BERLIN SOVIET TRICKED

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 65, 11 December 1918, Page 5

BERLIN SOVIET TRICKED

EXECUTIVE ARRESTED BY BOGUS ORDER STREET FIGHTING FOLLOWS SPARTACUS PLOTTERS ACTIVE Amsterdam, December 8. .1 :nessagc from .ISeriin states that the Soviet Executive was sitting in the Reichstag building, when a lieutenant, commanding; a detachment of Guard Pioneers, who stilted that he was acting on Government orders, arrested (hem. It appears that the lieutenant acted bona liiie, but had been duped by three indivvlitnlr,, one of whom was arrested, while tho.olheii two, who wore Foreign Office officials, fled. The lieutenant was arrested. AVhen the arrest, of the. Executive Council became known, troops of (he Soldiers' Council, cheering Dr. Liebknecht, and shouting that Herr Ebert and Herr Sclieideinniin must retire, formed a procession to the Reichstag, where Herr Ledebour promised that (heir wishes would be considered. Two other processions carried placards staling: "Down with Hindenhuvg and his officers!" and "Wβ must have a Soldiers' Council." They also demanded that Herr Ebert (tho German Chancellor) bo hanged. The military charged tWo procession ftt the point of the bayonet, and (hen lired on them with machine-guns, 23 being killed and 49 wounded. The "Vorwaorts" asserts that the Spartnt.us group was entirely responsible for the outbreak. It ;s rumoured that the demonstrators intended to storm the Foreign Office and remove tho Government. LATER REPORTS THE RIOT ON THE INVALIDEN STfiASSK (Rk. December 10, 9.10 p.m.) Amsterdam, December 9. When the Berlin demonstrators wore proceeding along tho Invaliden Strasse they found troops ■ blocking the path. The soldiers warned j:hem baok. At first they obeyed, but crowds flocking from the side-streets urged the mass forward, and the troops fired! .Scores fell, while others, in ;i panic, jumped through shop windows. The niachine : guns fired continuously, for two minutes.—Aus.-K.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr. ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT. (Rec. December 10, 7.55 p.m.) London, December 9. Advices from Berlin state that it is evident that the riots were 'links in a wellorganised attempt by the extremists tc overthrow tho Government. The. Spartacus group has concentrated in tho city its best organisers from the whole country. The Government, however, has large forces in readiness. The Republican Guard now occupies the Invalided Strasse, ■ many of the railway stations, tho university, and other notable quar-ters.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE REICHSTAG BUILDING.

(Rw. December 10, 7.55 p.m.) Borne, December 9. The Spartacjis movement continues to spread in Berlin. The Reichstag buildin.;; is reported to have boon captured. It Was taken after bloody rioting. Ten thousand Republican Guardsmen are under arms in tho city to quoll the rioting. Bolshevik org.-inisors from Russia are arriving to lead tho Spartacus movement—Aus.OJ.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. CONFUSED REPORTS. (Rec. December 10, S.lO p.m.) New York, December 9. Confused messages continue to arrive from Berlin indicating that LiebknecTitls followers are endeavouring to foment a revolution. The general indications, however, show that the Spartacus group is "unable to overthrow the present GovBrrjment. Pillnging continues in Berlin. The Spartacus group is well supplied with machine-guns, and there is fighting with/the"Government troops, at isolated points. It is reported that Russian Bolshevists aro .arriving , in Berlin to assist in the revolt.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

