Evening star., 1921-08-28
REVOLT IN GERMANY
FEARED AS RESULT
OF POLITICAL FEUD
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imprisonment for his attempt on the
life of Herr Erzburger in the court
room during the sensational trial
of the Erzburger-Helfferic libel
suit.
Government Fears Effects.
The party organs continue to pour
out flood of bitter recrimination. The
national party, of which DR.. Helfferich
is one OF the leaders, has instituted
proceedings for criminal libel against
cause the latter's charge that the
pan-Gorman party ins:igated Err
berger's murder.
The government has visibly been
disconnected over the possible effects
of demonstrations in Munich against
high prices and the alleged reac-
tionary methods of the Bavarian au-
thorities.
The assassination of Herr Erzberger.
which is viewed here as an abhorrent
political murder. and the situation in
Munich are regarded as having the
aspects of storm signals. the results
Of which cannot be foretold at this
hour
Bavarian Situation Serious.
The government apparently is more
than apprehensive in respect to the
ramifications threatened in the Ba-
varian situation. which now is re-
solving itself into a final test of
strength between Premier Kahr and
his faithful chief of police, Poehner.
on the one hand. and the labor ele-
ments on the other. In political cir
cles here, however. it is considered
that the Bavarian officials will have
to work out their own salvation, as
the central government in Berlin, for
various reasons. has not felt 1t pos
sible to come to the rescue. In this
point out that the Berlin and Munich
governments have not given indica-
tions of overaffection for each other
No single event IN post-revoiution-
ary Germany has unleasheo partisan
fury with such vehemence as the as
sassination OF Matthias Erzberger
which is discussed in Berlin in de-
grees of passion that apparently
know no restraint.
The Freiheit insists that primarily
responsibility for the murder rests
upon Herr Erzbereer's leading po-
litical opponents. The revolvers dis
charged in Griesbach. Baden" the
newspaper declares, were loaded in
the editorial rooms Of the Kreuz lei
tung. the Deutsches Tages Zeitung and
other pan-German organs"
Vorwaerts is outspoken in condem-
nation of the national and German
peoples parties. their leaders and
their newspaper organs. whom il
charges with moral responsibility for
the murder because of their 'unrelent-
lister, who, it declares. when the coll
lapse came. had the courage to stand
by the fatherland and negotiate the
armistice for which >Hindenburg and
Ludendorff begged on their knees
after William fled to Holland"
Public Appeal Made
The clerical organ, Germania- which
was close to Herr ErZberger through
out his political career, says the deed
was the melancholy consequence OF
the campaign of vilification anG
heckling carried on by the parties OF
the right. which. it declares, did moi
hesitate to use the most contemplate
falsehoods in their pursuit of the dead
man.
The socialist and communist news.
papers call upon the masses to join q
common rally for the fight against re-
actionaries along the whole front.
President Loebe of the reichstag was
| in conference with the party leaders
with respect to the autumn session
when the assassination occurred.
The cabinet devoted the greater part
| of its session to contemplation of the
possible results the shooting would
have on the political situation.