Foreign News: Royalism
A plot to re-establish the monarchy in Bavaria was nipped in the bud by the Munich police. The royalists' plans provided for the detachment of Bavaria from the rest of the Reich and the formation of a South German Federation to include Austria. French influence is said to have favored the reactionist plot. Upward of 70 people were arrested.
There are two monarchist parties in Bavaria. One aims at separation from North Germany and the establishment of a Kingdom; it is led by Dr. Kuehles and backed by Ludendorff. The other party is nonseparationist and aims at the restoration of the Wittelsbach dynasty with Prince Rupprecht as Emperor of Germany. The Prince is said to take no active part in royalist matters, but is ready when he considers the time ripe to make a bid for the Imperial throne. Popular opinion in Bavaria considers that Rupprecht has a very good chance.
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