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Spartacus League Formed.

Liebknecht and Luxembourg had
been the founders of the Spartacus
League which later became the Com
munist Party of Germany. Their
murder was part Of the campaign
of terror and brutality by the social
democrats against the revolutionary
workers. The martyred leaders were
but two of the thousands brutally
killed in cold blood by the counter
revolution. From the time the col
lapse of the German armies and the
Russian Revolution offered the nee
essary kindlinC of the revolutionary
fires in Germany, Liebknecht and
Luxembourg, under the international
leadership of Lenin, had stood out
as the proponents of the complete
overthrow of the German capitalist
state and for the proclamation of a
workers and peasants government.
On October 81, 1917, by the will
OF the workers, Karl Liebknecht was
released from prison where he had
spent most of the war period, as a
combattor of German imperialism
and an opponent of the social democ-
racy, which had taken the side Of
the militarists. When Liebknecht
was released he was carried through
the streets of Berlin by the workers
in triumph and the city rang with
the cheers of the workers.
Work in Navy.
One Of the first activities of the
Spartacus League was to form a
secret organization in the navy at
Eiel, which found ready support from
the Kiel proletariat. The initial for
nation of the navy Spartacus was
marked by the communicating and
consequent shooting of the sailors
Reichpersel and Koves, but other
comrades took their places and the
organization grew.
When the German imperialist,
hoping to put UP fight against the
British navy, ordered the fleet to
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army. He organized corps of mer-
cenaries, composed Of the lowest
elements he could collect. The social
democrats had resolved to use every
possible means for the suppression
of the revolution. They even went
so far as accepting money from for
eign capitalists to build up their
troops of mercenaries. This was
disclosed by Anton Friche, colleague
of Otto Wels,i
The Lloody socialist white terror
expanded in full fury. The murder
of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
emburg was but one instance of the
measures taken by the "peace low
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prepare for a fight to the death, the
sailors at Kiel put out the fires in
the German warships. This was on
October %, 1913. Hundreds Of sail
ors were arrested and thrust into
Jail. But the revolt was spreading.
The sailors of the fleet and the Kiel
proletariat held huge protest meet
ings on November / and 2, climaxed
by a monster demonstration on No
vember 3, demanding the freedom of
their comrades. The demonstration
was fired upon by government troops
and 30 sailors were, killed. On No
vember the sailors revolt became
general. The naval officers were
forced to recognize the Soldiers and
Sailors Councils. Twenty thousand
sailors and workers, waving Red
Flags marched to the prison and re-
leased their brother sailors. The Red
Flag was hoisted on the warships.
Revolution Spre;<s.
The revolution was spreading. On
November 5 and 6 the Workers and
Sailors Councils assumed power in
Hamburg. Lubbock, Hanover, Bremen
and in many other cities. On No
vember 7 the workers seized power
in Munich and by November the
revolution had spread to all parts
of Germany.
November 9 marked the open and
unmistakable betrayal of the work
ers' revolution by the Socialists" a
course which had been already cart
e. by the treachery during the war.
1t was nothing new on their part
nor was it Interpretations they had
during the war years sufficiently
demonstrated their bourgeois and
counter-revolutionary character. But
on Nov. 9 they entered up on one
Of the most brutal betrayals in his
tory. That day marked the begin
ming Of a regime which was to MUIR
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ing" social-democrats against the
workers. The fury of the workers
was aroused by this FLOODED
murder of two of their most beloved
leaders. Mass protest strikes end
mass uprisings were ruthlessly sup
pressed by the forces of the War
Minister Noske. The armed struggle
lasted continuous for a year. There
were bloody weeks Of terror in Ber-
lin and Munich. The new reaction
airy militarism of Noske sent troops
to fight the workers in Bremen.
Troops were dispatched to break the
strikes in the Ruhr in February and
April of that year.
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Call of Militants.

