BERLIN SOVIET CONGRESS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 77, 26 December 1918, Page 5

BERLIN SOVIET CONGRESS

INDICATIONS OF STRONG BOLSHEVIK ELEMENT SOME OF THE RESOLUTIONS RUSSIAN INTRIGUES By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) j London, December 23. The Berlin Congress of Soviets has resolved in favour of the disarmament of the counter-revolutionaries, the abolition of all orders and budges of honour in the nobility, and recommending the appointment of officers bv soldiers. This and other decisions of (no Congress show that the Bolshevik element is stronger than the Berlin Government's dispatches have hitherto indicated, bat the whole of the proceedings of the Congress are apparently chaotic. Nevertheless, it is believed that the excellent organisation of the Scheidemann Socialists will secure tho passago of the proposal for the National Assembly—Renter.

SOLDIER GOVERNMENT IDEA REJECTED. (Rcc. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 23 The Berlin Congress has overwhelmingly rejected the extremists' proposal to 'establish an Independent Government of Soldiers' Councils. , /.The strikes at Essen and elsewhere are subsiding. Only 15,000 extremists are now oa strike— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LIEBKNECHT AND. THE SOLDIERS URGES A WORLD REVOLUTION. (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 23. At. the invitation of the commander of a Guards regiment of Cuirassiers Herr Liebknecht delivered a speech to the regiment in which he strongly urged a general Spcialist world revolution. The invitation was duo to Lieblrnecht's allegation that the Cuirassiers had planned a counter-revolution.—Aus.-N.Z. • Cable Assn.

RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIK GOLD IN GERMANY LARGE SUMS FOR THE EXTREMISTS Berlin, December 23. The question whether the German revolution is financed from Russia is agitating political cirlces, which have information that the Independent Socialists have received large sums from Ru'ssian sources.

'Some of the Socialist newspapers have Srinted v. "sat purports to bo a wireless ispatch from Adolf Joll'e, formerly the Bolsehvik representative in Berlin, to Richard Barth and Hugo Haase, to the effect that while Jofl'e "had not paid German, interests anything directly, they were well aware, whence the money had come. Jofl'e declared that Oscar Cohen, German, Under-Secretary for Justice, controlled ten million roubles for the furtherance' of the German revolution. Altogether twenty-four million marks had been pla'ced at the disposal of the Gerinnn revolutionists.

The independent Socialists deny JofTe's imputations.—Renter. RUSSIAN- BOLSHEVIK FORCES ADVANCING TO GERMANY. Copenhagen, December 23. Bolshevik troops are advancing oil the German frontier to join their German sympathisers—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW FOREIGN MINISTER-. (Rec. December 25, 11.45 p.m.) Copenhagen, December 24. Count Hantaan, tx-Ambossador at Copenhagen, has been'appointed Foreign Minister at Berlin.-'Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ("It was cabled on Tuesday that Count Borchdorff had been given the appointment.] ARMED OUTBREAK MUTINOUS SAILORS AT BERLIN. (Rec. December 25, .5.5 p.m.) New York, December 22. The United Press correspondent at. Berlin states that mutinous sailors, after a skirmish with the militury guard, entrenched themselves iu the Royal Pal-ace—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. VIOLENT FIGHTING AT DANZIG. (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, December 23. Violent fighting occurrcd at Danzig between the partisans and adversaries of the revolution. The red flag was hauled down, and replaced by the national colours, but the revolutionaries replaced the flag, stormed the prisons, and released the prisoners. A number of persons were killed or wounded. Tho Daaizig people are protesting against the proposed inclusion of the town in Poland—Aus.-N.Z. CiibJfc Asen. LITHUANIAN REVOLT AGAINST PRUSSIAN DOMINATION BALTIC PORTS SEIZED. (Rec. December 21. 11.55 p.m.) New York, December 23. TKe-"New York Times" .Washington correspondent states that the Lithuanian Council has announced that the Prussian Lithuanians have revolted against Prussian domination, and seized control of Tilsit, Memel, Instcrberg, Darkehmen, Velau, and Goldap. They will demand that East Prussia shall be incorporated in Lithuania. A Prussian Lithuanian National Council has been formed.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. THE KRUPPS Amsterdam, December 23. The director of Krupps has informed Fran Bertha ICrupp that the firm is unable to pay a dividend.—Aus.-N.Z, Caible Assn. LOOTING INIWH PLACES AUSTRIAN ARMY SCANDAL. (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) Vionna, December 23. The "Neuesweiner Journal" exposes an Austrian Army scandal since the demobilisation. The paper accuses tho Archduke Leopold Salvator and Generals.von Bolim Ermoli von Armi, von Eborsdorp, von Kovpss, and the Kaiser with looting the depots and faking goods worth millions sterling—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.