Evening star., 1920-03-30
RADICALS THREATEN
TO S[AY FAMILIES
BEFORE SURRENDER
German Governments UIti.
matum to Ruhr Workers
Expires Today.

| ESSEN. March 20 (by the Associat-
cd Press).-All stipulations OF the
Berlin government relative to a cessa-
tion OF fighting and maintenance Of
order in the Ruhr district have been
accepted, with one exception. by the
central committee in charge Of anti
ing to q notification sent to Berlin.
Exception was taken in reference to
the fourth condition regarding the
| surrender of arms and ammunition.
The government was informed that
| this condition would be accepted II
Hielefeld agreement with the UNDER
standing that agreement will be full
| flled. -
The government, in sending the ulti-
dStrict. stipulated it's conditions must
be accepted by tomorrow.
Sabotage Threatened.
Otto Dowensiden, military COM
mander of the reds, who has just come
from the front. told the correspond
| ent that the continued existence Of
! the reichswehr would mean another
European war. Another member Of
the directing committee said the COM
mittee was thoroughly determined to
subject the mines to sabotages IL the
| refchswehr marches into the Ruhr
district. The reds. he declared, would
kill their families and themselves be-
fore surrendering.
Want Allied Intervention.
Three workmen's delegates are
leaving for Cologne to ask the allied
representatives to intervene in the
Ruhr trouble and send troops into
the district. The leaders of the re-
dictionary movement say the sur
render Of their arms means their
death warrants.
The revolutionary workmen Of this
to the ultimatum Of the government,
which threatens that government
trops will march into the Ruhr dis
trict. unless Gen. Won Waiter. leader
of the reichswehr, is assured by noon
Tuesday that the workmen absolute
The ultimatum also demands disarm-
ament of the red army and civilians.
the immediate dissolution of the red
army and the release Of it's pris-
oners, and the restoration Of the reg
ular authority to power.
At Duisberg posters have been
hung reiterating the threat to dyna-
mite the mines if the reichswer ad-
vances.
The government at Berlin has an
nounced a decided repulse Of the
red army before Wesel and south of
Munster. according to advices re-
ceived here.
Assurances to Paris.
PARIS, March 30.-Assurances have
been given by the German government
that it wiIr not send into the Ruhr val
ley more regular troops than are al
lowed by the terms of the Versailles
treaty A German delegation called on
Premier Millerand late last night, told
him the German troops in the Ruhr dis
trict did not exceed the number allowed
and declared no more such troops
would be sent there without authorize
ton from the allies.
Receiving members of the French
press last evening, NJ. Millerand de-
clared If the Germans violated the
armed force into the Ruhr district
France would occupy part of the neu-
tral zone. whether the allies agreed or
not.
General Enters Ruhr Region.
BERLIN, March 29.-The Vorwaerts
reports that Gen. Won Loevenfeld, at
the head of a naval brigade. has en-
tered the Ruhr region to fight the in
surgents there.
Proceedings against supporters of
the movement led by DIR. Wolfgane
Kapp in the reactionary revolt of
March 13 have been begun by the gov
ernment. Former Under Secretary of
at Brandenberg-on-Hav and proceed
ings have been commenced at KieI
against Admiral Won Layentzow, for
mer governor of Kiel. who is under ar
rest. Maj. Won Winterfeld and others
who were implicated in the revolt are
also made defendants by the govern
ment.
Rewards up to 10000 marks have
been offered for information leading
to the arrest of other officers who
have fed. This list includes Lieut..
Gen. Won Estorff. who was in author
ity at Altoona when the revolt oc-
Cured. and who favored the Kappist
regime. Maj. Gen. Ledebour also is
being sought.
Will Sweep Reacfi0naries.
Chancellor Mueller, in a speech out
lining 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 his speech
to consideration of the recent revolu-
ton.
No quarter will be shown to the
military leaders who violated their
oath, said the chancellor. The terms
of the peace treaty were responsible
fog the reactionarY sentiment stu