The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-03-28
SEE RUSSIAN HAND SOFT COAL SCARE
IN NCERMANuNREST MAY Be REPEATED
Soviet Government Blamed For
Communist Agitation.
SCENT SYSTEMATIC PLOT Slumr "0hs' !" n'0'On'
Effort to Promote General Strike De-
clared to Be Part of Definite Pro-
ream.

rGam.
Berlin. March 2S.-The communistic
outbreak in the industrial areas of
central Germany and the concerted AZ
Tempt hy the German BolSheNlSlS |"
provoke Il general strike throughout
the country are viewed hy the govern
! lut'n as an unm>tukable symptom OF
II determined and Systematic plot. the
! inspiration of which is directly trace
able IL Moscow. and whose single rnr-
post. is The establishment of Il Ger
man soviet republic. Il government
/ Spokesman declared.
With regard 1o the eNidrnr" sihe
! government could addure Ia SuPp4rt
-, declared convictions. Herr Sever
/ i!s i'fuSsian minister of the interiW
said
/ We base our belief ON unimpr:rh-
! :. bile rirrlms;anrial evidence i'll oar
{ possession. and also point 1" The = atD-
, liz nIterancrS of accredited Cominllh-
/ isle. leaders here and elsewhere. WI"
! OPENLY designate The present ptfl'N
/ When Germany is >nrtly tried Wistt
/ i'l''illt-illS Si'N lIi- ''i' ~ '''N
/ invasion in the West ami lhe upper
! SleSian situation. az the most oppGa-
/ tune moment for ii revolt.
The German Communist party
takes lis orders from Moscow and one
/ need only follow the manitesl"t> daily
| appearing in its official organs /" l9-
,.a1p the fountain head of this ia
/ iquity.
/ The rinting in the Saxon province,
/ tia. minister added, was also prudut-
/ rive of tangible evidence ct the COM
! plcitS uf soviet agents i'll the insti-
( .ution OF The present disturbances.
/ lie, said he strongly suspected, how
ever. that the cue for the present iIt-
surrecti"n miscarried and that the
signal found The extremists elsewhere
/ Ian Pru<Sinn SaXony unprepared for
/ the crisis, disinclined Ia join the
/ movement or timid about acting.
The impending collapse of the
present coup and the fact that 1t IS
now lapSing into plain "utlaWrE, coii-
tinued Herr Severing. must prove
inupportunely embarrassing TO the
Moscow government, which is seei4
ing the e-establishment of dipbnIatts.
| States. England and other countrieSe
at the very moment that accrFd ted
emiSsarieS of SOvietiSm are attempt
! ing To establish BolSheVi>m i'll Ger
many with the aid of pillage. dyna-
, mite and arson.
SnNaII,r WIN * Ihn NJ Il lnrlt
! Socialist member of the PruSSian
/ cabinet. came int" prominence Il year
! age when he was SuppreS>ing he Ruhr
region revolt which followed the kapp
! rebellion. He expresses confidence
now in having the central German sit
( uatinn in hand by "Wednesday. purpos-
jn. Ia restore order without rtqui>i-
/ 1innin@ troops from the central gov
! rrnment Al the same Time he cor
rp,led that The PruS>ian security p"-
| lice. which have been dealing with the
revolt. were inSuf1icien1ly armed ANA
organized for Scolching an armed re-
hellon like that now in progress in
! the Mansfield districts, as the police
are limited 10 light armament and per
/ ltillleu Only one SilidIl 'dii'lV iil''' 'iliT|
! gun To every 1000 men, and also are
not supplied with field artillery. which
! is especially needed i'll the present ac-
! ton.
In EiSlehen." said the minister,
"our forces captured three heavy ma
chine guns from the Communists,
whose equipment not only Is epu;h'
| bui often superior To ours.
Herr Severing is supposed /" he
chiefly responsible for the PruSSian
| government determination To dis
nenSe with Rechwehr troops in the
present situation, aS their use WAS
| considered likely To prove pr"Noca-
/ tive 10 the labor elements. Security
police to the number "f 5000 We're op-
! r,aring in three groups. he said. and
We've making satisfactory progress in
rounding up the insurgents. He as
! serted that the present outbreak once
more demonstrated the inadrquecN of
(;erlnany'S internal defensive agencies
! i'm critical situations. because of the
/ limitations prescribed 10y The peace
| treaty.
| Although the present ri"tln% Is con
! fined to Il relatively small area. said
the minister. it nevertheless calls for
| $tr0n" forces.