Evening star., 1922-03-13
Bullet Strikes Automobile
Carrying Premier-RebeIs
nnssiiven Back.
CHARGE FOREIGN FUNDS
FINANCED REVOLUTION
Capture Of Spies and Documents
Bares Red Plot With Strike
as Cloak.
By the Associated Press.

PRETORIA. Union South Africa
March 13.-Government forces are
proceeding with great success against
the revolutionists. according to an
official communique issued today.
The statement says: The total
number Of prisoners taken in the
operations in the central area is 1900
Our forces occupied with but slight
casualties the high ground around
Westcliffe.
I'm the eastern area Maj. Gen. Van
Deventer's troops forced the revo-
lutionaries to retire into Benoni In
the western area our forces reached
Krugersdorp (twenty-two miles north
west of Johannesburg), and are now
pushing eastward. We have occupied
Rietfontein Gin British Bechuana-
land.)"
Money From Abroad..
LONDON. March 13.-An agency dis
patch from johannesburg this after
noon says:
Through the capture Of spies and
documents it was learned that the
money for the red revolution came
from abroad.
1T is expected that peace will soon
be restored"
1t is believed in Official circles. the
message states. that there will con-
tinue to be small setbacks. such as
the loss of isolated posts, but as re-
CARDS the general result little doubt
Is felt
Heavy casualties have been inflicted
upon the revolutionaries, in addition
to the capture of more than 1900 of
them.
Strike Only Cloak.
Premier SHUTS issued a statement
today. Reuters johannesburg corre-
srordent says, declaring that the
present revolutionary movement Is
the work of extremists who are using
the strike at the mines as cloak
for the dissemination Of syndicalist
views. The premier declares the mil
itary position is we'll in hand, and
citizens who are actively supporting
the government 1t should not take
long to re-establish peaceful co1di-
tions. :
Premier SHUTS in his statement adds
that while . general stttke in South
Africa has been declared. the mass
Of workers and trade unionists out
side Of the Rand have refused to be
stampeded into 1t. The outstanding
feature OF, the situation has been the
exemplary behavior of the natives.
smuts Escapes Assassin.
JOHANNESBURG. Union Of South
f~f~ 81
at the automobile containing Gen.
Jan Christian Smuts. the premier, to-
day. as he was being driven toward
the Rand. near Potchefstroom. The
premier was not hurt, although a
bullet struck the car.
Gen. Smuts has issued a reassuring
statement predicting an early resto-
ration Of peace. This prediction
seems justifiable in view of the
easing Of the situation in some direc-
tions and the rapid concentration of
the government forces.
The troops have captured 1.5oe
Erixton ridge. besides clearing the
neighboring ridges. an important
achievement, as the positions were
strong and the rebel occupation pre-
sented grave menace. Airplanes
dropped thirty-two bombs on revolu-
tionists surrounding a party of police
in the Brixton area, causing numer-
others, many Of whom surrendered.
The government issued long COM
munication this afternoon. declaring
that the operations were proceeding
very satisfactorily and that strong
forces were rapidly converging.