GERMANY WITHIN

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1920, Page 2

GERMANY WITHIN

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyrgnt. BRINK OF CIVIL WAR. 1 SERIOUS AFFAIR. * LONDON, March 17. Tlie crew of the cruiser “Eekenfonde” which is lying in Kiel Harbour, declared for the Kapp Government. They therefore opened a bombardment against tlie fort of Kiel. They opened a bombardment against the Republicans’ street processions in Kiel. There were between four and five hundred of the demonstrators, who were taking part in the processions killed by tlie shells. Many houses in Kiel were demolished. It is reported that the marines then stormed the Kiel shipyards, and disarmed the workers. FIGHTING IN BERLIN. ! MACHINE GUN CASUALTIES. (Reuter Telegrams.; LONDON, March 17. Fi diting has occurred in the streets of some Berlin suburbs. It happened the afternoon of Monday. Soldiers used machine guns. A number of persons were killed and wounded.

latest DEVELOPMENTS, ' LONDON, March 17. A Soviet Republic has been proclaim, ed in Berlin. The proclamation has been made in t! e working-class districts. The Soviet has threatened to arm all the workers unless the troops are with, drawn front the cify. Dr Kapp lias yielded ip the face of this threat. A later message states that Dr has retired altogether from the leader; ship of tlie revolters,

A CONFUSED- POSITION. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m,) .LONDON, March 15

The latest Berlin message indicates that the situation is still confused and it is probably impossible to determine the success of tlie revolution until tomorrow, when it is probably impossible to determine the success of the 1 evolution until to-morrow, when it is anti cipated the general strike will become operative. It is understood that- Premier Bauer intends to ask the Entente for military aid. Meanwhile reports show the new Government has gained the adherence of troops at various parts, notably southern Germany. A collision between workmen and police at Frankfort resulted in fifteen civilians being killed and one hundred wounded. Tlie crowd seized a depot for arms and forced the police to leave the city. So far there has l>een a complete absence of such conflicts at Berlin where the military have the situation well in hand. There have been serious riots at Es-. wounded. A general strike lias been son, thirty ‘being killed and eighty ordered at Krupps.