Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-30
SWEEP OUT REDS
WITH IRON BROOM
New German Chancellor Ex-
presses Strong Views in
Assembly Speech.
SURRENDER Is DEMANDED
Berlin Tells Revolving Work
men All Required Force
Will Be Used.
SURRENDER IS DEMANDED

BERLIN. March 2o.-Chancellor
Mueller. in a speech outlining his
program told the National Assembly
today that THE reactionary elements
in the army will be swept away with
an iron broom" The new Chancellor
devoted half of mis- speech to consid-
Grafton of the recent revolution.
80 quarter Will be shown TO the
military leaders who violated their
oath. said the Chancellor The terms
OF the peace treaty were responsible
Tor The rcactionary sentiment still
preraiiing in many quarters in Ger
serted the government would oppose
the French demand for allied occu-
patton OF Frankfort. Darmstadt and
other cities, in return for the privi-
iese OF sending German troops into
the neutral zone. The government
ne continued. does not propose to
subject these peaceful communities 8
10 the tcrrors of occupation"
New Regime Attends Assembly.
The new government was fully rep
assembly. Gustav Noske. the former
Minister of Defense, and Dr. Schiller,
former Minister of Justice, occupied
seaS with their party factions. The
assembly recessed for two hours to
permit the parties to prepare their
ressponses to DR.. Muciler's speech.
the discussion, after moderate re-
81,
ended in a vote of confidence by the
raising OF hands.
One of tho leaders of the majority
Socialist party. asked by the corre-
Rudolph Legien, president of the
German Federation of Trades Unions,
had made definite peace with the
government, said:
Legien is anything but satisfied
with the reconstructed Cabinet"
The apealser added that Legien,a
antipathy was not confined to tho
democrats, but that he was out OF
recent political crisis. Legion, the
correspondent was told. was only
reconciicd to it by his conviction that
coalition bloc was the only basis
cal period OF the nations affairs.
I'Inn Another General strike.
Rumors We're current In Berlin to-
night that the radicals under Ernst
Daumig. with the assistance of the
Communists. would attempt 10 force
another general strike in an effori
TO eNtort still further concessions
from the government. Responsible
labor leaders declare that the pro-
posed movement would be doomed 10
failure, as the modcrates will not
strike.
Similar decisions. II is stated. are
and Bremen. which would mean the
isolation Of the Muelhelm faction.
This faction. however. has not chang
ed its attitude in making demands
agreement reached few days ago
at Biclcfcld for a settlement, the car
rying out of which was prevented
by further military activities on the
part of the workingmcn. These de-
mands in excess OF the settlement
terms were for the complete disarm-
ing and disbanding of Workmcn. to
which all arms must be surrendered.
Suffer Severe Reverse.
The attitude of the Muclheim in :
surg ents is not easily understood here
in view of the fact that the rebels
have suffered a sharp setback before
the fortress OF Wesel. which they
have been besieEing. The Friedrichs-
ielde camp has ccen cleared OF rebels.
who suffered heavy losses. so the
bomburdmcnt Of Vessel is no longer
feared. the rebels heavy howitzers
aud other artillery there having been
captured.