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Berlin Under Martial Law; General Strike Called Off;
Allied Troops to Intervene if "Red" Menace Grows
Newberry
Gets 2 Years,
siO,OOOFine
_
Senator and 16 Others
Convicted of Conspiracy
in Michigan Senatorial
Election Fraud Case
Announces He Will
Not Resign His Seat
Frank Cody, of New York>
Also Receives Extreme
Penalty Under the Law
Speeial Disv&tch to Tho Tribune
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March
20.?Senator Truman H. Newberry
and sixteen co-defendants were
found guilty by a Federal grand jury
here to-day of criminal conspiracy
in the 1918 Senatorial campaign.
The Senator, Paul H. King, of
Detroit, manager of the Newberry
campaign, and Frank Cody, of New
York, were sentenced by Judge Clar- j
cnce W. Sessions to serve two years
each in the penitentiary at Leaven- j
worth and to pay fines of $10,000
each. This is the maximum sentence
under the corrupt practice act.
Sixty-eight of the eighty-five de
fendants in the case were found not i
guilty on each of two counts. j
Senator's Brother Fined |
John S. Newberry, brother of the!
Senator, was fined $10,000. Charles A.
Floyd, a district manager in the cam?
paign, was fined $5,000 and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary. Three
of the guilty?Allan A. Templeton, Mil?
ton Oakman and Roger M. Andrews?
were sentenced to serve one year and
six months each in prison. Other
sentences were:
William J. Mikel?Two years.
Richard H. Fletcher?Ofte year and
three months.
James McGregor?One year and three
months.
Fred Henry?One year and three
months.
Hannibal A. Hopkins?One year and
one day.
Elbert V. Chilson?One year and one
day.
B. Frank Emory?$2,000 fine.
Harry G. Turner?$2,000 fine.
George S. Ladd?$1,000 fine.
Notice of Appeal Given
The court granted a ninety-day stay
in execution of sentence pending mo?
tion for a new trial and the filing of a
bill of exceptions. Martin W. Littleton,
chief counsel for the defense, said he
would take an appeal direct to the Su?
preme Court of the United States. As
the constitutionality of the state stat
ute jimiting campaign expenditures to
H750 in the case of a Senator is to be
cnallenged, action in intermediate
courts can be obviated, he explained.
Indications are that the appeal will
pe 80ue;ht chiefly on grounds concern?
ing the constitutionality of the cor?
rupt practices act as appfied to primar/ i
elections. It is assumed, however, that
reversable errors in court rulings also
will be alleged. . j
t ??? ^? the .c?rrupt practices acts, Mr.
Wttleton said in addressing the court ?
?ter aentences had been imposed:
t was a member of Congress from.
U? T.0rk when this act was m?de a
ww. It never was intended to abridge
"Wdorn_of speech or freedom of the
preas. But in the very nature of the
restrtctions imposed by a $3,750 ex
IKi"& limit for a candidate to the
?f?Iki???**" Senat? essential means
ot publicity are denied."
n?v? tlMUd out fcy defense attor
ti ???l5Vhe 8tatute was n?t intended
eleSl l Pnmary elections. as such
when thi had not bee* Provided for
wnen the act was passed.
Second Gronnd for Appeal
peai ?W *ro,Jnd Preaented for ap
Pre aSL %?iJud?e Sessions's inter
narticinu* a i lf Senator Newberry
^oneW?ed ln the thin* *hat occa
than?iu eJxP1?nditure of more money
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'Pussyfaot' Opens
French 'Dry9Fight
PARIS, March 20.?William
E. Johnson, more familiarly iden?
titied in both England and France
as "Pussyfoot" Johnson, has in
augurated a "dry" campaign in
this country, addressing a Paris
audience for the first time on
prohibition this evening, under
the auspices of the "Blue Cross
Society," which advocates abso
lute prohibition.
"Prohibition in America," said
Mr. Johnson, "is the most bene
ficial measure ever adopted. The
jails are emptied, the banks are
full of money and the people are
happy."
He spoke to a rather small au?
dience, composed for the most
part of women. His worda were
received silently.
Cork Is Combed
For 8 Slayers
Of Lord Mayor
Sinn Feiners Join Mili?
tary Police in SearcbJ
for Men Who Shot Mac-!
