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THE MOTINIXG - OREGONIAX, MONDAY,' -APRIL 5. 1020 GERMANY CONTINUES STRONG ARM REG M E "Be Good or Get Spanked," Mueller. Says LABOR SPARS FOR TIME Ruhr Reds and Government Ex change Ultimatums; Social ists Resent Coalition. every attempt to restore the rule of a military clique will spatter aajainBt The leader of the miners' union, the solid front of the working class," said Eduard Bernstein. L.oefler, said: "Jn the fight against reaction the workers of the Ruhr district achieved unity. Shoulder to shoulder, independent socialist, ma jority socialist, democratic and Cath olic workers fought against reaction. Germany's proletariat may take a les son from this and at last arrive at unity and harmony." . That famous firebrand. Comrade Crispine. said: "For the first time the labor unions fought in the great est political fight the German labor movement has ever seen. This fact marks the turning point in the his tory of the unions. They no longer seek' economic advantages for their members, but now they want to par ticipate in political leadership in the government." EY LIVES BY CYRIL, BROWN. Statt correspondent of the World. Copyrlt by the New York World. Pub lished by Arrangeipont. ) - BERIJN, April i. (Special cable.) The latest shake-up has changed tho essential character of Germany's dem ocratic coalition government. Signif icantly, the new minister of national defense, the democrat. Dr. Gessler, is following closely in the steps of his predecessor, Noske, and is aQopting Noske's favorite strong-arm military methods. Here follow the important developments: , W-ith reaction temporarily crushed, at least, Germany's democracy em bodied in the coalition government is making a stronger front against the radical labor movement. "Be good or you will get spanked," the new government is virtually tell ing the radicals of all the political complexions. This admonition is di rected particularly toward the rad icals of the Ruhr district, whither the center of inner political gravity has shifted. The government has sent a peremptory ultimatum to the red army in the Ruhr district demanding its im mediate dissolution and disarmament and its recognition of the constitu tional authority of the state. Should the reds not comply with this ulti matum the government threatened to throw the Brandenburg and the Ba varian reichwehr, who are already en route, into the Ruhr district and to end the reign of the reds there by military force. This is strictly ac cording to "Old Doctor" Noske's fa vorite prescription. lleds Vary in Tint. The Ruhr reds are not as red as they are painted, ranging from light pink to real crimson and. In politics, running the whole gamut from dem ocratic and Catholic organized work men to communists, spartacists and bolshevists. They, for their part, have sent a virtual ultimatum to the coalition government announcing their willingness to enter into negoti ations with the government, but only on their own minimum terms. These include the disarming and disbanding of "Noske's bloodhounds," the hated reichswehr, and the formation of a labor army. It is obvious that these mutual ulti matums permit no compromise. The real fun will start if the government tries to make good its threat to put down the Ruhr insurrection by mili tary means. Such action would very probably precipitate another general strike. Germany's internal crisis must soon come to a head. Inciden tally, the question will be answered, "civil war or peace?" A remarkably clear composite pic ture of German radical thought at the moment can be drawn from the speeches made by more than a hun dred Independent socialist leaders and orators at 30 great mass meetings here within the last few days. Here follow declarations which were em phasized in all these speeches: . Worken Thwart Coup. "The so-called constitutional gov ernment of Germany was built on a bourgeois democratic basis. The coa lition government accordingly repre sented purely bourgeois and capital istic interests. Accordingly, too. its policy was consistently hostile to revolutionary bourgeoisie. The result was warfare against the revolution ary workers by means of the declara tion of a state of martial law, by the organization of counter-revolutionary militarism and by arming the counter revolutionary bourgeoisie. The result was a military coup by which the military caste was to become strength ened and overbearing. The workers splendidly repulsed this military coup by means of a general strike. For the first time the workers have conscious, ly and according to plan carried out a large scale action and, with the weapon of the political strike, not