On November 18, Rosa Luxembourg
formulated the program of the Spar
tacus League. It demanded: Imme-
date and rapid construction of
Workers and Soldiers Councils; a
national Workers and Soldiers
Council Congress from which was
to be elected an enlarged committee
to serve as the executive of the
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Ger thousands of workers in cold
blood.
In Berlin.
On November revolution march
ed in the streets of Berlin. News of
the seizure of power in other parts
of Germany had been diligently kept
from the Berlin workers. On the
morning of that day the Spartacus
League pasted posters all over the
city, distributed them thruout the
factories, calling the workers to ac-
ton. They marched the streets tri-
umphantly. And Scheidemann,
forced into action by alarm, left his
cup of tea in the Reichstag restaur-
ant and proclaimed a republic from
the Reichstag steps.
The republic he proclaimed was of
the color of weak tea. 1t was bour-
geois-democratic republic that he
proclaimed on that day, in the face
of marching revolution throughout
Germany. 1t pacified, however, that
section of the German proletariat
under the leadership of the social
ists," blinded their eyes to the pos
sibilities of the situation and paved
the way for the brutal reaction.
The Independent socialists agreed
to form government in coalition
with the right sociai-democrats. But
Karl Liebknecht, true revolutionary
that he was, refused to participate
! in government Of traitorous social
icfe
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Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
Beacons of Struggle
By Fred Ellis

country; the formation of a Red
Guard and the immediate confisca-
ton of landed property by the revo-
lutionary state. These demands were
not such as to please government
composed of counter-revolutionaries.
The social-democrats, under Wells,
Scheidemann and Ebert began to mo-
Billie the remnants of the imperial
army to break the coming revolu-
ton against the bourgeois democ-
racy.
The first shots between the forces
of revolution and reactionary social
democracy, reinforced by royalist
troops, were fired on November 81.
Soldiers sent by the social-democrat
Wells fired into a crowd of workers
demanding the release of their COM
rades who had been imprisoned by
the Socialists" The workers re-
turned the shots.
A brutal and extreme campaign
was now started against revolution
airy workers. The government of
Scheidemann and Ebert used every
means in their power to incite the
workers and the bourgeoisie against
the militant section led by the Spar
tacus League. They melted the SOL
diers of the imperial army against
the workers, they gathered about
themselves FL reactionary elements
possible. On Dec. soldiers again
fired into demonstration of work
ers. Hand-bills and posters flaming
kill Liebknecht" were pasted on
walls and distributed by the hirelings
of the social-democrats.
But even that could not shake the
faith of the masses in Liebknecht
and Rosa Luxembourg. On December
is, in defiance of the socialist white
terror, Liebknecht led 10000 work.
ers and soldiers through the streets
of Berlin calling for the overthrow
Of the Scheidemann-Ebert govern
ment.
Organize for Struggle.
The movement against the coun-
Iter-revolutionary government grew.
On Dec. 23 the National Sailors Di-
vision imprisoned Wells in the castle
in their possession. The next day,
by orders of the social-democrats, re-
dictionary troops advanced against
the castle and bombarded it. The
sailors gave up Wells but the gov
eminent dared not touch or imprison
them.
| At the Spartacists (now the Com
munist Party of Germany confer
ence held towards the end Of 1918
it was decided to organize for the
decisive struggle and the overthrow
of the Scheidemann government.
At a huge mass meeting Of work
ers in Berlin on Jan. s, the slogan
was definitely raised, "Down with
the Ebert Scheidemann Govern
ment!" A general strike was called
and on that day workers and revo-
lutionary soldiers occupied all the
principal newspaper buildings in
Berlin.
Thu next day the general strike
began with bang. The government
countered by calling in the social
democrat Noske from Kiel where he
had been stationed. And Nos, be-
gan his notorious career as the lead
ing militarist of the socialist" re-
gime. On Jan. II he brought in 5000
shock troops, composed of the most
reactionary elements in the old
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saddle. and the morning we started out he rode an
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-18
PART XII.

DRINKING gambling and dancing not only amusemen
We had Ivceu club debating which the
opportunity learn something OF history literature
and FORTH
Tom Minor was working bench ranch Tuscarora
He came to town decided to home visit
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By SOL AUERBACH.

