San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-25
REVOLUTION
/. IS Imminent
IN BAVARIA
Stresemann Sends Finance
Minister to Thwart
Movement.
FEARS ASSASSINATION
Chancellor May Declare
State Of Siege Over
Entire Reich.
TO KILL UPRISERS'
Rebels Open Campaign
When Ruhr Defeat For &
mally Acknowledged.
TO KILL UPRISERS,
By HIRAM X. MODERwEIL.
Special Cable to The san Antonio Light
and The Chicago Daily News
DOWNRIGHT 1898.


and The Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1875.
Berlin, Sept. 25.-With Chancellor
Stresemann's formal announcements.
that passive resistance must end in
the Ruhr--an unconditional surrender
TO the allies--(iermany began seerhins
today with plots against the govern.
ment. Civil war and state Of siege
in the entire Reich are two imme-
diate possibilities.
Having acknowledged defeat, Chan
cellor Cuno turned his back ON IN
ternational politics and directed his
energies toward the preventing of
civil war, smouldering since the Ruhr
collapse became known awaiting only
the formal word to burst into flame.
His first step was directed against.
Bavaria, where the Fascist premier
recently threatened extreme measures
if Berlin yielded to France.
Travelling incognito, Minister of the
Interior Sollman went to Nuremburg
under heavy guard to prevent his
assassination. There he delivered a
speech appealing to Bavaria to re-
main loyal to'the national government
in its darkest hour.
% STATE oil Ssege LOOMS.
The Stresemann government feels
that civil war with Bavaria may come
this week. Every possible military
preparation has been made. General
Won Seeckt. commander-in-chief of the
National Reichswehr. who is regarded
as the best strategist in Germany. has
completed a plan of campaign against
Bavaria for use if necessary. 81
1t is already known that the gov
eminent is prepared to proclaim a
state of siege in the entire Reith.
The cabinet has reason TO fear out
breaks from the Right and Left, which
may require military operations. The
Bavarian premier week ago made
threats that Bavaria would take ey-
IRENE measures If the berlin goyera-
mcnt accepted humilis.ing conditions
under pressure He cleverly utter
ed his threat in the name of German
unity, but the essential part of his,
statement was an indication :har ia
varian Fascist bands would march
with the Bavarian Reichswehr to
CELEBRATE Berlin from Socialist pres
sure" The temper of the Bavarian
Nationalist also living far from the
suffering Ruhr is Of a very war-likc
mood and seems to justify fears thnr
they may institute a dictatorship in
Bavaria on hearing that Stresemann
has capitulated.
The governments only Srswer must
be the proclamation of state Of siege
temporarily establishing the authority
of Berlin over Bavaria and other
states.
People Heed \ Dictator.
To enforce This authority it might
even be necessary TO send Reichswehr
to Munich. In Stresemann's striking
phrase, 1.-The. Dictatorship of the M
nority will be answered By Dictator
ship of the majority Dictatorship
is in the air. German patriots are
much impressed by the spread Of Fas-
cism in Italy. Bulgaria aud Spain.
They now are inclined to see Ger
many's salvation in ruthless mill
tary government. Further. there Is
an increasing feeling thst democracy
has been tried and has failed| IL :
said that Germans are accustomed 70
obeying orders aud do not understand
how 20 govern themselves.
Now comes depressing ap'N' Gespera-
ton. The people are ASlgry for
dictator. 1t is being said in BerlIl-
that, if any shoe clerk appeared On
white horse and announced that be
was the dictator. he would Immediate
ly have mob following him.
A dictatorship is also demanded y
the Communists on general PRINCIPLES
and they are steadily gaining intip-
ence over the working class ur-
doubtedly this influence will increase
as the truth becomes clear that pas
siye resistance. which caused snfi
suffering. was useless; The moral ~
tbority az the Socialist leaders Who
supported Cuno through all bis recs-
lessness and inent policy must then
be greatly diminished.
The Communists. Ike the Fascist.
are organized militarily and tier are
armed and well led. II Is a curio1s
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