Cologne, May 12. The “new Constitution”, the abolition of 
ordinary laws and law-courts, together with the announcement of 
murderous privileges conferred by the sovereign? on “My glorious 
army”, already came into force in Düsseldorf yesterday. 

After the defeat and massacre of the people, the commander 
immediately asked Berlin for instructions. From Herr von Hohenzollern’s accomplices, Brandenburg-Manteuffel, an order was received by telegraph to proclaim the sanguinary law and to set up 
murderous military courts. 

By Articles 1 and 6 of the army orders the right of association is 
. abolished, and Articles 5, 6, 7, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, of the imposed 
“Schnaps” Charter? are made invalid. 

Last year, under the rule of “citizen and communist” Drigalski, 
when a state of siege was proclaimed the Dusseldorf press was put 
under censorship, a measure which gave rise to loud protests and 
great indignation even among the majority of the feeble Agreers’ 
company. Today, after the new Hohenzollern achievements, when at 
the side of the subordinate knyaz in Potsdam there are no 
Chambers, but instead snub-nosed Cossack kinsmen, today the 
powers that be are not content with censorship, but proceed simply 
to suppression of the press. 

According to Article 7, Dusseldorf newspapers, and the Neue 
Rheinische Zeitung as well, are prohibited in the Dusseldorf area. 
According to Article 8, nothing but official “information” may be 
published. 

Under “citizen and communist” Drigalski’s rule by the sabre, the 
victims of arbitrary arrests were at least not removed from the 
jurisdiction of the ordinary law and its regular judges. Today the law 
and the courts have been suspended and murderous special 
military courts have been set up. 

Article 9. Anyone who by word of mouth, in writing, in the press, 
or in representational form, incites resistance to the legal (!) orders 
of the authorities will come before a court martial. 

Article 10. Anyone who is caught in open or armed resistance to 
the measures of the legal authorities, or who by traitorous action 
exposes the troops to danger or harm, will be summarily shot in 
accordance with martial law. 

The laurels of the murderer Windischgratz allow no rest to the 
reinvigorated Hohenzollern!