Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-26
Germany Torn
By Revolution
OF Communists


man troops arrived here today to
suppress the communist uprising
Fighting was expected at any mo-
ment.
The soldiers brought artillery and
machine guns prepared for an on
slaught by thousands of workers
from the big Leuna plant.
A patrol of safety police v'.'.' sur
rounded by great mob l. -; .
ban during the night and .2,..?~y
continued until dawn.
An ammunition wagon, fJ..3 . Il, )
police, was blown up.
Police alone, in two days of fight
ing, have lost seven men with twelve
wounded.
Four thousand troops were rushed
into Saxony today. They were to be
quartered at Eisleban, where thou
sand of communists were flocking
Saturday.
Reports here were that the troops
had SOLDERING effect but that the at
mosphere was tense
Radicals declared many conserva-
tive workers will join in che general
strike tomorrow. Factories were
closed today because of religious
ceremonies.
Sabotage was begun last night
when great bands of strikers cut
transmission wires leading from the
Golpa plant supplying Berlin with
much of it's current.
Police guarded power houses here
to prevent similar action. The up
rising entered new stage today
with the official communist call for
a general strike.
workers, remember you broke the
Knapp putsch' by a general STRIKE
read the proclamation.
Flight with us shoulder to should
er in a counter-revolution!
Join the general strike; Rise ev-
erywhere! Fight hard! Victory IS
Don't end the fight until the end
Arm the workman, hinder the
transport of troops and ammunition.
"Fight along the whole line.
Safety Commissioner Berrins, in
a statement today said his force was
fully prepared to suppress any COM
munist effort.
GENERAL STRIKE
CALLED IN BERLIN
BERLIN, March 25-A general
strike was ordered here today by
unanimous action of communist eX-
ecutives. 1t is to be effective sat
urday.
Workers were urged to arm them
selves and fight to the end. Seizure
of factories and sabotage on every
hand were urged.
The communist uprising In Central
Germany had subsidized somewhat to-
day but leaders prepared for an in
tensive renewal.
FIFTEEN ARE SLAIN IN
FIGHTING AT HAMBURG
HAMBURG, March 24.-Fifteen
civilians and one police officer We're
killed and six persons were wounded
in riots here late yesterday.
The mob attempted to break the
police Gordon about the Vulcan ship
yards and to disarm the police. The
police ordered the crowd to disperse,
and when this order was Ignored,
opened fire and threw grenades into
the mob.
The Blohm and Voss ship yards,
about which there was considerable
fighting yesterday, have been closed
by the management.
Communist leaders tried to hold
a mass demonstration in Heillgen-
geist field, in the Altoona section of
the city, but were unable to obtain
possession of the field, as the police
had erected a barbed wire entangle-
ment around it and had stationed ar
mored cars at strategic points. The
crowd. foiled in it's attempt to hold
a meeting, stoned the armored cars.
Street car service was virtually sus-
pended during the day and some
streets have been barred.
The communist Volks Zeitung, of
this city, has called upon workers
to arm themselves.
Reports of serious rioting at Elsie
ben, Prussian Saxony, have been re-
ceived. Communists there attacked
the city police, forcing them to re-
tire. The police headquarters were
also attacked and it is said several
persons were killed and wounded
Shops at Eisleben are declared to
have heen looted by mobs.