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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORNING, MARCH 14, 1920
PRICK TEX Cl-NTS
VOL. XXXIX NO. 11
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
PoFtoffice as Second-C1aj Matter.
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7I.W.W. GUILTY
III 2D DEGREE
Two Acquitted of
of Grimm.
ROBERTS IS HELD IHSINE
Elmer Smith, Legal Adviser
to Radicals, and Mike
Sheehan Absolved.
RUST VERDICT IS REJECTED
Original Findings on Barnett
and Lamb Are Changed;
New Charges Filed.
BY BEN HL'R LAMPMAN.
MO'TESANO, Wash., March 13.
(Special.) With the declaration
that seven of the defendants are
guilty of murder in the second de
gree, that two are guiltless and that
one is insane and was not respon
sible for his act, the jury in the
Centralia Armistice-day murder case
returned its final verdict at 8:45 to
night and was discharged by Judge
John M. Wilson, presiding.
The verdict, with reference to each
of the ten I. W. W. defendants,
was as follows:
Guilty of murder in the second
degree Britt Smith, O. C. Bland,
. Ray Becker, James Mclnerney, John
Lamb, Eugene. Barnett and Bert
Bland.
Sheehan and Smith Acquitted.
Acquitted Mike Sheehan and El
mer Smith.
Insane and irresponsible Loren
Roberts.
The final verdict came two hours
after the jury had rendered a first
verdict, which was refused by Judge
Wilson because it "did not conform
to the court's instructions in that it
found the defendants Eugene Bar
nett and John Lamb guilty of mur
der in the third degree, or of man
slaughter. "The verdict is a travesty on jus
tice," said Prosecuting Attorney
Allen of Lewis county. "We shall
continue to prosecute these men
until a proper conviction is procured.
The McElfresh information and war
rants are evidence of our intent."
Abel "Astounded" at Verdict. '
"I am absolutely astounded at the
verdict that has been returned, in
the face of the evidence submitted,"
said Special Prosecutor W. H. Abel.
"The case has been long and exact
ing, but I would cheerfully under
take again the prosecution of these
men, through whose act Warren O.
Grimm came to his death,"
In conformance with the declara
tion of Herman Allen, prosecuting
attorney of Lewis county, the de
fendants were immediately served
with warrants charging them with
the murder of - Arthur McElfresh,
comrade of Grimm and one of the
three legionnaires slain from ambush.
As the I. W. W. left the court-
(rnnohided on Pair 7. Column, 1
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JUDGE IS WARNED
OF DEATH OR WORSE
LETTERS TRY TO INTIMIDATE
COURT HEARING I. W. V.
officials at Montesano Get. Man;
Missives Forecasting Harm if
Official Duty Is Done.
MONTESANO. Wash.. March 13.
(Special.) Judge John M. Wilson has
received two anonymous letters with
in the last two days, threatening: him
with death of mayhem. One of the
letters was posted at Belllngham,
Wash., while the other shows the
stamp of a railway postoffice.
Neither letter bears the trace of a
signature. . but both declare that
Judge Wilson will meet with grave
bodily harm unless the defendants
are released.
The Beliingham letter is particu
larly vicious, it is said, threatening
the most atrocious mayhem. Neither
of the letters received serious consid
eration from Judge Wilson, who
smilingly admitted having received
them, but declined to make their ex
act text public. Judge Wilson, how
ever, outlined the general nature of
the threats. Both letters will, as a
matter of procedure, be turned over
to the proper authorities for investi
gation.
Threat letters, scribbled in pencil,
and decreeing death to officials who
have participated in the capture and
conviction of the Armistice day par
ticipants have been received in doz
ens by prosecutors and peace officers
since Centraiia's tragedy. Illiterate,
unsigned, vulgar and profane were
these anonymous warnings.
Among those who have received
such letters are Herman Allen, prose-:
cuting attorney for Lewis county;
John Berry, sheriff of Lewis county;
Chief of Police Hughes of Centralia,
and Centralia city officials.
RECORD INCOME LOCATED
$1,250,000
Tax Is
Paid by One
Man in Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 13 (Spe
cial.) Nearly $3,000,000 were taken in
at the income tax collector's offices
here today, chief among which was
one payment of $1,250,000 miia'i by
one man, said to be Frank Wter
house, millionaire shipping man.' The
payment is said to be the largest ver
made on. the Pacific coast by an in
dividual, the second largest being that
of a San Francisco - man who paid
$1,000,000 last year.
