The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-11-02
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT ! EVENTS
Separatists, Communists and
Reactionaries Make Things
Lively in Germany.
GOV. WALTON IS IMPEACHED
BY EDWARD w. PICARD

BY EDWARD W.. PlcKARD
D HINELAND separatists, Bavarian
~ reactionaries, communists in re-
volt and socialists dissatisfied gave
Chancellor Stresemann and the Ger
man reichstag lively time last week
On the surface it seemed the old en-
pire was on the point Of dissolution,
but closer study Of the situation leads
to the belief that the German fedora
ton will hold together for some time
yet. though the states probably will he
more autonomous and less closely unit
ed, and the dominating influence may
shift from Prussia to Bavaria.
Enthusiastic young separatists, led
by an elderly merchant named Lee
Deckers, proclaimed the Rhineland re-,
public on Sunday Starting at AK la
Chapelle in the zone occupied by the
Belgians, the movement spread to
other cities during the next two days,
the police giving way quietly and
blocdshed thus being avoided. The
French and Belgians remained neutral,
seeking only to preserve order.
Matthes. Dorten and Smeets. the more
prominent leaders of the separatist
plan, hurried to the scene and the first
named took command, Deckers being
set aside. 1t was admitted by the
wiser ones that the coup had been
sprung too soon, and this became evil
dent as the socialists, communists and
workers got into action. At AK. Wies-;;
baden, Mayence and other places the
separatists were routed from the mu-
nicipal buildings, and Matthes and his
associates departed from Coblenzi
where they had set up their temporary
government AT Crefeld, large city,
on the. other hand. the separatists de-
feated the police in long battle in
which twelve men were killed and 200
wounded. On the. whole, at this writ
Ing, the Rhineland republicans may be
said to have failed. However, there
was rumor that their efforts would
be counteracted by the proclamation
Of republic favorable to the reich.
The communists. melted by soviet
Russia, started revolutionary move
ment on Tuesday. Orders were issued
by their central executive committee
in Berlin for the sabotage of the rail-
ways, and the work started in Ham,
burg. Armed bands cut the railway to
Lubbock, barricaded the streets and at
tackled the police stations. The reichs-
ohn kfx-o
citizens turned out against them in
full force and for many hours there
was fierce fighting in Hamburg and its
suburbs. Warships from Kiel and ar
mored cars were sent to the assistance
of the authorities, and thirty hours
after the revolt began 1t had been eff
fectually squelched. In other locali-
ties the Reds broke out and are still
fighting.
Bavaria appears to be getting the
upper hand in Germany. Minister Of
Defense Gessler tried to depose Gen.
Won Lossow, military commander in
Bavaria, who sided with Dictator Won
Kahr. The general refused to submit
and was supported by the Bavarian
directorate. At first it was believed
Stresemann would send troops to en-
force Gessler's orders and that such a
course would be supported by the so
sialist government of Saxony, which
naturally is opposed to the reaction
aries of the neighboring state. But the
chancellor called the state premiers
into conference and, receiving only
qualified support from them. an
nounced: 1.-THE government is ready to
follow the road of understanding with
Bavaria. The government also is ready
to open negotiations with the states as
soon as possible to discuss the ques-
ZION of greater independence. with the
condition that the questions of settle
ment be on constitutional basis"
This capitalization of the government
enraged the socialists and it was said
the ministers belonging to that party
probably would quit the cabinet.
Bavarian socialists on Wednesday