Curtain and Fled in Auto \
By Frank Getty
Special Cable to Thc Tribune
(Copyright, 1920. New York Tribune Inc.) i
DUBLIN, March 20.?A man-hunt was
on in Cork to-day for the murderers
of Thomas MacCurtain, Lord Mayor, I
who was shot to death in his home
early to-day. Sinn Feiners, in addi?
tion to the military police, are looking
for the eight unidentlfied men who,
with faces blackened to disgulse them,
shot MacCurtain twice through the left
breast and escaped in a motor car.
The Lord Mayor was a champion of
the Sinn F6in cause. He was deported
in 1916, after the Easter rebellion. The '
fact that his only known enemies were
among the military, whose activities in
and around Cork he repeatedly had de
nounced, has raised the widest specula- i
tion as to the identity of the slayers.
Sinn Feiners Denounce Crime !
The crime has stirred Ireland more !
than any event since the attempt on !
yiscount French's life last December. !
Wobody in Ireland is more ready to de?
nounce the murder and assist in track
ing down the perpetrators of the crime
than Sinn Feiners. No trace of the
criminals has yet been found.
In a way, the murder of the Lord
Mayor is the best proof of the repeated
assertion that the outrages in Ireland
to-day must not be laid entirely on
Sinn Fein or responsible republican or- I
ganizations.
The crime was planned completely in i
advance and was not carried out for I
the purpose of robbery. Three days j
ago MacCurtain received a letter tell
ing him to prepare for death. He didn't I
pay the slightest attention to it, be-1
cause he was aware of the prevalence
of such methods of intimidation in Ire- j
land. j
Constable Found Riddled
Only a few hours before the death I
of the Lord Mayor, Constable John !
Murtagh, of the Royal-Irish Constab-i
ulary, was shot dead in Pope's Quay,!
Cork. There were eight bullet wounds |
in his body. The murderers in this!
case also have not yet been identitied.
The tightening of the control of Dub- j
lin Castle, in County Cork, may rea-!
sonably be expected to follow these '
events. They are particularly to be
regretted in view of the present un
settled state of affairs in Ireland inci
dent to Eastertime.
DUBLIN, March 20.?There was a
round-up of prominent Sinn Feiners
Continued on page three
Woman With Revolver
Defies Ten Policemen
Six Sent to Arrest Her Call for
Help; She Is Finally Taken
by a Ruse
A woman, who said she was Mrs.
Josephine Gertz, of 622 Fulton Street,
Jamaica, called up the Jamaica police
station last night to say she was going
to kill her husband in a few minutes.
Haif a dozen patrolmen were sent to
the house. They found it surrounded
by a crowd, the leaders of which occa
cionally dodged behind tejephone poles
as extra violent threats were hurled in
their direction by a portly woman of
fifty or bo, who was striding up and
down the piazza flourishing a revolver.
The six uniformed men called for
reinforcements and Lieutenant John
Hackett and three other detectives
were sent to their assistance. After
a council of war Lieutenant Hackett
disguised himself as a clergyman and
engaged the woman in conversation
about the imminence of the millenium.
While her nttention was thus dis
tracted the other three detectives
climbed into the house through a rear
window and made a sudden sally
through the front door, capturing the
woman. She said she was Mrs. Gertz,
and she was locked up at the Richmond
Hill police station charged with illegal
possession of a revolver and intoxica
tion.
No sign of Mr. Gertz was to be dis?
covered, and the police instituted a
search for him, believing he might be
able to explain his wife's vexation. ge
formerly was a saloon keeper.
A Platform Page
Written Sy Collegians
Part IV Page 5
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Realty Men
Drop Plan to
Build Homes
Hopeless to Attempt Any
Relief in Housing Prob?
lem if Pending Legisla?
tion Passes, Is Declared
Hearing Tuesday
To Settle Program
Albany iPlan Apparently
Is to Adopt Measure
Limiting Owner's Profit
Leading real estate and investment
interests in the city abandoned plans
to reenter the building field on any
important scale yesterday, following
the failure of an attempt to reach an
agreement with members of the Legis?
lature as to new laws affecting rent
ing.
The effort was made at a secret con?
ference which lasted all Friday
night and till early yesteday morning.
