The Washington herald., 1920-03-15
Want Treaty
Abrogated to
Enlarge Arny
Won Luettwitz Says Coun-
try Needs More Than
100000 Men Allowed.
DENY MONARCHY PLOT
General Strike, if Launched.
Will Be Answered With
Machine Guns.
DENY MONARCHY PLOT

London, March I4.-With the
war cry down with BoIshevism,"
the new militarist government of
Germany means to win Immediate
recognition by the allies and
America and their support m 4
huge military offensive against
Soviet Russia In May
Cen Baron Won Luettwitz, the
de facto military dictator, revealed
this plan of action today, wher
he declared the new regime
wants" more than the numerical
strength of 10000 men to which
the Versailles treaty Limits Ger
manys standing army.
Denies Monarchist Plans
simultaneously, the Kapp-Luett-
witz government declared In q
message to the world that it does
not intend restoring the monarchy.
WELDING a reign Of ruthless sup
preston OF all opposition and
threatening to break up all strikes
with machine gun fusf1fades. the
new regime spent the last twenty
four hours consolidating fits posi-
,tfon throughout the greater part OF
Germany with the exception Of
some of the Southern States, not
ably Bavaria and wuerttemberg,
where the traditional antagonism
toward Prussia shows strong signs
of erystallizing into armed resis-
| tance.
In Saxony II won a bloodless vic
tory over an fncipient counter re-
volt when 1000 Saxon troops under
Gen. Maerker went over to the
Luettwitz army. Upon these troops
, Friedrich Erbert and his deposed
ministry had counted as a nucleus
for an army with which to regain
power. Their desertion forced Err
bert and his ministers to fee from
Dresden, the Saxon capital and they
are now heading for Stuttgart, cap
ital of Wuerttemberg.
Ebert Arrest Ordered.
Rumors of collusion between the
old and new regimes are somewhat
discreQited by the fact that Minister
of Defense Luettwitz has ordered the
arrest of both ex-President Ebert
and the deposed chancellor. Gustav
Bauer. on the charge of high trea-
son.
Mystery shoruds the whereabouts
and activities of Gustav Noske. mil
itary dictator in Ebert's regime,
some reports saying he has surren-
dered, while others insist he is or
ganizing a counter revolt.
The German naval and commerce
fleets at Kiel and Hamburg. respect
lively, have surrendered to the de
facto government. but the dock
| workers in both ports are denying
il, resulting in clashes with marines.
Riots ragedi Dusseldorf, where
killed, and in Frankfurt and other
industrial centers. where the work
ers proclaimed general strikes. Ber--
lin is reported quiet, but strikes are
said to be paralyzing the capital.
Showdown Due Today.
Not until tomorrow. however. tho
! first work day since the militaristic
| coup, VIII the nation as a whole
have a chance to show by deeds
with whom II sympathizes. On the
face of what little passed through
| the ironclad Berlin censorship to-
/ day, the chances seem to be over
! whelmingly on thes ide of the
Kapp-Luettwitz regime. The great
mass of soldiers throughout the land
! appear to have embraced its cause.
| and the strength of the militarist
appeal to the soldiery was shown by
/ the suddenness with which the Sax
on troops deserted Ebert