Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-03-27

'oi the lEbrrt Government have been
arrested. They include Ulrich Rausch
or, head OF the German press service
Berlin, March ID. The Govern
lncnt of Friedrich Ebert, the Socialist
president of the Gcrenan Republic.
WAS over thrown today by Il military
coup d'ctat
DR.. WoltganG kapp. one of the
founders of the fathcrland party and
general director of the Agricultural
Societies. has ouStcd Gustav Bauer
tho Chancellor, and in taking that
Office himself temporarily has as
summed supreme direction Of affairs.
There are now two contrnding gov
Crrmcnts in Germany. the new ono
under Chancellor Kapp at Berlin:
the old one under President Ebert at
Dresden. Officials of the now Govern
mcnt declare that it is not reaction
airy Ct utnarch;St The President OF
the CID CutG unpn: aud his Minlst rs
have issued Il proclamation calling
upon the people 10 rise in Il general
strike rs the only. means of prevent.
ing the return of Wilhelm IL.
TROOPS DOMINATE SITUATION.
Berlin is occupied by the troops Of
the counter rcvolulion--to what mum
Ter is not known-and the movement
is spreading rapidly throughout the
provinces Masses Of TROOPS and
naval lrig&dcs with artillery have
been brcIGht into the capital and
dominate the situation. Thus e."
there has been no outbreak and no
Lloodshed.
The Ebert Government had know
ledge beforehand Of the pending
counter revolution, but the precau-
t,Ons taken proved to be entirely in
adequate.
The entrance into Wilhclmstrasse
from Inter den Linden is barred by
barhed wire and further protected
with field guns and machine guns.
Numerous troops, with their lorrics
aud field kitchens, are stationed out
side the British Embassy close to the
corner Their flags, Gcrmany's for
ncr naval colorS is leaning against
the Embassy window.
There has hccn no attempt to modest
foreigners, and members Of the ali-
cd missions find no difficulty in
passing in their cars through the bar
ricadcs.
The ordinary Rcrlincr seems to
treat the counter revolution lightly,
hut on investigation one finds gen
eral feeling OF measiness as to what
the future may bring forth.
AGRAREAN HELP EXPECTED
1t is thought, that the Agrarians.
who naturally support the movement
will send food quickly and in as
large quantity as possible in order
TO maintain the prestige of the new
government. But no one knows what
the worker in the Ruhr coal fields
and tho railway men will do.
AlcXanderphatZ, near the Police
Prefecture. is crowded with people
this evening, for the most part work
ers. the number Of whom is estimat
cd at about $4,000.
According to the Tagebatt the
counter revolutionary troops are com
posed principally OF the Erhardt and
Loowenfield brigadcs, about 5000 in
all.
The Chief OF Police, Eugcn Ernst
replying to the request OF Gen. Won
Luettwitz to remain at his post to
prevent disturbances. said that while
1t would be to the interest Of the faith
erlahd FOR him to remain provision
ally at his post and do everything in
his power to avoid civil war and fresh
bloodshed he could only give his fin
al answer after consulting his party
friends. The Deputy Chief Of Police
n IN I,
requested them to continue to perform
their duties.
Outside OF the Security Police and
the Noske troops on patrol. nothing
indicated at 3 o'clock this morning
that Berlin would wake ND to find
the Ebert Government turned ,oa,t,
The President himself left Berlin
with some OF his followers two hours
after that time
Admiral Won Trotha had been dcs
patched to Doebcritz Friday night
for the purpose Of comforting with
the troops and admonishing them to
dcsist from any violent procedure.
lie returned and informed the Cabf-
net that tho agitation had subsidized,
but that the danger was not wholly
reformed.
NOSKFS TROOPS NOT LOYAL
me realization was finally brought
home to the Cabinet that tho army
which Herr Noskc was supposed TO
control was far from being tho loyo1
organization no counted upon, and
tnat the Berlin garrisons had also
hccn innoculatcd by the officers Of
the old school and were roodv For