New-York tribune., 1922-06-29
.Junkers Seem
Cowed as Day
OF Coup Passes
No Sign of ThrcaieIied Roy
alist Uprising, Although
Government Takes Steps
to Meet Any Emergency
Berlin Heavily Guarded
Socialists Aim to Compel
New Election and Abso-
Iutely Control Reichsiag
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BERLIN. June 2s-Although TINS
uns the fourth snniversAry Of tho sign
inc Of the Treaty or Versaillcs. the
day set for the monarchist uprising
against the German republic. the sig
nal for which was said to have been
the assassination Of Walther Rathenau'
M demonstration wns made by the
Royalists. The energetic steps taken
hv the government 70 meet the threat
ened assault. combined with the impo'-
ing demonstrations Of millions Of Ger
man workers throughout the country
Yesterday. apparently cooled The asd"r
81 the monarchist hot-heads. who
nrobably realized that their movement
would end IN a dismal failure n not
in n death blow 20 the futur" OF their
hopes.
While outward,y the government
showed little concern about the aetifi-
ties Of the monarchists IN the difec.
tion OF a coup. heavy deiachmenis Of
troors were concentrated unohservcd
in buildings in the neighbornood or
WilhclmstrrrGa and other strategic
points ready 20 reply 10 any assault.
Cabinet in Session All Day
All day long the Cabinet was in scs-
sion outlining new legislation fot
nresentation to the Reiehstag designed
10 curb still further the activities Of
the monsrchists. Tomorrow the Cabl.
net will meet representatives Of all
the German states az the ChaneellorS
palace for the same purpose. Ways
and means will be discussed at this
meeting for complete cooperation be-
tween the national and state govern.
ments in a general house cleaning OF
the courts, the police and the army.
with a view 10 eliminating all the sym
pathizers OF the Kaiser's regime.
That the assassination OF Rathenau
failed TO provoke nationwide up
rising against the reactionaries Is due
to the fact that the Chancellor Is
! enormously popular with the working
classes, and they take seriously MS
promised campaign against the royal
/ ists. This repression was aided great
I IL by the perfect organization Of tho
/ National Federation OF Trades Unions,
which urged the workers 20 desist from
all outbreaks and place their conf
denee in the promised house cleaning
by the government To-day the work
/ ers and the Socialists presented de-
mands 10 the government that all
monarchist insignia be removed irf ~
/ public buildings, that compile
cleansing be made Of oil goyernmeat
| departments, especially the army and
the police. and that special prosecutors
/ be appointed 10 try ohenses against
/ the republic. The immediate arrest OF
1 all monarchist agitators and conhsca-
/ tion Of their property also Is de-
manded.
As the carrying out Of some Of these
demands will make a two-thrds vote IN
the Reichstag necessary, the Socialists
are determined 10 force the dissolution
/ Of that body in order that new cleo
I tions may provide the necessary votes.
/ With the issue o. the republic against
/ the monarchy and the demand for
| cheaper bread. which the non-Soc ial.st
I parties in the Reichstsg are blocking.
/ according 10 the Socialists, they hope
20 carry out campaign that will give
/ them an absolute majority. In a gen
eral way the Socialists regard this as
/ the psychological time FOR 4 national
election that will put them IN the
saddle.
Rathenau's Successor Uncertain
There is still no definite indication
| Of Rathenau's successor. or the mo-
nent the name Of Rudolph Breischeid
/ has been relegated 20 the background,
there being serious consideration OF
the proposal 70 transfer Andrcas
Hermes TO the Foreign Ministry. max.
ing Georg Bernhard Finance Minister.
| Bernhard has been mentioned fire.
quently for the latter post during the
last year.
Sensational revelations are expected
I b. the government regarding Rathc-
/ nau's negotiations on the day prior 20
his death with q grouT Of bankers at
the American Embassy. These ne
gotiations are said 70 have been for a
large German loan and OF n character
that will prove strong blow to the
reactionaries.
BERLIN, June 2s By The Associated
Press).-The police officially announce
that the murdercrs Of Dr.. Walter Rath-
enau. Foreign Minister. were Ernest
Werner Teehow, OF Berlin; Fischer,
slais Nogel. a Sayon. and Knauer. alias
Koerner or Kern. o. Mecklenburg.
The police also announced to-day
that they had discovered what they
believed was the automobile used by
the assassins OF Dr.. Rathenau.
Three persons were killed and twen-
ty-fve wounded az Darmstadt yestcr-
day when the police fred on crowd
during a demonstration IN connection
with the assassination Of DR.. Rathenau.
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