Evening star., 1920-03-13

tag and general director of the Ger
man Agricultural Society. He was
one of the deputies who. early in 1918.
urged the government to speed up
Cboat building. He became presi-
dent Of the fatherland party. the no.
torious pan German organiZa ton
which urged that Germany carry on
the war to the bitter end. After TIE
abdication of Emperor William and
the signing of the armistice DR.. Kapp
was one of the men for whose arrest
the independent socialists clamored
| on the ground that he and his asso-
eiates had been responsible for the
continuation of the war and the hin
derins of peace.
Maj. Gen. Baron Won LuettwitZ who
according to the dispatches, has been
| named commander-in-chi was mill
tary governor of Belgium in the early
days of the war. He later was a
commander on the Verdun front
When the German treaty came up for
action by the government last June
! he was one of the leaders Of the mil
itary party prominent in opposition
to the peace terms. He has an Amer
| lean wife. who was a Miss Cary of
Cleveland. He always has been class
| ed as thoroughly Prussian.
Merely BIding Time.
| There has been strongly held be-
lief both inside and outside of Ger
many that the pan-German mon
| archist party was merely biding iG6
! time and awaiting an opportune mo-
ment to seize control of affairs. 1t
was this belief. for one thing, that
caused the allies worriment when
! they considered the nearness of for
mer Emperor Williams retreat at
Amerongen to the German border and
prompted their strong representa-
! tions to Holland Of the danger to
the peace of Germany and the rest
of Europe of his presence there. In
response to this the Dutch govern
! over the ex-ruler. Former Crown
| Prince Frederick William also is a
| refuge in Holland. but his retreat at
Wieringen is further removed from
| the German border.
! While there has been no hint in the
! early reports of an overturn at Berlin
! to indicate that the movement looked
| to n restoration of the HohenZollern
! dynasty, the fact that the develop
ment is apparently of monarchiStit
! nature will cause close attention to be
, paid to any news from Holland re-
| gardinG the former royal personagcs
who have been making that country
| their home for more than year past
| Interest in this phase of the situation
| is all the more strengthened by the
| indications that have come from Ber-
| liz that the reactionary movement
that Il HohenZoilern prince, Joachim
Aibrecht had been arrested, and was
! about to be tried and possibly impris-
! oned. in connection with the recent
| demonstration against French officers
| at the Hotel Adlon.
! Revolt Easy Of Success.
+ The dispatches from Berlin under
/ yesterdays date, telling of the discov-
: cry of a reactionary plot. in which the
! leaders were the very men mention ed
, in todayS adviceS of the lots success
, would indicate that the government
. had explicit foreknowiedge of the at
; tempt. and this fact makes an ex.
PLANTATION of the reported easy sue
! cess of the anti-government forces in
entering Berlin difficult of explana.
: ton.
| 1t may be noted that the names
u of the two men most prominent in
military affairs under the old regime
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
Gen. Ludendorff. so far have not been
mentioned in connection with the
new development The field marshal.
| indeed. had only recently announced
his Willingness to become a candi-
date for the German presidency in
the elections that were to be held
! later this year. while Beklin dis
patches in January also credited Cen
Ludendorf with the intention of be.
coming an active participant in the
next German political campaign.
Effect on Peace Terms.
II there has. in fact been an effec.
tive overturn Of the present govern.
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