GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 February 1919, Page 5

GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

MUNICH MURDERS. FEUD BETWEEN MINISTERS. AMSTERDAM, February 24. 'is -£hrown on fthe Munich Biruders by the revelation that a feud had long existed between Eisner and Aner. The former favoured, and the latter resented the interference of the local Soviets in the Government.

SPARTICISM IN ’MUNICH,

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The Daily Express’ Munich correspondent, interviewed Max Levien, Doctor of * Zoology, the new Soviet leader, who said the Soviets demanded the disarming of workers, also, the abdication of Commander Durr, the Republican Government’s military chief. Se said Sparticists are going to fight to establish Eisner’s ideal Soviet Republic. The correspondent later saw Durr, who said he would not arm the workers or abdicate. He declared that Sparticists, distributed among the unemployed. were dangeirtonss element*. Levien assured that Munich students wearing masks had secretly assembled at the university and had decided to assassinate him, but he had taken 50 aristocratic hostages.

The correspondent states there was extreme tension on Sunday when the rival factions, well armed, jostled and

rushed each other in the streets, but the expected clash never came, Thousands of Bolsheviks attended meetings at which orators urged the crowd to follow Levien to a proletariat victory. Meanwhile Levien hid during the riot, frightened of assassination. The correspondent met Levien’s sweetheart. She said she was getting Levie'n’s food; he had not eaten for two days and dared not go out, but Levied appeared an hour later with an armed guard and mounted a truck with his sweetheart. He cried, 11 Victory is ours! Workers, be well; priced to-morrow, the Soviet Congress will assemble on Triesd’ay.” A hushed pause ensued, and Levien resumed, “I stand in Eisner’s place, where is my assassin.” There was no reply,- and Levien departed.

■ •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, Eisner was proceeding to the Eandtag Ho (fcneder his ;" ’resignation when he was murdered. We are all Socialists, but the Sparticists will not compromise. Germany t'o-day is worn cut, and anything may happen, -