COLLAPSE OF REDS

Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1920, Page 5

COLLAPSE OF REDS

.THE FIGHTING IN GERMANY. WORKERS' ARMY BROKEN. By Telegraph.—Press Ann —Copyright. Received March 29, 9.10 p.m. London,. March 29. The Daily 0 ronicle's correspondent in the Eastern Rhine zone gives a dra- , matic description of the collapse of the Workers' Army directly it came in conflict with the disciplined, officered, and well equipped Government forces. "J joined the Red Army along the Ljppe," he says, "and a few hours later tie left wing"was broken and the army in a iiic stricken flight. In Dinslaken, fourteen miles north-west of Essen, I saw the streets littered with the jetsam of civil war. A strange figure in the square was a Red general handing orders in envelopes to his men- These formed & pitifnl group, in ragged clothes, with boys of fifteen and old men in its ranks. < ' "As the unit moved forward a horseman galloped in and pulled up in the centre of the Toadway and cried out: "Turn back; tell them the Government .is attacking and is sending reinforcements.' The unit retreated untila cyclist rode up, his eyes wild and his face pale, and shrieked: "Jloske has broken through; we are lost. We have no food or ammunition. We are betrayed by our leaders.' Retreat was now general. A feW grown men made a stand, but the majority fled, some youths slinking away into lanes." Other messages state that four million people in the Ruhr district are threatened with famine. The Red Army ponnnned the last of the supplies, leaving the rest of the population nothing. Supplies from Holland failed. The %hting was very unfavorable foe tke Reds, whose battalions were mif kept together by terrorism. Anyone wnpected of having an idea of delecting was xhot immediately.—An%NX. Gable Assn. lEE TRUCE MOST BE OBSERVED. WARNING .TO WORKERS' ARMY. Received March 90. 12.15 a.m. Berlin, March 28. dews from Ruhr district continues disquieting. It is Reported the Government issued »n ultimatum to the Workers' Army allowing three days to fully observe the trice, otherwise drastic steps would be taken. The commander of the Reichswchr in the Ruhr visited Wesel. He reports the workev Pilfered heavy losses in men and material. There is no longer anv fear that they will resume the bombardment of the town.—Renter Ser'ice^

A NEW COUP PLANNED. PAN-GEftMANS ACTIVE AGAIN. Received March 29, 2.50 p.m. Paris, March 28. fhe Berlin correspondent of Le JourSal states it is rumored the pan-Germans are planning another coup d'etat. Men von Seeckt disregarded instructions to disband Erhardt's brigade and tite Baltic troops. Four armored cars ■were added to the brigade, and many to .the Mtrasrohial troops.—Aus.-N.Z., Cable A*mi.

FIGHTING AT WESEL. WORKMEN SUFFER LOSSES. Berlin, March 26. TTictg Has been severe fighting at Wesel, despite the armistice. - Crowds g&thtred at the Essen Town Hall Wfttehing the departure of armed workmen for the front. Their only uniform w»i a red armband or cap ribbon. Reports from the Buhr district state that the workmen suffered heavy losses. The Government troops captured an armored trains—Aus.-NZ. Cable Assn. Rotterdam, March 26. flu booming of guns in the direction of Wesel is continuous. The Reds , broke the armistice terms, refusing to retire behind the Llppe. and bombarded Wesel all day long. They then advanced on the town. It is reported the town has been captured. The Red* are also attacking Munster, whence the heavy booming of guns was heart on the frontier. The leaders of the Reds claim to have an arm.y of 120,000. They say their only object is to destrov militarism and that any attempt to disarm the workers will unchain a terrible .civil war.— Cab)e Assn. THE NEW GOVERNMENT. COMPOSED OF THREE PARTIES. Amsterdam, March 25The TeV"" 1 ' '-»« the following new German CabinetChancellor, Hen Bauet (Social Democrat). Vice-Chancellor and Minister'of Justice, Herr Kehaffer (Democrat). Foreign Minister, Herr Hermann Muller (Social Democrat). Miniate* of the Interior, Herr Kook (Democrat). Minister of Defence, Herr Gessler (Democrat). Minister of Transport, Dr. Bell (Centre Party). Minister of Finance, Herr Cuno (Centre Paftv). Treasurer, Herr Bola (Centre Party). Minister of labor, Herr Schlicke (Social Democrat). Minister for the Restoration of Silver, Herr Schmidt (Social Democrat). Minister without portfolio, Hterr David (Social Democrat). The Vorwarts states that General Ladenrtorff'a arrest is demanded as he 1* consirfAred p* instigator of the coup d'etat. He said he had lost a second war, bat would continue to tbe last doa.