WILD SCENE IN MUNICH

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 130, 26 February 1919, Page 5

WILD SCENE IN MUNICH

MARTIAL LAW IN BAVARIA j FEARS OF A COUNTERREVOLUTION By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, February 24. The Geneva correspondent of the "Express" states that, following on the wild scene in the Munich Chamber, in which firing of' revolvers was grueral. Parliament House wns placed under military control, and martial law was.proclaimed by the leaders of the three Socialist parties. No. civilians were allowed in the streets after 7 in the evening, the shops were closed, the trams were stopped, and only armed motors were to be seen in.the streets. ■The workmen declared a general strike, and red flags were hoisted half-mast on the public buildings. The revolutionary troops occupied the newspaper buildings' and the telegraph and post offices. A counter-revolution is feared, not only in Bavaria, but throughout Germany.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW PRESIDENT OF BAVARIA A PROLETARIAT GOVERNOR. New York, February 24. The Weimar correspondent of the United Press states that, acco>.ling to a diepatch from Munich, Hen- Simon was proclaimed President of the new proletariat republic of Bavaria. The Workers and Soldiers' Congress of Munich declare a proletariat dictatorship.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. REPUBLICAN TROOPS FOR WEIMAR. Copenhagen, February 24. It is reported that the Republican troops-in-Weimar have been dissolved as they attempted to peivsnado other troops to act against the National Assjtfibly. The leader, Lindeinann, has been arrested on a charge of high treaI eon.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. I LIEBKNECHririATH LIST" BLOOD-MONEY FOR SPARTACUS AVAR CHEST. New York, February 21. i The Washington correspondent of the i "New York Times" states that a "death list" lias been discovered among Liebknecht's papers. In the list figured the names of prominent German business men and political leaders. ■ . ■ It is asserted that large sums of money were paid to Liebknecht by prominent people to prevent their names being put dowr. on the list. Liebknccht's bank account ehowed deposits amounting to twelve ■ million mark*.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ • • • mobilisinTsecdrities GERMAN MOV] , ! TO EVADE DIBASIC t ■ TEE. Amsterdam, February 20. Germany is mobilising her securities. The Government announces that owing to the Entente's refusal to deliver foodstuffs on credit, they are forced to take possession of all foreign securities now held in Germany. The mobilisation is now voluntary, but will become compulsory at a lower price if the response is insufficient— Aus.-N.Z.. Cable Assn. SILENT "aNdIhOSTLY PEACE DESOLATION AT KItUPP'S. London, February 20. A "Daily Express" correspondent succeeded in visiting Krupp's works at Essen. He found the great factories and miles of workshops silent and ghostly, and covered with rust and cobwebs. Till November the works turned out 21 million to 22 million sells a month, and a gun every forty-five minutes. They demobilised -10,000 workers within a fortnight of the signing of the armistice. Tho director, -Herr Bauer, told the correspondent, that the original idea of tho "Bis Bertha" was to.construct a gun to bombard London from Calais after the first advance The retreat compelled the abandonment of the idea until the final offensive neared Paris, when the "Berthas" wore constructed for the bombardment of Paris. They were sighted bv mathematical professors of Berlin. Krupp's are planning a conversion to peace industries, and the works are rapidlv being established as the cradle of a potential commercial war. The directors declare that they have enormous accumulated stocks of, iron ore from Alsaceiprraine and Sweden—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TROUBLE NEArWnEW ZEALAND LINES ARMED SPARTACISTS IN EVIDENCE. (Special-Dispatch from the New Zealand ' Special Correspondent.) Leyerkuion, February 24. Armed SparHcists in the neutral zone in and about Dusseldqrf aro ready to resist the German soldiers, and it may be necessary for the Allied troops to occupy that city and the adjacent territory. The Sparticisrs have proclaimed a. general strike in the Ruhr coal mines. Street fighting has occurred at Eberkeld between the Spartacists and the German police, with casualties-. Yesterday arm--5(1 Spartacists currying Bed flags inarched down one of the Dusseldorf streets. The factories are picketed by strikers, Home of the shop 3 are closed, and tlio strikers have blown up mines -on the line between Dusseldorf and Duisberg. Dusseldorf station is picketed by strikers, who are examining the trains. The New Zeaknders apparently will not be affected by. any operations necessary to quell these disturbances. in their own area, however, they are digging in and wiring strong points, as a precautionary measure. The Headquarters Staff will move from leverkusen to Mulbeim, near Cologne, on February 28.