Evening star., 1920-03-22
EBERT OFFICIALS
LEAVE FOR berlin
HEAVILY GUARDED
NoSke Says, "They Will Be
Surprised to See Nc
Wearing Helmet"
By the Associa ted Press.

wearing Helmet"
By the Associa ted Press
STUTTGART. March 2O-The Ebert
government officials Left for Berlin to-
night on two special trains, ths more
prominent officials including Minister Of
Defense Noske. departing on the last
train. squad OF soldiers with ma
chine guns will guard the trains.
Herr Noske is quoted as saying on
his departure:
They thought I'd come back in a
top hat, but they'll be surprised to see
me come back wearing a helmet"
Noske. before leaving here said he
would soon restore order in Germany.
he declared that the reichswehr
troops were not all for Kapp. that
SUCH reports were exaggerated. and
That they were really behind the Ebert
government.
Reports from Mannheim say the
bridges on the south side Of the Neckar
river nave been closed to prevent the
spread Of unrest that his appeared in
the factories of Mannheim and the
suburbs.
Reinforcements are reported to be
gradually reaching Gen. Won Waiter,
VINO will command the government
force OF 10000 men being concentrated
against the red army that took Essen.
Omclal reports say that most of the
cetchewehr troops escaped from Essen.
but that some were captured and dis
armed and some shot. Indications are
that 1T Will probably be four days
hence before Gen. Won Waiter will be
reaoy to begin his campaign.
Damage Ii Enormous.
/ STUTTGART. March 20 (by the
Associated Press,.-The immensity
Of the damage caused in Germany
py the revolution and the consequent
uprising and the governments pres
ent determination to prosecute the
guilty were voiced by President Ebert
today
Il am optimistic enough to think
that the damage has not been catas-
trophal. and that is also the opinion
OF the cabinet" President Ebert said
Il am sorry the events of the last
circles in Germany that think the
distress Of the lost war not great
enough. They are the same groups
that always desired war: they are
the incitors Of the militarists and
reactiona ries."
Regarding punishment of the Kapp
leaders and the expectation bv some
that the state Of siege would make
necessary the execution of all the
| guilty. the president declared
Those guilty shall feel the full
weight Of the law. All officers of
| responsible position and all leading
civilians who joined willfully will be
regarded as guilty, be charged with
high treason and might be punished
with penal servitude''
Regarding executions under martial
| law. Herr Ebert said: THE lawyers
VIII determine. Perhaps some will
be executed. besides the conhscation
OF their property. We want to pun
ish the leaders. but to spare those
who We're forced into the movement
or acted through ignorance"
The president said it takes time
to restore complete quiet. but de-
well.
Government Announcement.
I: A government announcement TODAY
| gives the terms Of the agreement
reached by Chancellor Bauer and other
government representatives with lead
ers Of the striking elements in Berlin.
The statement enumerates eight
tagreed in order to secure a cessa-
! ton Of the general strike. The points
follow: ~sei :
- Revision of the cabinet:
| Disarmament and punishment of
those who participated in, the Kapp
| revolution;
/ Changes in the personnel Of GER
| tain federal Offices:
/ Speedy characterization of the en-
/ tire administrations;
\ Enactment of new social leEisIa-
T, tion;
J Immediate naturalization of the
coal. potash and other industries;
T Campaign against food hoarders
and prof1teers:
Disba ndment of disloyal military
units and the substitution Of demo-
cratic organizations without class dis
itinction.
The document concludes:
I'VE learn that Minister Noske
.i I q n nf of III To
Hsine (PrusSian minister of the in
terior) have rendered their resig-
nations"
Sharp Fighting Friday Night.
Sharp fighting occurred in Berlin Fri
day night between some of the Baltic
troops and new police in which many
persorfs were killed or wounded accord
ing to message from the capital. AL
! though the general strike has been
called off, the message Gays, the work.
men are showing reluctance to return to
work They are demanding at least a
days pay for time lost, recalling that
it was the government who called the
strike.
The city of Nuremberg has ended it's
five days paralysis. which was marked
by civil warfare, rjoting and an attempt
by bo1sheviki to rush the public places
and control the town. Telephone mes
| sages from Nuremberg conveyed this in
/ ing. The casualties during the five red
| days have not been tabulated, but they
| are heavy.
I, On Wednesday group of sailors
armed with rifles and fixed bayonets-
although the rifles were without locks
and. therefore. unable to fire-seized two
automobiles. and after proceeding
through the city. tried to rush the post
Office, where it was known thirteen mil
lion marks of government money was
stored. Another group. meanwhile, tried
to seize the station nearby Reichswehr
troops came ur hastily and beat off the
attacks. killing twenty and wounding
sixty others.
Trouble started in the stockyards
Thursday. There was little bloodshed on
Friday. and the reichswehr and citizen
guards regained control of the city The
men began to go back to work today ;
the situation is approaching normal, and
industries are beginning to function.