GERMAN UPHEAVAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 156, 27 March 1920, Page 7

GERMAN UPHEAVAL

. —; « — . . FIERCE FIGHTING WITH SPARTACISTS ; . PROPOSAL TO FORM LABOUR ; : 'GOVERNMENT.;,'"" ' A GRAVE SITUATION By Telegraph—Press ABsociation-OopyrisM i Berlin'; Marches. There' is fierce fighting" in' the factory district, of Heningsdorf, "near Spandan, between troops and Spartacists. l''oi'ty were killed and sixty-five wounded, Tho Spartacists, well supplied with machineguns held house alter house, until the troops dislodged them. ' The Communist Councils in Saxony have begun to divide up large estates. The Government has issued a warrant for. the arrest; of von Ludendorf ~«ho left Berl,in ■ on ■ Wednesday- • and- cannot now .be found. . . . Xolonol -Bauer,--his.-lieiiclunaii t .-.-)vho is believed . to have originated -the.' coup d'elat, has also disappeared. -.The-Independents have" submitted' a proposal to- form- a.'Labour Government, excluding tho bourgeois, elements;- but Dr. Bauer, -the -Premier,; replied -that as a Government the coalition must consult all - parties before giving, an answer..- It is believed' that the "Democrats -and', the Centre Party/will negative the -proposal. —Aus.-N.Z. 'Cable Assn. AMERICANS .ADVISED TO LEAVE ..BERLIN. .(Reel, jiarch 26, 8.55 p.m. l ) . , .. London, March 25. It is.-reported from "Paris.-that' the Americaiv,authorities in. -Berlin -..have advised Americans to leave Berlin, hs tliey are ■: unable' to guarantee' their safety.— -Aus.-N.Z; Cable Assu. ■' 1 Y SPARTACISTS SUPREME IN WESTPHALIA KEY' OF THE' SITUATION. \ London, March 23. There is-.-.only 6cnnty ,Jiews- .-from; Germany. 'A ' superficial' ,cnlui : exists in Berlin. The key of the situation is in Westphalia, where the. Spartacists remain supreme, and the Ebert. Government parties and- the extreme.. Left- are awaiting events there. Ebert has reluctantly, accepted Noske's resignation. Politicians in Berlin consider that the, whole situa-tion-'is most grave. There are no news : papers, food is at famine prices/ ant there is much unemployment. It is estimated I hat the, coup d'etat has coat twe thousand, lives- — I "The Time.?." . . TROOPS HASTENING PROM SOUTH. .' Berlin, March 21. The Government troops aro hastening to Westphalia from the Soutii, to encounter. tho . Spartacists, -who are. en 1 trenching in the Ruhr Basin, and i .pitched battle is expected.' It is estimated that 150 Government soldier! were killed in .in 'engagement win Spartacists at ■ Essen. A -section -of th( Government troops retreated to Esel. Th< situation is easier in the south-west, anc central regions.—Renter. . ■ : FIGHTING, IN. .BERLIN- SUBURB, i Paris, March 23. "Le Journal" states-.that troops dis peised'a meeting in' the Berlin suburl of . Neukoln. Machine-guns. were Cicd and killed and wounded many; A sec olid encounter occurred on the aviatioi "round at Johannistal, where Sovietisfi disarmed and killed a dojien volunteers Troops arrived and, stormed the, ground They killed twenty men. and execute! twenty-four others on. the spot after i summary court-martial.—Aub:-N.Z. Cahli Assn ' SANGUINARY RIOTS. (Rec. .March 2G, .5.5 p.m.) London, March 23. Berlin advices slate .that an anarcliis .meeting at Yenkolu led to a sanguinarj riot. .' SoldifrTS brought iip' machine •ams, and many were). killed and wounded. Another outbreak occurred a Ullliauisthall, where Sovieters killed n dozen volunteers. Government troops intervened-, and. killed a'-lscore of Sovieters. Thev'.lield a''summary court-mar-tial ami executed 21 others-United Service. BATTLE NEAirESSEN EXPECTED ■, ■ " —: 'i " 2(5, 5.5 p.m.) v Berlin, March 2-t. There is every indication of a, pilehec battle near Essen between',the Reds anc Loyalists. The Reds occupy an extensive irdustrial area and hold a. line extend ing from Din'slaken' tb DorSten. 