New-York tribune., 1920-03-21
1000 Killed
In Fig hting;
Crisis Grave
British Believe Conditions
Will Grow Worse, but
That Ultimately Spirit
of Order Will Prevail
Food Supply Now .
Important Factor
More Towns Declare So
Wet Rule; Concessions
Are Made to Workers


Wet Rule; Concessions
Are Made to Workers
LONDON, March 20 (By The Asso-
ciatcd Press) s).-There are many indica-
tions, according to dispatch from
Cologne to-day, that the Allies are pre-
pairing to advance their concentration
Of troops at Strasburg and Metz fur
ther into Germany if the country does
not quiet down soon, the Exchange
Telegraph correspondent at Amsterdam
reports.
Two thousand persons have been
killed to date in the fighting incident
to the German revolutionary movement
and disturbances of the last week, it is
estimated in Berlin, according to the
Exchange Telegraph correspondent in
that city.
Berlin advices, in announcing that
the general strike in Germany has been
called off, assert that the government
has accepted the workers demands. in
cluding farreaching concessions to the
Independent Socialists, which will be
made public shortly.
Terms of Strike Settlement
The terms OF the strike settlement
are reported as follows:
The governments representatives
will intervene with the various politi-
cal parties to reform the same. Prus-
sian Cabinet ministers will be nominat-
ed by agreement between the parties
and the trade unionists.
Labor organizations will have de-
cisive influence in these nominations,
respecting, however, the rights of Par
Lament.
Punishment Of the leaders of the re-
cent coup, including all officials and
civil servants who supported DR.. Kapp.
Demonstration of all administra-
tions and the dismissal of all who
proved disloyal to the constitution.
Immediate extension of existing So
cial laws and the framing of new laws.
Naturalization Is Granted
The immediate socialzation of all in
dustries, therefore naturalization of
the coal and potash syndicates.
Confiscation of agricultural products
and confscation of land improperly and
unintensively cultivated.
Dissolution of Reichswehr forma-
tions from the workmen, artisans and
state teachers.
The resignation of Gustav Noske and
DR.. Karl Heine, Prussian Minister of
War;
The strike was proclaimed off at mid
day, and, the correspondent adds, it is
not likely work will be resumed before
Monday. The state of siege is main
tained, but public meetings, at which
were permitted this afternoon.
DR.. Wolfgang Kapp, who headed the
revolutionary movement in Berlin, is
reported to be at Hamburg, in an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Copen-
hagen.
Outlook Regarded as Serious
Conditions in Germany are expected
to get much worse, in the opinion of
British Foreign Office officials, based
on the latest dispatches from Germany.
The officials express confidence, how
ever, that some sort of central gov
ernment ultimately will prevail. In
the face of official messages to-day it
would appear that this belief is based
more on desire than on information
forwarded by British representatives in
Germany. These representatives tell
Of the increasing number Of towns be-
ing taken over by newly organized
soviets.
Food is expected to be the deciding
factor, and the Ebert government al
ready has requested the Allies to main
tain their present system of supplying
foodstutfs, which have become made
quate. With transportation virtually
suspended, many towns which hereto
fore have been better supplied than
Berlin are beginning to feel the pinch.
In addition to the moral support
which moderate government would
get from the Allies, or at least from
England, food probably would be sent
from the occupied areas. 1t is suggest
ed that this is not nearly so effective
a weapon at the present time as it
would perhaps be week hence.
For the present the Allies have not
changed their attitude that, so far as
1t has gone the chaos is entirely an in
ternal affair of Germany, but it is stat
ed authoritatively that it would likely
cease to be an internal affair should the
monarchists or Reds" gain the upper
hand. The belief is expressed by Of
to carry out the Versailles agreement
which would necessitate the exertjon
of power by the Allies to force com.
pliance. This in all probability would
result in economic pressure, leaving
the military as an absolutely last re.
sort.
Leipsic Public Buildings Bombed
Ebert government troops have
bombed public buildings at Eeipsic in
an attempt to dislodge German work
ers' forces, and several hundred per
sons have been killed as a result, saws
a Berlin dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. The message
says 100 were killed and 600 wounded
in the street fighting in Berlin Thurs
day.
Ten thousand armed workmen are
concentrated at Halle-on- -Saale twenty
miles northwest Of Leipsic) and the
Reichswehr staff is negotiating with
them, says Havas dispatch from Stutt-
esstisusa On a.st ,.,.