only prevented a saber dictaTbrship, but broke up all coalition govern ment. "The federated labor unions have abandoned the fiction of their neu trality. The unions-all got together in a political fight. This has strength ened the workers' sense of power. Im portant political demands were made. The workers' organizations have pledged themselves in writing to stand squarely behind these demands, and if they are not fulfilled the work ers will again be summoned to a gen eral strike. Socialists Rrnrnt Coalition. "A change of government equiv alent to a change of system has. to be sure, not been achieved. New men have come, but the old system remains. The independent socialist party cannot and will not enter such a coalition government. It will enter tain only a purely socialistic govern ment. We demand a purely socialistic government. Let there be no let up in revolutionary energy. The danger of a military counter-revolution is not yet overcome. A coalition government is important to banish this danger. Employ all forces for a purely social istic government." To come to individual significant utterances at the Z mass meeting: at one the famous radical socialist leader, George Ledebour said: "A general strike cannot be carried on long. We must be prepared to employ the general strike again, but only when the circumstances demand and when success appears probable. For the first time we have achieved that the socialist workers have acted in unison. And this was the first real step toward unity. Conditions in Ger many are not yet ripe for a labor soviet government. We cannot say whether we must resort to the genera strike again in the immediate future. But we must prepare well for it, so that, with our families, we can hold out throughout the trike. Prepared ness is everything. If the workers of Germany are determined to act, then victory is sure. We are on the best way to' it. The future of the world and of humanity lies In the hands of a class-conscious interna tional, fighting proletariat. Proletariat la Invincible. At another meeting Karl ICautsky, the Nestor of German socialism, said "The general strike showed the prole tariat to be invincible when united Wc must, therefore, achieve unity among ourselves, so that a purely socialist government may be formed Only unity of the working classes can make possible a socialist major ity at the coming elections. Then we can, at least, attain socialization. To all socialists I call 'be united' " "The general strike proved that WILLIAM ASRRES HAS CHAXCE TO RKCOVKK. Woman in Case Is Held by Police but Repeatedly Denies Knowl edge of Shooting. TACOMA, April 4. William D. Ask. ren. prosecuting attorney of Pierce county, who was shot at his home last night by a woman alleged to be Mrs. Julia Smith, has a fighting chance to recover, physicians stated tonight. Despite two slight hemorrhages Askren was resting quietly, the doc tors reported, and unless complica tions result from the bullet wound which pierced his left lung, he will live, they believe. Mrs. Smith, the woman whom Ask ren accused in what he believed to be his dying statement last night, is held at the county jail on an open charge. She today repeated that she knew nothing of the shooting and demand ed to know why she was being held "like a murderer." Askren has twice secured her conviction on a charge of criminal malpractice and although at liberty on J5000 appeal bond, she was to have commenced serving a two years sentence at Walla Walla peni-, tentiary tomorrow. R. L. Sherill, lawyer, said to be an intimate friend of the Smith woman, is still held in the city jail on an open charge, without bail. He de clared tonight that why they were holding him was a "mystery." CAR SERVICE IS DEMANDED Toledo Business Ien Request Paj Increases for Strikers. TOLEDO, O., April 4. The first move in an attempt to restore street car service, suspended at 4 o'clock Saturday morning, was made late yes terday, when leading merchants met and demanded immediate settlement of the traction question that has been buffeted about in the city hall the last several years. They voted approval of the higher wage scale for the carmen and of an increased fare to take care of the wage boost. They proposed an inter view with the six councilmen who balked at ratification of the agree ment between the carmen, company officials and Mayor Schreiber, pro viding for both advances. Mass meet ings will be called in wards repre sented by the "willful six," it was said. STRIKE IN DENMARK REMAINS EFFECTIVE Socialists Await Action Electoral Measure. on NO AGREEMENT REACHED ALLEGED VILLISTA TAKEN Colonel Borboa Attempts to Smug gle Arms Across Border. CALEXICO, Cal., April 