MUNICH HAPPENINGS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1919, Page 3

MUNICH HAPPENINGS.

DISORDER AND THREATS

A DANGEROUS LEADER

J.AUBTRALIA N & CABLE ASSOCIATION]

.(Received This Day at 9.15 a.in.) v LONDON, February 25

The "Daily Express” Munich correspondent inteviewed Max Levien, Doctor oi Zoology, the New Soviet, leader. He said the Soviets demanded the arming of all the workers and also the iibdicaion of Commander Durr, the ‘Republican Government’s military chief. He said the Spnrtacists are going t« tight to establish Herr Eisner <* ideal Soviet republic. The correspondent later saw Durr, who said he would not arm the workers or abdicate. He declared the Spartacists distributed among the unemployed were dangerous elements. He asserted tlw the Munich students wearing masks are secretly assembling at the University Und have decided to assassinate him hut lie had taken fifty aristocratic hostages. The correspondent states that there was extreme tension on Sunday when t ho rival factions well-armed, jostled m the streets, but the expected clash never came. Thousands of Bolsheviks attended meetings at which orators urged the crowds ,to follow Levien to a proletariat victory. . The correspondent met Levien s swee - heart who said she was getting Livien s food. He had not eaten for two days ,'and dared not go out, but Levien appeared an hour later with an armet guard and mounted a truck with his sweetheart. He died-I‘Victory 1 ‘Victory is ours. Workers will be well-armed tomorrow. The Soviet Congress will assemble on Tuesday. ■V pause-ensued and then Levien resumed-"! stand in Herr Eisners place. Where is my assassin.” There was no reply and Levien de-

parted. . . Professor. Bonn said the Soviet revolution was a bluff. Levien will not go further than Eisner and Eisner will be buried on Wednesday. He added that Eisner was proceeding to the Landtag to tender his resignation .when he was murdered. We are all Socialists, but the Spartacists will not compromise. Germany to-day is worn out and nothing may happen. Levien is the most dangerous man since Liebkncclit.

MUNICH’S STRUGGLES. (Received This Lay at 12.25 pm) BERLIN, Feb. 24. j A Council of 11, mostly Majority, Socialists, are controlling affairs at, Munich. They dismissed the regular, troops and replaced them by popular , guards. The Council voted a pension j of ten thousand marks to Herr Eisner’s widow. The authorities seized Extremists lists containing a number of persons to be assassinated, and the names of twenty hostages to., he'take from the ranks of the aristo-I cracy. The new man of the hour is j Levien, who returned from Russia, j He is preaching the Spartacist creed of war against the middle classes. j