Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-15
GERMANY ON THE
EVE OF CIVIL WAR
Rival Governments Matching
Wits and Forces Before Heavy.
Fighting Begins.
KAPP lREPuDIATEs MONARCHY
D eclarin g for Democracy,
KAPP lREPUDIATEs MONARCHY
D eclaring G for Democracy.
Threatens to Use Tanks and
Machine Guns on Strikers.

BERLIN, March 14.-The two s,ov-
ernments of Germany arc now match.
ing wits and forces TO gain controi
OF the republic. Dr. Wolfgang Kapo.
VINO proclaimed the new order at Per
I'm ana himself Chancellor, is emplov-
ING aii his efforts to assure the Ger
man people that the government under
''tii ana those he selects to admins.
.er anairs viii mean true democrorv
increased productivencss and conserva.
tion OF the rights OF the WORKING
people. '>'Hs ~"
Friedrich Ebert, President of ths
min is,a. iSpsurhinent, , who, with most of his
hastlly withdrew from Ber-
lin when tho revolving troons ms, rn,, "a
IN and Kapp and Won Luettwity t,or
control is variously reported to he g,,,
Dresden or Stuttgart, and from lis
point Of security, Is calling ,lpon H..
socialists and working classes rsnars ..re
aaS S 10 stand by the old governmen,
suppressed -'- =" ~ ot'peis
"A response to this appeal, a general
niaiAs nIanss has ha, been proclaimed In many
the call for a Strike has not beon re-.
ceivcd with favor, oeoh re-
Ominous Preparations.
bloodless revolution TINS FAR 10.
fIiraras5erlaed Iin @Sdr the movement upon Ber-
events with that serenity TO wbic6
thcy have been accustomed bv The ~.
SSnrrenees Sor Of recent years There is.
because barbed wire ci.taneiemants
great public lF9GI ahtef dsl sas
ana macine hh ssnpSa
cross streets and othor points offvans
a. tase ils ana henVy armed guards are sta
'aioned throughont the city. This Z is.,
when those opposed 10 tho counter.
revolution marshal their forces POI
future action. Il. ~
Iteration OF the statement that tho
new government is not reactionary,
dnat IN 1t does not desire the restoration
into, office SO that Germany. maybe
rehabilitatcd. Chancellor Kapp. 'inin,
s,asemens snts ssit to the foregn CORRESPOND.
peace treaty would be fulfilled. 40 far
as they could be reconciied with Ger
man mar, honor and -Germanys economic
stand by National Assemble
While adherence 4to the new gov
crhment has been promised ny some,
OF or the outside states, Saxony- has de-
temberg and Baden have Joined in ,iss
nouncing tho movement. declaring iISa
fh,.ne fbn n2as aGainst the German people that
southern German states should be dis
turbed from Berlin. These states affs,
National d enslr masemsi9e 9essi9enitlon only of the
relations with the kapp government.
and s,na, the the. conservative leader. Count
Identify himself with. the now Chan.
eeilior; Hamburg and Darmstadt are
ma
that Germany Is threatened with civil
war. and therefore complete ruin on
upon the people to protect '!the demo
ernment." ,Sss
Meanwhile one OF the great figures,
In the German national life, Field Mar
sbal Won Hindenburg. has kept him
self SELF In the background. His former
credited with being the brains And
moving spirit OF the German army in
It's issenea bslligersnt I.,, days. has had CON
passed between them is. OF course. not
known: 1t is possiblh, however. that
' Son II indenburg.. who is already u can
large before events take definite share
berlin In Suffering.
Win the advent Of tho general strikd
Socialists. affiliated with
the trade unions and other organiza-
IONS, ions, Berlin Is already .beginning TO
valet supply has been largely cut of
and food is scarce. Hotels are shutting
down. and if the strike, continues means
of transportation,. both passenger and
Gustay- Noske, Minister OF Defense,
IN the Ebert government is reported
TO be in Saxony organizing troops
Noske has always been n fighter, ana
there is reason to believe that he win
not accept the present situation With
lut drastic action In opposition to It,
That Noske has troops still, loyal to
nave repulsed an. attack against them
in their barracks at Frankfort. Re-
ports have been received from thai
city of numerous casualties In the
were killed and hundreds woupded.
bit whether this was between troops
and militia or between troops and
workmen Is not definitely known;
~ semi-oificial statement issued to-
lay says that tho entente commission
at Berlin. has agreed" to the new
government. La
Chancellor Kapp today received the
foreign newspaper correspondents and
briefly explained to thsm the govern
Inent's policy. adding:
It takes It's stand on democracy. We
have raised tho black, white and red
lag to its place OF honor and will sups
M eipzg GaY the tTa @as
will proceed and the censorship Wilt
be relaxed.
publican form Of soveFnmen, IS q fact
self. we believe that there must hs
The sPeedisst return to constitutional
The Chancellor also issued a proel4-
fsns for Is g as
g restored: and adding s that drastic