Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-31
SEE RUSSIAN HAND
IN GERMAN UNREST
Soviet Government Blamed For
Communist Agitation.
aM
SCENT SYSTEMATIC PLOT
Effort to Promote General Strike De-
cIared to Be Part OF Definite Pro-
rpam.

Berlin. The communlstic OUT
break In the Industrial areas Of
central Germany and the concerted at
tempt by the German Bolshevists to
provoke general strike throughout
the country are viewed by the govern
ment AS an unmistakable symptom of
a determined and systematic plot, the
inspiration of which Is directly trace
able to Moscow, and whose single pur-
pose Is the establishment of a Ger-
man soviet republic, government
spokesman declared
With regard to the evidence the
government could adduce to support
list declared convictions, Herr Sever
ing, Prussian minister of the interior,
said:
I'VE base our belief on unimpeach-
able elrcumstantial evidence In our
possession, and also point to the D ub-
lie utterances Of accredited Commun-
istic leaders here and elsewhere, who
openly designate the present period,
when Germany is sorey tried with
problems growing out of the entente's
invasion in the west and the upper
Silesan situation, as the most oppor-
tune moment for a revolt.
'sIhe German Communist party
takes its orders from Moscow and one
need only follow the manifcstoes daily
appearing In its official organs to To-
cate the fountain head Of this in
Equity"
ha 1in IN hn nj
the minister added, was also produc-
tive of tangible evidence Of the COM
plicity Of soviet agents in the insti-
cation of the present disturbances.
He said he strongly suspected, how
ever, that the cue for the present in
surrection miscarried and that the
signal found the extremists elsewhere
than Prussian Saxony unprepared for
the crisis, disinclined to join the
movement or timld about acting.
"The impending collapse of the
present coup and the fact that 1t is
now lapsing into/plain outlawry," con-
tinued Herr Seyering, must prove
inopportunely embarrassing to the
Moscow government, which is SEEK
ing the re-establishment of diplomatic
and trade relations with the United
States, England and other countries,
at the very moment that accredited
emissaries of 'sovietlsm are attempt
ing to establish Bolshevism in Ger
many with the aid Of pillage, dyna-
mite and arson"
Herr Severing, who is the Majority
Socialist member of the Prussian
cabinet, came into prominence a year
ago when he was suppressing the Ruhr
region revolt which followed the Kapp
rebellion He expresses confidence
now in having the central German sit
uation in hand by Wednesday, purpos-
ing to restore order without requisi-
tioning troops from the central gov
eminent At the same time he con-
coded that the Prussian security po-
lice, which have been dealing with the
revolt, were insufficiently armed and
organized for scotching an armed re-
bellion like that now in progress in
the Mansfield districts, as the police
are limited to light armament and per-
mitted only one small calibre machine
gun to every 5000 men, and also are
not supplied with field artillery, which
is especially needed in the present ac-
ton.
SIN Eisleben," said the minister,
"our forces captured three heavy ma
chine guns from the Communists,
whose equipment not only is equal,
but often superior to ours"
Herr Seyering is supposed to be
chiefly responsible for the Prussian
governments determination to dis
pense with Reichwehr troops in the
present situation, as their use was
considered likely to prove provoca-
tive to the labor elements. Security
police to the number of 5000 were OPP
Grating in three groups, he said, and
were making satisfactory progress in
rounding up the insurgents. He as
serted that the present outbreak once
more demonstrated the inadequecy of
Germany's internal defensive agencies
in critical situations, because of the
limitations prescribed by the peace
treaty.
Although the present rioting is con-
fined to a relatively small area, said
the minister, it nevertheless calls for
strong forces.