Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-15
RIOTS BREAK
OUT ANEW IN
BERLIN; 42DIE
More Troops Rushed to City as
Disorders COntinue-In-
jured Total 105.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Riot1ng was re-
newed in Berlin yesterday, dispatches
received here early today said.
Til military authorities have ordered
additional reinforcements to protect the
city.
The toll of Tuesdays fighting in front
of the reichstag, it was semi officially
announced, was forty-two killed and 105
wounded. Some eve witnesses, accord
ing to the dispatches, thought the total
casualties might be considerably larger.
Dispatches received in official quarters
here indicated the outbreak Tuesday was
not of a revolutionary nature, although
some fear was expressed that revolution
ary outbreaks might develop.
LABOR AGITATION
CAUSE OF CAUTION.
1t was emphasized the German gov
| ernment must deal carefully with the sit
uation because of the extreme bitter
ness attending the various labor agita-
tions, particularly the railway strike.
Tuesdays fatal rioting, dispatches
showed today, broke out with unusual
suddenness. A. dispatch from the United
Press correspondent, fled at 80 p m.
! Tuesday, just before the fighting started,
said tremendous crowds had gathered In
front of the reichstag, but were orderly.
The people gathered in response to calls
from their leaders, the correspondent
said, but his dispatch did not indicate
fear of rioting. The Reichstag building
was strongly defended by the new police
force, armed with machine guns, which
the correspondent wrote apparently will
find no work to do"
"The crowds are remarkably calm" he
wrote. Most factories closed at noon,
the workers marching in long lines
toward the reichstag to join in the dem
onstration against the workmen's coun-
ellis bills delay"
ALLIES MAY DELAY
DEMAND FOR TRIALS.
Within three hours after this dispatch
was filed the same remarkably calm
crowd had turned into Il mob which at
tempted to destroy the reichstag The
scene Of the quiet demonstration had be
come a shambles with many killed and
wounded.
A dispatch from the United Press cor
respondent fled at O'Clock said at that
time seventy were reported dead and
more than 100 wounded.
Owing to disturbed conditions in Ger
many, brought about by the rloting and
strikes, the allies were seriously con
sidering Withholding of presentation If
.
render for trial by allied tribunals will
be demanded, it was learned from an au-
thoritative source
Demand for the German war guilty al
this time, 1t was said might procipitate
further outbreaks, increasing the danger
to the present German government, which
the allies are anxious to have remain in
control
Premiers Lloyd George and Clemon-
ceau, it was emphasized will not give
up their plan. Government leaders to-
day were understood to be reviewing the
German situation with the view to de-
handing surrender of the German war
guilty as soon as conditions warrant.
SUGGEST THAT GERMANY
TRY ALL ACCUSED.
Ono suggestion, it was understood,
was that the allies abandon their plan
of trying the accused Germans before
allied coUrt-martial and ask Germany to
try them before her own supreme court
This scheme, its adherents pointed out.
would have the advantage of preventing
German government crisis and at the
same time would serve the allied purpose
of exposing the guilt of the former Ger
man leaders to the world.
I'VE are firm in our determination 70
punish the guilty Germans" one Brit
ish authority declared Their sur
render is as much part of the treaty
as any other clauses. 1t was signed by
the Germans with full realization of its
consequences. However, for the good of
the allies, we desire to make execution
OF this clause as easy as possible cor
the present German government and we
are canyassing every possibility to that
end"
REICHSTAG TOLD
CLASH UNAVOIDABLE
Police fired upon the mob. which
attacked the reichstag building, only
when it was impossible to check" the
lnturlated people in any other way. Pre-
mier Bauer told the reichstag todav.
The police acted quite rightly, but de-
layed firing until it was almost too
late"
The reichstag spent considerable time
discussing the riots. Premier Bauer
was cheered when he commended the
police action.
The zeitung Am Mittag quoted Bauer
as declaring:
Numerous witnesses reported they
saw the Independent socialists, when the
motion to adjourn was rejected. incite
the masses to attack by viewing red
nags and making intiammatory
speeches"
Debate on the workers councils bill
which caused the demonstration result
Ing in the riot, was begun in the reich
stag today.