The entire situation was gone over in
a discussion which at -times became
acrimonius, and left investors with
the conviction that such drastic legis- I
lation would be enacted as to make j
building an unprofitable business until
there was a radical change in the situ
ation.
This means, real estate men said yes- i
terday, that all plans now under way'
to relieve the housing situation by pro- ;
viding> new buildings, including the
Mayor's plan, have become hopeless.
May Limit Profits of Landlords
^ The discussion brought out the fact ;
that the Legislature will almost cer
tainly pass bills imposing severe re?
strictions on landlords, though the;
exact form which will be adopted has
?*?,* y/t been decided, and will not be
till after the hearing at Albany before
the Lockwood committee on Tuesday.
The least that is expected, however, is
that the Donahue bill, which fixes at
10 per cent on the assessed valuation
the profit a landlord may derive from
his property, will go through. It is
possible that a law giving the municipal
court justices power to hold up evic
tions unless the tenant can get other
quarters, in the same neighborhood and '
at a price less than that asked by his1
landlord, will be enacted.
On the other hand, the investment1
and realty men were assured that the
legislature was anxious to do all that
it could to encourage building, and
many instances of extortion on the I
part of landlords were cited to show
tne need of severe measures. It was I
a most promised that the bill removing :
al] taxes on mortgages under $40,000!
would be adopted, as an incentive to i
this form of investment. The legis
lators, however, took little interest in
the Black bill to give tenants now!
holding apartments under verbal leases,
a right to a year's occupancy without;
further rent increases. This bill was!
urged by the real estate men as the j
best means of stabilizing the situation.!
The meeting was held at the Hotel j
Astor, and began with dinner. Among
thone present from Albany were the
majority and minority leaders of both
houses of the Legislature, though
Speaker Sweet, who had been invited,
was unable to come. The delegation
included Senators Lockwood, Walker.
Loring Black, Edward J. Dowling and
John J. Boylan, and Assemblymen
Donohue, Jesse, Simpson, Blakeley and!
McWhinney. Municipal Court Justice
Frederick Spiegelberg was also present, j
as were William E. Russell, counsel to |
the Lockwood committee; Colin Wood?
ward and Elmer G. Sammis.
Real Estate Board Represented
Among the real estate and invest?
ment men present were the following
from the governors of the Real Estate
Board: Charles G. Edwards, Walter
Wykoff, J. Irving Walker, William N.
Benjarnin, John M. Stoddard, William
E. Demorest and H. H. Murdock. Rob?
ert E. Dowling, chairman of the board's
legislative committee, was present, and
also most of the members of the legis?
lative committee, which includes David
A. Clarkson, John P. Leo, Francis S.
Bangs, Henry R. Chittick, Julian T.
Davies, Stanley M. Isaacs. William D.
Kilpatrick, Alfred R. Kirkens, W. J. T.
Lynch, E. A. MacDougall, Alexander C.
MacNulty, Laurence McGuire, Carlisle
Norwood, Franklin Petit, Robert E.
Simon, Louis D. Speir and Walter
Stabler.
It was felt among real estate men
that this meeting was the crisis in the
housing campaign, because unless an
agreement was reached conditions
under expected legislation would be
such that no investor on any large
scale would dare go into the market.
The failure to reach an agreement has
resulted in complete discouragement
among the realty men, and they predict
that it will cause the failure of the
Mayor's plan for getting building
started and of any other plans that may
be formulated unless that plan begins
by killing the expected legislation.
Urge Law "With Teeth in It"
The legislators, in support of their !
position m favor of drastic repressive
legislation, brought forward a small I
number of cases where obviously ex
tortionate rentals were being exacted, j
and a large number where increases,
had run from 25 to 150 per cent. They j
declared they wished to do all that was |
possible to encourage building, but I
that conditions were such that a regu- j
latory law "with teeth in it" would '
have to be passed. They were willing I
to remove not only the mortgage taxes,
but the state income tax from building!
mortgages, but would go no further.
The real estate and investment men
admitted the charge of extortion by a
few landlords, but did not believe the
situation justified such drastic meas?
ures, nor that ?uch measures would
cure it. They argued that the only j
Continued on page fourteen -
CORT THEATER TO-MGHT
?,r!?rs Pos'-A-iHTlcan Legion Jubilce P?rf
Tickets at Box Offlce at Prlara Olub all day.
