New-York tribune., 1921-03-24
Uprising Is the Second
TeufO,, Uphearal i1s Year

upheavai in year. Late in March and
eArav in April, 1920, the German gov
ernment, under President Ebert, was
struggling to suppress q serious up-
rising ef workers. Conamunists and
Sparticists, centering in the Ruhr dis
trict. The rebellion at length WAS put
down, bat not until i had forced the
fall Of the Bader Ministry and the
substitution of one strongly socialistic
in sympathies.
This revolt Of the workers followed
closely and virtually resulted from the
ahort-liyed, five-day revolution fathered
by the Junkers and led by DR.. Wolf
gang Kapp, o Monarehist. Kapp's
father was German revolhtionist of
1e48. who had fed to this country. His
son was bora in New York, in Fiftieth
Street, between Eighth and Ninth ave-
nues.
The revolution he led came dramat-
ises1ly on March IS. 1920, and ended
savage bntchery by troops nnder his
cemmand--on March 18.
Ludendorf Back Of Revolt
Behind DR.. Kapp's movement, It gem
erslly was understood, lurked LlAen-
dor6, If not the Hohenzollern family
There were rumors that the Kaiser's
son Of the exiled Crown Prince. WAS to
be put upon the throne Of revived
empire. There we're other rumors that
LuAendorf himself was to assume au-
thority. When the Kapp revolt coll
lapsed, however, the Junker leaders
were prompt to repudiate the meye-
ment.
DR.. Kapp accomplished the capture Of
Berlin BY g military coup. President
Ebert and his officials suddenly found
Berlin occupied by hostile troops under
command OF General Won Luettwitx, an
associate of Kapp. Ebert and his off,
ciel family made no resistance, but fed
Immediately, setting up the regular
German government in Dresden and
Stuttgart
Kapp declared himself Chancellor and
dissolved the National Assembly, while
the troops, of Won Luettwitz set up
barbed wire entanglcments and field
kitchens in the principal thoroughfares
Of the city.
Meanwhile President Ebert issued a
call to the workers of the country for
= general strike. This succeeded gen.
orally, notwithstanding that the revolu-
ton had made headway in many impor-
:ant cities of northern Germany. The
general strike had much to do with
breaking. the revolution, but It led to
the workers rebellion few days later
Psrt Of Kiel Sheiied
pr. Kapp, issued pronunciamento
calling on the people to support the
yevolutidn Tand declaring that it was
necessary to prevent Germany falling
into the. control of the Bolsheviki.
Thus far there had been no fighting in
Berlin. There was considerable blood
shed in other parts of the country,
however, particularly, at Kiel, where
German naval forces who had joined
the revolt turned their guns on the
workers. quarters in the city. There
was fighting also at Dresden, Frank
tort, Duesseldorf end other places.
DR.. Kapp's movement, however,
failed to gain the support of the peo.
Gle, and it became apparent it must
collapse. Five days after his triumphal
entry Kapp fed the city, again without
any lighting, and his troops followed
him.
President Ebert moved back to Ber-
lin and called off the general strike
He was only partly successful. The
workers had got out Of hand. An i'm
mediate concession was granted them
in the removal Of Noske as Minister Of
Defense.
Ruhr Factories Seized
Hardly had Kapp's, forces left when
serious disorders broke out all alone
the Rhine and even in Berlin. Factor.
les and towns were seized all through
the Ruhr district. Attempts to set sur
soviets were reported in many places
One pitched battle between Spartacist.
took place in Berlin, with fifty killed
The captured revolutionaries were exc
cuted.
Lack of Organization Of the workers
army soon brought shout its downfall
and the rebellion was declared endet
April !. Outbreaks continued far int,
April, however, with serious fighting a
Essen and other strategic places in th'
Kuhr Valley.
President Ebert carried out drasti
measures against the revolt and OF
March 27 declared the formation Of
new Cabinet, The Bauer Ministry re
signed and was succeeded by on
headed by Herman Muller, made al
largely Of Socialists. Peace gradual,
WAS restored along the Rhine an
throughout Germany.