New-York tribune., 1920-03-15

ment, who is organizing an army to
resist the kapp regime.
Of persons moved in the direction
Of the Mariendorff racecourse,
while detachment of marines, with
band and flying banners, marched
through the Brandenburg Gate and
Wilhelmstrasse. The troops we're
greeted with the waving of hand
kerchiefs from buildings along the
way.
In Franzosischestrasse this morn
Ing the firecocks were turned on by
workmen and water gashed into tho
cutters. Women and children could
be seen. hurrying to get supplies.
Some Of the hotels have their own
water supply and electric installa-
tions, so the guests scarcely felt the
| lack of water, which has already be-
gun to cause general suffering.
Toward noon, however, the walters
in the hotels ceased to work, and the
enough to lunch earlier than usual had
to hunt food for themselves. The GEN.
trail hotel kitchens closed at noon, and
little more than dry bread. coffee. tea
and cocoa were served. The walters
left at l o'clock.
! Monarchy Loudly Disclaimed
The government is making the great
est effort to convince the people that
this is republican and democratic
government. Automobiles rush through
the streets, carrying soldiers, who
throw bundles Of leaflets among the
crowds, while airplanes circle the city,
dropping leaflets everywhere. One Of
these, headed "The Monarchist Coup
Liz" says:
ises made to the people. We do not
want revolution, but a reconstruction"
The following proclamation of the
Saxon government is published to-day
in the "Dresdner Anzeiger" of Dres-
den:
Occurrences have taken place in
Berlin which are of the gravest menace
to the German commonwealth and it's
constitution. Mad reactionary insur-
buildings and presumed, in proclama-
tion, to declare the National Assembly
and the Prussian National Assembly
dissolved. The members of the Con-
| stitutional government have left Ber-
lin.
Threat of Ruin Charged
Germany is threatened with civil
war and thereby with complete ruin.
In this hour we call upon the entire
population to protect the democratic
constitutional and lawful government
dictatorship in Berlin must be pre-
vented by all available means. 1t is
expected that the reactionaries' mad
coup will speedily collapse in Berlin
az we'll as elsewhere. The government
hand-in-hand with the Liberal consti-
tutional parties, will see that all
further necessary measures are
adopted"
The State governments of Bavaria
Wurtemberg and Baden have pub
lished a joint declaration denouncine
pie that the progressive economic de-
; velopment Of the Southern German
States, which it is asserted produced
improved conditions and the rise il
German exchange, should be disturbed
from Berlin. 1t proclaims determine
ton to resist all unconstitutional ant
, reactionary Vaccinations and SAYS i
recognizes only the National Assembly
Similar proclamations have been is
and Hamburg.
| Guard to Maintain Order
The Imperial Bureau of Citize1
Guards has issued q proclamation call
ing on all members of the guard tt
"arm themselves to maintain peace ant
! order, so as to prevent civil war unit
) the nation can determine it's course"
, The new government denies that tht
greater part Of south Germany is op
posed to the revolution. The semi
/ official news agency processes to hav,
, learned that the south German regi
ments have espoused the cause of tn,
new government and that their com
- mander in chief fled.
kl 1t asserts also that General Merker
. at Dresden, declared for the new gov
ernment, whereupon President Ebert
Minister of Defense Noske and Chan
cellor Bauer of the old government
went to Stuttgart.
Chancellor Kapp issued proclama
{ tion to-day promising to order cleo
tions for the Reichstag as aoon q
quiet is restored and adding that dras
J, tic emergency DEGREES would only b
J. issued to an extent requisite for tn
maintenance of order and protection o
the economic life of the countr
!. against usurious exploitation and cor
j. ruption.
:. Resistance to Be Suppressed
4 The government, says the procla
nation, will protect the vital service
and workers, but will resolutely sup
press any resistance. Elections will
d be held within the next sixty days
J. Government officials who have as
, sumed power under DR.. Kapp are i
= communication with the Independer
70 Socialists with the idea Of interestin
them In the government and avoidin
=. general strike. Newspapers hav
been forbidden to issue editions fo
% the reason, it Is said, the governmen
ls 10 trying to forestall premature ou,
% break and strike. Newspaper CORE
spondsnts were at Arst permitted I
= send abroad only statements Of fac
. expression Of opinions az TO- the situs
l. tion being forbidden,
- Later the censorship has been n
y moved as result Of representation
Of the foreign correspondents, VIII
called on Or. Kapp and proteste
against the censorship Of Ignatius TT
. bitch Lincoln, once q member Of tn
. British Parliament, but who was ds
!. Re1ted from EnEland In 1919 after Ai