The New York herald., 1922-11-16
GERMAN FASCI PLOTS
COUP TO FORM A NEW
BAVARIAN MONARCHY
Scheme to Merge Austrian
TyrOl With Catholic
Kingdom.
RECRUITING FOR ARMY
Plan to Overthrow Repub-
lie for a Military Dicta-
torship in Munich.
EXPECT AID FROM ITALY
Hungary Would Also Help
and France Is Said to Be
Acquiescent.
EXPECT AID FROM ITALY
by LINCOLN EYRE.

Copyright, 1929, oy THE NEw YoaK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, Nov 15.
The merger Of Bavaria and the
Austrian Tyrol into a Roman Catholic
monarchy. established through the
medium of military dictatorship, is
the immediate objective of Fascista
bands now operating secretly but with
ever growing daring all over Ger
many. So THE NEW York HERALD
correspondent is informed by a re-
liable source in intimate contact with
Bavarian rebels in Berlin.
German Fascista plans, which have
been submitted for the approval of
both Gen. Ludendorff and Premier
Benito Mussolini of Italy, call for the
overthrow, by force If necessary, Of
the Republic of Bavaria and an armed
dictatorship at Munich and the Fas-
cisti go even so far as to hope for
the eventual restoration of the throne.
as absolute monarch, OF some member
Of the Witteisbach family. probably
the former Crown Prince Rupprecht.
Favor "PeopIe's Army" Coup.
They believe this melodramatic coup
might be accomplished by means Of the
peoples army" which is being re-
cruited In secrecy by Adolph Hitler,
head OF the so-called National Socialist
German Workers party. which is neither
Socialist nor representative OF the work
ing class but purely Fascist. Although
Hitler affects 60 disdain a monarchy
and demands a simple military Dictator
ship. beneath which all democratic in
stitutions shall be crushed. the monarch
lists. led by the Bavarian ex-Chancellor
Won Kahr believe they have won him
TO their cause.
In any event, all reactionary factions
are said TO be agreed that the first step
is TO put all power into the hands of
dictator Who this omnipotent one is
to be nobody knows. but indications
point to Col. Xylander. chief of the
Bavarian militarists. who Is sub rosa it
is reported. hand In glove with Luden-
dorff The former Quartermaster-Gen-
eral, however is too willy, II seems, to
take the leading role In an enterprise
tDat rnlgH prove uUSuCCesSlul-
The congress Of German Fascist at
Innsbruck last summer convinced them
that their Tyrolean fellows were not
averse to joining them In the forma-
ton of one solid Eascista State.
Aithoueh separation from Germany Ia
not considered an essential part OF the
Bavarian scheme, no orders OF the
Berlin Government would likely be
obeyed by the Fascist. Help from Hun
gary and Italy and friendly neutrality
on the part Of France are confidently
counted upon by the plotters as Hun
garian rulers are naturally anti-demo-
cratic, and Mussolini. who visited his
Munich brothers IN arms n few months
ago, is supposed TO have pledged
material support for their cause The
French Cabinet Is credited with Will
ingncss to give It's tacit approval to any
movement tending to split up Germany
ware Propaganda Campaign.
While Fascist hopes are Immediately
centered In Bavaria. the Easel Is carry
ing on a tremendous campaign Of propa-
ganda throughout the realm. In Prussia
and the smaller northern States the Fas-
cisti have organized a 'league for ma.
tionalist republican defence" which,
desnite it's name Is bitterly hostile TO
the republic. Hitler, who is behind this
organization also. Is said to have picked
the title to persuade the Prussian work.
ers that II was Of a nonmonarchist ma.
ture.
The notorious Lieut.. Rossbach. form
erly a leader of Sflesian Fascist. who
was arrested last Saturday and mysteri-
ously released forthwith. is hard at work
drumming up recruits for several units
of the Fascl Men who were implicated
In the assassination of Matthias Erzberg.
er and Dr. Walter Rathenau are said
TO have been in Munich recently.