The Arvada enterprise., 1923-11-01
news REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Separatists, Communists and
Reactionaries Make Things
Lively in Germany.
GOV. WALTON IS IMpEACHED
BY EDWARD w. pickARp

p HINELAND separatists, EavarIan
= renctionnrles communists in re-
volt and socialists dissatisfied gave
Chancellor Stresemann and the Ger.
man reichstag II lively time last week.
On the surface II 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
tion will hold together for some time
yet. though the states probably Will he
more autonomous and less closely unit
Ell. and the dominating Influence may
shift from Prussia 20 Bavaria.
Enthusiastic young separatists. led
by nm elderly merchant named Lee
Deckcrs, proclaimed the Rhlneland re.
public on Sunday. Starting at AK Ia
Chapclle In the zone occupied by the
Bclgians. the movement spread to
other cities during the next two days,
the police giving way quietly and
bloodshcd thus being avoided The
French and Beigians remained neutral,
seeking only to preserve order.
Mntthes. Dor,en and Smcets. the more
prominent leaders Of the scparatist
plan. hurried TO the scene and the first.
named took command, Deckers being
set inside. II WAS admitted by the
wiser ones that the coup had been
sprung too soon, and this became evi.
dent as the socialists. communists and
workers got Into action. Al AK. Wlcs-
baden. Mayence and other places the
scraratists were routed from the mu
nicipnl buildings, and Mntthes and his
associates departed from Cohlenz,
where they had act up their temporary
government. Al Crcfeld. n large city,
on the other hnnd. the sepnratisrs de.
fentcd the police In u long battle In
which twelve men were killed and 100
wounded. On the whole. at this writ
ing. the Rhlnelnnd republicans may he
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
b, their central executive committee
In Berlin for the sahotng" " the rail-
ways, and the work started In Ham
burg, Armed bands cut the railway to
Lubbock, bnrricndcd the streets and ni-
tackled the police stations. The reichs.
wchr. police and more conservative
citizens turned out against them In
full force and for many hours there
wis fierce fighting In Hamburg and It's
suburbs. Warshlps from kicl and ar.
mored cara were sent to the assistance
Of the authorities. and thirty hours
after the revolt began II had been cf'
fectusily squclchcd. In other local..
tie. the Reds broke out and are still
nghtlng.
IHvaria appears to be getting the
upper hand In Germany. Minister of
Defense Gcsxler tried to deposs Gen.
Won Lossow. military commander In
Bavaria. who sided with Dictator Won
Knhr. The general refused to submit,
and WAS supported by the Bavarian
directorate. Al first |, was believed
Ntrcscmann would send troops TO en-.
force Gcsslcr's orders and that such Y
course would be supported by the 50
sialist government OF Saxony. which
naturally Is opposed TO III" reaction
aries Of the ncighboring state, But the
chancellor called the state prcmicrs
into conference and. receiving only
qualified support from them. an
nounccd "rhe government is ready to
follow the road OF understanding with
Bavaria The government also Is ready
Ia open negotiations with the states AS
soon as possible to discuss the 1ues.
uon OF greater independence, with the
condition thar the questions OF settle
mcnt be on constitutional basis"
This capi,uln,ion OF the government
enrnred the socialists and II was said
the ministers belonging to that pnr'y
probably would quit the cabinet.
Bavurian socialists on Wednesday