Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-03-18

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Il is reported, however. that Gustav
N1ske. minister Of defense in the old
tEbert) government. is coming here and
Won Luettwitz perhaps will transfer his
new found authority to him.
The official communique announcing
the resignation endeavored to give a
patriotic aspect to his withdrawal. 1t
says:
The Bauer government having
voluntarily decided to fulfill the
most essential political demands ad-
on Saturday led to the establishment
of the kapp government. Chancellor
kapp considers his mission fulfilled
and retires. resigning the executive
power again into the hands Of the
military commander in chief.
In this he is moved by the con-
yiction Of the extreme necessity Of
the fatherland, which demands solid
union OF all against the annihilating
dangers Of bolsheyismh.
Used Red Spectre as Excuse.
In conference with the foreign cor
respondents Wednesday. kapp's press
chief made play with the holshevist
danger. In second conference. an at
tempt was made to conceal the fact
that Berlin government was likely to
De III uutN siUIi uhfatlDu+
Although the general strike dealt this
government a mortal blow. the decisive
fact is that kapp and his supporters had
no political prestige. their government
being built only on machine guns.
The statements made at the conference
gave q strange impression and caused
suspicion that the cry OF alarm about
the holshevists was preliminary to the
announcement of retreat The chief of
ha h,rr 10
pondents against showing themselves IN
the streets. as communist revolt was
expected hourly
Berlin Looked for Red Raid.
That any kind of compromise is out
of the question now is undoubted. Prest-
dent Ebert, Of the old government, is
strongly entrenched al Stuttgart. where,
according to semi-official advices, the
council of the empire met Wednesday
and unanimously approved the old gov
ernment and strongly condemned the
military coun at Berlin.
Frightened Berliners last night were
asking:
The white or red terror Whieh?'
This was ~ consequence of an Of
fical announcement that the reds were
planning a rising and calling on the peo-
pie 10 save the country from boil
sheyism
Government officials said to the As
sociated Press:
I'VE fear bloodshed tonight, it IS diff
ficult for us 20 hold the troops back.
In preparation for the expected rising,
officials camped in their offices all
night When the correspondent left the
at nightfall into the dark
ening Wilheimstrasse. soldiers were
bringing in huge boxes of food aud cases
Of wine. Berliners generally scurried to
their homes. apprehsnsively seeking
refuge and locking their doors.
Notwithstanding DR.. kapp's resigna
ton Berlin seems destined to have
trouhlous times. An influential member
Of the government. talking with the
on Tuesday. insisted on
the urgency of suppressng the strike
movement and communist opposition. He
added:
Time is on the side of the com
nunist. and every hour we let slip
weakens our position. We may expect
great events between now and tomor-
row.
Great Events Expected.
retirement of kapp. are evidently NOV
ng to climax. Ebert sent an aeroplane
,ver Beriin. dropping leaflets and pre-
licting the early collapse of the Berlin
government.
The utter tie-up of the city continued
Wednesday and there is no evidence of
he breaking down of the strike. SO far
rs is known. no fresh supplies Of food
lave been received. and prices are jump
ng almost hourly. The striking water
liant employees released a sufficient
amount to flush the sewers. to prevent /
he outbreak OF disease but little is /
AVAILABLE for drinking purposes.