ANARCHY IN GERMANY

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 3629, 9 November 1918, Page 2

ANARCHY IN GERMANY

REVOLUTION AT KIEL

HOLSHEVIKISM RAMPANT

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

(Aus.-N.Z. Cable Association.)

New York, Nov. 7. The entire German Navy has revolted.

The Copenhagen Politiken learns that there is a revolution in Hamburg. Street battles resulted in many deaths.

There are strikes, bloodshed and disorders in Berlin, Hamburg, and Lubeck.

The German home front has gone.

Amsterdam, Nov. 7

Four companies of infantry were sent to Kiel to deal with the mistineers, of whom three companies joined the mutiny and disarmed the fourth.

Cavalry were then sent, but the revolting marines and soldiers, armed with machine-guns, met them and compelled the cavalry to retreat.

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Council at Kiel is now dominating the town, has seized all the foodstuffs at Kiel, and decided that the officers may return to the positions if ' they promise to obey the Council. Machine-guns have been placed in many parts of the town.

Later messages sttae that the sailors of the battleship Schleswig also hoisted the red flag and arrested their officers.

Twenty officers of the Kaiser and Schleswig have now been killed, and the sailors threaten to blow up the battleships if they aro> attacked.

The mutineers are plundering, the"battleships at.Kiel, and dividing the ships' moneys. .

A general strike has been proclaimed at Kiel.

Admiral Souchon, the Governor, has been imprisoner. T_e Soldiers' and Workmen's Council has issued a proclamation stating that for the first time in the history of Germany political power is* in the hands of the soldiers. Orders have been issued to the navy to leave the harbour and to release all military prisoners.

London, Nov. 7

On Monday the mutiny started on the battleship Kaiser. The sailors tore the Royal Standard to pieces and hoisted the red flag. Some of the officers were thrown overboard and allowed to drown.

The majority of the submarine crews have joined the revolutionaries. The revolutionaries are iv complete control of Hamburg.

The revolutionary movement at Kiel is growing. It is stated that tbe disturbances were caused by the refusal of the naval officers to obey the new Government in Berlin and accept its peace efforts. On the other hand, it is alleged that the officers intended to mate a great naval attack on England. When the soldiers heard of this plan they took armed action against the officers and arrested them. REVOLT IS SPREADING OTHER SEAPORTS JOIN IN. (Received November 9. 9.15 a.m.) New York, Nov. 8. The revolutionists have cut the railway south of Flensburg, thus isolating Hamburg. The German revolt is spreading.

Bremen (the second biggest seaport of Germany), Tilsit, and Schwerin have joined the revolutionaries.

FURTHER DETAILS

(Received November 9, 9.35 a.m.) London, November 8. The Daily Chronicle's Armsterdani

-correspondent states that the disturbances at Kiel, ivhich originated amongst the naval men over grievances, quickly developed into a great movement in favour of Socialism and a republic. The sailors heavily fired on the battleship Konig ' from the shore until she hoisted- the Red Flag.

Tiie police, joined the movement. Sai-

lors occupied the railway station, and armed motor cars patrolled the town. Deputy Noske and State Secretary Neussmann ivere ovationed on announcing that the mutineers' demands had been accepted. There ivere constant cries of "Long live the Republic!" Copenhagen, November 8.

There are serious revolutionary demonstrations at Hamburg, where thousands of soldiers and sailors and some Russian Avar prisoners led the rioters. From a mass meeting the crowd marched to the courthouse and released tbe soldier prisoners.

During a trial, a torpedo boat hois-

.led the Red Flag. The forces under the Labourers' and Socialist Council have occupied all the important points of the town. The auhtorities have trained heavy guns on the port. Tbe revolution baa extended to Scbwerin and Tilsit. The establishment of a Soldiers' and Workers' Council in Bremen resulted m a popular demonstration in the streets .

TKe news of the revolutionary movement greatly excited Berlin, especially the workmen and soldiers. Amsterdam, November 8. Prior to releasing Hamburg, tho crowd overpowered and disarmed the guard at the law courts and prevented the soldiers at the station returning to the front. The latter threw in their lot with the mutineers. The crowd charged the machine-guns, ivhich were established on the harbour front in order to prevent the marines leaving port. Many of the crowd were wounded. Later red flags were hoisted on the harbour. The mutineers disarmed the police. Fifteen hundred wharfingers struck Avork.

The Soldiers' Council at Altona forced the commandant to accede to their demands. Red flags Avere hoisted at Cuxhaven.

Herr Dittmann, in a speech, declared that President Wilson's distrust of Germany was fiillv justified, and he demanded that a German republic be proclaimed.