The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-16
Indications in Berlin That Eb-
erts Government Will Return
to Power Within Week
LONDON SAYS HANDS OFF
British Official Position Is That
If Treaty Is Carried Out Al
lies Must Stand Aside.

| lies Must Stand Aside.
Berlin, March t5-The counter revo-
luton in Germany seems to have
reached the end OF its road. There is
a strong probability that shortly the
old government will be in control and
that President Ebert will come back to
Berlin with his ministers
! The kapp government has issued a
declaration that negotiations have been
opened with the old government at the
request of the latter. No confirmation
of this has been received from the Eb-
ert government. The declaration says
a cabinet will be formed of professional
| ministers, including those OF the old
government. New elections for the
reichStag and the Prussian national as
sembly will be held within two months
and subsequently an election for i'm
perial president by the people them
selves. The present imperial president
will be asked to remain in office until
| this election is held.
| Both parties have issued a Joint
declaration that under present condi-
| tions general strike is crime against
the German people.
| Until decision Is taken on these
proposals the imperial chancellor has
renounced the formation of a new min
istry and has charged the senior state
under secretaries with direction of af-
fairs. Meanwhile it is reliably learned
that the ander- secretaries of all min
listers unanimously refused this morn
ing to take orders from the new gov-
ernment. but announced that they
would remain at their posts and con-
tinue TO conduct the business of the
country according to the program OF
the old government
number We're killed and several
wounded in clashes between soldiers
and crowds at various places in the
outer suburbs of Berlin this afternoon.
The soldiers used rifles and machine
guns.
London, March i5.-The official view
expressed here of the German situation
| IS that 1t Is technically an internal ar
fair OF country with which the allies
| are at peace and none of their business
.as fong as the Germans live up to the
treaty of Versailles.
| The present military activities are
| merely precautionary in case the new
| Berlin government shows a tendency
| 10 disregard the treaty, which Officials
told the Associated Press today thew
believe entirely unlikely. What news
has come through from official sources
IS interpreted here as showing that DR..
kapp. head of the new government. is
!; anxious not to do anything TO arouse
the allies and as evidence of this his
request that they recognize tile new
regime is pointed to.
One high official said he believed
events would lead to civil war. hasinc
ms opinion on reports that formidable
Dody or troops seem loyal to the new
| government and his belief thai Gustav
Noske, minister of defense i'm the old
administration, will be able to raise
considerable force of Saxons. Official
observers generally believe the stua-
tion should be clarified within the ncyt
TWO days. at least to the extent as 10
whether there will be an armed con-
| flict
London, March 15-One of the first
acts of the new government in Berlin
was 10 request recognition from tae
aiiled commissions in Germany. accord
ing 10 an official British message to
uay. Inc request was ignored the
commissioners taking the attitude. that
!: they would not extend recognition oven
10 the extent OF answering the com
munication.
Paris March f5.-The railroad fed
4
eral strike on the RAILWAYS acearsl;nv
TO the Lokal Anzeiger OF Berlin n
TOOK this action, the newspaper says
upon the government refusing to com
ply with the ultimatum OF the railroad
men Tor the retirement OF Chancellor
happ, Dr. Won Jagovv and DR. Traub
the minister Of public syorshtn from
the new government.
chancellor kapp has issued an annea1
requesting the farmers to make efforts
10 supply. bread and other necessary
1000 products to the vorkmen in The
cities. - INC
Paris. March f5.--The advices fo The
French foreign office from Berlin n
was said today, indicated that the rev
olution in Prussia had thus far been
confined to the military and the pan
derman party and was without offler
poHIlcal support. Leaders Of the con-
seryafive parties and such Industrial
leaders as DR.. Walter Rathenau nres.
ident of the German General Electric
Company, 1t was declared, had con-
demned the movement
| From all the information thus far
received. IT was added, the impression
! In officiai circles was that the military
party might hold possession az Rerlin
and other important eenters and nro-
long the state of uncertainty for some
time. possibly month or two but that
without the support OF other political
elements than the Pan German party
the movement was doomed to failure.
The attitude OF the French govern
ment IS simply one OF expectancy. it
finding no reason TO interfere with
GermaHys internal affairs and taking
only such precautions as The indicated
revival Of the military spirit in P-us-
tNo. 2-contnued on Page Two.)