New-York tribune., 1920-03-25
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the troops, remained in control and or.
der has been completely restored.
AS far as can be learned. the work.
mems revolt everywhere in this Sec
ton Is directed against the military
elements and shows no Bolshevik ten.
dency. The single exception is the town
OF Falkenstein, near Plauen, Southern
Saxony, where soviet is said to have
been established by the Communist
Leader Soelz. Both wings of the So
'cial-Democrats are demanding the row.
drawal Of the troops. These are among
the workmen's principal demands.
Leipsic Resumes Normal Life
In Leipsic many marks Of last
weeks street fighting greet the eye in
the downtown district The stone
walls of the great railway station, of
the Volkhaus and Of dozens Of build
ings on the Laucherstrasso and Peter
strasse are pitted from top to bottom
from machine gun and rifle fire, while
the explosion of hand grenades has left
many ugly gouges. The normal life
of the city is being resumed.
The number of casualties in Leipsic
is not available, but. they probably
will total several hundred.
label. it is estimated that there are
less than thousand Communists in
Leipsic. According to conservative
estimates about 10000 carried arms in
Lcipsic last week, and beginning with
the first clash March Is, when seven
teen persons were killed and sixty
wounded, there was almost daily street
fighting up to last Saturday.
Workers Rule Dusseldorf
DUSSELDORF. March "a (By The
Associated Press) .-Dusseldor is quiet.
Perfect order also is reported at Essen,
Duisburg, Elberfeld and other parts
of the Ruhr district.
The Dusseldorf government, from the
burgomaster down, is functioning, but
under control of the orders of an
executive committee of eight members,
whose chairman is Peter Berten, editor
Of the Dusseldorf "Volkszeitung."
It is announced that the policy of
the workmen is to maintain order, with
the death sentence of those guilty of
pliage. 1t is asserted there will be no
reQuisitioning. no suppression Of the
newspapers and no arbitrary action,
except what is necessary for the public
good.
1t is agreed by the citizens of Dusscl-
NVtI tldC 4ulSt pIGNdlIcU as SOOu dS
the troops of General Won Waiter, COM
mander of the Reichswehr in Rhenish
Wcstphaiia, withdrew during Friday
night. The citizen guard disbanded
Saturday morning upon the demand of
the workmen, whose armed forced ar
rived in the city in automobiles and
motor trucks while a conference was
going on at which the military officials
decided to withdraw.
Leaders of the elements which have
taken over control of this city insist
the movement should not be termed
Communistic, as Soviets throughout
Germany are considered impossible
and dangerous. 1t is desired above all
to do away with militarism, they add,
and show the Allies that Germany is
determined to take such stand.
HAMBURG, March 22.-Order is be-
ing maintained here by patrols of work
men and the security police, and it is
announced the strike will cease after
victims of recent fighting in the city
have been buried. Admiral Murer, who
had been under arrest for several days,
was released to-day.
None commissioned officers and sail
ors, who recently arrested higher Of
ficers of the fleet, announce the latter
must be held until the naval personnel
can choose its own officers.