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1- r- s- 7 T. THE OKEGON UAUL.V JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920. ANOTHER ROYA LIST COUP IS PREDICTED VITHIN 2 MONTHS By George Wltte Apeoial Cable, to Tha Journal and The Chlctfo . TMDy New. (CopTTtfht. 1920. fey tha Chieaeo Daily Hewt Vorvifn Hrrrice) " ' Grelfswald, Pomerania, April 20. -(Delayed)' From evidence I have fathered here and in Stettin, the capital of Pomerania, on a score or , more of the large estates belonging to some of the most prominent land .barons In this, the most reactionary of the old German provinces, and V: in Grelfswald, I am thoroughly con vinced that the German royalists are . plotting another "putsch" (coup d'etat), this time with a view to "breaking away from the Berlin gov- - ernment and establishing a mon archy with Prince Henry, the ex kalser's younger brother, as the , most likely ruler. ' ., ' May 1 was the original date set by the leaders, but on account of some ' vague information leaking out it was put off indefinitely, two months hence being the time kept in view at this , moment The coup d'etat is being planned by the royalists of Mecklen burg, Pomerania and East and West Prussia, ... with Koenlg-sberg, whence c ' caurfe the Kapp crowd, as the capital - of a new nation, the name of which ' has ' not been chosen. FAB-AEACHING I?f SCOPE Having read In the left-wing German i . 'newspapers numerous stories of con- j spiracles going on in Pomerania, I determined to Investigate for myself. In previous dispatches -I have already . pointed to this plot: but now, after J several days of careful inquiry, I have . reached the conclusion that the most ' - far-reaching predictions as to the dan ger of a new royallut upheaval have underestimated its extent and immi nence. The evidence I have found up to date, while ciroimwtantial, is from reuautu sources, ionium l laiKea 10 i several relchswehr officers here In I Griefswald who are to. get their dis-J charges April 29. After several bottles i of . wine they became loquacious and , told me that they never would change i their vocation and would rather die .fighting the Berlin government than ; see themselves retired. With them were the leaders of the Grelfswald univprsity volunteer corps and of two; Baltic corps, and their tale 1 corroborated in every detail what 1 1 have seen and heard in other parts of Pomerania. The name of General von v der Goltz was mentioned as one of , the principal leaders of the new reac tionary movement, which also seemed . to have the nupiort of General von Watters, command lug officer of the relchswehr In the Ruhr district. The epaulettes Dn the relchswehr officers ' present bore the Insignia of the Sixth divisionGeneral von Watter'a. REPORT LAUGHED AT When this topic of the new coup d'etat first came up, the officers com mented laughingly on the report In to night's papers that the commission sent by the Berlin government to In vestigate reports conoernlng a new roy- GUATEMALA'S DEPOSED CHIEF f ' tf - ' r i 4 rf , s After serving nninterruptcdly for 22 years as president of Guatemala, Estrada Cabrera has been deposed by the national assembly, and it Is rumored will be brought to trial for crimes alleged to have been committed by him. An amnesty and guarantee of his personal lib erty and that of his family, provided he leaves the country, has been offered him by the revolutionists, but tiiis he has refused. noire IT allst outhreak in Pomerania had re turned with the conclusion that there j was no foundation for the stories. Then ' one of the officers casually mentioned ' that while in Dr. Kapp's own country i the Baltic .troops had been demobilized j and the Ebert government seemed back ! In the middle firmly enough things were not quite as calm- as they seemed to be. j "We were born to he officers." he j said, "and will remain officers, no i matter what the Berlin government or ders us to do." Then all Joined In declaring that none of them would accept a discharge. DO NOT SEED BERLIN "We do not need Berlin." remarked a Sixth division man. "We can get along nicely without it and Its Jews. We want a pan-German state without any Jews, and if we can g-et Mecklen burg. Pomerania and East and West Prussia to come In with us we will break away from Berlin. . The real Germany is up here and in West phalia along the Rhine, and not on the Kiver Spree or in Frankfort or Co logne." Then they said it was unfortunate that through the Indiscretion of some one in their midst their plans had be come known and they were compelled tp put off their coup-. They wanted to "put it over" on May 1, they said, when the government was watching the Reds and would not look for a coup from the right Prince Henry was mentioned in the conversation as one of the men slated for the leadership, but they did not seem sure. One of the officers, when asked whether it was irue that 5000 Baltic troops were under arms in Pomerania. boasted that there were a great many more in the