Mr. Waterhouse left Seattle Friday
night and the report that it was he
who paid the big sum could not be
verified personally. Associates here
declared that his income tax was
probably the largest to be paid in
Seattle and that the money received
by the government was undoubtedly
his.
TONGUE POINT BASE WINS
Astoria Site Only One to Run
Gauntlet of House Committee.
OREGON IAN. NEWS' BUREAU,
Washington, March 13. The subma
rine base at Tongue point, near As
toria, is the only new project on
either coast to remain in the naval
appropriation bill, as agreed upon by
the house committee on naval affairs.
The project is retained only because
of the long undefended coast line be
tween San Francisco and Puget
sound, it was explained today.
Representative McArthur will seek
again Monday to have provisions for
the bases at Port Angeles, Wash., and
San Pedro, Cal., restored to the bill.
BEE IS CAUSE OF. DEATH
Clarence Curtis Killed When Auto
Crashes Over Embankment.
SALINAS, Cal., March 13. Clarence
Curtis, Healdsburg, was killed in an
automobile accident on an Juan
grade near here yesterday because of
a bumblebee, according to his wife,
who was injured in the same accident.
Mrs. Curtis said she was driving their
car when her attention was distracted
by a bee alighting on her husband's
knee.
The next thing she knew the auto
mobile was overturned at the foot
of an embankment, her husband was
dead underneath and she was being
picked up by passing motorists.
BLACK LIST IDE
E
Labor Out for Congres
sional Scalps.
STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN BEGUN
Solons Who Voted for Rail
Bill to Be Executed.
S0VIETIZATI0N IS PLAN
Attack Indicates Only Beginning
of General Scheme to Make
Nation Bolshevistic.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.Wash
ington. March 17. Every member of
the house or senate who voted for
the conference report on the t-sch-Cummins
railroad bill is marked for
defeat by the Plumb plan league, re
gardless of any previous record on
labor legislation.
This was made plain in the last
issue of "Labor," the organ or tne
league, issued under date of today.
thus removing all doubt as to what
the Plumb-planners regard as the
test. Doubt had been generally ex
pressed that the league would under
take to defeat those members of the
senate and house who on most occa
sions had been the friends of organ
ized labor, but who feared to take the
responsibility for the industrial panic
which might be precipitated by fail
ure to enact definite railroad legisla
tion.' Campaign Already Began.
It is announced that the campaign
of extermination already has begun
and tlfat Glenn E. Plumb, author of
the bolshevistic scheme which bears
his name, is speaking this week in
Ohio and, with other speakers, will
cover all parts of the country. This
announcement greatly enlarges the
field of men branded for slaughter
in all sections, and particularly in
the three northwest states, where the;
list condemned to political execution
in the November election includes tu
following:
Senators Jones, republican, of
Washington, and Chamberlain, demo
crat, of Oregon.
Representatives Handler, Miller,
Johnson, Summers and Webster,
Washington; Hawley, Sinnott and
McArthur, Oregon; French and Smith,
Idaho.
League Favors -Vneent.
Senator John F. Nugent of Idaho is
the only member 'In either house or
senate coining up for re-election with
the indorsement of the league.
Up to the time of voting on the con
ference report on the railroad Din
only Senator Jones of Washington
and Representatives Webster of
Washington and McArthur of Oregon
were in the slaughter list.
The Plumb plan organ says "Pass
age of the Esch-Cummins railroad bill
in congress and its approval by Pres
ident Wilson cleared the way for tak
ing the issue of future railroad con
trol and operation directly to the
DeoDle. The rollcall vote on the
conference report of the Cummins
Esch bill is being accepted as the
test for congressmen and senators
who are up for re-election."
That the taking over of the rail
roads as designed under the Plumb
plan is only the beginning of a gen
eral scheme of sovietization, is re
vealed in an editorial, which says:
"Organized labor has from $60,000,000
to $75,000,000 of actual cash at its
disposal. Its wages, if mobilized,
amount -to tens of billions of dollars
each year. This is the capital with
which labor can enter industry and
co-operatively own, manage and dis
tribute its own products and perform
its own services.
"From labor to labor is the ultimate
programme of labor.