4. Colonel Borboa, said to be a member of Villa's forces, wp.s captured at midnight last night as he was attempting to smug gle 600 rifles and a quantity of am munition across the international boundary .line six miles east of Cal exico. according to a statement given out by Mexican authorities at Mexi can, Lower California, this afternoon. Colonel Borboa is in the military jail n Mexicali. The Mexican authorities said Colo nel Borboa had in his pocket when captured a proclamation declaring mself governor of Lower California and a companion had one announcing him to be "chief of army" of the state. It was declared Borboa planned an attack on Mexicali. ' Uncompromising Attitude of Work ers Puts Serious Obstacle in Way of Employers, and Unions. COPENHAGEN, April 4. (By the Associated Press.) The general strike called as a protest against the resignation of Premier Zahle on March 20 was called off this morn ing, it was announced, following a meeting of the chairmen of 11 polit ical parties in the rigsdag, called last night by King Christian. The announcement stated that all parties had agreed it would be nec essary to hold elections after a new electoral law has been passed. Notwithstanding the removal of political obstacles and the announce ment that the general strike had been called off, it still continues to be ef fective. The employers' organizations and the trade unions have not yet reached a definite agreement. Both yielded on many points but are faced by serious, perhaps insurmountable, difficulties through the uncompro mising attitude of certain workers outside the trade unions' organization. Dockmen Are Included. These workers include the dockmen. Premier Liebe declared, upon the king's suggestion, that he desired to retire. The king will now ask the for mer director of the department of justice, Friis, to form a cabinet, with the understanding that the rigsdag will resume its sessions as soon as possible and begin negotiations for an electoral .bill. All the chairmen promised to co-operate with a cabinet formed upon-that basis. The resignation of the Liebe minis try, after five days' tenure of office, means that the socialists will consent to call off the general strike pro viding the new electoral 4ill is car ried through all the parliamentary stages before dissolution of the rigs dag and the new elections. The striking procession from the town hall to the palace Saturday was followed by thousands bearing red flags, who waited with impatience the result of the visit of the depu tation of councillors to the king. To this deputation imploring the king to dismiss the newly appointed ministry the monarch replied: "I will negotiate on everything when the general strike is called off. Agreement Granta Amneaty. A socialist councillor interjected: "It is too late, your majesty," and all the social democrats present echoed his words. Outside the palace were heard shouts of "republic long live social democracy." These cries were re doubled when the deputation reap peared and former Minister Stauning addressed the crowd from the steps of the palace, announcing the result of the conference with the king. The manifestants, however, dispersed in orderly fashion. The new agreement grants amnesty for all political offenses and concedes all the electoral reform demands by the social democrats. All the party leaders promised to co-operate with the new ministry to carry out ths programme. up in the roadway when the deputy sheriffs appeared. Eba, the -last man to approach the corner, was . searching for an auto which had been stolen last night and was at the wheel when the rapid fire revolver duel between the holdup men and the victims started, he told the police. For this reason, he was the most readily available, man for the robbers to select when they de cided to escape. He had no choice when they placed a revolver at his head, but to drive toward Seattle. Earlier in the evening, 20 automo bile passengers traveling In five ma chines had been held up near Elliott station three miles from Renton by the pair. The first car robbed wa the New castle stage, driven by John Thomp son of Renton. A shot fired through the front curtain narrowly missed Thompson and stopped him just be fore he would have crashed into a big pole the robbers had placed across the road. Thompson's four passengers were ordered out and the monev taken from their pockets and purees, but no' waicnes or Jewelry bothered. i ne Thompson car was then or dered, driven into a nearby field, where one youthful robber kept the five men covered and the other tied them up. Returning to the road, the pair stopped a second automobile, and after robbing its passengers tied them