GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1923, Page 2

GERMAN ITEMS

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BAVARIAN COUP FEARED

LONDON, Oct. 1. The “Daily Telegraph's” Berlin correspondent 'says that Prince Ruppreeht's visit io Munich to unveil » Guards war memorial has produced a significant and sensational Monarchist demonstration. After the ceremony Prince Ruppreeht reviewed 20,000 oxGuanls, attended hv Aon Kahr, 3on Ktolling, and General Lossov, all in gala uniform. Prince Ruppreeht jjjpo reviewed Ihe police during a tl^flc. In the city the crowds Prince and the Princess, shouting, “Long live King Ruppreeht! Long 3 live our King and Queen! RERUN, Oct. 1. The F’.xceutive of the Trade Union Congress announces that it will proclaim a general railway strike in the event of Bavarian revolutionary action against the Reich. The executives of various Nationalist associations have issued a proclamation that the parties of the Right have deeideil that the Ministry must ho reformed by tin* exclusion of the .Socialists ami of Chancellor Stresemann. SEPARATISTS ATTACKED. LONDON, Oct. i. The “Daily ( hmiiiole’s” special correspondent at Dnsseldorf says: The great Separatist Day. which wits to free the Rhineland, terminated ill a bloody street light, in which lour were killed, and at least 300 wounded. At * first the firing seemed to tome from armed Communists, who had sent contingents determined to break up the demonstrations, but this is uncertain. ■ At any '-.ite, the first shots were the 'ignal for genera! firing by tile Separatists, who completely lost their heads. It is stated that German green police fired on the crowd, but on tlie only occasions tbfc I saw them tire, they tired into the air. When the streets were almost cleared, French cavalry and tanks rounded up the German green police, and disarmed them. Two of the disarmed police fell into the hands of Separatists, and were beaten to death with lead pipes. One was beaten under the eyes of souk* French soldiers, who did not interfere.

KARR’S OX E-SID ED POLICY

•Received this day at 8.30 a.in.) LONDON, September 30. . [he “'.Daily Express’s'’ Munich correspondent says that Von Kahr's policy is decidedly one-sided. Armed soldiers are 'searching the Socialist quarters ' though there has been no steps to take arms from the Nationalist organisalions. Tt is openly boasted that Munich alone can produce seventy armed men in an hour. SocialisttqcW(t ings arc prohibited, but the Nationalists are allowed to hold so-called family gatherings, 011 c of which was attended by a thousand men in uniform and steel helmets. The Separatists say that if it leaves’ (ici'mauy. Bavaria will not be com) died to pay the reparations. The “Daily Chronicle's’’ Berlin correspondent says that storms threaten Herr Stiossemanu’s dovernment. The Centre Party and the Democrats are obviously uneasy as a campaign by tlie Nationalists is gathering strength and >on Kahr is tilting energetically against the llcich.