The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28

EQUOlCIu IA OAlV
ton and disarming Of the Who'll
A an tho niners leaders and otn-
er .dherants OF tho radicals use al
,,o~t identical phrases and arKuments
~ ~usnicion has become general
that \ carefully worked ont propa-
randa Ia being launched against .ne
rxtxtIng military organizations Oh ne
country with view to their cpnpisoc
rehabilitation as a means OF cic1. ne
the path for the radicals TO OBTAIN
control OF the government Wiano1.
hloodshed by removing all miiitals
opposition. ,..a rv>or
the fact that only where there are
military forces have disorders oeeh
renorted. There is also an ugly fcei-
ing in labor circles because OF the AZ
,ennt of the government to orm1
troe,ns from South Germany for con-
centration In Westphalia- LABOR
leaders declare this Is merely anotne1
violation OF the agreement oetWson
the government and the HAuss
unions for calling OIL tne sen0a ?,
strike. s r go. -
tina two socialist partieas the as4&0e
~ trades unions and REPRESENTATIVES,
~ ooo radical workingTnefa's coun-
ella was held today. The conferees
appointed a corlnittee which pre-
scented the following demands 70
president Ebert on behalf OF the
workers:
1-Immediate disarmament and
denomination of all counter-revoiu-
tionary troops; that Ii, all troops tnat
tonight against the working men or
are now fghting against them
THE. arrest Of all officers OF sucn
troors ana their trial before . court
Of working men.
S-ImmcdtAte seizure OF AL weap-
ons In possession OF the bourgeois
and delivery Of the sane to the WORK
fngm0u'S councils.
nistrIbution OF arms among the
organized workers.
Creation of = work1ngmen
armed defense formation. under di-
rectton Of the wOrkfngmen's counch
Immediate converting Of ma
ttonAl congress OF worktngmen
A meeting OF delegates from all the
workingmen's councils held later 10
thn day authorised the executive
oonniftee 70 take immediate steps
for 4 renewal OF the general strike.
The league OF trades unions. the head
IL which Il Carl Legion. has not gone
70 far asto Join the more radical ole.
naents In seeking to renew the general
strike. but II did Join In tho uitimAtam
to President Ebert
A committee was Mans 20 supsr.
viss the enlistment by the government
81 : large number Of workingmen In
the Sicherheitswehr and the organized
armed worktngmen's defense forma-
Or. Levy. leader Of the Communist
party. declared today that tho most Gil.
ncult stage Of the revolution - ~
hand. but in parliamentary ana CAP,
inet circles the threats OF the radical
elements are not taken quite % sefi-
eusly. Those to whom talked todny
protested the belief that an am4cabie
way ont would be found and that tbs
radical leaders would not BE- able g
get the workers to 20 out on another
general strike.
Great emphasis was Laid on the fact
that thA workingmsn's wives arr
heartily sick Of strikes and are ustns
81 their influence against another. The
acute food situation n counted upon 81
another factor operating against = rc-
sumption OF the general strike.
IN national guard circles whore ths
deep Significance Of the radical plans
* thoroughly realized and where there
Is little faith In the government,
nover OF resistance to radical appeals
: sense Of deep depression prevails
Ofricerr and men express bitter resent
menf that the govrnmsnt. to which thy
ara expected to be loyal and for whoas
exixtence they are supposed to nght
should encourage campaign against
its defenders.
High officers said that while thai
fuifv understood the intense hatre<
Of everything military In Germany to-
day, nevertheless the removal OF Al
organised military forces wouls
inevitably result In the extremists At
tanning full sway throughout the NJ