Arizona republican., 1920-03-16

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 A basis of agreement between
 the government set up by UT:
 Wolfgang kapp as chancellor and
 that of President Ebert IS enun-
 ciated in a declaration issued by
 the present Berlin government to-
 day. Announcement is made that
 neuotiations toward settlement
 have been opened between the two
 governments at the instance Of
 President Ebert and his assoc iates-
 There is, however, no direct con
 firmation of this from Ebert,
 which is understood to be at Stutt-
 sart.
 Chancellor Kapp IS agreeable to con tinuance of the present imperial president" who is Frederick Ebert; he renounces formation of a new min istrv and placing direction of affairs in the hands of the under secretaries of state.
 Agreement Calls Off Strike
 The agreement as set forth by Chan cellor kapp provides for cabinet, which shall include professional min isters. or experts; elections within two months for members of the reichstag and the Prussian national assembly and subsequently, an election for imperial president" by the people until which time Ebert shall hold office.
 One significant clause Tn me pro nouncement says the new and old governments shall issue a joint declar- ation that under present conditions, a general strike is a crime against the German people,
 Herein lies the explanation of the proposed settlement. for the general strike has proved an effective weaoc n. Germany already has felt its sinister effect, for the strike in Berlin and many other principal cities cut off supplies, transportation. light and heat.
 It was President Ebert and his min isters who called on the socialists, the workmen, and all the people to declare a general strike, and there was an in stant response. Labor .fiercely re- sented the usurpation of the reaction ary government Vast numbers of men left their work and serious disorders occurred
 "Won't knuckIe Down to Workers"
 Chancellor kapp and his supporters announced they would deal harshly with strikes or passive resistance to the existing order in Berlin. One leader of the counter revolution said:
 We won't knuckle down to the socialists and worSmen, who think they can run the country"
 Notwithstanding the governments threat, it has been evident that neither Dr. Kapp nor Major General von Leut- twitz was willing to put their warn ings to test. Bloodshed would have been inevitable, plunging the country possibly into a state of anarchy and giving communists the opportunity they had awaited to foist soviet doc trines on Germany.
 The state of affairs was recog-
 nized in all it's seriousness also by the Ebert government. Therefore
 hope is entertained an agreement
 will be reached and that Berlin streets will soon be cleared of wire entanglements, machine guns and
 armed troops.
 BIoodshed in Many Cities Although this counter revolution has been orderly. it has not passed with out the claShing of arms and blood shed. In various cities fighting las occurred. participated in by mob.s and troops. and today several persons were killed and others wounded in the suburbs of Berlin, when rifles and machine guns were turned on the crowds.
 Hand grenades were exploded in front of the headquarters of tieueral von Leuttwitz. reactionary minister oi defense, but did no great damage. Much interest is attached 10 the meeting of the national assembly which has been called for Tuesday al | Stuttgart. The underground railway service and rail traffic generally in Berlin was l at a Standstill today. The water sup