The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26

munists at Eisleben, the. advices add.
were overthrow and fighting in the
Mansfield district has ceased.
Resumption OF work in Eisleben has
been made conditional by the police COM
mander upon the restoration of order. the
return Of property and the handing over
to the authorities of all ammunition. He
promised that those who voluntarily
surrendered would not be punished.
The communist leaders have under
taken to the utmost to fulfill these de-
mands.
PREDICT NEW OUTBREAK
Halle, Germany, March 25.--While COM
munist headquarters here, which is cred
tied with directing the Saxon revolt, held
a meeting today at which the advisable
lily OF calling Off the fighting is believed
to have been discussed. hundreds OF
boys, from IA to Is years of age, marched
through the streets selling the soviet or
gan, Glass War" They alternately sang
THE Internationale" and shouted &c
those on the streets: up and to battle,
Members Of the security police standing
guard in front of the public buildings
looked on unmoved. while crowds OF
men, women and children followed the
boys. The procession finally broke ur
without disorder.
At the conclusion of the communist
conference a leader told the Associated
Press: I'VE are going on" He sug
gested that the next outbreak would take
r,ta OF nf
where unrest also is reported, but he de-
clared there was no intention at this time
to bring the issue between the worSmcr
and the authorities to decision of arms
in Halle, the red heart of Germany
where the extremists long had been pre-
pared for action.
SAIS $4,000 ARMED
He said there were $1,000 communists
here and 24,000 socialists. The commu
nists were all armed. The leader sale
that only small force of green police
was on duty throughout the whole Of
Saxony. Nevertheless, the leader de
clared the communists felt that they
were unable to secure united communs
action of sufficient force to overthrow
the government
At communist headquarters no on
would discuss the German charges thai
the soviets had financed the revolt
choosing time when it was believed
dissatisfaction with the entente's insist
ence on large indemnity and the occu-
patton of fresh territory would cause th'
spread Of bolshevism to other German
states.
1t was indicated, however, that thu
communists are not embarrassed FOL
funds or weapons, but there was appar
ent regret that the Communists hands
have been forced at a time when they
are not fully prepared"
The impression prevailing was that thu
communists believed that Presiden
Moersing deliberately provoked trouol'
by increasing the police force at Elsie
ben with the intention of testing the rad
ical strength. and if possible, to cool ths
soviet fever once for all. On the Other
hand, some of Hoersing's supporters
viewed the situation with agitation
frankly saying that the government was
too weak to cope with an organized ant
aroused radicalism which was armed
drilled by former soldiers and INSPIRED
by the propaganda of the Russian Dol
sheviki. who would not hesitate at any
methods to accomplish their aims
Although state of siege and a gen
eral strike presumably are in progress
and fight is proceeding a few miles, away
Halle continues normal except for III
water supply the citizens being forcet
to carry water from the town pumps
and the river