other three provinces., and especially in East Prussia. "Two months from now." said one of the officers, significantly, when I left them. London, April 28, "In additon to accepting the mandate for Palestine, the British government has agreed to appoint an administration in that country which is to work In the spir it of former Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour's declaration for making Palestine a new homeland for the Jews," said Dr. Weitzman, head of the Zionist delegation which repre sented the Zionist cause to the al lied statesmen at San Rerao. -Immediate efforts are assured to create conditions permitting the entry of a -considerable number of Jews into Palestine within the next two years Housebuilding will be one of the main undertakings to that end. "I do not anticipate trouble with the Arab population. -I regret to say that the majority of the British orricers on the spot are unsympathetic to us. They did nothing to prevent the recent organized pogroms. "When I was in Jerusalem recently I found a lot of violent hatred, en couraged, if not instigated, by some one. For 40 years the Jews and Arabs lived on friendly terms in Palestine, and I have definite proofs that the restoration pf such friendship is pos sible if it is not maliciously ruined by a third party. s "It is Impossible, however, if murder and pillage can go , on for three days under British administration. The Arab pogrom leaders openly boasted that they had British support. "I doubt whether this is correct, but the deplorable impression has got abroad. The representatives of the Arab nation know they cannot build up their country's Independence upon the blood of Jews. "The British recently sentenced Lieu tenant Jacoblnsky to 15 years' impris onment, which was a monstrous ju dicial murder. Jacoblnsky was techni cally guilty, because he organised a Jewish defense corps against -an oc currence which the British had as sured us would not happen." Frankfort Fair to ": Be Held in Spite of French Occupation By A. R. Decker BpecUl Cable to TIm Jonra&l and tb Cbiewo Daily New. (Coprright. 1920. by Cbieao Daily Kawa Co.) Frankfort-on-the-Main, April 28. De spite the occupation by the French, Frankfort expects to bold the annual May fair. All the booths are sold and the attendance is expected to be large. The French announce that all visitors whose passports are inscribed "For the Frankfort fair" will be permitted to travel freely. However, an official of the chamber of commerce told me to day that the occupation would seriously injure the fair Since visitors will hesi tate to enter an occupied city where military restrictions are In ford. For instance, if persons are found on the streets after 10 o'clock in violation of the closing order they will be fined. The presence of the enemy, he said, would keep patriotic Germans away and there was also difficulty about obtain ing lodgings. Still the fair was expected to be greater than that neld recently in Leipzig. The official told me that the occupation was already reducing busi ness, but that the food imports were normal. The French, anxious to main tain qprmal industrial conditions, are aiding in the importation of coal and materials to prevent Idleness and dis content among workmen and consequent unrest. GG B RMAN STUDENTS ACK MILITARISTS Sometimes the girl helps her bashful lover out, and sometimes it is her father. By George "Wltte Special Cabla to Tba Journal aad tha Chieaco Daily Newt. -(Copyright. 1920. by Chicag Daily Newt Co.) Grelfswald, Pomerania, April 20. (Delayed) Today I saw several hundred students of the Qreifswald university with army rifles and wearing relchswehr uniforms drill In a field just outside the town. All of them are former members of the citizens' militia from which they were discharged on April 10 but which they left only after taking possession of arms, ammunition and uniforms which they carried away Now the government is trying to persuade them to give up the equip ment, but they ignore the demand. It is claimed by the Communists and Majority Socialists in Pomerania that this body of men, together with the Baltic troops, forms the backbone of a new- movement to overthrow the Ebert government. From what I have been told more than 700 out of possibly 1100 students attending the university have banded themselves together and placed themselves at the disposal of the lead ers of the reactionary movement. These young men are the sons of wealthy ag rarlans in northern Germany who are r Movie Bars Are Germany's Latest (Bj United News) Berlin, April 28. While America is finding the movies one substitute for her late demised bar, Germany is trying the experiment of mixing movies and bars. The first such example has Just been opened here by the famous night life cafe. Mon Bijou. Its offering now during the afternoons combines mov ing pictures and bars. Russian Soviet Has Plenty of Grain, Paris Is Informed Paris. April 28. "Russia has plenty of grain and is willing to con