The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-24
new REVOLT
IS WORKERS
SAYS STAHL
SITUATION IS QU|ETER
Member of Dusseldorf Com
mittee Claims Move is to
Compel Government to Give
Ear to Labor.
(By Associated Press)

DUSSELDORF, March 24-Leader
of the elements which have taken over
control of this city insist the move
ment should not be termed commun-
istic, as soviets throughout Germany
are considered impossible and dan
gerous.
1t is desired above all to do away
with militarism, they added, and show
the allies that Germany is determined
to take such a stand.
There are a few armed guards. but
no real army is to be seen. 1t is
planned to have an old army COM
mander, Captain Bredam, in charge
of "the security qua rds," which is to
be composed of workmen, who can
be called to arms in case of emerg-
ency, but not regularly drilling as
militia, which is what the workmen
want to abolish.
Frederick Stahl, one of the eight
members of the Dusseldorf executive
committee, installed in the provincial
government house, gave to the Asso-
ciated Press a statement on the
workmen's views. He said the move
ment precipitated by the kapp revolt
was particularly a workmen's protest
aginst that military movement and
militarism in general.
Soviet Is Disdained
"This is no soviet revolution" he
declared "At the moment at least we
are standing on the same. grounds as
the regular government chosen by the
people of Germany. What we want
the government to do is to uphold the
peoples will expressed in the last
elections, that is to say, make de-
cided move to the Left, (towards Soc
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every form, more especially as it has
dared to show itself in this Kapp re-
volt, as we'll as under Gustav Noske.
We want work, to give evidence to our
! own people as we'll as to the world
in general of our will to work and
develop"
COBLENTZ, March 24.-Otto Mein-
| dorff, who was released from prison to
take charge of the Communist move
ment in the Ruhr basin, has ordered
all workmen who have seen military
service to report for duty, threatening
if they fail to obey, to cut off their
food rations.
! Communists are requisitioning all
foodstuffs, but actual seizures must
be made in the presence of officers,
and looters are severely punished
| Since gaining control the Reds have
re-established the German food ration
and have requisitioned druggists and
doctors to care for the wounded.
PARIS, March 24.-Two German
officers who arrived here last night
from Berlin to explain to the allies the
necessity for permitting the German
army to enter the occupied zone to
restore order, saw Premier Millerand
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ment had ample forces ready to deal
with the situation in the Ruhr valley.
No decision was officially announc-
ed but it is understood on good author
ity that the allies have decided to
give the permission and that all that
remains to be decided is what guar
antees will be asked of Germany to in
sure her army will retire as soon as
order is restored.
LONDON, March 24-In the strike
settlement reached by the German
government with labor unions, the Ma
jority Socialists are pledged to place
in their parliamentary program the
claims of labor organizations, says
Berlin dispatch to the Exchange Tele'
graph company.
ingness to withdraw its troops from
Berlin and across the Spree river,
near government headquarters, and
raise the state of siege Immediately,
it is said.
VESSEL, Germany March 24-Six
thousand government troops, reinforc-
ed by armed countrymen. had a skirm-
ish with communist guards numbering
about Is 900 near here last night. Re-
! ports state 81 were killed and upwards
of 100 wounded.
HAMBURG, March 22.-Order is be-
ing maintained here by patrols of
workmen and the security police. and
it IS announced the strike will cease
after victims of recent fighting in the
city have been buried. Admiral Meuer.
who has been under arrest for several
days, was released today.
BUDERICH, Rhenish Prussia, Mar.
"a. (Across the Rhine from Wesel)-
The government troops from the
southern part of the Ruhr district, all
of whom have been besieged in Wesel
since Monday night, were still holding