Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-27
/ Had Been Rep ported That
Bavaria Is Organizing
Strong Societies For The.
Purpose OF Restoring The
Monarchy And Establis
ing Bavariian Domiinatiion !,
Over Germany.

Berlin, Nov. 27.-(By the sAssoci.
ated ress.)-Reports that organixa-
tons have been formed in Bavaria
for the purpose Of restoring the mon
archy and establishing Bavarian I
domination over Germany were dis
credited by. Minister President Won
kahr of Bavaria today. He is in Bel
gium discussing Bavarian affairs with
the central government and was re-
Quested by the Associated Press to H.
sue statement concerning affairs in
that section of the country. Asser-
tion had been made that runors re-
lative to separative and revolutionary
movements Of various sorts in Bn-
varia have been circulated by oppon-
ents Of the present Bavarian coalition
governments which is sBourGepiss and
violently opposed by Communists and
Independent Socialists in Germany.
Much that is misleading has been
said," PRESIDENT Won Kahr said,
about the Einwohnerwehr and the
"Orgesch" in Bavaria. These runsors
have placed Bavaria and Bavarians
in a false light. both in other parts
Of Germany and abroad
TeOOr1S stated
"orgesch" which WAS ai,esaa ~ hsvs
been formed by Herr Escheric,, L AZ
rector of the Ravartan woods -,
Forest denartment ond w,,,cl, ,ars;,,.
ed the nickname iron, his .,,rnan,na
and the first xvlIabi of the rorS
"Orpa nization was nuc1am. .ho,,t
which ccntered q ynovema,,t r., ra.t ora q
the Wittelbach regime in Bavaria and
carry out program, Of far reaching
wohnerwehr is an Organization COM
posed of citizens and somc rinnes
known as the "Rayarian r-,tigens
Guard"
No "Orrrsr.h- .,
..1n Tho erst ,,.aa -. y.
.o.a,.., ~ w MS. plaee. Iet iHe say lI. tna.
,o sG1In ..' uoes not eAlsl IN. BaSasia. l.
the Einwohnerwehr 10, vii, Al cnnfre
my discussion to that orranization
The Einwohnerwehr is not mnliLe .l,a
law and order which some An,aric.n
commMnitics have ORGANIZED to nrn-
tect themselves against rowdvism.
pillare and disorder - Wa. hrnnrt,r
into existence hy Herr Anr. snctaIist-
1915. He was shot bv rioters ana lav
for n long time at the nninf of death
He still il "a supporter of the IS organi-
zation- lae fatf,ered 80 81 a St. IN
sa.tIt iS an A, ~ ~ 1 eee,,4
Eitizef1s of all political faiths ssfo nrs.
serve order and preyent tfe rec,,r.
renee Of Ro1sheyik rif,ts n i. un1lars
oath to check reyolutionary moyc-
ments. whether they start from Dtl1e
extreme radicals or the extreme con-
seryatiyes., y.,5.s47 o.. .33sllSig,s..
! "How manv members has +he F.tn.
wohnerwehr' he was asked 80 Z
"Possibly 200. 900" he answered
"and probablv MANY less than that
figure as the organization Is very
loose and members are constantlw
Joining and resipninp"
Are there any parts Of Bayaria
where the Einwohnerwef,r, does not
exist p, s ~ @
Citizens Organize.
">o, :. r.n,;.d nc;t;von ,a,,,
No, ne lspsa' S'i1uns ..,Is nave
orsanlzeo seherais' eacn village oE
iarilins ia @ coil'fu.ius funn Iec us own
:,;t.. r,,s,;..
ore elect co-leaders who in tnrp a1art
nrovinc;al leaders These have a1act-
ed Herr Escherich as head Of the Or
ranization .throuehont Bavaria q is
sor+ of volunteer fire denartn,ant
which stands ready to meet emergen-
cies which arise and threaten the
nnb,ic neace y = = n
when asked about rumors that tha
E;nu,ohnerwehr has reneral staff
and that snch officers as General1TM-
dandorff for,,srIv cnief IN con, n,and
of Gern,.n ARMIES IN France arc a.
s;s+ire in i+s direction. President voy
I-.hr e.;d s,,ch renorts ye,e ahso.
i,,,a,y foolish ), ~ - s 80
.ar,,a E;nn,,h,.rwahr ~ con
.;,,,,ad ";r Mt n-Slita ~ orsa ntza tion5
~ the nsua1 sense of the fern INT