New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
Ebert Appoints
High Court to
Try Royalists
extraordinary Tribunal Is
drafted From Coalition
Parties; Gen. Ludendorff's
Junker Group Dissolved
rIash Feared Tomorrow
General Strike Designed to
Force Governments Hand
Against the Monarchists
By Joseph Shaplen
s,,cso, Gable to The Trfbuns


...,-ssht- 1872. New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, July 2.-President Ebert
...sav announced the composition of an
.-4,,ordinary tribunal to handle mon
.,.his. cases, consisting of representa-
.;~.. of all coalition parties and one
,.asnendent Socialist. The President
~, announced the dissolution of three
-.,.rehist bodies, one of which is
..,dea BY General Ludendorff. Mean
.;r. the wholesale arrests of monarch
e.. and of all persons connected
d,rctly or indirectly with the assas-
-,,,.;on of DR.. Waither Rathenau is
continuing.
The police have obtained the names
=. 20 members Of notorious organiza-
.;ons many of whom already are in
-ussody, and the arrest of others is
.oueht. Danger Of coup on the mon
.rcbist side is regarded as over as q
result Of the energetic action of the
nollce. Trouble is feared more from
ths Left. particularly because Of the
sggrayation Of the financial situation,
r5SIch. it is believed, will lead to severe
clashes between capital and labor.
Falling Mark a Peril
The government is visibly disturbed
,ver the new catastrophe decline in
ths mark and financial circles declare
.hey face still more serious fluctua-
tons.
Vie printers strike Berlin and large
nsrt of Prussia is without newspapers.
In consequence of this situation, which
,hows no signs Of betterment until the
middle Of next week, if then, the wild
e. rumors are afloat by word of
mouth, ranging from a monarchist up
rising in Bavaria TO an actual advance
Of Royalst troops upon Berlin. All
Of these reports are declared to be
baseless in official circles; neverthe-
Jess, the absence of printed reassur-
ances has tended to alarm the public
greatly.
Instead of showing any sign of yield
ing the newspaper workers are threat
ening to tie up the press of the entire
country unless wage increases ranging
from 100 to 800 marks a week are
granted. With the mark standing at
200 to the dollar and the cost Of living
using constantly, the country again
faces an epidemic Of strikes. the effect
Of which upon the political situation is
greatly feared.
Clashes between the workers and the
junkers are feared On Tuesday, on
which day the National Federation of
Trades unionists and the socialists
call another strike throughout the
country to emphasize their demand for
rigorous action ON the part of the gov
eminent against The monarchists and
the general suppression of all royalist
propaganda, The temper of the work
ing classes was never so sharp as at
present and it is possible that the
workers will fall under the influence
Of the most radical elements, who are
seeking to utilize The present situation
to provoke q national proletarian up
rising,
Miners and Police Fight
A severe conflict between 5000
miners with the police was reported
to-day from the Senfterber coal region
IN central Germany when the miners
sought to attack the national head
quarters. Such incidents as these have
determined the course of the govern
ment toward a drastic program against
the monarchists, as it is hoped thus to
stem the. rising tide of resentment
against the present regime.
There is likelihood that a two-thirds
majority will be required in the
Aeichstag for the passage Of the anti
mchafchist laws demanded by labor in
oraer to avoid the necessity of the dis
eral election.