New-York tribune., 1922-07-12
Overthrow of Wirth Re.
gime and Dictatorship
With Workers in Control
Is Bolshevik Program
Soviet Hand See,
In Junkers' Plot
Dissolution of Reichstag
Imminent as Breach in
Ruling arties Widens
By Joseph Shaplen
BIZ Wireless to The TYibure

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| BERLIN, July 11.-The Soviet gov
ernment moved directly into the Ger
man situation to-day when it ISSUED
an appeal to the German proletariat
to overthrow the government and estab-
llsh a workers dictatorship. This call.
which was signed by the executive COM
mlttee of the Third Internationale, was
published to-day in "The Red Flag"
the Bolshevik organ, and particularly
excited the ire Of government officials,
who have information that the Soviets
have been negotiating with the worst
elements of monarchist reaction in an
attempt to wreck the republican
regime. BY these means it is believed
Moscow hopes to produce a Russo G. err
man alliance against the rest of Eu-
| rope.
| The appeal in the "Rote Fahne" urges
the German workers to desert both
Socialists and trade unions, and "with
sword in hand" establish a government
in the image of Kremlin. 1t was re-
ceived by both Socialists and trade
union members with smiles, but
aroused official indignation, as it is re-
garded as distinct breach of the Ra-
pallo Treaty.
Weapons Worn in Reichstag
The governments anti-monarchist
legislation stirred the Reichstag to
fever heat to-day, and many republi-
| can leaders who bad been scheduled for
| assassination on the monarchist pro-
scriptive lists discovered by the police
| appeared with revolvers in their pock-
cts and accompanied by armed detec-
tives. Prominent editors promenaded
the lobby with concealed weapons, de-
termined to defend themselves against
assault.
There appeared to-day to be an even
chance that the Reichstag would be dis
| solved because Of the stand taken by
the bourgeois parties who are deter
mined to extract some of the teeth
from the bill to put an end to the
monarchist conspiracies. The Social
lists, on the other hand, are determined
to resist this to the utmost. The ques-
| tion sof the entrance of independents
has so aroused the Socialist leaders
and working masses throughout the
country as to make dissolution appear
certain unless the Centrsts and the
Democrats abandon their position and
agree to the Independents taking part
| in the government, without whom an
energetic campaign against the mon
archists seems to be impossible.
Meanwhile the debate in the Reichs-
tag on the antimonarchistic bill con-
tinued To-day with much bitterness,
with no indication of vote being
taken before next Thursday.
Strike In Ruhr Threatens
To add to the political uncertainty
there arose to-day the possibility of
the stoppage of all mines in the Ruhr
district by a general strike because of
wage conflict between the miners and
mine owners. The Cabinet has sent
representative to the scene. On the
other hand, the newspaper strike,
which has been The source Of many
wild rumors during the last ten days,
was settled to-day and publication will
be resumed tomorrow.
The political events of the last few
| days emphasize more than ever the
weakness and lack of decision Of the
non-Socialist parties, who appear. to
have no energy to proceed against
| those who are seeking the republics
destruction. The admittance of the
Peoples party into the government as
one means of strengthening the re-
public is regarded as piece of politi-
cal stupidity, for that body's republi-
can professions, in view of its large
monarchist membership and repeated
flirting with the nationalists, are not
considered worth the paper they are
written on.
Efforts to persuade the Peoples
party, headed by Hugo SHINES, to join
the government are assailed not only
by Socialists but by it's own leading
| newspapers, including "The Frankfurt
ter zeitung." The attitude of the
Socialists on the situation was ex-
pressed by Philip Scheidemann IN
speech at Cassel yesterday, . wnen ne NJ,
! of all honest elements of the bour-
| geoisie. Socialist parties alone cannot
represent Germany, especially If we
take TIE attitude Of the Entente gov
ernments into consideration. The Ger
man working classes are ready to use
peaceful means to preserve the re-
public, but are willing to fight If neces-
sary for protection of the republic.
Laws for the protection of the republic
| are mere scraps of paper II they are
| not enforced. If reactionary parsles
| ara nermitted to continue their work
| Germany will find herself in the throes
| of civil war"
Crisis Foreshadowed This Week
Scheidemann concluoec Win ue
mand for the dissolution Of the Relchs-
tao and new elections. Thus Germany
stands at the parting of the ways, and
this may be the decisive week when
ence for all the government and the
Reichstag must decide whether they
are willing to fight for the life of the
republic or give in to the monaarchists,
who are increasing their activities.
Especialfy ominous are the dis
coyeries of concealed arsenals the po-
| lice have made in various parts Oh T. the
naval arsenal, where many boxes con-
tanning rifles, ammunition and machine
guns Of an hitherto unknown type
we're concealed despite the close
scrutiny of the British naval authori-
tiess
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