Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-14
.LUDEND0RFF IN
NEW JUNKER PLOT
Revolt Planned in Bavaria Is
Barred at Munich.
MAR LORD NAMED DICTATOR
French Invasion Of Rhine Cities
Brings Protest From Berlin Which
Is Considered by the Council
Of Ambassadors.

Berlin. April S--A great military
conspiracy. which was 10 have been a
Bayarian parallel 10 the recent Ber-
lin revolution, has been disc0sered in
Munich. IL was announced here.
Part OF the plan was that General
Ludendo~ff be made dictator over Ba-
yaria and Doctor Helm Of the Bavari-
an separatists sort Of civil and eco
nomic dictator.
A special session Of the national as
sembly will be held Saturday. The
call for the session was issued follow
ing conference between the heads
of the political parties and the gov
ernment
Germany Protests 20 France.
The German charge d'affaires In
Paris was Instructed 10 hand TO the
French government note protesting
against the French occupation Of
Frankfort aud other territory on the
right bank of the Rhine. The note.
after referring 10 the contents Of the
French note OF April ;. notifying Ger
many that the occupation had been or
dered. asserts thaI the occupation of
the towns mentioned IN the French
communication occurred before the
note was presented TO the German
government.
I'VE must. in the Hsme Of justice,
reason aud humanity" the German
note CONTINUES. make the sharpest
protest against the action of The
French army. ID cannot possibly have
been the intention of The treaty OF
Versailles To prevent Germany from
restoring order as quickly as possible
In the part of it's territory most seri-
ously disturbed by bands of robbers.
Says Revolt Periled Republic.
The movement IA the Kuhr region.
N II had not been quickly opposed.
would have shaken the republic TO it's
foundations both politically and eco
nomically. The German government
would have acted inexcuSably " u
had waited longer in the optimistic
hope that the insurgent movement I'm
the Ruhr district would end without
military Intervention. and events 50
far have shown that II was right.
Everywhere that the troops ar
rived the movement quickly collapsed
aud the fears expressed by the allies
that the very entry would make the
disturbances worse and lead 10 the
destruction Of most important indus
trial works has up 10 the present not
proved justified"
The note points ont that alleged VI
olations of the treaty must, under the
terms ~ that instrument. be- redressed
by all the signatories on the allies
side and not 10y single one. acting
independently.
Says France Plays With Peace.
4 proclamation addressed by the
German government TO the inhabitants
of the towns occupied by the French
was issued. II says:
Less than 1900 troops have been
collected In the Rhine district. or al
most the exact number permitted by
the agreement with the entente.
France has regarded IL as reconcilable
with the state of peace TO occupy Hour
ishIng German towns as a reprisai.
The worlds peace has never been
more monstrously played with than
Il has been just now 10y France.
1T is that hard-hearted opponent
which alone Is responsible for max
ing you the victim of this Shyloek
policy. The Imperial government VIII
do everything ~ can TO shorten your
period OF suffering. IL will not let
Germany be shattered In this cunning
" devised fashion.
Council Gets Protest.
Paris. April s.-Germany's protest
against Frances occupation OF Frank
fort, Darmstadt and other German
cities was read at the meeting of the
council of ambassadors.