IN the night of January Is, 1919,
y in the west end of Berlin, Karl
Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg
were brutally murdered by reaction
airy hirelings of the Ebert Schneider
mann social-democrat government.
Karl Liebknecht was shot. Rosa
Luxembourg was lynched, her body
brutally mishandled and dragged
away. The body was not found until
months later. Their murderers,
Pflugk-Hartung, Pabst and Cora
bowski, not only went unpublished
after farcical trial but were award
ed high positions in the republican
army of the social democrat War
Minister Noske.
When, the morning after, the Ber-
lin press carried the news to the
proletariat, the workers could not
believe it. The bourgeoisie walked
the streets with relieved smile for
now thy felt confident that the So
cial-democracy would safeguard the
bourgeois republic. The Socialist"
leaders felt load taken from their
chests, for they also thought that
by the removal of the leaders of the
revolutionary proletariat the Ger
man bourgeois republic had been
saved,
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
Daughter OF the House"
In Washington For Visit
Before Sailing for Europe

Mrs. James NJ. Thomson, Of New.
Orleans. will be a guest at the
Mayflower for week on her way
to New York where Mr.. Thorn
son will join her the end Of the
month. They are sailing for Eu.
rope June / to be gone for the
summer. Mr.. Thomson was in
Washington about a week ago but
has returned to New Orleans. He
is the editor Of a newspaper in
New Orleans.
Mr.. Thomson is better remem-
bered in Washington as Miss
Genevieve Clark. daughter of the
late Speaker of the House. Champ
Clark, and Mrs. Clark. She was
popularity known then as the
Daughter of the House"
Mrs. James F. Curtis will return
to Washington early next week
from her summer home at Roslyn,
L. l., where she has been spend
ing a few days.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
A New Shipment
Rayon Wolfe
78c Yard

In a UGriety Of prints to delight
the sDoman who fashions her
own dresses.
Summer creates need. for
light, attractive dresses, and the
woman who sews will surely
want several Of the lovely floral
and modernistic patterns in this
selection. Light or dark grounds
with large all-over figures or
small scattered designs.
DOWN STAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
New Garter
Brassiieres
s2.95

Rayon MORE and Lace
A desirable Summer gar
ment is a lightweight gar
ter brassiere of rayon
MORE h eavy enough
to be practical. Two sec
tions of elastic over hips,
four hose supporters and
shoulder straps Of mate
rial with elastic insets.
DOWN STAIRS STORE
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
viii Wen Furniture
Film, At British
Embassy This Evening

The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard win enter
tain this evening with the pre-.
sentation ola British film de-
scriptfve Of the life and work of
Sheraton, Chippehdale and other
furniture makers Of the eight.
zenith century. The film will begin
at 10 o'clock. About 200 guests
have been invited. A buffet sup.
per will be served later.
The Ambassador and Lady lisa.
bella will go to New York Fri
day to, pass the weekend.
h The Naval Attache of the
italian Embassy and Nine. Lais
will entertain at dinner this eve
ming.
Mrs. Thornton Boland has can.
celed ALL social engagements be-
cause of the death OF her sister,
Miss Eleanor Hellmuth, Of st.
Louis. Mo.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
HOUSE
DINNER ON
TONIGHT
The President and Mrs,
Hoover Will Entertain
Young People

The President and Mrs. Hoover
will entertain q small company Of
young people at dinner this eve
ming for their guests, Miss Mildred
Huston, Miss Alice Huston and
Miss Katharine Huston, daughters
OF former Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce and Mrs. c. H. Huston,
Of New York and Tennessee. who
are spending q few days at the
white House.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Horace
Lorimer, of Philadelphia, are also
guests at the White House. Mr..
Lorimer is editor.in-chief OF the
Saturday Evening Post.
The Minister Of Egypt and Nine.
Samy Pasl1a returned today from
Atlantic City, where they made q
short stay.
Senator Bronson Cutting has
leased the house at 1889 woodland
Drive--usually known as the "Ans-
berry" house-and will be in pos
sion until October, when the As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy for
AerOnautics and Mrs. David sin.
ton ingalls, win occupy It, having
leased 1t for two years.
Senator Cutting has been Joined
by his mother, Mrs. Bayard Cut.
ting, Of New York, who win re4
main with him through the early
summer.
The Director OF the Mint and
Mrs. Robert J. Grant have as
their guest at the Wardman Park
Hotel. Mrs. II. H. Watson, OF Pas.
adena, Cal.
4 80
Judge T. T. Ansberry, Of De-
fiance, Ohio. Is at the Carlton
for several days.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
BRIDES-ELECT
CHOOSE JUNE
DATES
Miss Howell Will Wed
Z Senator Bingham's Son
Early Next Month