Peace With
Berlin Now
Wilson Aim
President Said To Be Con
sidering Negotiation of
Modus Vivendi With
German Government
Will Ignore Senate,
WashingtonBelieves
Another Suggestion Is
That Treaty May Be Of?
fered With Reservations
From The Tribune'a Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 20.?Pros
pects for a new and bitter controversy
between the White House and the Sen?
ate over their treaty-making preroga
tives loomed up to-night, when it be?
came noised abroad that the President
has under consideration the negotiation
of modus vivendi arrangements with
Germany and the Allies, pending a final
determination of tho position which the
United States is to occupy in relation I
to the league of nations.
That the President has such a sug
gestion before him there seems to bel
no question, although the White House '
pending an official announcement by I
him as to the course he intends to pur
sue, refused to-day to discuss the treaty
situation in any particular.
Meanwhile, the peace treaty appeared
to be dead, at least temporarily. Re-!
Publican and Democratic leaders agreed ?
that the next move was up to the
I residcnt, and Senator Lodge declared
that even lf the treaty were returne(,
to the Senate by the President it would
.???? *!e F?ureiSn Relations Committee
until after the Presidential campaign
Although Senator Knox's resolution
declaring. a state of peace with Ger?
many was introduced in the House by
Kepresentative Tinkham, of Massachu
setts, Senator Knox said he would not
bring tlie resolution before the Senate
until President Wilson had Jime to
make some move regarding the treaty.
Senate Approvnl Unnecessary
The significance of the modus vivendi
suggestion lies in the fact that, accord?
ing to precedent, such arrangements
would not have to be submitted to the
benate for its approval.
John Bassett Moore, former counsel
Ior of the Department of State, in his
.U'gest of International Law," says
' On various occasions the Executivj
has entered into an agreement which
because of its provisional character,
has been called a modus vivendi. Such
agreements are usually made pending
negotiations with a view to a perma?
nent settlement of controversies. They
take the shape of an exchange of notes
or of a formal protocol and ordinarily
are not submitted to the Senate for
approval."
The suggestion, it is understood, has
been offered to the President as one of
the several courses he can pursue in
qlw0 wt tIeaty> reJ'ection by the
Senate. Whether he will adopt it no
one in official position in Washington
pretends to know. It is pointed out
that such arrangements, separatelv
made with Germany and the Allies
would serve to restore a technical con?
dition of peace between this country
and Germany, while, at the same time
it ?oul<* leave the way open for the
united btates eventually to enter the
league of nations and protect provi
sionally the rights of the United States |
in the reparation adjustments and !
other features covered by the Treaty
of Versailles.
Suggestions Before President
The other suggestions before the
President are:
To negotiate a separate peace with
Germany.
To resubmit tho Versailles treaty
to the Senate with certain reserva
tipns included.
To wait until after the November
Continued en next paae
Real Sprig Egspegded To-day
Probably Clear, With Dorthwest
Wids, Weather Prediction
Sprig sed id ad four-fifty-dide yes?
terday afterdood id the bidst of a sdow
fiurry.
_ The clerk of the weather beig behide
id his work od accoud of a severe at?
tack of idfluedza was late id makig the
edry ad real sprig weather is dod
egspegded uddil to-day, which probably
will be clear with dorthwest w'ds
"Red" Bureau in
Mexico Revealed
?
THE HAGUE, March.20 (By
The Associated Press).?Resolu
tions adopted at the conference of
Interna?ional Communists, held
in Amsterdam in February, when
that city, at the direction of Pre?
mier Lenine, was selected as the
site for the Bolshevik internation?
al clearing house, are printed to?
day by the '^.msterdam Trib?
une," organ of the Dutch Com?
munists. The report says a bu?
reau to propagate Bolshevism in
both Americas is located in
Mexico.
France Hopes
For U. S. Aid in
German Crisis
Plea for Postponement of
Disarmament Opposed
and Tenton Delinquency
Blamed for Revolution
By Ralph Courtney
From Thc Tribunc'a European Hureau
< opyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, JIa*Rfih 20.?France is much
exercised over1 the official request that
is expected soon to come from Ger?
many for a postponement of disarma?
ment. Public sentiment strongly op- I
poses the extension, chiefly on the
ground that much of the present trou?
ble comes from Germany's failure to!
disarm according to the provisions of
the treaty of Versailles.
