Revolution in Germany.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3435, 15 March 1920, Page 5

Revolution in Germany.

MONARCHISTS ' TAKE POSSESSION. ' FULLY EXPECTED IN AMERICA. ALLIED LEADERS IN CONFERENCE. MARCH ON BERLIN I=ossl_Bl}E. SENSATIONAL DEV=ELOPMEN§I‘S. LONDON, March 13. ‘A countel'~reVolution is reported from Berlin. ‘ BERLIN, March 13. The National Assembly has been declared dissolved. The military party has captured the Government. Socialsists have declared a general strike. AME-RICA NOT SURPRISED. WASHINGTON, March 13. News of the German revolution is regarded philosophically at Vvhite House. Officials declare that they fully expected it. - FRANCE REGARDS POSITION AS

MOST SERIOUS. FOCH SUMMONED. BERLIN, March 13. Peaceful revolutionists occupy the Wilhelmstrasse and have declared Dr Wolfgang Eafp Chancellor. Troops returning from the Baltic marched into Berlin before the announcement that the Government was overthrown. I. PARIS; March 13. The French Foreign Office views. the situation at Berlin as most serious. Foch has been summoned to ‘the Supreme Council. PRESIDENT EBERT FLEES. PARIS, Maféh 13. Ebert is reported to have fled. There was no bloodshed. HINDENBURG AS IMPERIAL - 1 PRESIDENT. BERLIN. March 13. Militarists intend to proclaim Hindenburg Imperial President. MONARCHIST GOVERNMENT REPLACES REPUBLICANS. LONDON, March 13. The German War Minister -states that a Monarchist Government will replace the Republican Government. HOW PRESIDENT AND PREMIER ESCAPED.

LONDON. March 14. The Sunday El-:press’s Berlin correspondent, supplying some disjointed details, gignificantly mentions that earlier messages were suppressed OWing to non-compliance with the rules of the new censorship. controlled by Trebitsch Lincoln. The correspondent states that when the Revolutionary troops were advancing on Berlin, Noske established a formidafble cordon of Republican soldiers. in the centre of the city and then escaped in a motor car. accompnied by Ebert. Immediately afterwards the defending forces was Withdrawn, giving the invaders a bloodless walkover. Who lordered the withdrawal is not stated. LONDON, March 14. Independent official news from Berlin is still meagre. The authorities in London continue to View with considerable scepticism the Kapp Government claims of the general success of the coup d’etat. APPEALS TO THE WORKERS. LONDON. March 13. The Ebert Government has taken refuge at Dresden.

Ebert and Noske issued a proclamatin in which they summon the workers 130 Daralyse all economic life, preVBINJ bOOW.V 1-eacfionarios’ I'e’(ul‘rl and to throttle the military dictatorship. It is reported that the new Government‘ has offered the Presidency to Hindenburg, whose arrest No's‘ke ordered“on Friflny night. - THE NEW MINISTRY. LONDON. ‘March 13. The new Imperial Ministry is pl-o‘. visionally composed of: Chancellor, Dr Kapp; Minister of Public ‘Worl&'s, Dr Traub; Minister of Defence, General Van Lutfwifz; Minister of Finance, Herr Oberfinauzrat. Bank and ' er Ministers have not yet been apfluted.’ SHARLAND-‘S MALT VINPJGAR it not only palat'able——it is ‘wholesome. That is ,<_ruaranfeed. ;'\TO mineral acid in SHARE.-\7.\*T)’.‘~'. Af all gl'o(>.(*r.<= in bulk and bottle. 2

A BLdoDLEss REVOLUTION.

MONARCHISTS ’ CO UP D ’ETAT.

LONDON, March 13.

Latest advices this afternoon statel that the German Monarchists, with the 5 assistance of the Doberitz Garrison, effected a bloodless revolution in Berlin. The Government fled, aMonraehy was proclaimed, and the National Assembly proclaimed. For the present, at least, the revolution appears complete. Dr. Kapp assumed dictatorship, and appointed Helfferich as Chancellor. The Socialists proclaimed a general strike. Amsterdam telegrams report that Kapp anl Luttwitz "control Berlin and that they have dissolved the National Assembly and the Prussian Landtag. It appears that Erhai-d’s Doberitz Brigade arrived on the outskirts of the city at five o’clock in the -morning, and delivered a two hours’ ultimatum which the Government refused to coinply with, -but fled instead in motor cars. At 6.30 7the Brigade occupied the Government buildings without resistance.

A SUDDEN SWOOP.

COPENHAGEN, March 13

Monarehist troops from: the Baltic provinces occupied the western area of Berlin under pan-German auspices and proclaimed the disposition of the Government and the restoratiorr of the monarchy amlr appointed-s‘Dr. Kapp, a ‘fanatical pan-German Monarehist, as Chancellor pro tem. Noske had previously ordered the arrest of Dr. Kapp and other pan-Germans for alleged complicity in a reactionary plot. Local Republican troops hold the eastern sector of the city. Noske states that the plotters aimed to surprise the Government. and provoke a revolution throughout Germany. Noske superceded General Lu'ttwitz, commanding the Reichswehr, who is alleged to be the military leader of the revolution, though professing loyalty to the Republic. Noske claimed that‘ the plot had been scotched, but Baltic -troops quartered at Dobrietz acted suddenly. Immediately afterwards the pan-Ger-man press asserted that the Govrnment invented the plot in order to divert attention from the Erzeberger scandals. Erzeberger has now resigned from the Government in View of his conviction for corruption. SIMILAR EVENT AT MUNICH. Other telegrams state that a. similar coup d’etat was car'l'ied out in Munich.

FOCH SUl\ll\.[ONb‘ES ALLIED

COUNCIL.

Foch was I'e.<pon.<ihlo for summoning the Allied Council in Paris this oven-

ing. . The Evening Standard learns that if the restoration of the Monarchy is actually attempted, Allied annics will march on Berlin.

ALLIED LEADERS MEET IN

PARIS.

A special session ;of Allied lead}ers has been summoned to consider the situation in Berlin.

BERLIN APPARENTLY UNDISTERBBD.

BERLIN, March 13.

The city preserves its usual aspect. Trafiic is circulating as if nothing had happened. Everything is normal except that a consi(Te'l"able number of troops occupy the centre of the city. Dr. Kapp’s proclamation declares the National Assembly’s mandate to establish a constitution and conclude peace has expired. If dissolves the Assembly and announces a return to vmmtiflltional conditions ixrnmediatvly infernal order is restored.

THE GERMAN FLEET. HANDED TO NEW GOVERNMENT. Received 11.20 am. b LONDON, March 14. _ In Hamburg it is reported that the Kiel Naval Commander.-in-Chief Has handed over the fleet -10 the new Government. "3. genraral strike has been proclaimd.