New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-17
Machine.Cuns
Are Stationed
About Berlin
Tanks Also Brought Out
and Troops Patrol in
Wilhelmstrasse U mill
With drawn by Ebert
Government Is Worried
Reported That Large Guam
titles of Arms Have Been
Stored in Pomerania
By William c. Dreher
Specinl Cable Tn Tho Tr;h,tr-

Copyright, 1920. New York Tribune Inc
BERLIN, April 16.-The patroline of
Wilhelmstrasse by the military and the
stationing of tanks and machine guns
about the city Thursday morning were
ordered by the government, it was
learned to-day, following a report by
Minister Severing Of the alarming
evolutionary movement in Pomerania.
The ministry, fearing grave develop
ments in Berlin were Imminent, re-
established the military rule that ended
in the middle Of March, but after noon
withdrew the troops.
Members OF the government to-day
reiterated their professions of anxiety
over the situation in Pomcrania, but
were unable to account for the move
ment. General Oldershausen has been
ordered to Pomerania to investigate
The "Iageblatt" says it learns on the
best authority that large quantities Of
arms are stored in Pomerania on large
estates to which they had been trans
ported by army officers in motor trucks.
The newspaper adds that many Baltic
troops have been concentrated in that
region where they are disguised as
farm laborers
The danger of an outbreak in Pome-
rama is secuted by the conservative
press. The Nationalist party commit
tee has published an energetic warning
to party adherents warning them not
to participate in illegal measures: All
these rumOrs emphasize strongly the
distrust of the public in the military
authorities.
The "Tageblatt" says that Wilhelm
lis military cabinet still decides all
appointments to the army and directs
all troop movements.
"Vorwarts" prints a military order
showing that Colonel Kressenstein has
been appointed chairman of a commit
tee to investigate the Kapp tasco, and
IN an adjoining column it prints an
other document proving that Kressen-
stein was deeply involved in the. Kapp
conspiracy.
"Vorwaerts" prints another INSTALL
ment OF the revelations of the Bava-
ran Secessionist conspiracy. The in
stallment includes the minutes of three
meetings held in Munich in February. at
one Of which Major Bischotf, leader of
the mutnous Iron Division" of Baltic
troops, was present. One of the lead
ers, DR.. Holm, was quoted as express
ing his willingness to undertake to
form Bavarian government. At one
of the meetings it was voted to change
the existing secret society into an
open organization called the Anti-Bo-
sneVik League, and plans were laid
to distribute propaganda ostensibly
against the Bolshevik. At the same
time officers were appointed to take
charge of making plans for the first
blow" = 4 sseM s21
DR.. Helm made a speech today at
a meeting Of the Bavrian peasants
party, in which he denounced the Wei
mar constitution as the scrap of paper
which brought Bavaria under the rule
of Berlin.
"If they want to take from us every.
thing that we hold sacred" he said,
Eve will make war on them. Central
ism in Berlin is deadly disease in
this country"
BERLIN, April 1s (By The Associ-
ated Press .-Three Reichswehr Oh
GERS and three civilians were arrested
to-day, accused of conspiracy against
the government