The question has been the subject i
of animated discussion ln Allied con
ferences. While no official statement
has been issued, it is asserted that the
British and Itaiians favor strengthen
ing the hands of Germany's legal gov-1
ernment by disarmament concessions.
France tukes the attitude that, no
matter what government is in power
in Germany, it has not the right to go
outside of treaty agreements. It is ex?
pected that some compromise agreeable i
to all parties Urill be reached, but, hav- I
ing failed to obtain the support of'
England and Italy, France is especially
anxious to appeal to American opinion. !
Dangerous Precedent Feared \
Apart from the merits of the par- j
ticular and present case France fears
that any modification of the strict let- !
ter of the treaty will establish a dan
gerouB precedent. The essence of Pre-i
mier Millerand's policy consists in per?
mitting no departure from the treaty
whatever for fear of opening the way
to a flood of moditications. Here are
some of the facts that France adduces
against postponement of Germ-in dis- j
armament: j
What were the real reasons behind !
the recent coup in Berlin? It was1
made possible because the treaty had
not been respected; the revojution
could not have occurred without the
Baltie troops. Upon their return to
Germany at the end of last year these
troops should have been disbanded. '
On December 5, 1919, Noske eati
mated the effectives of the "Iron Di- !
vision" as nine battalions of infantry, i
eleven batteries of field artillery and !
one engineering unit, In reality, ac?
cording to credible authorities, these
effectives consisted on February 20 of |
eleven battalions and three detach- j
ments of infantry, five squadrons of I
cavalry, eighteen batteries of field ar- j
tillery, two batteries of heavy artil
lery, 427 scouting airplanes and five j
engineering units. Moreover, the "Iron I
Division" had a wireless post, two '
telephone detachments, an armored I
car section, a tank section, fifteen train
units and eleven other units of various j
kinds.
The "Iron Division" comprised only \
about haif of the troops which went
to the Baltie. There also were the
2d Volunteer Corps, the Flehme group
and others.
Demolition a Camouflage
The French contentr that even where
there was a pretense of demobilization
the men were really scattered in small
groups among country estates, that
they were fed, and paid in the form ot i
lexjlanses a salary of about eleven j
marks daily. Each man kept his arms
and ammunition, and the officers re- j
mained near at hand. generally at a I
point where the machine guns were I
stationed. They were ready to assemble
their men at a moment's notice. j
In view of the fact that Noske has
not played fair in the matter of dis
Continued en next page
Ex-Kaiser's Nerve Is Breaking;
Drinks Wine to Drown Worry
AMERONGEN, March 20 (By The
Associated Press).?The week of strain
following the events in Germany appar?
ently has made a great impreseion upon
the mental and physical condition of
the former German Emperor. His ner
vousness and sleeplessness are increas?
ing and in trying to conceal his emo
tions the ex-Emperor behaves in a man?
ner which seems utterly strangs to the
servants who have cared for his wants
since he became an exile here.
Where formerly he drank only light
wines at meal time the former monarch
now calls for wine during the intervals
of his wood-sawing. His nervous habit
of straddling chairs has increased. The
exile's anxiety is heightened by the ill?
ness of his wife, who for a long time
has been a sufferer with mild attacks of
heart trouble. These attacks recurred
frequently this week.
The only outings of the former Ksis
erin from the connnement of the castb
walls are passed in the sunshine in th
garden, whore sfie lies in a reclininj
chair. She is liyder the almosfc con'
etant care of DA, Foerstner, for a long
I time her personal physician, who was |
! at Amerongen during the early days of
the exile of the Honhenzollerns, but
went back to Berlin. Dr. Forstner has
returned to Amerongen.
WIERINGEN, March 20.?The with
drawal of the Dutch torpedo fa#at as a
sequel to the visit of Secrctarv Gen?
eral Kan gives another shift to the va?
rious patrols that have been sent to
the island waters to watch former
Crown Prince Frederick William. Sec?
retary Kan, after a conference with
the former Crown Prince, expressed the
I belief that a guard was not necessary,
as, for that matter, if the exile wanted
to escape. twenty torpedo boats could
not prevent it.
There is no hindrance to conversa
t tions by Frederick William over the
long-distance telephone with the former
; German Emperor at Amerongen, but
the son says he has no desire to talk
with him.