? A SANGUINARY ENCOUNTER e BLACK HUSSARS AND RED GUARDS. 3 (Bee. December 10, 7.55 p.m.) „ London, December 9. The "Wesor Zeitung" reports thnt a i- bloody encounter occurred at Brunswick s between the Red v Guard9 and the famous (r Black Hussars returning from the front. 3 Tho latter fired upon a municipal deputation of welcome, and the Bed Guards - replied. The infuriated populace drags' ged tho officers from thoir horses and i forced them to march in the procession. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. [ BERLIN NF,RVOiJS~AND EXCITED - THE IKEEPEESSIBLE LIEBKNECHT. i Copenhagen, December 9. . Latest advices from Berlin ehow that the peoplq are nervous and escited, and j are crowding into the streets- discussing Saturday's events. Dr. Liebknecht continues to make in- , flammatory speeches, and the Government, anticipating ix further outbreak, has assembled ten thousand soldiers of the Republican Guard, Machine-guns are also ] posted at several points throughout the city.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ALLIES "taliTa HAND AMERICAN TROOPS HURRIED FORWARD. (Rec. December 10, 7.55 p.m.) London, December 9. American troops are being sent forward hurriedly by trains to Coblenz, where Bolshevism is rampant.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Bcuter. EISNER MeItsHeBKNECHT VAIN APPEAL TO BOLSHEVIK EXTREMIST. Paris, December 8. Tho Rotterdam "Courant" relates that Herr Eisner, Premier of Bavaria, who is visiting Berlin, spent two hours in vainly attempting to persuade Dr. Liebknecht to refrain from fatal revolutionary enterprises. Herr Eisner said:—"You will, destroy Germany if your plans succeed". Dr. Liebbiecht replied: "All tho bet-ter."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AT THE REVOLVER'S POINT MINISTER OF INTERIOR. FORCED TO RESIGN. London, December 9. Munich reports that a crowd of arrived soldiers forced tho residence of the Minister of the Interior, and compelled him at tho point of a revolver to sign his resignation, with a declaration Unit ho resigned voluntarily.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Asen. HERR SCHEIDEBIANN ON THE OUTLOOK A REPUBLIC OF UNITED STATES. London, December 0. The "Daily Express" has interviewed Herr Scheidemann, vho gave it os his opinion that Gormany would become a. republic, composed of the united Stales. Tim first president would probably be ono of the Majority Sncinlists, but Herr Sclieidenumn licmlrliml 1.0 suggest, u lmine. The election of Urn Naliiiniil Assembly would talie placo at the c;irliest possible date. This was necessary to enable Germany lu give xuiiriint'ue.s of stability when making jicaeo. Tho Sjsisembly must also consider Iho establishing- of a Slate Irihuiiiil to try |ii<rfions guilty of causing tho win , , and deal with tho Entente Power's demands for tho Kaiser's extradition. Ho considered that tho Kniser has already boon enfliciently punished, but tho question of his part in causing tho war must bo clearly decided. Tho Government wi\6 daily receiving hundreds of telegrams from returning soldiers, supporting tho present

regime. The Soldiers and Workmen's Council would carry on only until the National Assembly is formed. The Supreme Council, numbering six, is the superior lxxly, and will nominate the pence delegates to meet the Allies—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. INTERVIEW fflTjjlEßß HARDEN 'KAISER SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SHOWMAN. ' London, December 9. Herr Jlaximilian Harden, in an interview, slated that, lie knew Germany must bo defeated even before America's entry, and when Amcric.il declared war ha fought with the German censors to toll the people the. truth, tie pressed the authorities lo accept President Wilson's Fourteen Points, knowing that they would never get better terms, and concluded by saying: '"('lie armistice terms are the hardest, and if peace is based on those terms Germany will he ruined. There are millions of sincere Germans, and the Allies should not treat us as militarists, but as men. Herr Harden gave a laughable picture of tli™ ex-Kaiser strutting up and down on the decks of the warships at Kiel, revelling in the booming ot the guns and tlto cheers of (lie sailor.?. The, Fleet was the Kaiser's plaything. He was never happier than when posing in the limelight, and it did not matter what the pose was, whether it was as a great warrior, a horseman, or a sailor. The Kaiser missed his vocation.u Ho should have managed a enbarct or been a touring sliowiuiii. "You know what I suffered because of the false impressions abroad regarding the Kaiser." Foreigners saw only the facade, not the interior. The Kaiser, owing to physical infirmities, could not dress himself, and could not eat without a special gold implement:, a combined knife and fork.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable- Assn.-Koutor. [Herr Hardon's paper, the "Zukuiift," was frequently suppressed for its outspoken criticism of the Kaiser's regime.]