Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-23
REHEN|SH REPUBLIC
PROCLAIMED IN AK
AS TOWN IS SEIZED
Troops of Bavaria Withdraw
Allegiance Oath to Berlin,
Stresemann Cabinet Faces
DiSintregration of Germany

BERLIN, Oct. pa blow against
which the German republic has been
steeling itself fell Sunday. Citizens
OF the Rhineland area put on green,
red and white arm bands, armed
themselves and declared a separate
republic.
AK La Chapelle, Mayence, Duren
and other important cities of the
buffer country between France and
Germany, were seized by the sep
aratists.
The French and Belgians occupy
ing the strip of territory in which
the uprising occurred did not inter-
fere.
The one hope of the Stresemann
government, 4ll-equipped to meet the
revolt and harassed by trouble in
Bavaria and economic difficulties,
was that the separatist revolt was
premature.
Revolt Spreads
First direct reports to the Stress
mann government indicated the sep
aratist uprising was confined to AK.
Later, from French sources, re-
ports Of similar successful coups by
Rhinelanders in other towns and cit
les along the famous old river that
marks Germany's western frontier.
came in.
Belgian reports. too, told of the
success of the RhiDelanders at AK
and reported the city calm. The Bel
gian authorities in the occupied ter
ritory announced they would REM pin
neutral, but would hold the separat-
ist leaders responsible for keeping
order.
The Rhineland republic has long
been a German nightmare. Ever
since the World war there has been
agitation from two sources for a
break from the reich.
New BaVarian AffrOnt
Certain prominent citizens of the
Rhineland, notably Herr Smeets and
Drs. Dorten and Matthews, have led
a growing movement in favor of a
separate republic, followed by those
who felt the country along the Rhine
to be an economic entity.
The Bavarian government deliver
ed a new affront to the reich today
by administering an oath of allegi-
ance to the state to Bavarian troops
under command of General Won Los
sow, former state dictator for the
federal government and now Bavari-
an military commander.
The Bavarian government declared
Saturday these troops were no long
err under the power of the reich be-
cause of the recall OF Won Lossow
against Bavaria's wishes.
Administration of the new oath
today was considered to have COM
pleted the kidnapping" of federal
troops by Bavaria.
Berlin Troops Move
SeparatiSt demonstrations in Gre
field and Rheydt proved abortive. In
both Rheydt and Muenchen-Glad-
bach city authorities retained pos
session of the public buildings.
Reports were received here that
workers in AK La Chapelle were
about to proclaim their protest
against the attempt at separation of
the Rhineland from the rest of Ger
many.
The German government has ask
ed the allied occupation authorities
for permission to allow German
troops freedom to act in AK La,
the separatist coup.
News agencies report troops are
marching on Bonn.
NEW YORK APPEAL MADE
TO ALL RMAN-AMERICANS
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-An appeal
to the 100000 Germantown resi-
dents of the United States to go to
the aid of the crumbling German
Reich was made yesterday by the
Rev. Dr. William Popeke, president
of the United German societies, at a
meeting in celebration of German
day.
The speaker urged action before
the German republic was "over-
whelmed in the raging seas of inter
national troubles and engulfed by
the cruel French bayonets which
menaced the Ruhr and the Rhine
land and threatened to split Ger
many Up into series of Independent
units"