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Tribune.?Advi.
2,000 Killed
In Fighting;
Crisis Grave
British Believe Conditions
Will Grow Worse, but
That Ultimately Spirit
of Order Will Prevail
Food Supply Now
Important Factor
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More Towns Declare So?
viet Rule; Concessions
Are Made to Workers
LONDON, Maich 20 (By The Asso
ciatod Press).?There are many indica?
tions, according to a dispatch from
Cologne to-day, that the Allies are pre
paring to advance their concentration
of troops at Strasburg and Metz fur?
ther into Germany if the country does
not quiet down soon, the Exchange
Telegraph correspondent at Amsterdam
reports.
Two thousand persons have been
killed to date in the fighting incident
to the German revolutionary movement
and disturbances of the last week, it is
estimated in Berlin, according to the
Exchange Telegraph correspondent in
I tha'c city.
Berlin advices, in announcing that
the general strike in Germany has been
called off, assert that the government
has accepted the workers' demands, in
j cluding farreaching concessions to the
Independent Socialists, which will be
made public shortly.
I
Terms of Strike Settlement
The terms of the strike settlement
i are reported as follows:
i The government's representatives
, will intervene with the various politi?
cal parties to reform the same. Prus
i sian Cabinet ministers will be nominat
i ed by agreement between the parties
and the trade unionists.
Labor organizations will have a de
cisive influence in these nominations,
respecting, however, the rights of Par?
liament.
Punishment of the leaders of the re?
cent coup, ' including all officials and
civil servants who supported Dr. Kapp.'
_ Democratization of all administra-!
tions and the dismissal of all who!
proved disloyal to the constitution.
Immediate extension of existing so?
eial laws and the framing of new laws.
Nationalization Is Granted
The immediate socialization of all in
dustries, therefore nationalization of
the coal and potash syndicates.
Confiscation of agricultural products
and confiscation of land improperly and
unintensively cultivated.
Dissolution of Reichswehr forma
tions from the workmen, artisans and
state teachers.
The resignation of Gustav Noske and
Dr. Karl Heine, Prussian Minister of
War.
The strike was proclaimed off at mid
day, and, the correspondent adds, it is
not likely work will be resumed before
Monday. The state of siege is main?
tained, but public meetings, at which
the above decisions were announced,
were permitted this afternoon.
Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, who headed the
revolutionary movement in Berlin, is
reported to be at Hamburg, in an Ex?
change Telegraph dispatch from Copcn
hagen.
Outlook Regarded as Serious j
Conditions in Germany are expected '
to get much worse, in the opinion of
British Foreign Office officials, based
on the latest dispatches from Germany.
The officials express confidence, how
ever, that some sort of central gov
ernment ultimately will prevail. In
the face of official messages to-day it:
would appear that this belief is based
more on desire than on information i
forwarded by British representatives in
Germany. These representatives tell
of the increasing number of towns be?
ing taken over by newly organized
soviets.
Foodis expected to be the deciding |
factor. and the Ebert government al?
ready has requested the Allies to main?
tain their present system of supplying
foodstuffs, which have become inade
quate. With transportation virtually
suspended, many towns which hereto
t'ore have been better supplied than
Berlin are beginning to feel the pinoh.
In addition to the moral support
which a moderate government would I
get from the Allies, or at least from
England, food probably would be sent!
from the oecupied areas. It is suggest
ed that this is not nearly so effective
a weapon at the present time as it:
would perhaps be a week hence.
For the present the Allies have not
ehanged their attitude that, so far as
it has gone the chaos is entirely an in?
ternal affair of Germany, but it is stat?
ed authoritatively that it would likely
cease to be an internal affair should the
monarchists or "Reds" gain the upper
hand. The belief is expressed by of?
ficials that neither would be disposed
to carry out the Versailles agreement
which would necessitate the exertion
of power by the Allies to force cora
phance. This in all probability would
result in economic pressure, leaving
the military as an absolutely last re
sort.
Leipsic Public Buildings Bombed
Ebert government troops have
bombed public buildings at Leipsic in
an attempt to dislodge German work
ers forces, and several hundred per- I
sons have been killed as a result, says
a Berlin dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. T\e message
says 100 were killed and 200 wounded
in the street fighting in Berlin Thurs- i
day.
