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Show STRIKE'IN BERLIN BECOMES GRAVE Spartacus Group Now Seeks to Safeguard the Revolution. Former Kaiser Continues Leading Life of Near Recluse. l.uXDo.W Dct i:. (British "Wireless Service) The strike in Berlin has reached serious proportions, according to i u dispatch received here from Amsterdam. Amster-dam. Only, two newspapers aro being published and these as small leaflets. It is said that ooO.OOO workmen are out. A MS T TO li DAM, Dec. 15. The council of people's commissioners of Germany, according to a Eerlin telegram, has authorized au-thorized formation of a volunteer national na-tional guard to maintain public order and safety. To Safeguard Revolt. The Spartacus group, according to a Benin telegram to the Handelsbiad. has drawn up the following program of immediate im-mediate steps for safeguarding the revo-lution: revo-lution: Disarmament of all police officers, non-proletariat non-proletariat soldiers and all members of the ruling classes. Arming of all grown-up male proletarians prole-tarians and the formation of a workers' militia. Confiscation by the soldiers' and workmen's work-men's councils of arms, munitions and armament works. The formation of a proletariat red guard. Abolition of the rank of officers and non-commissioned officers. Removal c( all military officers from the soldiers' and workmen's councils. Would Cancel Debts. Replacement of political organs and the Huthorities of the former regime by representatives of the soldiers' and workmen's work-men's councils. Abolition of all parliaments and municipal mu-nicipal and other councils. The election elec-tion of a general council which will elect and control the executive council of ' the soldiers and workmen. Cancellation of all state and other public pub-lic debts. Including war loans, down to a certain fixed limit of subscription. Expropriation of all landed estates, banks, coal mines and large industrial works. Confiscation of all fortunes above a certain amount. Wilhelm Cut Off. A MKROXOEX, Holland, Dec. 15. (Associated (As-sociated Press) The former German emperor em-peror continues to lead the life of a near-recluse. near-recluse. He is virtually cut off from all communion t ions with the outside world, y Reports that lie was in constant com- munication with his former advisers are W not true. ' There is no truth in the rumors that I he former kuiserin is seriously ill. She has been troubled for years with an affection af-fection of the lit art and after her arrival ar-rival here desired to have her former physician in attendance. He arrived at the rasth? y Estonia v a nd said that her -'?Mii ion showed n eliar-,. U hem-ver Hut.' .s ;i break in th in-'.';'s-":l1" ln;::;:.- .-us;. .maw in Holland, i u Hj:ihi H'.h.-m:.lYr:j and his wife walk ! "l ilin ram-N.,:Jk,.-d grounds with nm- or i lw" JMiendatus. S .mwim.-.s ih.-v take a ! inn :n a .ilns-d mon.r ear. '1 he eon -s: .r, ::.-,, t ;r.,(uired into th rumor th;-,t Jierr HuhemtolU-rn intend, d 'o move his headquarters ;i;id k-amed I that he is not interested in other lions, h 'ii Holland and is not bkeiv to move anv-H-hr-n. until lie knows more rigarding h s future. Socialists Resign. OKX i:-A. 1 ).-,-. l.V i Havas) - 1 i turn Haase and it err Jiarth. two of the thr.e independent sociaiiM members f the omnnssion of six whuh constitutes the German government, have ies:gncu, according ac-cording to reports received here The reports add thai Genr- jdehonr. a lead-ing lead-ing socialist, flip.) has sev.-red his connections con-nections with the government. |
