SETTLING DOWN

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 157, 29 March 1920, Page 5

SETTLING DOWN

* THE GERMAN TUMULT L SOCIALISTS TERMS FOR ENDING F GENERAL STRIKE 4 ARMISTICE WITH REDS ARRANGED >t _. <J (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright t Berlin, March 24. t The Independents and Pluralist Social,t isU have issued terms for tho ending oi :0 the general strike. The Pluralists will r pledge themselves, in their Parliamonte nry programme, to fight for the claime y of the Labour unions. The Government r has expressed its willingness to withdraw :o the troops from Berlin to'tho lino of l- tho Juver Spree, and lo end the Mate l- ot siege; ami undertakes not to attack e tho workers, particularly in the Ruhr i- Valley. It will negotiate with the Lay hour unions for representation in the y defence corps. The Labour unions claim )• n deciding influence upon social lawsi >■ anil that all administrative offices must d be purged of counter-revolutionaries. The :- administration must bo reformed quickly e on the lines tlmt the nationalisation ot r industry must be commenced forthwith, '. and better food supplies arranged. Ii the claims are not carried, out, the :> Independents will proclaim a general i- strike.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. " (Rec. March 28, 5.5 p.m.) ■1 m , _ Berlin, March 25. d The Government has arranged an arm:s lshce with tho Reds. It is Venerable i. daily. t t The general slriko has been called off,- ;, Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. i. STRIKERS RESUMING WORK. 1 „„ , <i London, March 24. Hie Australian Press Association learns that there are indications that yesterday's settlement of .the German strike wilt be generally respected. The strikers have begun to resume work to-day. Reports from all parts show a settling down, except in the Ruhr Valley. :Herr Gies- . Bert, in accordance with the terms of , settlement, has proceeded to the Ruhr. ■ in order to negotiate, with a view to ° tranquilhsing the insurgents. Meanwhile ? tho situation there ciuv-es anxiety. It is ' feared the communists will cross the Rhine and raid the occupied zone to re- ' Hove the famine, caused by the break- » down of transport and the interruption of f the administrative services.—Aus.-N.Z. '' Cable Assn. ;; communists Ignore armistice I; WBSEL BOMBARDED. i- (Rec. March 29, 0.25 a.m.) |j The Hague, March 25. n Tho Communists, ignoring the annis--5 lice, bombarded Wesel the whole day with ■ 9-inch guns. The Government is bring--1 ing up reinforcements. Communist ,- forces, now estimated at 120,000, are ad- '• vancing on Lippe.—United Service. , REDS CLAIM TO HAVE OCCUPIED WESEL. (Rec. March 29, 0.20 a.m.) London, March 26. The Reds at Esson rejected the Government terms, avowing Communism, and claim to have occupied Wesel.—"The Times." i " EBERT GOVERNMENT IN FULL POWER ; PREMIER'S APPEAL TO THE NATION. Berlin, March 24. Herr Bauer, tho Premier, lias issued . an appeal to the nation. It notifies .. that the Government is again in posses- . sion of full power. The President and i the Government have returned lo Berlin, i and tho National Assembly will meet i on Wednesday. The appeal' invites the l people to resume the woric (f the reconstruction of Germany on democratic lines.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NAVY. AT-GOVERNMENTS DISPOSAL MEN DEMAND RIGHT TO CHOOSE THEIR OFFICERS. Copenhagen, March 24. Admiral Munter has been released by the naval men at Kiel, who hsd ar- - rested the officers. They demand the F right to choo-o their own officers, other--3 wise they will disband. As the Minister r of Defence has ordered the units of tho forces to be kept together in all circums stances, the demand will be granted. - Meanwhile the Navy has placed itself at tho disposal of the Government, if necessary to combat the revolt of the Extremists.—Reuter. ■ new cabineTcomplete? (Rec. March 28, 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, March 25. Herr Bauer has completed the new Caliinet. He is dropping Noske and Er/,berger. No Independent Socialists are [ included in the Ministry.—Aus.-N.Z. | Cable Assn. r RETIREMENT OP WHOLE CABINET I ■ DEMANDED. (Rec March 28, 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, March 25. The Democrats and Pluralists demand the retirement of the wholo Cabinet, while the Centre wishes merely to fill the vacancies in Herr Bauer's Cabinet. The prospects for a purely Labour Government aro small.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. EBERT LIKELY TO RESIGN. ' i (Rec. March 28. 5.5 p.m.) Paris, March 25. The "Matin" says it is likely Ebert will follow Noske's example and resign. The paper also states that tlm National Assembly will be transferred irom Ber-lin—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LUTTWITZ AND TROTHA ARRESTED Geneva, March 24. General von Luttwitz' and Admiral Trothii. have been arrested near Berlin.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TROOPS DRIVeTfROM RUHR INDUSTRIAL CENTRES IN HANDS OF Y/ORKERS (Rec. March 27, 5,5 p.m.h Paris, March 24. All tho industrial centres in the Ruhr region are now in the hands of tho workers. The administration of Essen, Berchum, Dortmund, Mulheim, and many other (owns is controlled by workers and masses' committees. The office of burgomaster has been abolished. Government troops have been entirely driven off Ruhr, and ninny who were taken prisoner were cruelly ill-treated. Tim hatred of tho regular troops baffles description. A strong popular army is in course- of formation, regardless of tho terms of the Peneo Treaty. Tho police have been replaced by workers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. preparations - ™ overthrow reichswehr WORKERS ORGANISING EOR AVAR, (Rec. March 28, 5,5 p.m.) London, March 25. Tho "Daily Chronicle's" Essen correspondent states that the Workers' Council in the Ruhr Valley is busy organising members for war against the Government's Reichswehr troops. The present object is less the establishment of communism than 'the overthrow of the Reichswehr, who aro always suspected of reactionary designs, especially llieir officers. The workmen's .'.viders are endeavouring to create a unified command. Hitherto the warfare has been of a guorvilla nature. When a battalion of Reichswehr entered Dortmund Hying the old German colours the workers refused to believe thoy wcro Government troops, and surrounded and took them prisoner. The success at Dortmund encouraged tho workers, who began a inarch on various towns in the district, gaining adherents , as they went. There has been continuous rillo and bayonet, fighting with heavy losses on both sides. The upshot of the lighting was that all tho troops .woro

