Evening star., 1923-10-20
MONARCH|ST ARMY
WAITING COMMAND
!. TOSERE GERMANY
Prince Oscar, Kaiser's Son,
Leads Force Ready to
Dissolve Republic.
BY HIRAM *. MODERWELL.

Copyright. 1928
BERLIN. October 10 (by courier to ,
Amsterdam, delayed) Military prep
arations for monarchist revolt in
north Germany have been completed.
The military leader is Gen. Won Let
tow Vorbeck. who was commander in
German North Africa during the
world war. The secret commander
in-chief is Prince Oscar, the younger
son of former Emperor wilhelm, who
has been living in the reichswehr
barracks at Potsdam for the past few
weeks. Gen. Ludendorff is intermedi-
ary between the illegal military or
ganiZations-the 'black reichSwehr"
and the national army. He has been
secretly in Berlin for the past week.
All the monarchist couriers are
now mobilized and ready for instant
action A hundred and fifty military
automobile trucks are waiting at
Bornstedt, near Potsdam. The split |
}n the monarchist organizations /
which spoiled the last upristngs has
been healed by the good offices OF
reichswehr officers.
The rcichswehr has demanded that
the state police deliver up all heavy
cans now believe that the reichsWenr
is completely organized tc aid the
uprising, and it is only uncertain
whether Chancellor Stresemann VIII
seek to gain the leadership by order
ing military measures against red !
Saxony, which would occasion an in
stant and complete general strike, or
will seek to delay the climax.
Participation by the reichswehr in
the matured plot is evidenced by
many signs.
Leaders MOnarchists.
Its generals are practically all mon
archists. willing to join monarchist !
uprisings whenever these promise
success. They consider that the time
has now arrived. They have man
aged cleverly in the past few months
so to involve responsible government
officials, like Minister of War Gessler,
that these are now helpless to thwart
their plans.
The Illegal military organizations
stand in closest connection with the
regular army. Their leaders come
and go freely about reichswehr head |
quarters in Eurfuerstenstrass Mem
bers Of the BLACK reichswehr' have |
their uniforms and equipment hang |
ing in many 'reichSwehr barracks. |
ready to be taken down when the
call comes
this month the black reichswehr was |
mobilized everywhere around Berlin. |
The writer is informed that TWO il
legal military organizations-the Bis (
marck bund and the Deutscher Herold /
were supplied with ammunition by f!
the reichSwehr. The irregulars who |
on October 1, attempted uprisngs at
Spandau and elsewhere. were ar
rested" and sent home with full mill
tary equipment to await the pext
summons. %
Summons Issued
This summons has now been Issued,
the correspondent is informed, for
irregular leaders in Bavaria have re-
eeived mysterious kilograms reading |
Life insurance expired which is |
said TO mean that the German repub- |
lie is finished.
The systematic provocation by the !
reichswehr Gen. Mueller against the |
Saxon government was intended to !
prduce situation in which the reich
swehr and the irregulars would have |
an excuse for general monarchistic !
uprising with the Bavarians
Note.-Later advtces from Berlin in /
dicate that Chancellor Stresemann has |
Spolled this scheme, at least tempo /
rarlly, by decision to recall the OBJ |
1ectlonable Gen. Mueller. He also is !
placing Gen. Won Lossow, the reich !
swehr commander in monarchist Ba-
Narla. The latter step is vigorously !
opposed IN Bavaria, and If taken may !
Iead 10 complications between Berlin !
and Munich '-
charge Cuno Knew of Plot.
Former Chancellor Cuno is aIIepad !
in monarchist circles 40 have bean !
aware of the organization Of Illegal |
military bands and 10 have approv.d .
II. Evidence OF this Conpficity was !
ISndt, G0mtalned' It is asserted. IN ths testi- !
the DeutSCh Voelkische parry. in tta ,
preliminary hearing held last April !
In the case against the Turnerschaf- !
ten. or athletic clubs" which were I
ltary organizations ,
Graefe testified that he had con- !;
ierred with Chancellor Cuno shortly !
before the occupation If IN Ruhr ana |
had offered his athletic dub. 10 the /
government for lighting either FOR |
elgn enemies or Internal disorders, |
their leaders should be immune from !
arrest. Herr Cuno, according 70 mis- !
testimony. welcomed the idea, but
did not give any promise.
Shortly thereafter L meeting OF /
nationalist leaders was held at Han ,
over, at which Gen. LuIea,lDr!f was /
present. anu plans for organization /
of the black rtichswshr, as d, scribcd /!
by the writer in previous dispatches. /
were drawn up. i
Officials Appraised.
1t was decided to concentrate most i
of these irregulars in the central Ger
man industrial area. including Saxony.
These plans. it was asserted, had the !
approval OF the reichswehr generals. /
1t seems unthinkable that such plans
could have been carried out without
the knowledge of Chancellor Cuno, |
Minister Of War GessIer and Presi-
dent Ebert.
The organizer of these athletic clubs |
was Lieut.. Rossbach, who was re-
leased recently without trial on a
charge of high treason. and who was
ordered rearrested by Minister Cess
Ter, but managed to proceed to
Bavaria without molestation. The
with Lieut.. Rossbach at Munich last
April shortly before the lieutenant,s
arrest. Herr Cuno admitted having
attended the conference. but claimed
he did not know who Rossbach was,
and pleaded his innocence of any COM
plicity in secret military organiza-
tions.
The whole affair constitutes not
only plot to rob the German people
of a republic and the hope of peace
full life with their neighbors. but also
a direct breaking of the disarmament !
provisions of the Versailles treaty.
President Ebert has signed an
order dismissng Gen. Won Lossow,
and the Bavarian government has re-
piled by formally breaking relations
bassador Won Praeger, as it pre-
expected to withdraw its Berlin am
bassador, Won Praeger, as it previously
withdrew its Dresden ambassador.
Bavaria clearly is seeking to pick
a quarrel with the reichs, and ap-
parently has chosen the Won Lossow