The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13

The names associated with the new
revolutionary movement in Germany
indicate its reactionary character. 1t
would appear, therefore, that Germany
is in the throes of the long expected
and frequently predicted counterrev-
olutionary monarchist struggle
The DIR. Won Kapp, reported as hav-
ing assumed the chaneellorship, it
seems probable, is DIR. Wolfgang Kapp,
former conservative member of the
Rcichstag and general director of the
German agricultural society. He was
one of the deputies who early in 1918
urged the German government to speed
up the U.bost building program. He
became president of the German father
land party, the notorious pan-German
organization which urged that Ger
many carry on the war to the bitter
end. After the abdication of Emperor
William and the signing of the armi-
eice DR.. kapp was one of the men for
whose arrest the Independent social
lists clamored, on the ground that he
and his associates had been responsi.
Die for the contin Iation of the war and
the hindering of peace.
General Won Luettwitz Thoroughly
Prussian.
Major General Baron Won Luettwitz,
who, according to the dispatches, has
Il.
military governor Of Belgium for a pc
riod in the early days of the war. He
later was = commander on the Nerdun
front When the German treaty came
up for action by the government last
June, General Won Luettwitz was one
of the leaders of the military party
prominent in opposition to the peace
terms. He has an American wife, who
was Miss Cary of Cleveland. He al
ways has been classed as thoroughly
prussian
Before the war General Won Luett-
witz had held the posts of military at
tache of the German embassy at Lon
don, and later at Petrograd. He was
born on April o, 1868. His father, Max
Freiherr Won Luettwitz. died in 1887
His mother, Irma Won Gasl-Cyula, is
still living. The new commander in
chiefs marriage to Miss Cary, whose
maiden name was Mary Curtis Cary,
took place on July Ia, lS92. She was
born on Jan. 6, 1859 The couple have
two children, Irma and Gustav.
Will Watch the Hohenzollerns.
There has been strongly held be
lief both inside and outside Germany
that the pan-German. monarchist party
was merely biding its time and wait
ing an opportune moment to seize con
troll of affairs. IL was this belief, for
one thing. that caused the allies wor-
rimont when they considered the near
ness Of former Emperor Williams re-
treat at Amerongen TO the German
border, and promp.ed their strong rep
rrscntatiOns TO Holland Of the danger
TO the peace Of Germany and the rest
Of Europe of his presence there. In
response to this the Dutch government
promised to keep a close guard over
the ex-ruler. Former Crown Prince |
Frederick William also j. a refugee in |
Holland, but his retreat az Wieringen I
s. further removed from the German 1
border.
While there has been no hint in the \
early reports of an Overturn az Berlin .
20 indicate that the movement looked
TO a restoration Of the Hohenzollern
dynasty. the fact that she develop
ment is apparently Of = monarchistic .
nature will cause close attention TO be
raid 70 any news from Holland re
garding the former royal persnnaces.
Interes; in this phase Of the situation
j. al the more strengthened BY the in
dications that have come from Berlin
that the rcactionary movement wa
possibly preripitated hy the fact that
a Hohenzoilcrn prinee. joachim Al
hrecht. Rad been arrested and ras
about to be tried snd possibly impris-