expelled from the Ruhr district. The latest information is that opposing troops are concentrating at Wesel, where GOOO Roichswehr face 15,000 workers. Both sides possess artillery, nnd are digging themselves in. Many isolated battles are reported. Tho Independent Socialist, newspaper _ "Euhrecho lias issued a formal military communique, claiming that the workers captured cloven puns and threo thousand rifles—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. OFFICIAL APPEAL TO ALLIES FOR PERMISSION TO SEND TROOPS TO RUHR, Paris, March 24. Tho "Matin" states that two German officers have arrived, to request the Allies to permit German troops to enter tho it Ruhr Valley in connection with the lahour troubles.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rcc. March 28, 5.5 p.m.) " . Paris, March 24. )i The Council of Ambassadors has con--11 siderod Herr Bauer's request to be alI lowed to send 100,000 Gorman troops to the Ruhr Valley. The French Govemis mont is strongly opposed to granting it permission to allow such a large force to w pass into tho neutral zone, despite the )f fact that twelve German battalions which ; e were originally sent failed to maintain ik order. Communications are now passing lr between London and Paris—Aus.-N.Z. j. Cable Assn. Iu SUPREME COUNCIL AGREES TO s, -' REQUEST, it (Rec. March 28, 5.5 p.m.) . |° Paris, March 25. Iv , It is understood that the Supreme > r ; Council has agreed to allow Germany to r l > dispatch sufficient troops to the Ruhr " Valley.-Aus. T N.Z. Cable Assn. II ■ BRITAIN'S HRlf NEUTRALITY OPPOSED TO ADVANCE IN RUHR VALLEY. J- , , London, March 24. lo Britain maintains firm neutrality, and has refused to consent to an Allied ad- - vnnco in the Ruhr Valley, which public opinion in France has insistently demanded. There have been numerous -strikes in the occupied zone, but the situation is now quiet.—Aus.-N.Z. CYblo 13 Assn. •e americaTwarning r- OUTRAGES AGATNST CONSTITUn, TIONAL GOVERNMENT. 3 - - (Rec. March 2S, 5.5 p.m.) !; Berlin, March 25. ' The American Charge d'Affaires inter- ; viowed Kerr Bauer, and warned him that j niiy outrage against the constitutional Government of Germany, from whatever side, will lead to America's stopping all ; supplies of food and raw material.—Aus.- £ N.Z. Cable Assn.