The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-15
ALLIES ARE
ANXIOUS AS
RUMORS FLY
No. u. S. Troops to Be Sent
Into Germany Unless With
Permission of Washington
Berlin Reported Quiet.
STRIKE IS PROCLAIMED
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 15.-While
technically still under the direction of
Marshal Foch, American troops on the
Rhine would not participate in any AL
lied advance into Germany without
specific directions from President
Wilson. it was said today at the war
department.
LONDON, March 15-An official dis
patch from an American source in
Hamburg received today says:
"A general strike is in full force
here. The city is under military con-
troll. No disorders have yet occurred"
The Allied commissioners in the oc-
cupied district of Germany have in
structed the local authorities they will
= prevent strikes in public utilities serv-
ices, informing the authorities they
will be held responsible for any
stoppages.
Official dispatches today announced
that the water supply of Berlin, which
had been cut off, has been turned on
again.
PARIS. March 15.-The railroad
federation in Germany has declared
general strike on the railroads, ac-
cording to the Lokal Anzeiger of Ber-
lin. 1t took this action, the newspaper
states, upon the government refusing
to comply with the ultimatum of the
railroad men for the retirement of
Chancellor Kapp, DR.. Won Jagow and
DR.. Traub, the minister Of public wor-
ship, from the new government.
Chancellor Kapp has issued an ap-
peal requesting the farmers to make
efforts to supply bread and other
ers in the city.
Soviet Is Predicted.
PARIS, March 15-Independent So
cialists and Communists met yester-
day at Mannheim and decided to take
advantage of the present situation in
Germany and proclaim a soviet gov
ernment, according to advices from
Basle, the news having reached that
city by telephone.
Majority and Independent Socialists
throughout Germany, appear to be
uniting against the military move
ment initiated at Berlin on Saturday,
according to a Basle dispatch to LIN
formation.
Revelation canfine1 Jne.
The latest advices - the French
foreign office from Berlin, it was said
today, indicated that the revolutionary
to the military and the Pan-German
( party, and was without other political
support.
Leaders of the conservative parties
and such industrial leaders as DR.. Wal
ter Rathenau, president of the Ger
man general electric company, it was
declared, had condemned the move
ment.
From all the information thus far
received, it was added, the impression
in official circles was that the mill
tary party might hold possession Of
Berlin and other important centers
and prolong the status of uncertainty
for some time, possibly a month or
two, but that without the support of
other political elements than the pan
German party the movement was
doomed to failure.
Paris to Strengthen Frontier.
France contemplates sending three
more army corps to WieSbaden Neu-
stadt and Bonn, thus doubling her
forces along the Rhine. according to
the Petit Parisien. Marshal Foch will
call a meeting of the supreme war
council as soon as he returns from
Mayence where he will confer today
with allied commanders.
Reports reaching this city state
that every step has been taken to
OF Germany and that the inter-allied
commission for the Rhenish province
has received the German high COM
missioner after having conferred with
allied military leaders.