The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-18
REBEL LEADER HAS FORMALLY HANDED IN HIS RESERVATION Considers Mission Fulfilled and Voluntarily Restores Power to the Bauer
 Government
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 Berlin, March 17.-Wolf- gang Kapp has fled Berlin, leaving the chanceIlory in an automobile at 6 o'clock this evening.
 It is stated that the com munists are constructing bar ricades at many places in the northern and northeastcrn sections of the city.
 The leaders of the general strike have issued a proclama- tion, saying:
 "The general strike of the railway men has been conn pletely successful and there fore it is suspended forwith." Troops commanded by General Won Luettwitz which have been support ing the reactionary revolt in this city, will have left Berlin by Thurs day evening at the latest according to an announcement by Dr. Hirsch, Prussian premier. Security guards and loyal regular troops will then take over control of the capital
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 Paris. March 1S.--Orders for the arrest of pr. Wolfgang Kapp, who assumed control of German govern mental affairs in Berlin last Satur- Eday, General von Luettwitz, his mil- itary lieutenant, and other leaders in the revolt. were issued by Gustav Noske. minister of defense of the Ebert government last night, accord ing to a Zurich dispatch to the Petit Parisien.
 py Asssslatsd rrsn | Berlin. March 17.-After holding the reigns of power for less than five days, Dr. Wolf gang Kapp, the self appointed Chancellor and dictator. has retired from office and control. He resigned today, and an or ficial communication ex- X plained that the chancellor considered q his mission fulfilled when the old government de- cided to meet the most essen +;al demands addressed to 1t.
 Ha wan also moved to this action by the extreme necessity of the fatherlano' whidh demanded union against the dangers of bolshevisH, he said-
 The official communique announclns .he reairnation of Chancellor Kapp endeavors to give . patriotic aspect to his withdrawal
 It says:
 -..--t.rflv decided te fulfilr the
 -est essenffal political demands
 .sdressed te it, the rejection of
 witch on Saturday led to the es-
 tabIishmenf of the kapp govern
 ment, Chancellor KaDD consider
 his misaion fulfilled and retires'
 resignine the executive power
 awain into the hands of the Mi-s-
 t.rx conmander-in-chief.
 ..s. thiu he is moved to the con-
 v,ctton of the extreme necesstty q
 sr. f.therland which denands
 .s,s --fe. Of all against the an-
 .,ssI.tfrw dangers of bolshevism"
 The real circumstances of kapp's re' tirement are still shrouded IT mys' tery. An important factor ,n un' doubtedly is to be founu IT tne ue.D erations of the under secretaries an. sr,nerial council yesterday, which Maj ren von Luettwitz attended. Ins v;ews of this conference were tna hnth Kapp and von Luettwitz witn Srsw in order to terminate an intoier' able position. ,rAms,u
 LUETTWIIZ NOW DiCiAion .. van Iuettwitz agreed to this, nu when he returned Tto the cnahcei,o. z. s' he allowed himself to pe persu1ueu ' ch.nrA hfs mind and retain ofIiee Ts him has been delegates the executiye power by the former ectf,nary chancellors and It is eaA- | 1s..ft fo any what will nappeh -.w that Won Luettwttz remans 1Se rsiIftary dictator at Berlin. It is reported. however, that Gustav' Noske. minister of defense n Ane vl' Ebert government is coming ne VI night and Won Luestw.as ~ .ntharit'
 yr - Conference with the foreign cor respondenta yesterday. Kapp's pres chief made play with the Doisnes'S danger Tn second conferences dn e' tempt was made fo conceal 'he that the Berlin government was nNe' to be of only short duration. , Althouxh the general strike deal this government mortal blow. the de cisivc fact is that Kapp and his sup porters had no political prestige, tne' eovernment being built only W ma | chine guns-
 The statements made ct these con 4 ferences gave strange impression an esusd suspfcion that the cry of aiarr j about tho bolshevists was preHminar ' to the announcement of retreat n { chief of the press bureau warned tn correspondents against showing them selves h the streets, as communia revolt vas expected hourly
 EMPIRE COUNCIL. MEETS
 That any kind of compromise is ou Of the qu6effon now is doubtet PrsslGont Eboxt Of the old geveknuen oD oksonglx enfrenched at etutt9nr