New-York tribune., 1921-09-01
100000 Cheer
Free Germany,
Back Republic
Huge Berlin Crowds Hear
Speakers Denounce Re-
actionarics and Call on
People to Defend Liberty

BERLIN. Aug. 81 BY Tho Associated
Press The demonstration of loyalty
to the republic, for which preparations
have been going on for some days, drew
crowd estimated at 100000 to the
Lustgarten this afternoon. The APP
proaches to the old Royal Palace, which
is now museum, and the steps OF the
cathedral and buildings were thronged.
Everywhere republican and Red flags
were flown.
Those who took part in the demon
stration preserved remarkable order
and discipline, the police having left
the maintenance of order to the or
ganzers of the great assembly. Con
siderable police forces were held IN
readiness in case of necessity, but their
services were not required. only IN
the precincts Of the Reichstag were
police guards posted.
Numerous orators addressed the gath
ering. In all sixty speakers, represent
ing the Socialist and Communist par
ties, began at the trumpet call at 4:3O
o'clock and for twenty minutes in
Weighed against the reactionary move
mcnt, calling upon their followers to
come to the defense of the republic
"for which your blood has been she'd
Urge Support for Republic
The Communist speakers urged the
workmen to support the republic.
"This COVE ernnlent," said one of the
Communists. "is full of faults, but we
must support it against the reaction
airy elements which again are seeking
power in order to exploit labor and re-
establish militarism and oppression. We
must protect the republic against such
movement, and when it is on q firm
foundation we will seek the institution
of Red republic with Russia's as
sistancc."
The representatives of labor in de-
nouncing the monarchcal agitation
however, at the same time attacked the
present government, declaring the
courts were filled with reactionary
judges, and that many members of the
Administration were holding fast to
"kaiscrdom" and must be cleaned out.
During the demonstrations scores of
about These branded General Luden-
dortf and other militarsts with cow
ardice and profteering and other
crimes. The handbill attacking Luden-
dorf urged him to appear in person
and deny the charges made against
him: i'm
Roll of Leaders Assassinated
Many of the speakers read a roll OF
labor leaders alleged to have been as
sassinated recently, ending with the
name of Matthias Erzbergcr. They
called upon the government to put an
end to further murders.
Thousands of women and girls
marched in the parade, and when the
throng became dangerously dense mer
carried the women on their shoulders
Young Communists climbed upon the
nearby statues and waved red flags
Red banners foated from the Kaiser
Wilhelm memorial, which faces the
Schloss, the former imperial residence.
Erzberger's body was placed at noon
to-day in a mausoleum at Bicberach in
the presence of great throng Spe-
| cial trains brought large numbers Of
mourners, including several mem be rs
Of the Wurtemburg and Baden gov
ernments.
Oltwig Won Hirschfeld the student
who eighteen months ago attemp pied to
murder Erzberger, was locked up in
the Berlin police headquarters last
night awaiting a further investigation
of his movements during the last ten
days.