The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-03-18
GERMANY AGAIN
IN REVOLUTION
NO ARMED RESISTANCE is OF
FERED.
Troops Occupy City.
Rifles and Machine Guns Surround
Government Building in Will
helmStraSS.

Berlin, March 13-Germany today
is in the throes of counter reVolu-
tionary movement which was success
full this forenoon in turning the Ebert
Government out of Berlin and setting
ND a new administration in the capl-
tai.
President Ebert and his cabinet, OF
fering no armed resistance to the
revolutionary troops which invaded
Berlin from the suburbs, have gone
to Dresden and established the seat
of their government in that city.
The new government which has
been Professionally proclaimed here
with DIR. Wolffgang Kapp as chancel-
lor, has declared the national assemo-
ly dissolved and announced that ne"
elections would be held.
General Strike Called.
The old government through its
majority Socialist members, including
President Ebert, has issued procla-
nation calling for a general strike
as the only means of saving Ger
many from the return of Wilhelm H..
Reports from outside Berlin de-
clare the counter revolutionary move
ment has affected the troops in large
numbers throughout the country, the
new security guard as we'll as the old
army forces.
The Kapp Government in state
ment to the press declared Itself
neither reactionary or monarchlstlc.
The events that led up to these de-
yelopments were dramatic and rapid
in sequence.
Trace of Serious Plot.
Last evening it became known that
the government of President Ebert
and Minister of Defense Noske had
come upon traces of serious plot
to overthrow the Republican regime.
Orders were issued for the arrest OF
the men believed to be mainly con-
cerned These were, first and chiefly,
DR.. Wolffgang Kapp, noted as a re-
dictionary, who has been prominent IN
all agitations of the fatherland party
and an extreme antagonist OF the re-
publican government, and Gen. Won
Luettwitz, who was in command OF
the first self-styled guard Of Relchs-
wehr, or empire defense forces.
With them were associated Capt.
Pabst. a cavalry officer of the guard,
who had taken a leading part in sup
pression of the Spartacist revolt last
wear. Apparently, notwithstanding
the precautionary measures taken by
the government the plot had gone
too far to be arrested as the troops
selected for the seizure of Berlin
we're already on the way and the
force at the disposal of the govern
ment was not only insufficient but
was not altogether dependable.
Propose Drastic Terms.
When the news came that revolu-
tionary forces from the big camp at
Doeberitz we're on the march, officers
of rank belonging to the government
troops were sent to meet them, as
emissaries of the President, to order
them to desist and to return to their
quarters. The mutineers, who be-
longed mainly to naval brigades with
some additions from Baltic troops
who have always been disaffected and
undisciplined met the governments
representatives of whom the chle1
was Gen. Won Oldershausen and pro-
posed some terms of an extreme CHAR
acter which were referred to the
cabinet in Berlin.
At the same moment proclama-
tion prepared in advance was issued
promising the people freedom and
order and disso1ving the national as
sembly, declaring that the assembly
mission, which was to establish
constitution and conclude peace, had
been fulfilled. The leaders OF the
late government have, on their part
issued an appeal to the people, claim
ing their support against the re-
actionaries and calling upon them to
organize a general strike.
Leaders Quit Rerlin.
The late government leaders quit
ted Berlin at an early hour and later
we're reported at Dresden, where the
seat of the old government has been
established.