sider the question of fulfilling the obli gations to France contracted by the czarist regime," said Colonel Maline, M. P., an authority on Russia, who has just returned from a tour of that country. "The French imperialists may imag ine they can get more from a reaction ary government, but they are making a mistake. They should treat with the Soviets immediately, in order, at least to settle conditions in Europe. "It is in the interest of all allied governments to follow the example of Premier Nitti, who is far-sighted and is doing his utmost to arrive at peace and trade relations with Russia." PRESSING CLEANING I operate three complete plants to cafe for your clothes. My rates are nearly one-half what .others charge you , for similar service. You bfttijr and take awav that's the reason! IT PAYS YOU. Suits Pressed ..... 45c SuitsDryCleaned$1.25 Vomen'sTailoredSuits 1 Dry Cleaned. $1.50 Tailoring Good Clothes for Portland Men that's my business my life work. I try to make each garment a little better, if possible, than the one before. I make them all good and I MAKE GOOD on all of them! Easy Payments T don't want you to pay me in full when you take your clothes. I prefer to accommodate you in the matter of payments -and I want you to be fully satisfied with my workmanship. Easy pay ments cost you no more I could not make you a' suit for less than the price even if you paid me in advance! The Union Label on Every Garment . J04 FOURTH ST. Bet.. Washington and Stark 151 GRAND AVE. Near East Morrison ' . ' .V 1043 BELMONT ST. Near East 35th 104 Fourth Street. Between Washington and Stark "The Silver Horde" an Alaska Jack -j isr Y studying ts succeed-their fathers on th great country aatatcs or to take up high positions in tha government. The Grelfawald university alwaya .pro duced the largest percentage of official in the old Hohensollern government, but It la more than likely that Its curriculum will have to be, radically changed be cause the Socialist government nan not much use for the old type of officials. There Is even a demand among the left wing parties that all those taking part in military drills now shall be expelled from the university and be barred from all other Institutions, making room for the sons of workmen. The government is putting off from day to. day the quant Ion of disarming these men, much to the dissatisfaction of the left, wing parties, who want the relchswehr to be called in as it was in the Ruhr district and 8axony. Seta Xlghtclothe Afire London. April 28. (I. N. S.) "I was possessed of a devil," was the explana tion of Howard Glanvlll, who set fir to his night clothes while suffering froiof the inHuensa. ' Saturday, April 17, marked the opening of "The Silver Horde" at the Majestic. From the be ginning the popularity of the picturlzatlon of Rex Beach's famous novel packed the theatre at every showing. It Is the first time in several years that the public has ap proved to such an extent that we have been forced lo hold a picture over for two weeks. Crowds are still coming and we must ask that you do your part and please come early. "Alaska Jack,' a very Interesting char acter of the Tukon, is now appearing in per son in the foyer of this theatre and will be glad to answer all questions pertaining to Alaska and the filming of "The Spoilers" and "The Silver HorJe." Alaska Jack is the father of the first white child born In Alaska staked the town site of Nome was one of the main characters o n which Rex Beach based his novels 'The Silver Horde" and "The Spoilers." Coming Saturday "DOWN ON THE FARM" Oregon It aa fataooa for her applaa as California la for oranges Oregon apple are sold from ISalna to California In lisxioo City and tba Xbllipplnes. BOOST en and BUT en and help oar growBre farther extend tbeir tots. Turkish Billets Are r. Wanted by Italians By Constaatlas Brews - ', padal Cable to Tha Journal aad the Chtcac Daily New. ; (Ooprrlght. 1920, br ChW-ato -Dailj Nl Oo.) Constantinople, Turkey, April '28. There is an echo of the San Rerao con ference here in the request by the ltal lan commissioner of the Turkish gov ernment to find billets for an Italian, division which la expected to arrive here soon. The Italian forces in Constan tinople until now have consisted of S company of carablniers. fa .s " Bfl Delightful Evenings At Home With the Marvelous Duo-Art Just consider what the marvelous Duo-Art woull mean to you either for your own pleasure or to enter tain your guests. All ytw have to do is to Insert a paper music-roll and touch a small lever. You may hear Paderewski's fa mous "Minuet" as only the great Polish master him self can play it. You may heir a tremendous Liszt Rhapsodie as played by the inimfitaMe Josef llofmann; the charming folk music of Percy Grainger, character istically played by the composer; the musical poesy of Gabrllowttsch, the exquisite tone colorings of Novaes all .the gamut of the world's best music is at your command. 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