'Alfeadj there have been determined engagement! at several points and Reichswehr compelled to retreat." Reinforcements ari arriving from the south.—Aus.rN.Z. Cabu Assn.- ' ' . :' , SPARTAciSTSIN RUHR SENDING OF ALLIED TROOPS ■ . SUGGESTED. (Rec. March.26, 7.50.p.m.) Washington, March 25. If is understood' that the -United -Statehas joined Britain and Italy in advisin; Ebert that they should be permitted t< send troops into the Ruhr district agamsi the Spartacfsts,—Aus.-N.Z. 1 Cable Assn. ' REVOLUTIONARY FORCE DIS- ... ARMED. - "' (Rec. March 7.30 p.m.) Amsterdam, March 22. ■The-British disarmed a general "am 1500 revolutionaries whom the Germai Government troops had forced into cccu piel territory .-Aus.-N.Z.. Cable Assn. , BAUER TO iltl CABINET . (Rec. March 20, 5.5' p.m.) ■' ■'■ ' Berlin,. March 24.. Bajier .has agreed.to rcrform-.the.Gab inet,' including, in. .it' wily. Majority am Independent Socialists,'..ponding, a.-.gen oral election.,' Ho has also agreed t( withdraw all ..troops, from. -Berlin. «iu graut an amufety. to Red . rebels. . iln Workmen's lenders in-'rotui!n...wilJ. Un dertake to' do their utmost to persuadi the Reds to acknowledge the new Govern meat.—Aus.-N.Zi.. Cable, Absii. . \ TO DICTATE POLICY OE GOVERN . MENT,. - ' (Rec. Jiarch 20, 8.55 p.m.) New' York, March'2s. The "World's" Berlin eorrcsponden interviewed Maximilian Harden, who dc clared that the outside world must;prc paro itself to deal-with a modified Sovio Government in.Germany... The-.l'actorj Scviets were going -to dictate .the polic; of tho Government', through their con tral committee. >' Dcmocra'fcy had had it chance in Germany and lost it. Tin Ebert Government had a democrat]' ideal, but. -had not tho spirit to carry l into effect— Aiisl-N.Z. Cable Assn. BREEDING SPOTS FOR BOLSHEVISM MASSES OF IDLE AND UNEMPLOYED. New York, March 2-1. • The' Chicago "TribuneV Berlin corre spondent interviewed von' Lersner, win declared that SparUicism' will m'Pyait 11 Germany until the Versailles Treaty i: revised,'and the German people can.re ium> of, idle; am unemployed form breeding spots for Eol shevisui. Wo must liavo infisscS lineal ployed until the. barriers aro raised, ain ire veceivo credits and raw material from the .\outside , "tvorld."—Aus.-N.Z CaWe" Assn.' ___ GERMAN SHIPPING INTERESTS ; . CAMOUFLAGED,-AS: DUTCH.. • (Rec. March 20, 5.5 p'.ni,) Paris', 'March 23; The "Matin" has' Ascertained that Gei many in securing the use of the hull of lfer 'prwiously-ownod-mercantile .ship ns a result, of negotiation--\vitll. Dutch American, Portuguese,' and Spanish - in tercets.' Tho tonnage-' obtained througl America, afi'd-Portugal itloiio"was 770,00(1 Holland's shipping in 1919-did-not- es

ceeil 112,000 long. Soon she will l.ave ' 780,000 tons more, and silo will then havu tlio third largest; fleet in the world. Tins menus Hint. Holland is merely camouflaging German interests worked i from Hamburg.—"The Times." OFFICERS ANTICIPATE REVOLUTION large sums of money secubed. (llec. March 2G, 7.150 p.m.) Berlin, March ii. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" stales'that, highly placed oflicers prior io the revolutions raised large sums from industrial magnates and.'bankers nil the pretext of combating Bolshevism; Knpp's group secured twenty million marks.—Auh.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COMMERCE KEI'USED BY- CHINA. " New York, March 21. The Peking-correspondent of the "New York Times''' sfntes that Germany's unofficial representations for the resumption ot' commercial j^relalions with China, transmitted-through the Chinese MinisIcr in Copenh.igen, have not heen accepted. China lias informed Germany tin: it is impossible to renew relations, pending China's accentance of the Versailles Treaty .—A ns.-'N .7,. Cable' Assn. i :