New-York tribune., 1920-03-16
Factions Meet TO
Proclaim S0piet
Socialists and Con,n,u-
1aists at Mannheim, Ain,
to Utilize the Situation

PARIS. March Is (By The Associated
Press) Independent Socialists and
Communists met yesterday at Mann
helm and decided to take advantage OF
the present situation in Germany and
proclaim Soviet government, accord
ing to advices from Basle, the news
having recahed that city by telephone
Majority and Independent Socialists
throughout Germany appear TO be unit
ing against the military movement in
itiated at Berlin, according to a Basel
dispatch to "L'Information."
Chancellor Kapp, of the new German
government, has issued an appeal re-
questing the farmers to make efforts to
supply bread and other necessary food
products to the workers in the cities.
The latest advces to the Foreign Of
fice from Berlin, it was said to-day, in
dicated that the revolution in Prussia
thus far had been confined to the mill
tary and the panG German party and
was without other political support
Leaders of the Conservative parties and
such industrial leaders as DR.. Walter
Rathenau, president of the German
General Electric Company, it was de-
clared, had condemned the movement.
From all the information thus far
received, it was added, the impression
in official circles was that the mill
tary party could hold possession of
Berlin and other important centers and
prolong the state of uncertainty for
some time, possibly q month or two.
but that without the support of other
political elements than the Pam Ger
man*party the movement was doomed
to failure.
Herr Rathenau, according to an Of
ficial dispatch received at the Quai
dOrsay, has characterized the leaders
OF the counter-revolution as "brutes."
M. Bruyere has been appointed by
the French government as its unofficial
representative at Stuttgart, the pro-
and will leave Paris late to-day for
that city, whore he will watch the
course of events.
Maurice Paleologuc, General Secre-
tasrry Of the Foreign Office, paid visit
this afternoon to DR.. Won Mayer, the
German Charge d'Affaires here, and in
formed him of NJ. Bruyere's appoint
ment.
kapp Aids "Adventurers"
The dispatches received by DR.. Won
" uiCu Cuc ITSuCN QIIlCldl
view that the hold of the kapp govern
ment in Berlin was not likely to be of
long duration. Kapp's support was
considered by the charge, he indicated
to be hardly more than that of military
adventurers. The Kapp adhercnts. ac-
cording to DR.. Won Mayors information
had learned by to-day that they had no
chance of succeeding, but were still
trying vainly to obtain the support of
the labor parties.
The attitude of the French govern
ment is simply one of expectancy, it
finding no reason to interfere with
Germany's internal affairs and taking
only such precautions as the indicated
revival of the military spirit in Prus-
sia demands. Whatever may prove to
be eventually the regularly consti-
tuted government of Prussia and the
other states in the former German EN-
pire is prcoccupying French official
circles to a lesser degree than the ex-
ecution of the Treaty of Versailles.
upon which the French government, it
was indicated will remain absolutely
firm.
Some significance is attached here to
a conference which Premier Millerand
had this morning with General Mangin,
former commander in chief of the
French forces on the Rhine. No dis
satisfaction is felt here with General
Degoutee, at present in command, but
1t is not forgotten that the name of