PLOT TO RESTORE THE KAISER

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 234, 29 June 1922, Page 7

PLOT TO RESTORE THE KAISER

MONARCHIST RISING PLANNED STORM MAY BURST SOON By tele«baph—Paisa association. —CSPYBIGHT. Paris, June 27. For the past three months the French Government has been possessed of information regarding a plot aiming at the restoration of the Kaiser. This information, which is of a definite and conclusive character, has caused the Government great anxiety. It indicated that a Monarchist rising was fixed for ths end of June with Ludendorf as the leader, but it is now believed that the assassination of Dr. Rathenau, instead of precipitating the coup d’etat, has led to its postponement, since the murder has arousgd fierce Republican indignation. A Berlin correspondent reports that the Government .and Socialist parties are on the quiwive, as the storm may burst. The Government is sensitive of the weakness of its position.

There is no concealment of the intentions of the murder gang. Since the murder Dr. Rathenau’s sister and aged mother have received a quantity of letters and postcards and even telephone messages, expressing satisfaction at the crime.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. “PRESERVE THE REPUBLIC” DEMONSTRATORS’ CLASH WITH POLICE Hamburg, June 27. At a big demonstration in connection with the murder of Dr. Rathenau, speeches were delivered calling .upon the public to protect and preserve the Republic. When the thousands present dispersed they found armed policemen at all points/ This led to disturbances. The police fired, killing one and wounding ten. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DR. RATHENAU’S FUNERAL IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIAL IN BERLIN a

(Rec. June 28, 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, June 27. There was an impressive ceremonial in Berlin in connection with "Dr. Rathenau’s funeral. The coffin was brought into the Reichstag at noon. It was covered with the German flag, and placed under a great crepe canopy on the President’s table with giant palms and flowers on all sides. The Chamber was heavily hung with crepe, and the galleries were decked with’ hydrangeas. The official tribute commenced with five minutes’ silence. The President (Herr Ebert) thpn delivered a funeral oration,, in the presence of Dr. Rathenau’s aged mother and his daughter. After other leaders had paid a tribute to Dr. Rathenau’s sacrifices in giving up an industrial career for politics, the coffin was carried into the lobby, where students in picturesque uniforms lined the passages, dipping their corps flags as the coffin passed. The coffin was then taken in a motorhearse to Oberschoeneweide, where it was buried in the presence of near relatives of the deceased, y, , ; Railway workers and other officials paid a tribute by observing five minutes’ silence. Many workers began a protest strike at midday, and attended demonstrations during the afternoon. ) The country is tranquil except at Hamburg, where the police held up a workers’ procession with a machinegun and displayed a placard on which was the warning: “Halt! Anyone going further will be shot.” The people were so outraged that they pressed, on the police, who fired, killing one person and wounding, several. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assu. FOLLOWING A CLUE Berlin, June 27. TV authorities are following a clue suggesting that on the day of Dr. Rathenau’s murder three men, believed to be his assassins, boarded an aeroplane at the Staeken aerodrome, near Spandau.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW FOREIGN MINISTER Amsterdam, June 27. Herr von Haniel succeeds Dr. Rathenau as Foreign Minister.