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Show 511 yHE Vi LATHER. unday colder west portion, Monday fair and coldar. ) Local ?iWr L attlomont Prices, opprr (cathodes) Ads people, many there is hardly a chance of failure in their "tise. ' GUI I. $11.27$ VOL. 100, NO. 152. SALT LAKE CITY, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH JV 1920. - so 90 PAGES TOR FIVE CENTS TOYlUIin) m li! Want' Tribune reach- 1 - CITY WATER BOND ISSUE PLAN IS CHANGED f ELECTIBr Reactionaries in Saddle as Result of Upheaval-i- n Capital of Germany PLEDGEFOR Pan-Germa- Group Merely Biding Its Meanwhile, for Downfall n Time,-Preparing- Ebert-Baue- r with tba new movement In Gerrevolutionary its reactionary many Indicate character. It appears that Germany la in the throes of the frequently predicted monarchist struggle. ModifiDr. von Kapp, reported as having assumed the chancellorship, la probably Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, a former Conservative member of the relchstag and general director of the Gorman Agricultural society. He was one of the deputies who, early In 191, urged the government to He became peed up building. Pro- president of the. Sutherland party, the notorious organisation which urged that Germany carry on tbe war to the .bitter end. After the abdication of Emperor William and the signing of the armistice, Dr. Kapp was one of the men for whose arrest the Independent Social-let- s clamored, on the ground that ha and Salt Lake's special bond election for his associates had been for the authorization of $3,300,000 worth of continuation of the war responsible snd the hindering bonds to finance a plan of water ac- of peace. counter-revolutionar- y, New Call Will Include Segregation of posed Improvement Features of Scheme. quirement and distribution, calculated to afford a supply of water fog a city of more than half a million population, will, in till probability, be deferred beyond Wednesday, March Cl, the day for which it las been ealled. Security of the plan which the issu ance of the bonds would bo voted fo finance is to occasion the delay, it ,ie understood. Such delay will be, probably, not more than two weeks long enough to permit of the issuance of m, new call and its advertising for .the twenty-eigh- t days required by' law.' The necessity for the change has arisen from the fact that the call ns advertised docs not contain a detailed statement of tho purposes of the proposed bond issue, as announced by the city commission at the time of first voting to call a bond election and as published at the Jims' in the daily papers. y Would Clarify Plan. The incorporation in the call of the' original statement of improvement purposes, included in the record of th proceedings of the city commission, would insure the uae of the funds from tho sale of the bonds for the putting through of tbe entertained plan, part by part. The c nil as now being advertised, would permit of abandonment of the present plan, for another totally at J - Thorough Prussian. Major general Baron von Luettwtts, has who, according to the dispatches, been named commsnder-ln-chie- f, whs In of the Belgium military governor early a comdays of the war. He later mander on the Verdun front. When the German treaty cainc up fur action by the government last June he was one of the tt Segregation Omitted the call as published would permit of voting for or against the bond tsue in its entirety, uv. and not for (Continued on Page 13, Column 1.) Again, a, There- has been a held belief myharchlst party waa merely hiding Its ttple and awaiting an opportunity to selzq Control of affairs. This belief caused thv allies worrlment when they considered the nearness of former Emperor William's retreat at Amer-onge- n to the German bonier and prompt- ed their strong representations to Holland of the danger to' the peace of Germany and the rest of. Europe of his presence there. In. response to this, the Dutch government promised to keep a close guard over the Former Crown Prince Frederick William also is a refugee in Holland, bdt his retreat at Wlerlngen Is further removed from the German border. The fact that the movement Is apparently oga monarchists nature will cause attention to be paid to any news from Hollaed regarding the former royal per sonages. Indications have come from (Continued on Page 2, Colump 6) Amazing Developments May Have Vital Effect on Status of Treaty An Overdue Attempt to Put Nation on Feet; Will Fulfill Treaty Was Biding Its Time. that the Bloodless Coup Is Executed in Berlin; strong Pan-Germ- Made at Are Issued; No Bloodshed Is Reported; Ebertist Supporters Flee to Dresden Counter-Proclamatio- Versailles. I By KARL H. VON WIEGANO. Universal Service Staff Correspondent. i (Special Radio Dispatch.) (Copyright, 192U, by Universal gersice.) BERLIN, March 13. Progress, not reaction," is the watchword of the new German government's program, as outlined In the proclamation lasued this morning after