THREAT OF STRONG MEASURES.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 176, 21 April 1919, Page 5

THREAT OF STRONG MEASURES.

HERRNOSKE AND THE MUNICH SOVIET RUSSIAN INTRIGUE AT WORK By Telegraph-Press Associatlon-Copirighi Berlin, April 14. Herr Noske, War Minister in tho Schiedemann. Government, threatens Munioh with a military expedition from North Germany. The Spartacists in Munich have decided to establish a Soviet Dictatorship. They have seized a number of tho hourgeoisio as hostages, who will be punished whenever the Government punishes the Communists. A sis-hour. day -will be adopted.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. QUEER STORY OF REACTIONARY INTRIGUE STAGE REVOLUTION IN BAVARIA. London, April 14. The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports that the whole of Northern Bavaria, except Hof, is now in the hands of Hoffman's Government, whose troops are standing on the Danube. A serio-comedy was revealed in Munich, where the Government's troops on Saturday, brought about the fall of the Bavarian Soviet Republic. It transpires that the revolution was a put : up job engineered by Bavarian and Prussian Conservatives,' who used sham Socialists and Communists as agents-provocateurs. Tho plotters aimed at causing a maximum- state of confusion in Germany, with the view of making the fulfilment of the peace-conditions, especially the financial proposals, impossible. The pnmary motive of the Bavarians was to separate from the rest of Germany, hoping to secure more favourable terms of peace. Hopeless internal differences, coupled with Hoffman's military . coup, shattered the scheme and plunged Bavaria into oivil war. The ex-King of Bavaria has applied for sanctuary in Switzerland.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

OUTBREAKS ELSEWHERE. Amsterdam, April H. The Spartacist soldiers in Dresden occupied the military headquarters. Loyal Jaegers guard the other republican buildings. Berlin, April 19. It is expected that ft Saxon Soviet Republic will be proclaimed at Leipzig forthwith. OFFERS FROM BOLSHEVISTS HALF A MILLION TROOPS. (Rec. April 20, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, April 15. The "Deutsche Tages Zeitung' states that the Russian Bolshevists are negotiat-ing--with the German Government. They have offered half a million troops immediately, and will also permit Germany to select recruits f.rom the Russian prisoners, to operate against the Entente Powers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RUSSIAN PRISONERS IN GERMANY REPATRIATION ■ URGED. Berlin, April 14.' The German Government is urging the Entente Powers to permit the speedy repatriation of Russian prisoners in Germany, because they are becoming . increasingly troublesome. There have been many'attempts' to'break out of prison. The Government fears that they will swell the ranks of the Spartacists.-Aus.-N. 2. Cable Assn. STRIKES AND SABOTAGE EVERYWHERE

GRAVE-DIGGERS OUT. ! Berlin, April It. The grave-diggers in Stettin have joined the strikers. Many coffins aro lying m open grave 3. Except in Berlin, strikes and sabotage exist everywhere in Germany, originating from lack of food and a general feeling of despair. Germany is likened to a great wasp's nest. It is not a question of Bolshevism, but the leaders of the anarchy strike in the Ruhr district, where 350 mines out of 1175 are idle, refuse to allow the necessary work to bo done to prevent the mines being permanently damaged. They even refused to extinguish an underground fire in one of the mines.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE OUTISTn HUNGARY belakunlnterviewed ' London, April U. A Hungarian wireless message states that Belakun, the Soviet Foreign Minister in an interview, said that negotiations with General Smuts were most cordial, and there was every reason to lope that the Entente Powers did not contemplate an attack on the Hungarian • Republic General Smuts took n sympa. thetio view of a conference representing the States formerly included in AustriaHungary, at Prague or Vienna, for the purpose of considering the boundaries and economic relations.—Aus.-N.Z. table Assn.