Ten thousand armed workmen are'
eoncentrated at Hulle-on-Saale (twenty
miles northwest of LeiDsieO, and the
Reichswehr staff is negotir.ting with
them, says a Havas dispatch from Stutt
r
SvatinuMl on atat im*
Soviet Expected
In Ruhr District
PARIS, March 20.?The situa?
tion in the Ruhr district is worse.
All the towns in this region are
in the hands of the Communists
and the proclamation of a soviet \
government is expected to-mor?
row or Monday, the German dele
gation's advices say.
The workers are forming a
"Red" army at Aschersleben and
Quedlinburg, respectively thir?
ty-three and thirty-one miles
southwest of Magdeburg. In these
towns sharp encounters occurred
between troops and Spartacides
and many persons were killed or
wounded, according to dispatches
received by way of Berne.
Kapp Rebellion
Held to Clear
German Future
Failure of Premature Mon
archist Coup Is Said to
Insure Nation Against
Menace of Junkerism
By William C. Dreher
Special Cable to The Tribune
(Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc.)
BERLIN, March 20,--Aithough there
have been further coliisions which have
resulted in many casualties, the situ?
ation here seems to be improving and
there is a calmer feeling in government
circl<s. Moreover. there is an increas?
ing number of signs that the great
strike that has tied up all Germany for
nearly a week is about over. Already
the railway men have voted in favor of
resuming work, and il is expected that
transportation will be restored to nor?
mal conditions in a feW days.
It is believed here that the retire?
ment of Gustav Noske, Minister of De?
fense; W. W. Heine, Prussian Minister
of War, and Herr Ernst, Chief of Po?
lice, will go far toward appeasing the
radical elements and induce them to
give in on some of their other demands.
?^The national committees of the So
cral Democratic, Catholic and Demo?
cratic parties, in joint session, resolved
that the coalition government must be
firmly maintained to carry forward the
German democracy. To assure this, no
compromise with the two nationalist!
parties will be accepted. The coalition j
parties also decided that the leaders
of the revolutionary movement must be j
prosecuted vigorously.
Radical Program Modified
Later the Socialist party representa-'
tives conferred with Socialist members
of the labor unions committee and
persuaded it to abandon its demand
that the government consult it in reor-i
ganizing the ministry and to give up
some other radical demands.
The feeling in government circles is]
that a good prospect exists for smooth-l
ing away the difficulties. Among the1
Democrats the belief-is expressed that'
the problem really wilT result in the;
making of Germany; that Kapp's ven
ture closed breaches in the coalition1
ranks, and that when the new Cabinet
is constructed it will prove to be
stronger than the present one, and
Germany will be decidedly more demo
cratic. v
One of the first tasks which the new !
Minister of Defense will undertake
will be to rid the army of the taint
of monarchism which proved Noske's j
undoing. General von Seecht, the new
commander of the Berlin garrison, is i
himself a member of the Democratic
party and can be relied upon in the
work of democratizing the officers'
corps.
The shootings yesterday were chiefly
interesting as illustrating the brutality
of Thursday's incidents. Eyewitnesses
of the affair in the Alexanderplatz
informed The Tribune correspondent
that he saw an armored motor car
Continued en pigo three
Ua S. Acts to Help
Leipsic Americans
Special Train Sent to
Bring Out 200 People
Stranded in Germany
COBLENZ, March 20.?A special
train, made up by local German author?
ities at the direction of American army
officers, Jeft this city at 2:15 o'cloek
this morning for Leipsic to bring out i
200 American and Allied business men
who are stranded there and reported in
danger.
The train will reach Leipsic this
afternoon and is due to return to-mor
rcw night. It will take 1,250 rations,
enough for the persons expected to
make the return trip and the members '
of the train crew on a possible five ]
days' journey.
The tr&m crew is ir. charge of Lieu
tenant Ha'ns Frischmann, the adjutant
of the German military mission with j
the Allied army of occupation, whose I
home ss in Berlin. The train comprises ;
three coaches, two extra can of coal j
and two tanks of water. By skipping
way stations it would be possible to
make the run to Leipsic and return in I
tWelve hours.