the overthrow of the Ebert regime was complete. The proclamation, which la signed by Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, as Imperial chancellor and premier of Prussia, readp ns follows: The overthrow of the (Ebert government must not be taken as a reactionary step imposed upon the country . It Is a progressive measure of patriotic Germans of all parties w llli a view to relaw, order, discipline and establishing l.oneet government in Germany. It Is an attempt to lay the foundations for the economic reeuscita tlon of Germany, enabling her to fulfill those conditions of t.ic peace treaty of tersallles whleu are reasonable and not The government of Friedrich Ebert, the of the German republic, was overthrown topresident a day by military cotip' detat; Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, one of the founders of tbe. Fatherland party, and general director of the agri- -' cultural societies, has ousted Gastav Bauer, the chancellor, and, in taking that office himself, ha temporarily assumed supreme direc' tion of 'affairs. There are now two contending governments in Germany,' ihe new one, undef- Chancellor Kapp at Berlin ; the old one, under President Ebert at Dresden. Officials of thd new government declare that it is not reactionary or monarchist. The president ie old government and hisministere have issued a proclamation calling upon the people to rjse in a general strike as the only means of preventing the return of Wilhelm II.' Berlin is occupied by the troops of the to what number-inot known and the movement is spreading rapidly Masses of troops and naval brigades throughout the provinces. with artillery have heen brought into the capital and dominate the, situation. Thus fpr there has been no outbreak and no bloodshed. BERLIN, . - of-tl- , 2, Column 1.) (Following hi. deirriptioo of cunitltioa. to published yc.terday, Philip Kin.ley now Mexican practice amliui xprc.len of the popular will through th. us. of the ballot box.) By PHILIP KINSLEY. ON BOARD THE CALORIA, en route lli honest why from Tampico to the United States, March 13. For a Mexican election there Is no no secrecy of ballot; the registration, voters march up to the municipal booths and give thetr names. Then they tell for whom they are going to vote and It ts written down. In a recent city election at Tampico the reds were opposing the "(flues, " the Carranzlstas. On the morning of the election, when a group of three "reds" approached to vote In a suburban booth, they were promptly arrested and carted off to Jail. This rather discouraged the other forces, particularly when the tactics were repeated. The result was a great government victor,. The "blues" won hands down. Tbe soldiers In each district will control the elections. Carranza has put his men In power in various states and has mollified the ousted candidates by giving them Jobs in the capital. He has shown great ability aa a leader, and hae held the delicate balance of power among hie Jealous generals with all the skill of an American politician. But the people? They are herding in squalor In the cities and along the railroads. Travel anywhere Is a hazard. There is no assurance that the train will not he held up or blown up, Govemmeat soldiers fore and aft. blockhouses with sentries, testify to the conditions. Back of the railroad cones, outside the federal district, Carranza's power is small. He is only one of many chieftains. There Is always a local chief to take tribute and make laws. The typical Mexican of today ls-peon with a rifle In his hands. The rifle Is the only Insignia of his profession He wears a sombrero, a ctgaret, a dirty scrape and on his bare feet are the soils of many days' wandering. His ideas of the world and of his country are dim and vague He nurse, an enmltv toward the the gringoes, but he ts a Heeslon at heart. The great mazes of people are living in misery and poverty and ignorance. This la one of the world's greatest field, for education, sanitation, leadership. The Mexicans need help. , LOCATION SOUGHT FOR GUARD ENCAMPMENT i Place for the June encampment of the National Guard pf Utah has not yet been decided. Adjutant General Fred Jorgensen of Utah believes tbift Fori Douglas affords suitable oppBrtumtv for training the, cavalry squadron and that the government military reservation at Jordan Narrow is well suited ter training tlfieid artillery. , Polonel Jiobfrt H. Noble, in charge of militia affairs for the we.tern department, has written, sggc-Unthat the cavalry might receive its midsummer training aj Fort D. A. Bussell, Wyo., and that the field Artillery might" go i to Cans Lewis. end elaboration of laws for the benefit, of the working class. "Neither Germany nor Europe can continue to exist under present conditions The government now happily suppressed overburdened our people with taxation grievous to bear, while' It utterly failed to. create conditions conducive to increased production. "Under the cloak of