"The ending of exploitation in the
(Concluded on Paye 8, Column 1.)
BY PLUMB LEAGU
PICTORIAL COMMENTS BY CARTOONIST PERRY ON
MERCHANT IS KILLED
BY TWO MASKED MEN
$1000 REWARD OFFERED FOR
LEE TABOR'S SLAYERS.
Highwaymen Thought to Have Got
ten $2 000 at Least When They
Killed La Grande Dealer.
LA GRANDE, Or., March 13. (Spe
cial.) Lee Tabor, proprietor of a
soft-drink establishment at Island
City, died this afternoon following
wounds inflicted in a holdup last
night.
Tabor was alone In his store play
ing solitaire -when two masked men
drove up in an automobile and en
tered. They were dressed in blue
overalls and jumpers and wore blue
handkerchiefs over their faces. They
demanded "hands up" of Tabor, who,
thinking it some of his friends play
ing a joke, started to rise. One of
the men fired, the bullet Just missing
Tutor's heart, passing through his
body and lodging in a refrigerator.
The highwaymen then took all of the
money, his watch and other valuables
from Tabor and departed in their car.
Tabor staggered to the door and
called for help. Medical aid was sum
moned. Tabor always carried a large sum
of money and it is thought that ha
had between $2000 and $5000 on his
person. He was only conscious for
a few' minutes after the shooting,'
when he described the robbers, of
whom little trace has been found.
The city of La Grande has offered
$500 reward and Union county $500
reward for the apprehension of the
robbers.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53
degrees; minimum, 4o degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; westerly wind.
Department.
Editorial. Section 3, page 8.
Dramatic. Section 4, page 2.
Moving picture news. Sec Won 4, page 4.
Real estate and building news. Section 4,
page 10.
Music. Section 3, page 10.
Churches. Section 5, page 2.
School. Section 5, page 7.
Books. Section 5, page 3.
Garden ciats. Section 5, page 8. -AntomobKe
news. Section 6.
Women's reature.
Socie'" Section 3, page 2.
Womb's activities. Section 4, page 6.
Fashions. Section 5, page 4.
Miss Tingle's column. Section 5, page 6.
Auction bridge. Section 4, page 8.
Origin of direct primary idea discovered.
Magazine section, pa .
Resigns for 1920 bathing costumes out.
Magazine section, page
Grand duchess- finds solace in Red Cross
work. Magazine section, page 3.
World news by camera. Magazine section,
page 4.
Admiral Sims' own story. Magazine sec
tion, page 5..
Capturing wild animals for circus and zoo.
Magazine section, page 6.
Milwaukee's view of the Berger case. Mag
azine flection, page 7. j
Hill's cartoon, "Among Us Mortals." Mag- i
aztne section, page 8.
"Oregon Rivers" series, by Addison Ben
nett. Section 3, page 11.
Public opinion expressed in letters to ed
itor. Section 3. page 11-
Three species of juniper trees found in
Oregon. Section w jtege 7.
Sermon by Dr. Joshua Stansfield. Section
5, page 3.
."Oregon Insect Pests" series, by Professor
A. I. Lovett. Section 5, page 8.
Brfggs and Darling cartoons. Section 5,
page 9.
National.
Senate- committee approves plan to take
over routes of Hamburg-American ilne.
Section 1, page 1.
Treaty compromise outlook is gloomy and
leaders virtually agree to vote Monday.
Section 1, page 22.
Poll of Idaho shows republican sentiment
favors Senator Borah for President.
Section 1, page 0.
Latest revolution in Oermany no surprise
to diplomats in Washington. Section 1,
page X
Express company asks interstate commerce
commission for higher rates. Section 1,
page 22.
Blacklist made by Plumb league. Section
1, page 1.
Foreign.
Noske, German minister, of defense, sur
renders to revolutionary party. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
German government overthrown and new
administration set up. Section 1, page 1.
Allied missions In Germany declared In
danger. Section 1, page 2.
Hand of German monarchist party seen in
latest revolution. Section 1, page 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Judge Wilson is warned by letters of
death or mayhem if he does his duty.
Section 1, page 1.
Cadets vie In military tournament at Ore
gon Agricultural college. Section 1,
page 6. ...
Census of University of Oregon girls re
veals that most of them would be
willing to marry on J 250 a month.
Section 1, page 8.
