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Norwich Bulletin
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
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The Bavarian government replied to Berlin's disarmament demands, expressing concerns over disbanding civilian guards and linking it to reparations talks. Tensions rise between central and Bavarian authorities, with political attacks on Premier Von Kahr's ministry.
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Berlin, Feb. 13—(By The A. P.)—The official text of the Bavarian government's reply to the Berlin cabinet respecting disarmament was delivered at the chancellory Saturday. Although Munich despatches started that Von Kahr's ministry would request the central government to abstain from making the note public, an official of the Berlin foreign office asserted that the contents of the note were not calculated to bring about complications.
The Bavarian request, it was said, was prompted by the desire to spare Dr. Simons, the German foreign minister, embarrassments in connection with the reparations negotiations. The note, it was learned today, reiterates Bavaria's apprehension regarding the feasibility of disbanding the civilian guards and puts the responsibility on the central government.
The problem promises to become one of the most complex the Berlin cabinet has yet had to contend with, inasmuch as it involves in great measure the rights of Bavaria as one of the federated states, and also because it will call for the cooperation of the central government officials and the local Bavarian authorities in the complicated task of gathering up the arms scattered throughout Bavaria.
The Berlin government realizes that the undertaking is one which is likely to produce ill-feeling between it and the southern state, in view of the outspoken hostility, especially in the rural sections. One official said today: "The present German army, which numbers less than 100,000 men, would probably not be sufficient to recover the arms in the possession of the Einwohnerwehr."
H. summarized the Bavarian ministry reply as a plain invitation to "come and get the guns."
Munich despatches report that Premier Von Kahr is ill, but that his ministry clings to the attitude that the disarmament issue is one closely allied with the reparations question. His administration is being viciously attacked by both socialist factions who are opposed to Berlin's yielding to the allies and are making efforts to overthrow the present coalition government.
The democratic party at Nuremberg has requested its members to withdraw from Von Kahr's cabinet.
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Bavaria
Event Date
Feb. 13
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bavarian reply reiterates apprehension over disbanding civilian guards, shifts responsibility to central government; political attacks on von kahr's ministry by socialists; democratic party requests withdrawal from cabinet.
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Bavarian government delivered reply to Berlin cabinet on disarmament, requesting non-publication to avoid embarrassing Foreign Minister Simons during reparations talks. Note expresses fears about feasibility of disbanding civilian guards like Einwohnerwehr and blames central government. Issue involves Bavarian state rights and cooperation in collecting scattered arms, likely causing ill-feeling. Premier Von Kahr ill but ministry links disarmament to reparations; faces attacks from socialists opposing concessions to Allies and efforts to overthrow coalition.