surrender of the navy n.en to the reVolutionists was expected here, naval officials decla ring that such a move would be natural develop ment'' of the situaticS. Sentiment in the German navy, they said, was known to have undergone little change since the overthrow of the monarchist regime and might be ex- pected to rally to the support of the new government.
 The torpedo boats reported to have exchanged shots with the work ingmen at the KieI dockyards were believed to be those that have been kept under full complement for use in mine sweeping operations in the Bal JIG. Other naval craft which Ger many is permitted to retain under tiiO pVttbC treaty olucldIS Sd1u, DrOD- ably now are manned only by skele- ton crews. They comprise six old battleships. six light cruisers. twelve destroyers and twelve torpedo boats
 Seek Allied Recognition.
 London, March 15.-One of the first acts of the new government in Berlin was to request recognition from the Allied commission in Ger many, according to an official Brit 1sh message today. The request was ignored. the commissioners taking the attitude that they would not ex- tend recognition even to the extent of answering the communication
 An official message filed in Berlin at 6:30 o'clock last night said there was no confirmation of the reports that the sailors at Kiel and Altona had gone over to the new govern ment.
 Lord Kilmarnock, British charge d'affaires at Berlin. reported to the government here that the workmen of Cologne have discountenanced the new movement and had organized a demonstration for today in which he estimated 100000 persons would take part.
 Cologne was the first German cen- ter to resume it's industrial activity after the armistice.
 Are Forming Cabinet.
 4 conference took place in the chancellery in Berlin last night at which attempts were made to com- plete the cabinet of the new govern ment the Exchange Telegraph core spondent at Berlin reports. Dr. AL bert Suedekum. Prussian minister of finance: Herr Oeser, Prussian minis nf no, mig. pr. Schille, and August Win ming. former president of East Prus- sia, were participants in the confer ence. Herr Suedekum and Herr Oeser refused to accept places in the but the others arc re- ported to have agreed to enter it.
 It is believed that the list of the new ministry will be available today, the message added.
 To Double Guards.
 Paris, March 15, (Havas) s).-France contemplates sending three moro army corps to Wiesbaden Neustadt and Bonn. thus doubling her forces along the Rhine, according to the Petit Parisien. Marshal Foch will call a meeting of the supreme war Mayence. where he will confer today with Allied commanders. Reports req ching this city state that every step has been taken to main tain order in occupied districts of Germany and that the interA1lied com mission for the Rhenish province has received the German high commissioner after. hay ing conferred with Allied military leaders.
 Country Apparently Calm
 Information received here would seem to indicate the utmost calm is 1