The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-13


land party he considered advocate for restoration
q the monarchy.
NEW PRESIDENT IN CLOSE
TOUCH WITH PAN-GERMANISTS
Knapp has been reported closely touch with the acv-
tM of the panGermanst groups who have been backing
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg for the presidency.
Won Hndenburg last reported accepting the offer
to become candidate
Fall of the Ebert may be fraught with the
every effort insure its security publicly declaring that
change Of government in Germany would be to
endanger the treaty of Versailles.
Ebert depended for support largely the troops of
Custave Noske his minister of defense who crushed the
spsrtacan and other radical outbreaks While Noske had
fun control the echswehr and volunteer troops his
hold on the regular army was weak.
OFFICERS OF KAISER HEAD.
REVOLT AGAINST EBERT
The disaffecon of this element headed by officers
retained secretly at least their allegiance to the former
kser probably forced Noske to give up his post without
fighting
Reports that the revolution brewing have been
rn for months PanGermanists and monarchss recently
have been gaining power.
Revelations the Erzberger- Heferich trial weakened
The confidence of the people in the Ebert government
give the reactonares opportunity they did not miss to
crystalline opinion against the government
Ebert always had been considered nteroper by the
arstocras of the old kaserst regime His owy birth and
unconvincing personality have been held to time
\and again by the military clique.
LIES = FACE CRAVE PROBLEMS
The revolution will bring the allies face to face with these
problems:
Forcing the government to adhere to the treaty
Securing stronger guarantees from Holland that the for
kaiser ntened in the Dutch nation, will be SO
guarded that there will be opportunity for his
Germany.
Forcing the government to adhere to the allied de-
cs0n to make Germany punish her guilty by trial
before German tribunal at Leipzig.
Gen. Won Luttwitz, who commander of the first
eichswehr group and lieutenant of Noske apparently was
guilty of complete deception of his chief He accused
by De Freihe yesterday Of being implicated in the plot
when 1t first discovered by the government Noske
never has been accused of dsoyaly TO the Ebert gov
eminent.
Todays successful coup the result Of prepare
ton both by propaganda the and careful work
among army officers by the reactionares.
Radical industrial outbreaks gave them their first
chance At the time Of the Spartacan outbreaks when grave
fears felt in allied circles for the safety of the
ent the panGemanists and monarchists did everything
their to embarrass President Ebert Noske however
succeeded bosterng the strength of the administration
by ruthlessy REFRESHING each disturbance.
The reactionares found their opportunity when the
allied demands for punishment Of the German guilty
and lists of accused forwarded to Berlin These lists
opinion The Ebert government series of notes. warned
the allies that could notdare noturn the accused
the allies for trial before entente military tribunals
The government practically told the allies that surrender
Of the accused Notwithstanding many powerful figures
the old kaserist clque-mean its downfall Allied inves
LEGATIONS bore out this statement and the preiers finally
agreed that the accused might be tried before German
tribunal at Leipzig as the government had suggested
The reactionares hruout Germany however had seized
the opportunity to hur charges at the government Rally
around Won Hndenburg they declared the accused
would be surrendered Army and navy officers joined
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