The New York herald., 1922-06-27
ARREST ARMY MEN
IN RATHENAU CASE
Police Round Up Officers and
Capture Ten Of Bavarian
Murder Ring.

Copyright, 1873, by THE new York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. June 20.
Practically the greater part Of the
police force Of Berlin Is securing the sub
urbs for some trace Of the blue torpedo
touring car In which were seen the assas-
sins Of DR.. Walter Rathenau on Satur-
day. A cripple, who saw the murderers
and fled when he thought the passen-
gers in the car were shooting at one an
other. has since given detailed descrip-
tions to the authorities.
One, according to the description given
by the cripple. fits Capt. Karl Tillessen.
who was arrested to-day In Flensburg
while seeking to cross the Danish
frontier. He IL the brother Of Helm
rich Tillesseh. who was suspected
Of the murder Of former Minister OF FL
nance Erzberger. Capt Hoffman. an
other imperialist agitator. was arrested
at Munich.
More Bavarfans Seized.
The police have also arrested ten other
members of the notorious Bavarian ma
tlonalist detachment, the Central Murder
organization. Gen. Maerker. who LED
the nationalist military band against the
radicals after the revolution. and Col.
xylander, a confidant of Gen. Ludendorff
and active In anti-republican military
conspiracies, have been arrested.
Tomorrow afternoon the wheels o.
German industry will stop turning In
homage to DR.. Rathenau and as pro.
test strike against murders.
Laborites have told THE NEW YORK
HERALD correspondent that the workers
have proposed supporting the Govern
ment against monarchist military rcac
ton but to avoid general strike vio-
lencc, which might give the Nationaiists
a pretext to take counter measures.
They spoke skepticalIy Of the Govern
ment's steps to apprehend the mur-
derers.
Monarchists Block Action.
'aThe Governments hands ara tied
because its own officials block action
against monarchist sympathizers said
one. An official admitted that tie Re
publicans do not feel confident enougi,
in their own courts and army to risk I
trial Of their force.
The Berlin police raided Nationalist
party headquarters to-day, seizing the
membership lists. and also raided Ma
tionalist clubs. The laws Of the differ
ent States OF Germany are very strin
gent as affects Investigations by the
police Of one In the territory Of others.
Because Of this the Prussian police
were unable last year to pursue the
ErzberSer murderers into Bavaria,
where they found shelter In Munich.
This condition Is handicaping the search
for Rathenau's slayers.
Chancellor Wirth has, temporarily
taken over the post Of Foreign Minister.
Gustav Stressmann has ranged his
party In support of the Republic.
The slander of the Nationalists has
damaged Germany abroad" he, said.
THE Nationalist party must disavow
the interruptions agitators. Killing
DR.. Rathenau because he was a Jew
with international contacts did the
country the worst turn at the moment
when Germany most needed outside
confidence and financial support"
Prof. Hoetxsch. Nationalist leader,
said he would not combat special tri-
bunals as such. but merely as measures
discriminatory against the Nationaiists.
Rathenau's Value.
A prominent representative of one Of
the Allies in Berlin told THE New York
HERALD correspondent that the death OF
DR.. Rathenau removed the one remain
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