POLITICAL SITUATION IN BAVARIA.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11764, 26 February 1919, Page 5

POLITICAL SITUATION IN BAVARIA.

SOVIET LEADER’S STATEMENT. SIMMERING OF HOSTILE FORCES. Received Feb 26, 10 a.m. London, Feb 25 The Daily Express’ Munich correspondent interviewed Max Levien, Doctor of Zoology, the ne w Soviet leader. He said the Soviets demanded the arming of all workers; also the abdication of th« commander, Durr, the Republican Government’s military chief. He said the Spartacists are giong to fight to establish Eisner’s ideal of a Soviet Republic. The correspondent later saw Durr, who said he would not arm the workers nor abdicate. He declared that the Spartacists, distributed among unemployed, were dangerous elements. Levien asserted that Munich students, wearing masks, had secretly assembled at the University end decided to assassinate him, but he had taken fifty aristocratic hostages. The correspondent states that there was extreme tension on Sunday when the rival factions, well armed, jostled in streets, hut the expected clash never came. Thousands of Bolsheviks attended the meetings, at which the orators urged the crowds to t'olLow Levien to a proletariat victory. Meanwhile Levien bid during the firing and the assassination of Eisner. The correspondent met Levien’s sweetheart. She said she was getting Levieu’s food os he had not eaten for two days and dared not go out But Levien appeared an hour later with an armed guard and mounted a truck with his sweetheart. He cried: ’‘Victory is ours. Workers ba well armed to-morrow The Soviet Congress will assemble on Tuesday. ” A hushed pause ensued and Levien resumed : - ‘I stand in Eisner’s place. Where is my assassin?” There was no reply and Levien departed. Professor Bonn said the Soviet revolution was uluff. Levien will not go further than Eisner. Eisner will he buried on Wednesday. He added that Eisner was proceeding to the Landtag to tender Ins resignation when he was murdered. We are all Socialists, but Spartacists will not compromise. Germany to-day is worn out, and anything may happen. Levien is the most dangerous man since Liebkuecht.

GERMAN SPARTACISTS CIVIL WAR IN BOHEMIA Amsterdam, February 24. SpaVtacists who seized Mulheim are digging trenches and mounting machine-guns. They have planted mines in the streets. They say they will hold Mulheim or die. Severe fighting has taken place at|Prague. Communists seized public buildings, but were ouatad by the civil guard and strident association.