deceitful catchwords and popular phrases they (the members of the Ebert cabinet constituted In deed and In truth a reactionary government They proclaimed the freedom of the press, but all the time they suppressed the papers which dared to criticize them. "They proclaimed th freedom of the individual, but they continually arreste people for political opinions. counter-revolutio- " counter-revolutio- e, . er Former Kaiser Not Concerned in Latest Coup March THE HAGUE, Press.) (By the Neither the former emperor nor the crown prince Is implicated In the overthrow of the German government, so far as can he 'learned here. The Associated Press was assured today by an entirely reliable authority that both Amerongen castle, where the former emperor lives, and the Island of Wlerlngen, where the former crown prince makes his residence, are already so closely guarded that it will he absolutely unnecessary for the Dutch government to take further measure to prevent intrigue or their 13. escape. It is learned, however, that J. S. of Holland, who Is charged with guarding the former emperor end crown prince, Is engaged In conference with the minister of justice. Kan, secretary-genera- l The Ebert government had knowledge beforehand of the pendbut the precautions taken proved to be ening Outside of 'the security police and the Noske inadequate. tirely defense troops ou patrol, nothing indicated at 3 oclock this morning that Berlin would wake, tip to find the Ebert government turned out.' The president hiriisclf left Berlin with some of his followers two hours after that time,' .Admiral von. Trotha had been dispatched to Doeberilz Friday uigbt for the purpose of conferring with the troops and admonishing tbem to deN,ifrt fro,n violen Procedare He returne4 and in formed the cabinet that the agitation had subsided, but that the danger was not wholly removed. 7 The realisation was finally brought home to the cabinet that the army which Minister Noske was supposed to control was far, from being the loyal organization he counted on and that the Berlin garrisons had also been inoculated by the officers of the old school and wore ready for the' rising when the call came. Tbe -- Charges J)ereIiction. neo-pl- n EBERPS PRECAUTIONS INADEQUATE 1 'They loudly proclaimed that ihe republic la and must be a rule by the yet they refused, tn nagrant violation of our constitution, to dissolve the national assembly and to appeal to the elect crater. "Last, hut not least, a government whore chief spokesman is a man like must he swept aside. Our people are groaning under Intolerable conditions. "The high cost of living and tpe difficulty o! obtaining sufficient food have created di.h-metrading end reprehensible practices to an extent not fully appreciated in foreign countries. "t e are on the brink of economic and moral ool!npe. "lf the world is really convinced of (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) March 13. i ovtft-du- Mexico, ns (Special Cable Dispgtch by tlni versa! Service.) LONDON, March 13. A strong report was drcolated here tonight to the effect that Marshal Foch will leave Paris tomorrow for Mayence, the big Rhine bridgehead in the French sone of occupation, as a result of the developments in Berlin. , j e. determine the value of a publication as an advertis' ! ing medium. Editorial excellence will indicate its influence with its readers. Membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations indicates its business ethics and methods. The first shows whether the paper is worth reading. The second shows how many people read it. In both the advertiser is vitally interested. The Tribune invites the closest scrutiny. Bureau of Circulations report is accessible to advertisers. t Gaal-Gyul- Imperial Chancellor Declares Progress, Not Reaction, Is Purpose of the Government. Petition Urgihg Raise in Impossible to Get Popular Purpose of Government. "Inspired by a seal and desire for the Is Filed at Schedule Will Repression Under benelit of the whole German people, they (the organizers of the revolution) have Invited and heartily accept the cooperaWashington. Present Regime. tion of the independents for the creation ' THERE ARE TWO FACTORS that Its-Audi- leaders of the military party prominent In opposition to the peace terms. He has an American wife, mho was a Miss Cary of Cleveland. He always has been classed' as thoroughly Prussian. Before the war General Luetlwit held the poets of military attache of the German embassv In London and later a He was botn In April, 18W. Petrogra His father. Max Freiherr von Luettwitz. du-In 1S87. Ills mother, Irma von Is still living. The commander-ln-chlef- a marriage to Miss Cary took place on July JL 1SS2. Sho was horn on January , 184(1. The couple have two children, Irma and Gustav. BEASEASKED (Continued on Fage . PLOT AT of. EXPRESS BIT Increaned March 13. express charges ranging from 10 to 78 to yield per cent, and estimated additional revenue annually, were asked