Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-26
Reds Decide
to Continue
Its Battle
inGerrnany
Marching Boys in | Halle
Sing 'lnternationale'
and Shout Their Motto
up and to Battle

Berlin, March 25.-(By the AS
s0ciated Press).-Advices received
tonight from the disturbed indus.
trial areas in middle Germany state
that the police recaptured Eisle-
bein and Hettstedt from the COM
munists after violent fighting.
The communists have taken pos
session of large nitrogen works In
Leuna, near Halle, where they are
reported to have formed a red
army of 5000.
Halle, Germany, March 25.- (By the
Associated Press).-While communist
headquarters here, which is credited
with directing the Saxon revolt, held
! a meeting Friday at which the admis-
sibility of calling off the fighting is
believed to have been discussed, hund-
reds of boys, from IA to Is years of
age, marched through the streets sell
ing the soviet organ, Glass War.
They alternately sang the 1nternation-
ale and shouted to those on the streets:
"Up and to battle"
Members of the security police
standing guard in front Of public build
lings, looked on unmoyed, while crowds
of men. women and children followed
the boys. The procession finally
broke up without disorder.
At the conclusion Of the communist
conference, a leader told The Asso-
ciated Press:
1--WE are going on" He suggested
that the next outbreak would take
place at Leuna and south at Merse-
berg. where unrest also is reported,
but he declared there was no intention
at this time to bring the issue between
the workmen and the authorities to a
decision of arms in Halle, 'The red
heart of Germany" where the extrem-
it's long had been prepared for ac-
ton.
He said there, were $4,000 Com
munists here and $4,000 Socialists.
The Communists were all armed. The
leader said that only small force of
Green police We're on duty through
out the whole of Saxony. Neverthe-
less the leader declared the Commun-
lists felt that they were unable to se-
cure united Communist action of suf-
ficient force to overthrow the govern
ment.
At communist headquarters no one
would discuss the German charges that
the soviets had financed the revolt
choosing a time when it was believed
dissatisfaction with the entent's insist
ence On a large indemnity and the oc-
cupation of fresh territory would
cause the spread of bolshevism to other
German states.
1t was indicated however. that the
communists are not embarrassed for
funds or weapons, but there was ap-
parently regret that the communist
hands have hapn forced at a time when
they are not fully prepared.
The impression prevailing was that
the communists believed that Presiden,
Hoersing deliberately provoked trouble
by increasing the police force at Elsie
ben with the intention of testing the
radical strength and if possible to COO
the soviet fever once and for all
H0ersing Too Weak, Claim.
On the other hand, some of Hoers-
ing's supporters viewed the situation
with agitation. frankly saying that the
government was too weak to cope with
an organized and aroused radicalism
which was armed, drilled by former
soldiers and inspired by the propaganda
of the Russian bolsheviki. who would
not hesitate at any methods to ac-
complish their aims.
Although a state of siege and gem
eral strike presumably are in progress
and fighting is proceeding few miles
way, Halle continues normal, except for
it's water supply, the citizens being
forced to carry water from the town
pumps and the river.