New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
kerensky Says Conspiracy
to Annul Versailles and
Other Peace Treaties Is
Headed by Ludendorff
Armed Revolt Set
For Next Spring 2
Austria Hungary, Ger
many, Russia and Small
States Are Involved

"A plot to restore the monarchy in
Germany and Russia and reestabl;sh
the former Austro- Hungarian Emp re- is
charged in statement made public bv
Alexander kerensky, former Russian
Premier, and group Of his political
1r ends. The statement was made pub-
lc by kerensky in the VOLTA Rossii. a
paper published by him and his friends
IN Prague. 1t is the purpose of the
consplrators, according to the state
ment, to annul the Treaty of Versailles
and all peace treaties arising out Of the
war. The consp racy, j. is charged, is
headed by General Ludendorff, and. ac
cordng to the charge. is to be carr ed
out some time between the spring and
fall Of 1921.
The text of the statement containing
the charges reached this city yesterday
Embodied in the proposal is a COPY
of the full text of memorandum sub
mitted to his fellow conspirators by the
German Colonel Bauer, chief aid to
Ludendortf in the plot, outl n 'ng the
general plan of the conspiracy and the
organization and methods devised for
its execution. One of the chief figures
in the plot is Admiral Uorthy, Regent
of Hungary, who, according to the
charges, recently supplied $4,000 900
marks as the in tial contribution to
help finance the scheme. The money
was handed over by Horthy to General
Biskupski, leading figure of the con-
spiracy.
Countries in Plot
The general lines of the plot are
given as follows;
The countries represented in the plot
arc Germany, Austria, Russia, the Tx
raine, White Russia, Bulgaria and
Turkey. Hungary is not to participate
directly in the execution of the plot,
but Is to close her frontiers at the
moment when the blow is struck and
is to remain in readiness for any
emergency.
Organizations are to be maintained
in all the afore- mentioned countries.
general executive committee is to be
elected and grand headquarters MAIN
tanned in a place to be designated by
Hungary. The headquarters is to CON
sist of one representative from each
group concerned. A press bureau is to
be established General Ludendorff is
to be in charge of headquarters Spe-
cial departments, each Of them to be
intrusted with the execution of par
ticu ar phases Of the operations, arc to
be formed. A special espionage de-
partment is to be included. The latter
is to be financed by the White Russian
government. A money printing p ant,
managed and financed by White Rus
slams and Germans. is to be estab-
lshed in Hungary. The central execu-
tive committee is 70 meet once a week
to hear reports and discuss the situa-
alton in the respective countries. All
the participants are TO take an oath of
secrecy, violation of which is punish
able by death.
The mi itary forces to be utilized in
carrying out the proposed counterrevo-
luton are to be organized secretly
Sufficient troops are to be mustered to
prevent interference by the Entente
and smash all resistance on the part of
the revolutionary working masses in
the countries involved. Each country
is responsible for the organization of
its own forces. Officer bodies are to
form the nuclei Of these forces.
Germans to Assemble Munitions
The German representatives in the
conspiracy are to take charge of the
general assembling of arms and am
munition, with the aid of trusted pri-
vatc firms in Germany. These are to
be under strict control and distributed
on acquisitions, according to need. All
purchase of arms in any other way is
forbidden, New and special forms OF
weapons and ammunition arc to be
manufactured Germany also under
takes to supply machinery, raw ma
terials and the skilled personnel for
the manufacture of arms and muni-
tions. All negotiations with regard to
arms and munitions are to be con-
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