Invitations have been received
in Washington from Mrs. Irwin
White Howell for the marriage Of
her daughter, Kathleen Watson,
to Charles Tiffany Bingham, SON
Of Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bing.
ham, Monday, June 10. at 4
o'clock, in New York city. The
ceremony win be followed BY .
reception at the home Of the
brides cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wyckoff Mettler.
~ y
Representative and Mrs. Fred
erick M. Davenport have issued
invitations for the marriage Of
their daughter, Margaret Dyck.
man, to Ernest 8. Griffith, son OF
Mrs. George Griffith, Of Utica. N,
Y, June 5, at 4:3O O'Clock, at
Clinton, New York. The Ceremony
will be followed by q reception.
Miss Mary Frederick Devereux,
daughter OF DIR. and Mrs. John
Ryan Devereux. has selected June
20 for the day of her wedding to
Midshipman Raymond Fowler
Crist, jr., Of the United States
Naval Academy. The ceremony
will be performed ut o'clock,
at the home OF the brides par.
ents in West Bradley Lane, Chevy
Chase. Nd. Mfdshipn1an Crist
will be graduated from the
academy in June.
Miss Devereux win be the
honor guest at bridge and tea
this afternoon given by Mrs.
James Parker Nolan4.
Col. and Mrs. william r.
Wooten viii have as their guest
over the weekend Mrs. Arthur
Sinclair. Of New York, who will
arrive on Saturday.
Mrs. Wooten entertained In.
formally at luncheon today.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
Horse Races

Mr.. and Mrs. William W. Rap
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. John Parker
win leave Washington on Wednes-
day by motor for Toronto. Canada,
to attend the horse races at Wood.
bina. They will return on June 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rapley will go to
Overbrook. Pa, Saturday, to pass
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Lineaweaver. The latter is
the mother of Mrs. Rapley. who
was formerly Miss Harriet
Huntress.
This evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Rap
ley are celebrating informally the
birthday anniversary Of the
former.
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN The CAPITAL
Arts Club Has Listed Interesting
Speakers for Program Dinners
Wilhnott Lewis VIII Be
Honor Guest at Meet
ing Tomorrow Evening

The Arts Club has gath
cred up an interesting list
Of "honor guests' for its
program dinners the next
few weeks,
Willmott Lewis, the Wash
ington representative Of the
London Times, viii be the
speaker tomorrow evening
following the dinner at
which Mrs. Lewis win share
honors with him.
He has chosen as his sub
rIect. British Politics On
the Eve Of An Election -
j timely discussion in view
OF the approaching cleo
lions in England.
Hosts
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic A.
Delano have been asked by the
program committee to serve as
hosts on this occasion. Will G.
Barnes, president Of the Arts
Club, was expected to be
guest at this table, but he had
already invited guests--and SO,
with Mrs. Barnes, will be pre-
siding over another table.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A. Richmond
will be the honor guests on
Tuesday evening, June 4, at
dinner, and later DR.. Richmond
will give d talk on old Scottish
ballads, upon which he is an
authority. Intermingling with
his address viii be his singing
Of some of these ballads to harp
accompaniment played by him
self.
Newcomers
DR.. and Mrs. Richmond are
comparative newcomers in WASH
ington, the former having re-
tired az President Of Union Col
1ege at Schenectady, n. z, less
than year ago Since January
they have made their home here
104 r st. being their present adj
dress. They are sailing on June
8 on . trip around the world.
which may keep them away .
year or more,
On Thursday evening, June 13.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis viii &C.
cupy the places Of honor, at the
Arts Club dinner. after which the
former win give q talk on his
hobby, the writing of limericks.
Mr.. Ellis has q delightful co1lec.
ton Of Bible 1imericks in which
he treats In pleasing fashion some
Of the stories of the Old Tesla
nent. These Iimericks are never
irreverent, but are full Of humor.
He also has many limericks in.
Bpired by more secular subjects.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis are also
planning to sail for Europe q few
days later.
ssS (,t& - -
The Washington times., 1929-05-22
Musicale

