GERMAN SITUATION.
! SENSATIONAL COUP. PLOTTERS ARRESTED. Press Association —Electric Telegraph-Copyright (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Wednesday, 9.10 a.m.) BERLIN. Tuesday. IK-tails of a sensational coup are reveal od. There had been rumours of a militarist plot and that the military partyhad overthrown the Government. It now appears that a number of officers arranged to resign on April 15th, but that at the last moment they decided to take the Communist leaders into their confidence. The rising was postponed pending a conference arranging Communist co-operation in all industrial areas. The Government, however, learned from spies what was afoot. A detachment of soldiers entered the conference hall on the 151 h and made everyone prisoner. * 11 is stated that the plotters had actually met in the rflom of the Ministry of Defence. I) is reported that iloel/. lias been atrested. KAPP’S POSITION. (Received Wednesday, 9.50 a.m.) STOCKHOLM) Tuesday. M.' Branting declares that it is not likely- that Kapp will be surrendered to Germany-, but in the event of Sweden deciding to expel him he will be allowed to decide to which country he shall proceed.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 141002, 21 April 1920, Page 5
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