The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-25
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FEARED IN
GER N AN !
Country Protesting as
Result Of the
Killing
ny CARL u. GI,oAT.
United Pres rtaff Correspondent


shock 81 an expected monaruh'st
uprising.
The country's greatest liberal.
Walter kathenuu. lay dead, slain
hy hired assasslns and lcadrfs OF
%. republic declared their hriirt
flat this was the opening shot ~
a pau-tlermun "futtaCu"
troops aud ponce werr hcil In
it.d.nrss tor tho reNt move.
Gcrmnuy's a foreign minister was
shoi to death as b.. rode IN "a car
rinHa in the GrunewAld, accom-
punied by his sister. Hand grenadrs
were hurled before the fatal shots
were fired. but Rathenau's SISTER
escaped Injury.
immediately following the as
"a aitttion there was asa upfuur in
the rolchsiaE aud Herr Heiff"rich
wns accused 81 responsibility Tor
the deed. while fiying spuadrons ut
police swept the city in search OF
s.ltlnrnuu usHusHinr.
fenr that the attack upon the
flrrlHl minister might be- IA" open
ing shot OF a roynlist uprising led
Iu extraordinary precautions be
lng taken. Many suspects were
ui rested
Liberal organizations through
out Germany rose In wave OF
protest when word Of Rathcnnu
deuth spread Communist here
demanded that workmen bs armed
Majority socialists urged dissolu
uou OF the officers leagues AMI
organization OF the special police
gathenau was "A great figure OF
German liberalism. A. "A finuncicr
he was ecclie1 In Germuny only
bv Hugo Stlnnes Ratheuau. be
sides being financisr. was the
spokesman of a group Of liberals
who hoped fnr the future ot the
nov GermRny
As foreign minister Rathenau
constantly reiterated that Germany
would get on her feet and take her
place among nations II given time.
Hs advocated the paying of Ger
manys debts to France and the
allies. and for this reason was ire
uusntly called a traitor.
chancellor Wirth depended
greatly upon Rhtnenau, and was
rhlckrd 90 learn OF his death. The
chancellor was quick 90 blame ~"
French. declaring French politics
was driving the German people to
madness.
Leaders of the Independent par
y Ia the rrchstaE declared a be-
lief in the assasslnatlon of the
foreign minister might be- the sig
nal tor country wide revolt
against tho government. TINS
might come tonight. they declared
When Hclfferrich, former Vice
chancellor. now accused % siding
with reuctionarlea. entered the
reichsiag Tor memorial meeting
this afternoon. members Of the
party az the len rushed upon him
wildly. screaming murderer
Attempt was made to throw Hol-
fferich bodily from the dcichsiag
pan-GsTmHms came 80 his rescue
The upr0ar lasted for haif an hour
After Orter was restored. irrsi b.
dent I.uone delivered an address,
reciung the virtues. aud services
OF Walter Rathenau.
When he mentioned the cowar-
dirr of the Hsrarsins, there was a
fresh upruar Socialists sprhng 10
their feet pointing at nation mem
beers aud shouting
There they are
Fresh umult broke out when u
was noticed that some visitors 10
tho tribune kept their seats dur
INK the ceremonies.
The socialist leader Wells par
tally restored order by prupusluE
cheers Tor the republic.
Eye witnuasss uf the nssasslua
tion said the foreign minister and
his sister we're uNertakUu iu their
cat Is an automobile. which sped
past them. Two men ros. from
the passing machine ana hurled
grenades toward HHthenHu's ear
They then fired y0lleyH from re-
yolVers. many shots taking effect
The cabinet adjourned out OF
respect to Rathenau's memory
Several members We're weeping.
IA was announced that the gov
ernment had no intention az
present Go declare martial nw
Tho date of the funeral OF the
slain foreign minister was set pro-
visionally Tor Tuesday.
According 20 rollabls reports. a
general strike OF an labor will be-
drciated fur 2f hours a. a mark
OF respect Tor kathenau.
Wirth said that behind the muir
aer h "a greater organization en-
tending throughout Germany.
"Mnrkmen OF all parties and
members OF the republican ana
bourgeois parties will protect the
cuuntrys constitution. said the
chancellor. who wna checrcd when
he mad concluded
Leaders OF the communist parry
sent letter- 20 Independent aiori-
ty socialists proposing combined
action in issuing an appeal Ca
workmen 20 hold demonstrations
next Monday There h great cx-
rifrment IN fotsdam whittier fhs
murdcrers are supposed TO have
Tied. Many Of the socialists pro-
tested because uf the presence OF
General Won Hindenburg In pots
dam 20 attend a military banquet.
The aged mother Of Raihenaia
heard newsboys cry the name of
her son.
"Ahi" she said "He must have
made another wonderful speech ="
but when the aged woman reached
home she was informed hy a for
eiEn office official of her son +
death. Rathenau. although biz lifs
had been threatened many urnen.
a. late a. yesterday refused 90 per-
nit the foreign office 10 furnish
him with a special guard.
The foreign minister spent last
niEhi with Ambassador noughton
Of the United Nfalen