GERMAN PLOTTERS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 149, 19 March 1920, Page 7

GERMAN PLOTTERS

FOMENTING UNREST IN THE EAST

TO DEFLECT ALLIED TROOPS PROM WESTERN EUROPE

(By Telcgrj.ph~Pr«ss Association-Copyright

London, March. 13,

■ Th'e "Daily Telegraph" quotes a wellknown statesman of considered judgment, who declares that von Kuhlmann has recently been visiting the ex-Kaiser at Amerongcn twice a week secretly at iHght, and is a direct connecting link between Amerongcn and Eraeroum. Furthermore, Germany is directlv associated with the Bolshevik and Pan-Islamic movements in Central Asia and Asia Minor, and also with the Magvar government's recall to the colour* of thirtv-fivo annual classes of troops. The statesman emphasises that Berlin is insnirin<r Horrhy's/move as well as that of Mustapha Ivemal. with a view to deflecting from Western Europe as many Allied troops as possible, so as to render enforcement of the disarmament clauses of the Treaty difficult, and the eventual restoration of the Hohenzollertis easier. Ho points out that Germany's armed forces total approximately 900,000, although it is stipulated that thev must be reduced to 200,000 by April-Router. ABRUPT ENDINgTf~BERLIN CRISIS

AGREEMENT OP KAPP AND EBERT. _. _ London, March 15. the Central News Agency states that the Berlin crisis ended abruptly. Ebert ?J™,'tJ pi) nftve arrived at an agreement that Ebert will romain in office fas President), pending new elections to be held within two months. Knpp abandons his intention to form a Cabinet, but. Ebert is to summon a new Cabinet consisting of experts. Tli°. elections have been fixed for April 14. Prior to the announcement of the settlement between Ebert and Kaop it was reported that the Government had been overthrown in Bremen and Ham-burg—Aus.-N.Z. CaMe Assn.

MILITARY COUPS IN MANY TOWNS.

. _ London. March 15. A Foreign Office dispatch states that there have been militarv coups in thirtyfive towns. The new Government position appears to l>e strengthening. There has been fighting in"Bi'e=lan. Leipzig, and Chemnitz.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

FIGHTING' IN,BERLIN.

London, March 16. Thc>re.wis fighting in-the suburbs of Berlin mi the afternoon of March 15. The soldiers used machine-guns, and numbers of people were killed or wounded.—Router.

SOVIET REPUBLIC

PROCLAIMED IN BERLIN.

(Rec. March 1.8, 10.20 p.m.)

London, March 17. I A Soviet Republic has been proclaimed in the Berlin working-class districts, and threatened to arm the workers unless the troops nrn withdrawn. Kapp yielded in the face of this threat. A 'later message states that Kapp lias retired from the leadership of tho revolt.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. BOMBARDMENT" AT KIEL CRUISER'S FTRE TCTT/LS HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS. (Rec. March 18, 11.40 p.m.) London. March 17. The crew of the cruiser Eckcnfonde, lying in Kiel Harbour, declared for the Kapn Government, and opened a bombardment , against the fort and also against street processions. - Between 400 and 500 demonstrators taking part in tho latter were killed and many houses demolished. It is reported that marines stormed the shipyards and disarmed the workers.—Aus.-N.Z: Cable Assn. *