SOVIET IN BERLIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 March 1920, Page 5

SOVIET IN BERLIN.

WORKERS THREAT TO ARM. JHE TROOPS WITHDRAWN. DR KAPP'S REPORTED RETIREMENT >j Tel«p»ph.—Pren Abb.— Copyright. Received March 18, 10.20 p.m. London, March 17. * A Soviet Republic ha* been proclaimed in tie Berlin working class districts, ■which threatened to arm the workers unless the troops were withdrawn. Dr. Kapp yielded in the face of this threat. A Utter message states Dr. Kapp ha» retired from the leadership of the Wolt.—AU9.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FIGHTING IN KIEL CRUISER OPENS BOMBARDMENT. FIVE HUNDRED KILLED. MARINES STORM SHIPYARDS. Received March 18, 11.40 p.m. London, March 17. flxe crew of the cruiser Eekcnfonde, lying in Kiel harbor, declared for the Kapp Government, and opened a bombardment against the fort, and also *f«imrt street processions. Between four and five hundred demonstrators taking part in the latter were killed. '' Many houses were demolished. - It is reported marines stormed the shipyards and disarmed the workers.— AM.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FIGHTING IN BERLIN. SEVERAL JKILLED AND WOUNDED. Received March IS, 220 pjn. London, March 1.7. Fighting occurred in Berlin suburbs on tile afternoon of the 15th inst. Soldiers used machine guns, and numbers ■ arem killed and wounded.— Beuter Service.

WHAT IS THE AIM? GERMAN PLOTTING REVEALED. London,' March 13. The Daily Telegraph quotes the considered judgment of a well-known statesman. He declares that von Kuhlmann recently visited the ex-Kaiser at Amerongen, twice weekly, secretly at nighttime, and is a direct connecting link between Amerongen and Erzeroum. Furthermore, Germany is directly associated with the Bolshevik and pan-Islamic movements in Central Asia and Asia Minor, also with the Magyar Government's recall to the colors of 35 annual classes. This statesman emphasises that Berlin is inspiring Horthy's move in Hungary as well as the activity of Mustapha Kemal, with a view of deflecting from Western Europe as many Allied troops as possible, thus rendering the enforcement of the disarmament clauses of the treaty difficult, and the eventual restoration of the Hohenzollerns easier. He points out in this connection that Germany's armed forces approximate 900,000, although as stipulated they must be I Reduced to 200,000 by April. THE EMPTY REVOLUTION. lERMS OP THE AGREEMENT. London, March 15. The Berlin correspondent of the Central News states that the crisis ended abruptly. Ebert and Kapp arrived at an agreement. Ebert remains in office pending the new elections within two months, and Kapp abandons his intention to form a Oabinet, but Ebert summons a new Cabinet consisting of experts. A Foreign Office dispatch states that ttere have been military coups in 35 German towns. The new Government's position appears to be growing more strong. There has been fighting at Breslau, Leipsig, and Cheminitz. The •lections in are fixed for April 14. The announcement of the settlement reported that the Government had been 9«erthrown'at Bremen and Hamburg.— Wa.'B2. Cable Assn.