New-York tribune., 1921-03-28
Police Fire ON Rioters
in Capital, Killing Two,
Wound Others; Plot to
Shut OFF Lights Fails
Unions Stand Firm
Against Walk-Out
sKillBourgeoisie Without
Distinction of Age or
Sex!' Cry Communists
By ty,re,oss 70 The Tysbame

u,
BERLIN, March 27.-A general
strike in industries throughout Ger
many is being fomented by the Com
munist agitators whose military up
rising in the Elbe valley has been
suppressed by the Prussian police.
The unrest is unmistakably spread
ing, and the situation, although not
out of hand, is considered grave.
Bomb outrages and attempts by
Reds to terrorize the country are
from various cities.
The first outbreaks in Berlin since
the disorders began came last night,
when the police opened fire on riot
Gus demonstrations in the streets,
killing two and wounding several.
A Communist attempt to plunge the
city into darkness by forcing q
strike in the chief electrical power
house was frustrated when the
workers refused to leave their posts.
The men at the Bitterfield power
station, outside of Berlin, voted to
join the strike.
Red Leader Is Captured
The police forces, reinforced by a
Reichswehr regiment with two light
and three heavy guns, yesterday cap.
tured Hettstedt and cioister Mansfield.
Heavy fighting lasted until six in the
afternoon, when the cloi1ser was taken
and number of Communists were
captured, including their leader, Hide
brandt. He was found hidden under
the altar. Among the prisoners also
were two fourteen-year-o boys, who
admitted having operated machine guns.
The police later captured Mansfield and
its southern suburb, Helbra.
On the walls of the cloister were
posters signed Max Hoelz, calling on
workmen to disarm the police and the
Reichswehr, confiscate all moneys, blow
up the railways, courts and prisons and
liberate prisoners. One passage says:
1--WE slaughter bourgeoisie without dis
tinction of age or sex"
Officials are convinced that foreign
ers, agents of the Moscow government.
are responsible for the unrest. The
appeals Of the Socialist labor unions to
their members to disregard the Red
strike is having a powerful effect in
many districts. The Communists have
done their best to force a general
strike IN the Ruhr coal fields, but the
old trusty elements among the work.
men there have blocked every move
toward a walk-out.
A dispatch to Vorwarts from Elber-
field, in the Rhine Industrial district.
says that orders have been received
there from Communist headquarters in
Berlin to launch general strike in the
factories. Red demonstrations have
general strike began yesterday in Rem
scheid, which is the center of hard
ware manufacture. Isolated shop
strikes have broken out elsewhere.
The Communists held public meetings
at Elberfeld and Barmen, but found
little disposition for a general strike.
1t is expected they will try to force 8
general strike Tuesday in the adjacent
textile district.
Attack on Leuna Due Tuesday
The Reds continue to hold the nitro
gen factory at Leuna, near Merseburr.
flve thousand strong, and armed With
soo rifles that were furnished them BY
foreigners, presumably Russians. they
are preparing to defend their poai.
tions. The police are expected to nnaEe
an attack Tuesday on the fortifcations.
The editor OF one Of the Halle news
papers who succeeded in enterinc fhe
works reports that the Communists ara
The Communists at Jena have pro-
claimed general strike, but the Social
lists are opposing it.
Inc Gotha shop councils took M
action. committee was elected IN
stead which declared a general STRIKE.
rrlnters were forcibly driven from the
newspaper off1ces, but even the Com
munlses there are working at cross
:, The. Hamburg uprising was revived
saturday by some 1000 Communists
VINO retired to Geesthacht. on the un,
per Eibe, where they took possassior
ana strongly intrenched themselves.
Inc hamburg authorities sent several
armored motor ears and police patros
boats TO Geesthacht and SO overawod
the Communists that they disnarsed
without fight. Most of the rinrlead-
exS were captured
HALLE, Germany, March 2s--Ar -
tack was made tonight by Communietx
upon the building Of the Hallesche
Ieitung, the pam German organ here
A hand grenade was hurled into the
building, wounding two Of its occu-
pants.
Orders were posted in Mausfe,d
Hettstedt and Klostermansfeid TODAY
snAt any citizen appearing in the streets
after o'clock would be shot w;thane
challenge. and citizens must not Se
seen at the windows. 1t is specificailv
set forth that no exception viii 4.
made: regardless Of emergenciea.
Although isolated outbursts are ~.
Ported from Eisleben and Hettstedt
and lev grenades Were thrown hore
some OF the Communistg' chief act;v;'
ties were shifted to Bitterfeid. whsr.
workmen mounted machine -. -