by the American Railway Express company In a petition filed today with the Interstate commerce Commission. Increased cost of conducting Its business as well as ths urgent need for more complete facilities' and equipment was given by the coippany as grounds for ask lng additional revenue. Expenditures of manv millions of dollars" was necessary the petition said, and additional funds could not toe obtained under the present rates The company asked for a Bat 25 per cent increase on the present commodity rates In the district east of the Mississippi' and north of (the Ohio rivers. Between points in that district and other sections of the country the Increase would be 10 per rent. Rates on milk and cream Would be practically tbe same as charged by the railroads. The largest increase eought was for actual hauling, for which the company asked 75 per cent additional la the east ern district and $0 per. cent elsewhere. An Increase of 33 per cent was asked for terminal handling of shloments. more ,, REACTIONARIES TOPPLE 4 I t WASHINGTON, variance. N'o danger of departure from the adopted plan would occur so long as the city commission existed as at present constituted. But this is regarded as insufficient security of the purposes to which the bond issue would be dedicated in the minds of the taxpayer voting it. since possible changes id the commission might result iu modification of the maiority sentiment of thft body with regard to' acquirement of water and its distribution that would defeat realization bf the plan upon Which the authorization of the bondrf is to be sked. at A I overthrown, the former regime fleeing to Dresden. Regime. HR names associated Security of Purpose of Undertaking to Be Ac complished by cation of Legal Notice. , Germany, PRESIDENT EBEBT of hae been Th th acquitted wen- Mike han, Elmer Smith nnd Loren Koberfs, tho Jatter on the ground of insanity. After the reading of the verdict sod the return of the nefendunts to tbe county, jail, John Berry,- sheriff of Lewis fyunty, in which Conjralia is located, oa,f fo them warrants charging tliemiith the murder of Arthur SleClfresh, another of the four alam at Centralia... ... Ordered to Return. The verdict yvas returned at h:33 o'clock tonight. The jury has been, out since 10:30 oclock last night. Ear lier in the night .the court had declined to receive a.vrrdicr to whicn Eugene Barnett and 'John La mo .were found guilty of third degree tqprder. Tbe court's instructions did not peri mit of such a verdict. Thirteen meu were charged aith Grimm 's murder. Two, .To hit ere not apprehended. and Ole Hanson, The case against Faulkner ass dismissed for lack of evidence. The state called seventy-ftewitnesses in support of its contentions that Grimm was killed while standing- at the head of his division, ak-- in rebuttal called almost 100 witnesses. Doe-Davi- s e - States Contention. The defense placed 115 witnesses on the stand, endeavoring to show that Grimm's death was the rsult of an alleged rid upon the I. V,'V. hall and that no shooting occurred until uniformed men rushed to the fall. The state contended thdt there was no raid until after the emoting and that the defendants bad n right, even in defending their hall, to station men in rooms in hotel opposite the ball and upou a bill 12O0 feet llistant to fire upon h" marchers, as (t was al- j leged was donA Efforts to in.roduce evidence to sliosi there had been a conspiracy to raid the hall were stopped bv tbl court. Self defense was the plea for all of ( (Louuuuea ob jfaga 2. Cwima 3.) (Continued on Page Seven.) ..Text of Bauers Appeal to Hun Proletariat to Throttle Reactionary Revolution March 13. The proclamation issued by the members of tbe old read in part as follows: AVe refuse to bow to this military constraint. We did not make the revolution sn order to recognize again todav the bloodv government of mercenaries. We enter into no covenant with the Baltic criminals. Workers, comrades, we should be ashamed to look von in the face if we were capable BERLIN, of acting otherwise, Me say, 'No, and. again, No.r Tou must indorse what we have done. We carried out your views. Now use every means to destroy this return of bloody reaction. o work! Throttle this nuhtarv dieUlorrhip! Fight with ,f;trik? all your means for the preservation of the Put aside all division. There is only one means against the returnrepublic. of Wilhelm H. Tara-lvrall economic life. Not a hand must move. N'o proletariat shall help the military dictatorship. there be a general strike along the entire line. l,et the proletariat act ax a unit. Tbe manifest was signed by President Ebert, Premier Bauer. Gusv Noskt. the tiiiuiMfT of defence; HTr tb minister of labor; Ur. of food; Dr. IMu&rd Kehmidt, the frti u itft without port folios tod Ir. llcrnitn MueUer, minister of foreign tfltirts; tho boeitj Imo erttic member of the troyernmnot and by Otto Weis for tbe exeutit eom mittee of tho German Social Democratic party. e It , |