Musicale
The Congressional Club will
have as its guests of honor on
Friday afternoon Ernesto Vallejo,
and Clara de la Rama, who viii
give musicale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-09
THREE CHILDREN DIE
FROM BOMB BLAST
Police Investigate Mysterious
Explosion in Kitchen
in Brooklyn.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 9.-Police
were sitting a mass of apparently un-
related clues today seeking solution
for a bomb explosion which killed three
children in the kitchen of their Brook
lyn home.
The victims were Mary Falzone, IS;
Phillip, 13, and Rose, 8.
The mother and two smaller children
were in another room and escaped in
jury. The father, who was away at
the time, was taken into custody for
questioning when he returned.
The children were getting ready to
attend mass yesterday at st. JoSsph's
Roman Catholic Church, where Mary
was to have taken her first communion.
The mother sent them into the kitchen
to start the breakfast
Finding a package on the kitchen
table, which they apparently believed
to be an early Christmas gift, the chill
dren gathered about it. AS Mary
reached for 1t there was a terrific ex-
plosion. Mary and Phillip were killed
instantly. Rose died on the way to q
hospital.
Falzone recently received a series Of
threatening letters demanding $4,000
and ordering him to leave the country.
He reported them to police, but efforts
to trap the senders failed. The last
letter he received said the Senders knew
he had informed police and that he
was to be killed.
Mrs. Falzone told police she and her
husband had diSagreements over an
other woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-09
TALKS BY WIRELESS
WITH SHIP AT SEA
Chairman Britten Reaches
Leviathan in EpochaI Test
From Office Near Capitol.

History was made yesterday when
Chairman Britten of the House naval
committee, from his office near the
CAPITOL. held a conversation with Com
modore H. A. Cunningham, aboard the
Ieyiathan, which sailed Saturday from
New York for Southampton, England,
by means of commercial wireless tele-
phone service. Seventeen persons, IN
Guiding high naval and Shipping Board
officials, listened in on the epochal con-
versation through extension telephones.
The weather at sea and the poten-
tialitiesAof the invention to travellers at
sea and their friends at home were the
topics of the conversation. Two sue
cessful calls were made, one lasting IA
minutes and the other six, with the
voices coming through distinctly.
The conversation was transmitted
through a hook-up with the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co.'S wireless
station In Northern New Jersey, over
which transatlantic telephone service Is
conducted.
Representative Britten described the
service as "a remarkable contribution
made by science for the benefit OF traV-
elers at sea and their home folks and
business associates" The Illinois Rep
resentative said he was glad that the
flagship Of the American merchant
Marine was the first to offer this con-
venience to the world"
Among those to hear the conversation
were Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief
of naval operations: Or. Julius Klein,
Assistant Secretary OF Commerce; Com
missioner S. S. Sandberg of the Ship
ping Board, Rear Admiral w. A. Moi
felt, chief of the Naval Bureau of Aero
nautics; Capt. S. c. Hooper, chief of
naval communications, and Chairman
White of the House merchant marine
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-09
DUCE AWARDS PRIZES.
"Victors in Battle of Wheat" Hon.
ored bv italian Premier,

ROME. December 9 (P).-Premier
Mussolini in person yesterday awarded
the prizes to his "victors in the battle
Of wheat" 1t has been one Of the cardi-
nal points of the Fascist program so
to stimulate domestic production Of
grain that Italy might be freed of de-
pendence on foreign supplies.
The campaign got under full way in ] 925
with prizes offered to farmers increasing
their yields. Yesterday the premier
quoted figures showing steady increase
in domestic production. He emphasized
this had been achieved not only by in
creasing the acreage sown, but by i'm
provement methods of cultivation which
had brought higher yields. Besides the
Importance to national defense. Musso-
lini emphasized that reduction in i'm
ports of grain would go far to reduce
the unfavorable trade balance OF Italy.