WOMAN IS KILLED BY
FAST-SKIDDING AUTO
CHARLES WHEATLEY, DRIVER,
- IS UNDER $5000 BAIL.
Mrs. Amelia Newbury, Recently
Bereaved, Was Taking Her 3
Children to New Home.
Mrs. Amelia Newbury of Aberdeen,
Wash., was injured fatally and her
9-year-old daughter, Grace, was
knocked down at Sixth and Flanders
streets at 7 o'clock last night by an
automobile driven by Charles Wheat
ley, 1224 Detroit street. Mrs. New
bury died at 10 o'clock at St. Vin
cent's hospital. Mr. Wheatley, whose
car Is said to have skidded 25 feet
after he hit the woman, was ar
rested by the police when he reported
the accident and held in the city jail
under $5000 bail. He is charged with
reckless driving. An additional
charge will likely be placed against
him early today.
Mrs". Newbury and her three chil
dren, Mary, 17, Charles, 11, and
Grace, 9. arrived in Portland yester
day on the way to California. After
reaching Portland they lost $400
worth of travelers' checks, and were
searching for them when the accident
happened.
The family was crossing Sixth
street just south of inlanders street
when the Wheatley automobile and
another car came north on Sixth
street. The pedestrians ran in front
of the first machine, but evidently
did not notice the Wheatley car,
which struck the mother and her
(Concluded jn Page 3. column 2.)
raclfic Northwest.
Investigation into records of state treas
urer will start Monday. Section 1,
page 10.
Party candidates file declarations with
secretary of state. Section 1, page 11,
La Grande merchant is killed by two
masked men. Section 1, page 1.
Seven I. W. W. convicted at Montesano
of second degree murder; two acquitted;
Roberts held insane. Section 1, page 1.
Snorts.
New talent shows well for Beavers. Sec
tion 2, page 1.
Coast league talk, gathered by Roscoe
Fawcett, Is mainly about pitchers. Sec
tion 2, page 1.
Coast tennis tournament dates for 1020
announced. Section 2, page 1.
Fred ulton to met winner of Meehan
ana Walker bout. Section 2, page 2,
fortiana golf club announces early sea
son events. Section 2, page 2.
Salt Lake gathers bunch of old regulars
logetner. Section 2, page 2.
KllVane's old-time punch is on wane. Sec
tion 2. page 3.
Kentucky Derby $."0,000 r"lse draws merit
cons, section i page 3.
City league's five all-stars chosen. Sec
tion 4, page 8.
Notre Dame mother of diamond stars. Sec
tion 4, page 8.
2300 ballplayers earned living In 1919 min
ora. Section 4, page 8.
Three-cushion sharks -in city tourney. Sec
tion 4. page .
Fine showing made by western thorough
breds. Section 4, page 9.
Commerrial and Marine.
Good condition of dairy industry shown by
Commissioner, Mickle's report.. Section
2, page 24.
Chicago com market weakened by German
revolution. Section 2, page 24.
Wall street traders ignore news from Ger
many. Section 2, page 24.
Shipping board abolishes Oregon district
and will merge two othr coast dis
tricts. Section 1, page 23.
Six masted schooners chartered to load
lumber for Australia at $40 per thou
sand. Section 1, page 23.
Alicia Havlslde. Ferris hull, success as sail
er. Section 1, page 2.1.
Portland and Vicinity.
Y. M. C. A. Issues statement of property
holdings In Oregon and Idaho. Section
1, page 19.
Communists to take stand in defense.
Section 1, page 4.
Candidates for republican presidential
nomination sound Oregon sentiment.
Section 1. page 12.
Townsend bill declared dangerous to state's
road-build tg programme. Section 1,
page 20. -
Daylight saving proposed by Mayor Baker.
Section lvpage 16.
Examination of gardens shows rose bushes
damaged by frost In December. Sec
tion 1, page 12. y
Powerful new radio station to be built In
neighborhood of Portland. Section 1,
page 18.
Commissioner Bigelow may again oppose
contagion Hospital project. Section L
page 14.
New plan ot selecting city employes is
adopted. Section 1, page 13.
Consolidation plan to be put up to voters of
Portland and Multnomah county. Sec
tion 1, page 14.
Business men of Oregon are backing cam
paign of Salvation Army. Section 1,
page 20.
Final form given proposed measure to di
vide session of state legislature. Sec
tion 1, page 14.