The latest reports from Leipsic say
the Allied and American business men
who have been attending the Leipsic
Fair have kept to their hotels because
of the disturbances in the city, but that
every provision had been made to care
for them and transfer them to the train
as soon as it should reach Leipsic.
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Quick DeatH 1
Penalty for
Having Arms
Ebert Establishes Drum
head Courts Martial;
No One Permitted on
Street After Nightfall
City Is Barricaded;
'R'ed' Attack Feared
Ministry Is Reported To
Be < Returning on Spe?
cial Train to Capital
BERLIN, March 20 (By The A?*
sociated Press).?The general strike
has been ended, it was announced
here to-day. It was stated that thr
terms of the settlement would" be
made public this afternoon.
Despite the announcement regard?
ing the strike, and news from Stutt?
gart that the entire Ebert govern?
ment, including Minister of Defense
Noslse, were leaving for Berlin to
night, the situation in Germany re?
mained serious.
A decree by President Ebert, is?
sued to-day, proclaims Berlin and
the province of Brandenburg in an
intensified state of siege. The regu?
lar troops and the security pofice
are empowered to search motor cars
for arms. If occupants of these cars
are found carrying arms without
permits they tire to be shot on the
spot, the decree orders.
Drastic Decrees Issued
The decree also warns the popula?
tion of greater Berlin against being
in the streets after nightfall.
Extraordinary courts martial are
established, including drumhead
courts martial.
Another decree permits meetings
to be held in closed rooms, but gives
warning that open air meetings will
require permission from the military
commander.
Dispatches by way of Stuttgart report
a virtual state of civil war in Saxony
and Thuringia. The government au?
thorities are censoring the newspaper
reports to prevent the spread of alarm.
Uprisings in Bavaria, Wiirtemberg,
Baden and the north are learned of
here. Loyal government troops are re?
ported proceeding to the central part of
Germany. The number of loyal reichs?
wehr troops available at various points
is not revealed.
Radicals Still Unsatisfied
Fear of economic and political chaos
primarily was responsible for Vice
Chancellor Schiffer and the Prussian
ministers, who represent the Cabinet,
consenting to conditions to end the
strike, which means a radical swing to
the Left in the government policies.
While the Independents are pledged to
abide by the truce effected by Carl
Legien, chairman of the federation's
commission, it is expected that th*
radicals will continue their political
strike in an attempt to force greater
concessions.
Official declarations at 2 o'clock this
afternoon were vague and permitted of
the conclusion that the government is
sceptical with regard to the federation's
ability to keep the radical Independents
and Communists in check. It is alao
inferred that the Cabinet, which is still
in Stuttgart, has not yet given its an
conditional approval to the terms. Tha
labor leaders will be unable to reach
the workers before Monday, as news*
papers and other channels of communi?
cation are lacking.
The city is again enveloped in a heavy
rain, which keeps everybody indoor*.
The streets are strongly patrolled by
regular troops.
Fear of an attack by the communists,
who were reported yesterday to b?
marching on Berlin, has caused great
tension among the police and military,
who have taken all precautions. A
double row of barbed wire entangle
ments at all the cross streets runs
from the northern part of the city at
Moabit in a semicircle around the inner
city as far as Schoeneberg. This is
reinforced with machine guns and
manned by strong bodies of troops.
Departure of Troops Denied
Rumors are current that the Baltic
troops have not left the Berlin district
and are assembled near the zoological
garden suburban station awaiting ?
fresh pretext to enter the city. Son*
troops are there, but what unit they
belong to cannot be ascertaincd.
Numerous security police are com?
ing into Berlin from the country
roundabout, arriving in automobile*.
One motor car bore the inscription.
"Charlottenburg police troops for
Ebert."
The Stuttgart dispatch stating the
Ebert government was returning to
Berlin to-night on a special train aald
General von Seecht, in command of the
Ebert troops at Berlin, has sent a wire?
less message saying that everything is
quiet at the capital.
Reports from Stuttgart state tbafc
Noske has withdrawn his resignation in
consequence of a declaration of con?
fidence in him by the Majority Social?
ists.
Premier Bauer, Foreign Minister
Mueller and Herr Giesberts, Minister
of Posts and Tel*graphs, preceded
the other members of the government,
arriving in Berlin this morning, where
they immediately ojMsned neattiatioss
with tbe uoion*. The Nstr&el Aa