RED ANARCHY IN BERLIN

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 89, 9 January 1919, Page 5

RED ANARCHY IN BERLIN

ACUTE CRISIS DEVELOPS THE SPARTACUS COUP By Teloßraph-Prcßs A'sooiation-Oopyrteht New York, January 7. The Rotterdam correspondent of the .New York "Times" states that the Eeds have started a' new revolt aguinst the Berlin Government, and armed conflict has begun.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COMPLETE ANARCHY IN BERLIN London, January 7. The Munich correspondent of the "Politiken" (Copenhagen) states that complete aunrchy prevails in Berlin, and civil war has begun. The banks are barricaded, and the bpartacusians-. hold many of the public buildings. Thousands of armed workers crowd the ■ streets, and machineguns are being used in all quarters. Hundreds of people are fleeing from the city.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn. ( ■ SITUATION OBSCURE - AND CENSORED '(Bee. January 8, 9.50 p.m.) • Rotterdam, January 7. The course g.f events in Berlin is obscure, as the Spartacusians have seized the telegraph office, while the newspapers are only alloited to publish under Spartacusian control. " FINAL FIGHT FOR THE RED REVOLUTION " (Eec. January 8, 7.20 p.m.) v Copenhagen, January 7. The Independent. Socialists have joiii-. Ed the Spartacus Party, whioh has issued a joint proclamation declaring, 'thit the final fight for the red revolution will •be fought to-day." It. Radek and 31. Joffo (the Russian Bolshevist agitators) are remaining in Berlin, in spite of the Government's. efforts to expel them.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.:. .' CHAOTIC CONDITIONS IN EUROPE . PERIL SWEEPING WEST ' Londort, January 6. a The truth fie. becoming more and more obvious that the various sectors of Europe which aTe presenting chaotic conditions are increasing in numbers instead of decreasing. The fact is that the Bolsheviki, having decided to enlarge their-sphere of control, have declared war on the world at large. \ The main question now is whether Bolshevik aggression is to stop at the old eastern German frontier.' Where and when will the Allies have to meet the Bolshevik advanced forces? Nono of the Allies have any desiro to send an expeditionary force into the vastness of Eastern Europe. Certainly, this is not to be done unless the avalanche grows, which now threatens to engulf also Western Continental Europe.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '■• : A RECORD ELECTION FOR EUROPE THE FIRST GERMAN POLL. (Rec. January 8, 8.50 p.m.) London, January' 7. The "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam correspondent states that Germany a fortnight hence will be in the throes of the biggest general election Europe has ever seen. 'Out of seventy million people, all over'twenty years" of age are entitled to yoto. Yet there will be little electioneering, and few speeches. It has been chiefly a newspaper campaign.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE EX-KAiSER~PROBLEH . ANSWERED ISY~COUNT BERN- '■ ■ STOBIT. London* January 7. When asked by a representative of the "Daily Express" if there.was not a dan r ger in. , sending the Kaiser to Holland, Count Befnstorff replied: "Where, the hell were we to seAd him?"—Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .-•., AUSTRJHJUTURE \ GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN REPUBLIC? Berne, January 6.' Baron Hanpt, an Austrian Minister, stated in an interviuw that sentiment in Austria was about evenly divided between the desiro to join Germany or to remain iin independent Republic. (Possibly thero was a slight majority in favour of the latter; Austria was reconciled to extensive territorial sacrifices. Vienna would bo a biff loeer, and would probably never again regain her former standing. Baron Haupt thought.that as a partial compensation Vienna should v .be made the seat of the tribunal of the League of Nations.—Reuter.