Mrs. Amelia Newbury killed by skidding ;
auto. Section 1, page 1.
SOME RECENT NEWS EVENTS
GERMAN TBABE Tfl
TO
Plan Formulated to Take
Over Hamburg's Routes.
SIXTY LANES ARE INVOLVED
Germans Would Furnish Port
Facilities, U. S. Ships.
COMMITTEE FOR SCHEME
Private Interests Would Be Asked
to Provide Large Fleet to
Hun die Great Business.
WASHINGTON, March 13. (By the
Associated Press.) A olan under
which American steamship companies
would take over and operate with
American ships the 60 pre-war world
trade routes of the Hamburg-American
line is being- worked out by the
shipping board, subject, it is under
stood, to the approval of the German
company.
The proposal was approved today
by the senate commerce committee.
10 to 4. after Chairman Payne had ex
plained it in executive session.
There was an apparent difference of
opinion among committee members as
to the exact plans of the board, hut
both Chairman Jones and Mr. Payne,
in subsequent statements, said the
board would not be a party to the
proposed arrangements with the Hamburg-American
line; that its part
merely would be to furnish ships
either through sale or lease and to
lend its co-operation In obtaining this
business for American sl ipping' inter
ests. Line Han No Ships.
Whether the ,plan originated with
the German company or with the
board was not made clear. It was
said, however, that any arrangement
made would be a co-operative one,
that the Hamburg-American line had
the port facilities for handling its
pre-war business, but was without
ships. The routes which the Amer
ican companies will take over Include
not only those between Germany and
the United States, but also those to
South America, the orient and other
parts of the world.
Shipping-board officials said the
business probably would be too great
for any one American 'company to
handle and that if the arrangements
went through several companies prob
ably would operate the emergency
fleet necessary to take care of the
enormous volume of business which
the German company had before the
war.
Board Sot 1a Operate.
Under the original plan it was pro
posed that the board itself make a
working arrangement with the Hamburg-American
line, but this plan was
disapproved by the board. In this
connection Chairman l'ayne today
made public the following memoran
dum which was submitted to the sen
ate commerce committee:
The board has carefully considered
the different matters involved In a
proposition . to make a working ar
rangement with the Hamburg-Ameri
can line involving the shipping
board's taking over the 60 services
formerly served by that line.
"It is the sense of the board:
"1. That no direct arrangement be
made by the board with the Hamburg
line.
"2. That It Is very desirable that
an American company or group of
companies make an arrangement by
which this business may be secured.
"3. The board is prepared to co
operate with an American company
or companies in the sale or charter
ing of ships to enable such American
companies to secure this outlet, the
terms of any contract which may be
made with . the If amburg-Ameriran
(Concluded on Pag-e'-!. Column 3.)
IE
NOSKE, MINISTER OF
DEFENSE, GOES OVER
EBKKT ASSOCIATK JOIXS KKV
OMTIOXAKY PARTY.
General Strike Poelaretl
Means of Averting Return
Exiled Former Kalscr.
Sole
of
LONDON, March 13. Herr Noske,
minister of defense in the Ebcrt gov
ernment, has surrendered to tho new
government, according to reports
from Berlin. '
BERLIN, March 13. Members of
the allied mission In Berlin are not
being molested and they are) allowed
to pass without hindrance in military
motorcars through the barricades
which have been set up in the streets.
There are no signs of hostility to
ward foreigners, who are moving
freely about the city. .
BERLIN, March 13. The proclama
tion issued by the old regime, calling
on the people for a general strike, de
clared that it Is the only means
against the return of William IL
BERLIN, March 13. A new lm
nerial ministry has been formed. It
is provisionally composed as follows
Imperial chancellor, Dr. Kapn.
Minister of defense, General Baron
von Luettwltx.
Minister of finance, the Obcrflnani
rat bank.
Minister of public worship. Dr.
Traub.
The other ministers have not as yet
been appointed.
LONDON. March 13. A Berlin dis
patch to the Central News says that
counter measures from the left radi
cals are expected tonight.' . Many
prominent supporters of the Ebert
government have been arrested. They
Include Ulrlch Rauscher. head of the
German press service
WASHINGTON. March 13. The
first direct word from Berlin to the
state department was a dispatch to
niKht saying a counter revolution had
broken out and that Dr. Walffgang
Kapp. a leader of the reactionary ele
ment, was virtually dictator. The
message said Kapp had formed a cab
inet of which he was chancellor and
General von Luett Wiltie minister or
war.
