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The Daily Gate City And Constitution Democrat
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
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Opposition mounts against the revolutionary government that seized power in Berlin on Saturday. Deposed President Ebert calls it a temporary seizure by few partisans and organizes armed resistance, strikes, and non-recognition from south German states and industrial districts. Fighting reported in several cities; allies monitor situation.
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Deposed President Ebert Says Only Few Partisans Take Part.
[By United Press.]
Extensive opposition to the German revolutionary government which seized power in Berlin Saturday was indicated in today's early dispatches. The Ebert government, according to a Dresden dispatch, has refused the request of revolutionists to enter into negotiations.
President Ebert was quoted as declaring the revolutionary group represents merely a few partisans who have seized power temporarily.
Ebert, it was reported, has sent an emissary to Berlin to demand return of the central governmental powers.
Other dispatches said the Ebert government have organized armed opposition in some cities. Fighting was reported in Kiel, Essen and Frankfort.
Gustave Noske, Ebert's defense minister, also was reported organizing military opposition to the revolutionists.
The general strike movement to embarrass the revolutionists also was reported meeting with success. The report of a strike of railway workers was considered significant. Workers in Munich have joined the general strike, a dispatch said.
The south German states, which always have opposed Prussian militarism, apparently have revived this opposition and will not recognize the revolutionists. The industrial districts where socialists and radicals look upon Ebert as the lesser of two evils, also have refused to recognize Von Kapp, the revolutionary dictator.
Berlin dispatches declared some members of the deposed government have come out in opposition to the revolutionists there.
Radicals have taken advantage of the general confusion to declare a soviet republic in the Hof and Schweinfurt districts, one dispatch said. The national assembly, it was said, has been called to meet at Stuttgart, Wednesday.
The allied governments apparently will take no active hand in the situation unless further developments render it necessary.
A Paris dispatch, however, said Marshal Foch had said that allied troops occupy the Ruhr and Essen industrial districts.
The Dutch government, an Amsterdam dispatch said, has reinforced troops guarding the former kaiser and crown prince.
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Berlin
Event Date
Saturday
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organized armed opposition and fighting in kiel, essen, and frankfort; general strike success including railway workers and munich; south german states and industrial districts refuse recognition; radicals declare soviet republic in hof and schweinfurt; national assembly called to stuttgart wednesday; allied governments monitor without active intervention; dutch reinforce guards on former kaiser and crown prince.
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Revolutionary government seized power in Berlin Saturday; Ebert government refuses negotiations per Dresden dispatch; Ebert declares revolutionaries as few partisans with temporary power and sends emissary to demand return of powers; armed opposition organized in some cities with fighting in Kiel, Essen, Frankfort; Noske organizes military opposition; general strike embarrasses revolutionaries with railway workers and Munich joining; south German states oppose and refuse recognition; industrial districts prefer Ebert over Von Kapp; some deposed government members oppose in Berlin; radicals declare soviet in Hof and Schweinfurt; allies may not intervene unless necessary; Foch notes allied occupation of Ruhr and Essen; Dutch reinforce guards on former kaiser and crown prince.