New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

patriation the units of this armv were
conspicuous in Germany for tho mart
they played in chauvinistic and mon
archlst propaganda. The officers and
men openly defed the Ebert govern
ment, and held demonstrations calling
Tor the destruction of the republic and
the restoration of monarchy.
Advocated U-Boat Warfare
DR.: Won Kapp, former Conservative
member of the Reichstag and general
director Of the German Agricultural
society, was one Of the Deputies who
early, IN 1913 urged the government to
speed up the U-boat building program.
II ,Ie became president OF the German
raeher!anc party, the notorious pam
Ge1man '1 organization which urged that
germany carry on the war TO the bitter
END. After the abdication of Emperor
William and the signing or the arn,i-
sstlce' Dr Won kapp was one of the men
'or whose arrest the Independent So
clansts cidmored on the ground that he
and his associates had been responsible
ior the continuation Of the war and the
hlndering Of peace
Baron Won Luettwitz was Military
Governor of Belgium for period in
the carly days of the war. He later
was commander on the Verdun front.
hen the German treaty came up for
action by the government last June
General Won Luettwitz was one of the
icaoers OF the military party prominent
IN opposition to the peace terms. He
mas an American wife, who was Mary
Curtis Cary, Of Cleveland. He alwavs
mas been ciassed as thoroughly Prus-
sian.
Married American Girl In 1892
Before the war General Won Luett-
witz had held the post of military
attache of the German Embassy at
London, and later at Petrograd. He
was born April 8, 1865. His father,
Max Freiherr Won Luettwitz, died in
1887: His mother, Irma Won Gsal-
Gyula, is still living.
Inc new commander in chiefs mar
Tlage 1nogS to Miss Cary took place July ID,
lS92. She was born on January 6,
1869. The couple have two children.
lrma and Gustav.
There has been a strongly held he.
lief, both inside and outside Germany.
that the pan German monarchist party
was merely bidng its time and await
ing an opportune moment to seize con-
troll Of affairs. 1t was this belief, for
one thing, that caused the Allies wor-
rlment when they considered the near
ness Of Former Emperor Williams re-
treat at Amerongen to the German
border and prompted their strong rep
resentations 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 government
promised to keep close cuard over the
former ruler. Former Crown Prince
Frederic William also is refugee in
holland, but his retreat at Wierinven
is further removed from the German
border.
While there has been no hint in tho
early reports of the overturn at Berlin
70 indicate that the movement looked
to restoration Of the Hohenzollern
dynasty. the fact that the dcvelopment
is apparently Of monarchistic nature
will cause close scrutiny of news from
Holland -"
About three weeks ago officers and
troopers of the Doeberitz garrison in
vaded mass meeting in Berlin. at
which Herr Won Gerlach, editor of the
bourgeois democ "Welt am Montap.r
spoke in favor of surrenderjno the
German war criminals to Allied
justice. Herr Won Gerlach and
many of the audience were severely
beaten, and the meeting was broken un.