LONDON. March 13. Reports reach
ing the weekly Dispatch from Berlin
ih.i In tha nrovlnces a similar
"peaceful overthrow of the socialist
government" has occurred, except at
Brunswick and Magdeburg. No news
papers will appear In Berlin until
further orders. Ths entente commis
sions will have special guards.
HAMBURG, March 13. Baron von
Wergenhelm, superior garrison officer
at AUona (on the right bank of the
Elbe, adjoining Hamburg on the
northwest), has Issued a statement
announcing the advent of the "ftn-iiAi-inl
H-overnment." He declares he
Is assuming executive power over
Greater Hamburg and the surrounding
district
COLOGNE, March 13. The workers
In the Ruhr basin have announced
themselves as opposed to a general
strike The Munster gHrrinon remains
loyal to the old government.
BliKLLX. March 13. In his nroola-
mation Chancellor Kapp pays:
"One of the new government's tasks
is to carry out the peace trcaly. while
preserving the honor of the German
people, as nearly as the execution of
the treaty Is possible and dots not
mean self-destruction."
PARIS, March 13 ( Havas.) It Is
announced among leaders of the new
rnvommrnt at Berlin that revolu
tionary troops are In control at Mu
nich. Gottlieb von Jagow has been ap
pointed minister of foreign affairs.
Berlin advices say. Dr. Schlffer. for.
mer minister of jostlce; Mathlas Erx
berger, former finance minister: Herr
Haenisch, Prussian minister of wor
ship, and Dr. Karl Heln, former Prus
sian minister of Jurttlce, have been ar
rested. The reichswehr have entered Into
an agreement with the revolutionists.
Mrs. Woodcork Out on Ball.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 Mrs.
Alice Harris Woodcock was released .
on nail on
nail Oil Mill Ul IIIUMiri MM I
purlury tonight, after more than four
months' imprisonment in connection
with the death of Edward Kelley, a
n o w h pnppr circulator.
Era REGIME
IS 011101!
Counter-Revolution
Now
On in Germany.
mm SEIZE CAPITAL
New Government Proclaimed
and National Assembly De
clared Dissolved.
EBERT MINISTRY RETIRES :
Ousted Party Calls Strike to
Save Germany From Return
of ex-Kaiser William.
BERLIN', March 1.1. The povern
ment of Fricdrich Ebcrt, the so
cialist prcnidont of the German re
public, was overthrown today by a,
military coup d'etat.
Dr. Wojffranjr Kapp, one of th
founders of the fatherland party nn l
Kcneral director of the agricultural
societicH, has ouhted Custav Bauer,
the chancellor, and 4ln taking that
office himself has temporarily as
sumed supreme direction of affairs.
There are now two contending
government in Germany, the new
one under Chancellor Kapp at Ber
lin, the old one under Prehident
Ebert at Dresden.
Ebert Calls for Strike.
Officials of the new government
declare that it is not reactiona-y rC
monnrchL-,t. The president of tho
old government and his minister;
have issued a proclamation calling
upon the' people to riso in a frciicrJ
strike as the only means of pro
venting the return of Wilhclm IL
Berlin. is occupied by ihi troop
of the counter-revolu.ion to what
number i.s not known-Hnd the move
ment is spreading rapidly through
out the provinces. Masses of troop
and naval brigades with artillery
have been brought into the capital
to dominate the situation. Thus fat
there has been no outbreak and na
bloodshed.
Reactionary Aim Denied.
Chancellor Kapp of Hie now Her
lin government and Major-General
von Luettwitx, the new army com
mander, have issued the following
proclamation:
"The overthrow of the govern
ment must not be taken as reac
tionary. On the contrary, it is a
progressive measure of patriotic
Germans of all parties with a view
to re-establishing law, order, disci
pline and honest government in
Germany. It is an overdue attempt
to lay the foundations for the eco
nomic resuscitation of Germany,
enabling her to fulfill those condi
tions of the peace treaty which am
reasonable and not self-destructive,
"Inspired by teal and a desiro foe
the benefit of all the German people.
thfl npw Kovprnmrnt invlteH heartily
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tne accepiani c Him cii-wri uljuh
the independents for the creation
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