The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-16
SOCIALISTS
 WILL FIGHT F
 CALLED UPON Cannot Prevent War Should Crisis Come Between Ger many and France or
 England Even Reichstag Leader De- mands Full Equality for the Fatherland in Com ndercial and Industrial De- velopment of Morocco.
Special from United Press. ,


 New York, Sept. 16.-Supplement- ing his interview of yesterday con- cerning the Franco German Moroccan situation. Charles P. Stewart, just re- turned to New York after several years service abroad as general Eu- ropean manager for the United Press today prepared the following state ment relative to the Socialistic in- fuence upon European international relations,
 (By Charles P. Stewart)
 (Copyright, 1911, by United Press
 AssOciatiOns.)
 If matters should come to a crisis between Germany and France or Eng land. or both, the Socialists cannot be counted on to prevent war as some think. They may be able to do so at some future time. but not now.
 If war could be prevented by the Socialists anywhere it would be in Germany, for it is in Germany that they are strongest Since relations between Germany and France grew strained over Morocco ,the German "demonstrated'' vigorously in favor of peace. These demonstrations looked formidable because they were large ly attended and the speakers spoke with so much emphasis.
 If the anti-militarists were really as i-military, however. as they doubtless really believe themselves to be, they would certainly not put up with universal military service throughout all the Fatherland. It seems safe to count on party which submits to the soldering for all it's members in times of peace not to balk at war if war should actually be declared.
 True. If the matter of a declara- ton of hostilitfes were submitted to the Socialists, their decision would un- Questionably be for peace. The de- ciding would be done, however, not by the Socialists, but by the German gov ernment, which is not Socialist at all. If the government declares war, 1t is Socialists will shoulder their guns and hurry to the front as bEiskly as any, one else. s,
 Of course, the Socialist power may yet become so great that the party can dictate even to the Kaiser. Should it will dictate, will be His Majesty's abdication, for the Socialists do not believe in monarchs. In other words. so long as the present form of gov ernment continues, it will not do to figure on Socialist influence to keep the country from fighting.
 Nor does it appear, at present, that fear of a revolution will prevent Will helm from engaging in hostilities. If he had not been ready to fight France and perhaps England, too. he would never have assumed the attitude he did concerning the Moroccan matter. This attitude meant: Yield or fight.
 The Kaiser had no means of know ing that France and England would not elect 70 fight, and the Moroccan difficulty was not forced upon the Kaiser. He created it himself. It is unreasonable to suppose that he would invite hostilities had he not thought himself prepared to meet them. The Socialist rank and file are subject to their leaders influence, like any other party And 1t is acommon- place that the moment Socialist ad- vances to the position of leadership he becomes a mi1itarist. Though. de- claring that war over Morocco would be frivolous, Herr Bebel, the Social ists' Reichstag leader, denied only a few days ago that his party would declare general strike in the event of hostilities with France.
 "The Socialists support judicious colonial policy for Germany" he said, "and demand full equality for the Fla therland in the commercial and 1n- dustriaI development of Morocco as elsewhere throughout the world.