in ineir auto. This car alongside of Thompson's. Prorrdarr la Repeated. This procedure was repeated with three more cars, until there were five machines altogether and 20 victims held by the pair. Thompson said the robbers got close to 200 altogether. The fifth car was owned by A. S. Carvill, 3227 Thirty-seventh Place Seattle, and was driven bv his son. who had been visiting in Renton. The robbers took this car themselves and drove away at terrific speed. Accord ing to Thompson, the pair worked carefully and without sign of ner vousness or haste. One of the robbers was described as light-haired, blue-eved and about five feet eight inches in height. He wore "bibbed" overalls. The other was not so tall, was dark and wore dark clothes. N . ASIAN WIRES RESTORED Railway Employes in China United to Establish Order. PEKIN. April 4. (By the Asso ciated Press.) rTelegraphic communi cation has been established between Pekin and . Petrograd, Archangel, Nova-Tcherkask and Astrakhan. At Harbin the railway employes have taken over management of the Chi nese Eastern railway with the an nounced object of restoring order and removing the line from politics. The men have formed an execu tive committee to control operations pending the appointment of a new manager. They are insisting that employes discharged .for political rea sons be reinstated and funds taken from their unions returned. OUTLAW KILLS 1 AND PAL (Continued From First Page.) was run SCOTT SPECIAL AGENT v HERE Work as Prohibition Sleuth for Mr. TSvans Is Recalled. Ray C. Scott. Seattle deputy sheriff who was killed in a gunfight with robbers, was believed to be Robert" C. Scott, ex-private detective of thLa eltv who worked for more than a year for District Attorney Evans as a special agent in the investigation of prohibi tion violations. Scott, who formerly lived at Salem, worked for the district attorney dur ing 1917 in this city and later op erated out of the office of the late Governor Withycombe as a liquor investigator. . While he worked in this city, Scott was responsible for bringing to jus- tive hundreds of bootleggers and was considered by District Attorney Evana as one or the most efficient lnvesti gators who ever worked out of his office on cases of that character. friends and relatives of Robert C. tacott last night said that since leav ing Portland Scott had been working as a deputy in King county. Wash. His widow and two children live here. Kelso Logger Killed. KELSO, Wash.. April 4. (Special.) Jonn Lraig. a logger at the Ostran der camp, who had started working mere tor the first time yesterday morning, was killed in the afternoon about 2 o clock, when struck by log as it whipped back. Uncashed checks in Craig's possession showed he had worked recently at Tacolt and in February for a timber company at Wheeler, Or. He was 28 years old and leaves a sister in New York, who has been notified, and a brother who served in the Canadian army. Inter ment will be made here. Eba machine, the dead outlaw was found in the rear of the car. He had been shot with a .41 caliber gun. Statements of the persons in the auto mobile and who witnessed the shoot ing of Scott had not been obtained by the sheriff and coroner up to a late hour tonight. These persons declared, however, that the deputies separated and kept up fire at the robbers, cor roborating the statements of the dep uties themselves. The dead outlaw was identified as E. Cady, known to the police here through his arrest for minor offenses. In his possession was found a letter from a sister in Minneapolis, in which he was asked to call on "Laura, whose address is al 4308 Woodlawn Park avenue, Portland." Scott's Parenta In Portland. . It was not known here if Cady visited Portland. Scott's parents are residents of Portland and at present his wife and two children are said to be living with them. Victims of the first car stopped by the Robbers at Rainier avenue and Donovan street were Charles Wick burg and Carl Peterson, both living at 1920 Hewitt avenue. Everett, and two young women. Miss Ruby - Brogren and - her sister Carla, 9121 Forty eighth avenue South. The young men were badly beaten about the head auer utjuig rgouca. uxner cars werej lined up as they appeared. Several were in line and their occupants lined Garibaldi Follower Dies. NEW YORK, April 4. Relatives of Colonel ' Enrico Copello, one of the youngest survivors of the famous "one thousand" who took part in Garibaldi's expedition, received word here yesterday of his death last Fri day at Quarto dei Millo, near Genoa, in nis seventy-sixth year. Washington Berry Buyers Active. SALEM. Or., April 4. (Special.) 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