The Washington herald., 1921-03-24
Outrages Follow Callinr
OF General Strike i'm
Halle Industries.
DYNAMITE BLASTS
DO GREAT DAMAGE
Many Manned by Explo-
sions; Public Build
ings Wrecked.
SPECIAL csbls to Tho washington Hsrsi<
and Chicago Tribune.)
by GEORGE sELDEs.


ny GEORGE sELDEs.
BERLIN. March 25.-Red nags are
flying above the Hamburg municipal
buildings, the wharves and two Of
the great shipyards.
Dynamiters have caused great
damage to public buildings in Ores
den and Leipsic. A general strike
has been called in the Halle in
dustrial zone.
A score of oJtrases of communis,
origin are reported by various towns
ip red" Saxony.
Thus may be summed I'D today,
Communist conhagrstion in Ger
msny-the reaction after two weeks
of peaceful union Of political factions
which followed the return to Berlin
from the London reparations con
ference Of Foreign Minister Walter
Simons.
'serieus CrisIs Foreseen.
This surprising unity could not
agitators and disconnected working
men and II is feared in official Berlin
circles that March the mother
month Of revolutions-msyc confront
Central Germany with her most
serious crisis.
while Saxony was the scene Of
most OF today's violence and blood
shed. many persons having been
manned by the terrible blasts, the
peacesble but forceful occupation Of
the Blohm and Noss shipyards and
the municipal buildings in Hamburg
by Communist wOrkingmon are
takoh as the most important and the
most sinister Of the days rcd mani
fcstations.s
Soviet 4. EstssIi.hed.
After occupying the great plant
and the public buildings Lhe Com-
mahLSts raised 10 the fsSstsfs the
red nses ef Soviet Russia and in
the administration building they es-
tablished a Soviet. drIving out the
labor union councils.
At noon the workers in the other
shipysrds and from the Hamburg
docks quit their posts and thousands
attended a great mass meeting held
under the auspices OF the leaders of
the Communist uprising.
Dispatches received in Berlin from
Hamburg tonight declared that the
Communists still were in control.
There had been no report Of violence
there. nor was il stated that any
attempts to oust tho rebels had been
made.
German Officials silent.
Officials Of the German govern
ment refused tonight to comment
upon the situation or the probable
course of action to be taken TO re-
store order.
One Of the most serious reports Of
violence came from Leipsic, where a
terrific blast blew the roof from
the courthouse and damaged build
.ings for blocks around. and in Drcs-
den, the capital of SaXony. as well
as in a number Of other saxon
cities, bombs were exploded in post
offices. courthouses and city halls.
with great damage and some bodily
harm in each case.
In the region OF Halle a passen-
ger train was wrecked and "A scvre
OF travellers were injured. At Zsuer-
bach the courthouse was bombed.
The Hiselben Copper Works were
bombed and destroyed by strikers
The tower Of the city hall at Rode
wisch was blown to hits by dyns-
miters.
Russian Inspiration Suspected.
While 10 direct connection with
Russia has been uneaShed by the
police, IL is believed today's senSa
tional happenings had their genesis
in a series Of infiammatory articles.
which appeared recently in a Berlin
Soviet organ called the Red Flag.
Gravest fears are being expressed
in Berlin tonight that today's dis
tuibances may be followed toner
row by increased violence. ana In
all quarters. IL is declared. the Ger
man government will find itself in
q precarious situation IL the demon
strations spread.
while no detailed reports OF
deaths or injuries sustained in to-
days outrages have been received
here, IL is thought likely that blood
has been shed freely.
tcepyrirht, ls2l.)