New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-24
Agreement Reached With
Extremists for New Cab.
met; General Strike
Is To Be Called Off
Red Army Routed,
With 1000 Slain
Six thousand Govern.
ment Troops Penned in
Wesel by Spartacides

Wesel by Spartacides
LONDON, March 23.-The Bauer
government has come to terms with
he extremists at the cost of sweep
ng concessions, according to
Copenhagen dispatch to "The Lon
don Times"
A purely Socialist Cabinet is to be
formed which will try to resstablish
order and hold general elections.
The Reichswehr troops will be i'm
mediately withdrawn and Berlin
xorkmen's guards formed.
The general strike will be stopped,
but instantly resumed if the govern
ment is unable to effectuate the
Stipulated conditions.
The foregoing agreement was
reached this afternoon between Sec
retary Bauer and the trade union
leaders and was followed by a split
in the Independents, the smaller
part Of whom joined the Commu-
nists.
In Berlin the situation is tranquil
except for few unimportant collisions
in the northeastern quarters, where the
lsck Of provisions is badly felt. There
is no indication of further trouble.
Traffic was resumed on the elevated
and underground roads Tonight
The National Assembly will meet on
thursday afternoon, and in preparation
Tor this session all the parties are
acldng continuous meetings.
"Reds" Routed, 1000 Slain
C0BURG, Sake Coburg- Gotha, March
"a heavy defeat has been inflicted
90 the Communist forces, who lost
rore than orr thousand killed. accord
ing to the Reichswehr commander in
| this region. The Reichswehr had nine
teen killed and thirty-four wounded,
while nine are missing.
ESEN, Germany, March 23.-The
local Executive Council to-day an
notrted that the entire industrial re-
gon hereabouts is in the hands of
the Evolutionary workmen, and that a
Red army of $4,000 imen is victor
/ ously advancing on Vessel, where "the
asst remnants of the regular troops"
are concentrated.
he left wing of the "Red" army's front
niles from Dusseldorf, through Halt
- tor, trfr
vest Of Muenster. Violent fighting is
still proceeding. on this front. Dorsten
I and Va!sum have been taken by the
Reds" together with 900 prisoners. the
sewspaper adds, and general advance
IN progress toward Vessel.
In the vicinity of Haltern an ar
hored train on the way to the indus
asl region from Muenster was halted
the blowing up of a stretch of
madbed.
Tells of Red" Successes
1 A second announcement by the
eaecutive council said that the revo-
aIionary workmen on Saturday
ap'ured five cannon, six mine throw
sS. three thousand rifles, twenty
lolsand cartridges, 200 horses and
nnaen baggage. In the taking of
Doisten Dten the "Reds" captured 300
AscnSwehr, the announcement added.
ROTTERDAM, March % (By The
asss0clated ~ ia Press).-The conditions in
Nv Rhine provinces, where virtually
ssly town is in the hands of the
isa,;aN, isa,H;men, rapidly are approaching
,asplleatiSn NY e. of the conditions prevail
.1g IN Soviet Russia. According to
The Rotterdamsche Courant's" cor
.ssspondents in Essen and Dortmund,
as hrst steps following the proclama-
sva OF Soviet republics was the open
a.g.. %g Of prisons and freeing not only
Prisoners.
nj. iS0ialng closely upon the heels of
sor.1'er s,v order was an invitation to the
Esssseosle to surrender all firearms,
ssnpa ~pnasis was laid on this by an
s..,s ssv.s,1ssement that failure to comply
]ut;aa ]a,a entail prosecution by the revo-
'saonary tribunal
;, Shortage of Food
1T tas t. correspondents say that the hard
IA ~ ,aeA OF soviet government would
ia I'll. malntain rationing; that failure
ali. A,s an respect would not be improb-
fsod,trsg ,tt~ssng to the existing scarcity Of
. tarin x,r.,, s""e compromise VIII
.r. s.''a = would be necessary. They as
for 'aas only enough food is in sight
Div at weeks rations and that the sup
dsv, =. p potatoes will last only few
rsn, a. me hope of the soviet govern
sbana,.' sbs, 'ney assert, is to get food in ex-
Rss Resss 10. !or coal from Holland.
pes;ss pes;ssasfonlng the situation at Vessel a
(oossIl (sl Berlin dispatch by way of
sitbin" sitbi"ageh Z. says that 5000 regulars
sOOa ene fortress are besieged by
asno opartacans. The troops are
Am n;esavy guns, but have, neverthe-
'~"so to break the siege.
,i,,s1 ,e,o1sLENz, March % fBv The A..o.
kes 1 .o;a apress).-Heavy fighting has
v shs hiing ingg, on since noon before Vessel,
sAers' ~ tSS"er right bank Of the Rhine,
sips Al. me Reds" have attempted to
lie sp.stn spss tne stand Of the Reichswehr.
Anmn";a as are trying to get through
s.u.nication with Holland in order
aeats ~ foodstuffs. Troop move
proes. ~ surround the Essen area are
assetts Z reported that in a Spartacide
sas mosn Un the postoffice at Dortmund
~ v,n'ag vsr. sixty employees and off,
! nd isdnu.rlngia n the soviet government
" nave appointed . Foreign
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