The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-30
Danish Socialists and Trade
UnioniStS Demand Restora-
tion of ZahIe'S Cabinet.
LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC
Crowds in Copenhagen Cry
Their Dissatisfaction With
Monarchy.

Copenhagen. March 3O.-(A. P.)-
King Christian announced today his
refusal to comply with the ultima
tum of the social democrats demand
ing the reinstatement of the Zahle
ministry, dismissed by the king, and
other action in connection with the
government crisis.
The demand was made under the
threat that the Danish trade unions
would meet today with view OF
declaring general strike if the
throne did not comply.
The action demanded included the
immediate summoning of the rigsdag
and the restoration of constitutional
conditions.
Copenhagen, March 30.-Socialist
and trade union representatives who
conferred with King Christian last
night relative to the crisis which has
arisen in Denmark as a result of the
dismissal of Premier Zahle's cabinet,
demanded immediate reinstatement
of the Zahle ministry, an immediate
call for meeting of the rigsdag and
the introduction once more of consti-
tutional conditions in this country.
were Uldue lndI IL
these demands were rejected all
Danish trade unions would call a
meeting today with q view to calling
a general strike.
Crowds in the public squares last
night raised cries for the establish
ment of a republican form of gov
ernment for Denmark. Slight dis
turbances occurred while soldiers
of
and cries of Long live the republic"
were heard during the night
M. Roysing, one of the ministers in
the new cabinet formed by M. Liebe.
ar advocate of the high court, which
took the place of the Zahle minis
try, was reported this morning as
saying the new government intended
holding elections before summon
ing the parliament to consider the
question of Flensburg, the principal
town in the second plebiscite zone.
The crisis arose over the disposition
OF the second Schleswig zone, which
the Zahle ministry considered set
tied in favor of Germany by the re-
cent plesbcite. The opposition,
however, insisted there should be at
least provisional internationalization
of Flensburg and the second zone.
M. Rovsing declared the new min
istry would endeavor to secure the
Observation-Disclosures of the second
zone, including Flensburg. The Ber-
lingske Tidende today declares the
entire civil community must rise
against the terrorism of general
strike"
Clashes During Night.
Clashes occurred during the night
at Copenhagen between troops who
were guarding the palace of King
Christian X. and crowds that were
there clamoring for republic IN
Denmark
The public square surrounding the
Danish kings palace was guarded
by soldiers with drawn bayonets, who
held back the crowds that moved up
and down shouting:
Long live the republic.
The Danish newspaper Social
Democraten was quoted as saying
by the anger of the people the
: king must be shown the cost of de-
tying the unanimous will or the
workers"
Charge Fraudulent Votes.
The democratic press at Copenha-
gen sharply attacked the kings ac-
ton in refusing TO revoke tile uls-
missal of Premier H'ahle.
The Danish deputies at tlensbure
have forwarded a petition to the IN
terallied commission charging tha'
thousands of fraudulent votes were
cast in favor of Germany in the plep-
iscite in the second zone of Schles-
wig. The Danes in Scheswig were
reported to be celebrating DIR. Zahle''
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