Show I i I OV BIT I UKE THAT f Headquarters II of Soviets Who Issue Radical Pro Proclamation Procla- Procla cla- cla mation With Red Ideas LONDON April 8 Premier 8 Premier Hoffmann of Bavaria according to a dispatch h from Berlin has announced hat that the government of Bavaria has been transferred from Munich to Nure Nuremberg berg and has not retired He adds The The government pf of the thc freestate free freestate I state of Bavaria is and d r remains m lins I th the sole repository of the highest nest SF authority of ot Bavaria and alone is entitled to issue legal ordinances ordinances ordinances nances and give orders This announcement was signed I by Premier Hoffman at ber under date of April 7 April 8 S. Dissensions B BERLIN I already have ari arisen en among the founders of tho the soviet governments gov- gov ov- ov in Bavaria the Ach- Ach today says and nn art intensified state t te of oC siege e has been ben proclaimed in Munich 1 The communists in the Bavarian narlan n I capital ha ha e decided that th they will not collaborate with t the majority Socialists Social Social- I lets lats Th They ha have demanded f the removal ic- ic from mo al of or the majority Socialists I the new government 10 which thE they wl wish sh to consist ot or Independent Socialists and find communists BERLIN ALOOF I COPENHAGEN April S The S. S Tho German German German Ger Ger- man national government will not reco recognize recognize rec rec- o the soviet republic of Bavaria a semiofficial press bureau ms message le Ie c received toda today from Crom Berlin declares I I It holds that the tho soviet let organization has not conformed with the provisional constitution for Germany which provides provides pro pro- vides that representatives of the state council shall bo be chosen at a general election and shall enjoy the confidence of or the people Therefore the national governments government's decision I Is that the only legitimate government In ht Bavaria aria is tIlt the Hoffman go government Premier Hoffman's Hoffmans statement to the effect that he has not retired from of office office of- of fice but has only mo moved mod d his headquarters headquarters head head- quarters from Munich Is accepted b by bythe bythe the national government Jo VARYING RECEPTIONS of Bavaria Bavaria Ba- Ba Ices Advices from various parts varia arla show varying receptions of or the tho soviet proclamation At after utter several hours hOUIS of ot debate debato the soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers and workmen's council rejected th the so I soviet t republic i Idea ea by a u vote of oflas las to 70 iO At Ansbach the soviet r re republic re- re public was proclaimed yesterday e telda afternoon afternoon aft aft- and work worl was at a standstill on the occasion of or the general holiday ordered for 01 the day ay The banks were occupied u by troops At Passau clo close 6 to the Austrian frontier a meeting called c h by the soldIers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers an and workmen's council declared for tor the tho Introduction of or the tho soviet 50 re republic republic republic re- re public and for Cor nn alliance between Hungary and Russia near Regarding the tho situation In Munich a n dispatch patch from Crom that city elU sas sa's says says- It is announce announced b by fenela general headquarters headquarters head head- quart quarters erN of or the tho First Bavarian army that a soviet republic was proclaimed today April i 7 in ht l Bavaria a Therefore tho the domain of oC the first firm army is if do- do O- O Continued on page pase 6 5 J TEXT OF BAVARIAN PROCLAMATION TION PUBLISHED Long Live World Revolution Revolution Revolution tion Is Cry of Soviets from page pac 1 1 dared crated to bo be in an nn Intensified state of slope siege e SOVIET PROGRAM MUNICH April S. S Complete S.-Complete Complete se severance severance sever ser r- r ance from Crom the old German imperialism still manifest in the Ebert mann government go and the resumption of a brotherly connection with the Russian and Hungarian peoples is announced an announced announced an- an in the proclamation of or tho the new sovi soviet so t government for Bavaria formed here The text of or the document document document docu docu- ment r reads The Tho decision arrived at Rt for tor Ba La Bavaria aria varia is the formation of A council of the th republic Ilc of revolutionary re workers and peasants of or Bavaria Ba Including all our brothers now united separated by no party laws From Irom now on no exploitation tion or oppression will wili be bc tolerated tee The dictatorship of the proletariat now o has become a fact The legalization le legalization le- le of a genuine Socialistic community now Is achieved in which every every workingman may participate in public life and anti in a ajust ajust ajust just Socialistic age DISSOLVED The land tab has been un dissolved and tho old ministry retired Peoples Peoples' Peoples Peoples' Peoples Peoples' Peo Peo- ples' ples commissaries re responsible to tho Clio people and chosen by a council council coun coun- cil o of the working people will re receive re- re extraordinary powers to be employed In certain labor fields Their assistants will be Intelligent men from all parts of or the revolutionary revolutionary and Socialistic community Countless valuable forces of ot of officialdom officialdom of- of especially from the lower middle class will wm be asked to co cooperate cooperate co- co operate in tho the new work worl The bureaucratic system will be absolutely absolutely absolutely eliminated and tho rho press will bo socialized As a protection for the Bavarian council of the republic against re revolutionary attacks from without and within a a. Red army will be created immediately and a revolutionary re rc court will pursue ruthlessly ruthless ruthless- ly every att attempt upon the council RUSSIA EXAMPLE The government of ot the Bavarian council republic follows the ex example example ex- ex ample amplo of the Hungarian and Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian peoples It will resume immediately im immediately im- im mediately ly a brotherly connection with these peoples but hut It declines s sany any connection with the contemptuous contemptuous contemptuous con con- Ebert government because that government government govern Jo ment Is Js continuing under the flag of ot a Socialistic republic the im imperialistic imperialistic im- im capitalistic and military military mili mill tary business of the disgraceful broken down German empire It calls on all nil German brothers to take the same view It greets all proletarians wherever revolutionary revolutionary tlona Socialism Is fighting fighting In in in the Ruhr district district dis dis- in the whole world As a l sign of or Joyous hope for a fortunate future for all humanity it establishes April 7 as a I. I holiday for jaU all humanity As a n sign of tho the beginning of or tho the departure tho the flight of the tho age of oC capitalism all work Is stopped Long live 11 free lla Bavaria varia Long LonS' live 1 the tho council government o Long e live the world revolution OFFICIAL TELEGRAM On behalf of ot the revolutionary central cen- cen ral 1111 council of or Bavaria Herr Hen has ios addressed the following official telegram to the all workmen's councils The Tho workers of or lla Bavaria varia ha have 0 overcome their party divisions and united In a ml mighty ht bloc against all nIl domination and exploitation The They have ha workers' workers soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- taken over In diers' diers and peasants peasants' councils entire public authority Tho has haM been dissolved cd and peoples peoples' commissions have been appointed Complete order prevails in public affairs and business business busi busl- ness and tho thu administration is Js con con- Works will b bf be controlled b by works councils which will control workers and direct affairs Jointly with the managers Everything E belongs to the community Independent Independent Inde Inde- pendent socialization is therefore out of the question It Is the duty of or the workers workers' peasants' peasants and soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- diers' diers councils c a where to at attend attend attend at- at tend to the protection of or the soviet let republic and its peaceful development develop develop- ment They will tal take e over local authority and control of the ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration and are Iro responsible to the tho working people for all actions and omissions Toda Today Is a national holiday Work Vork will bo lie suspended but the tho railways and food water lighting and h heating services will continue |