The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
German Unanimity"

Although the Kaiser has said that
ne nc longer recognizes any poIiticoi
dinerences In his realm and sees oniv
uarmans, although the Chancellor and
Dr. Dernburg Insist in all their
speeches m this surprising unity
among the German peopls, we haya
had reports now and then OF the sun
preston OF various newspapers whose
s,ews ala not correspond with this
'n,iSiai unantmity. writes Arthur Bul-4
lard. In the Outlook The Vorwat5,ts.
the organ of the Social Democrats. tho
largest single party In the Reichstntr
mas peen suspended several times, ac-
cording to the latest reports, 1t has
been permanently supp essed.
nave oeen unable to secure copies
or the incriminated issues of the Vor,
waerts, but lie Tempe OF Paris, pub
lishes translated excerpts from II, LIE
Iemps. like the London Times, 10 a
paper OF dignity, and does not often
know!ngiy publish hoax.
according to thu authority, the Yor-
waerSs was suspended on the 9th Of
September Cor an article entitled,
Germany and Foreign Landa. Le
Temps translates 1t In toto.
The. reason for German Unpopular.
ity beyond the frontiers. according to
this article. Is that this country OF
SO great an economic development Ia
at the same time the country which
has given as q gift to Its working class
the anti Socialist laws, and, after their
repeal, police regime full Of chi,
canery. Civil equality existed only on
paper" ~
The passages which aeem to have
been especially offensive to the au-
thorities were the following: &
1t has appeared to Foreigners as
II has to the tolling German masses,
that Germany is.above all. the nation
OF mllitarism and political oppression.
For this rcason II has been difficult
to win the sympathy OF neutral ma
TONS This explains why even among
the working classes Of foreign lands
reSrettable manifestations have taxi.
Ell place. And we must regret them,
for they hold the German people re-
sponsible. as collectively. for what
is only the work Of a class.
"The foreign comrades may be as
sured that the German working class
disapproves OF all predatory policies
to-day. Just as 1t always has, and that
it is determined to fght--as far as
circumstances permit-against all
covetous assaults on other peoples.
THE foreign comrades may be as
sured that, II the German workers de-
fend their Fatherland. They do not
forget on that account that their In
terests are the same as those OF
the proletarint Of other countries:
tiaS iihS tuoui, dBdIISt Ln6lT Will, IN
spite even Of their repeated and for
NAL demonstrations In behalf of peace,
they have been drawn into the war;
On the LIST OF October, three days
later, the Yorwaerts reappeared with
the following official letter on Its fFst
page:
of the. Reichstag, accompanied by the
director of tho Yorwaerts, Richard
Fischer, member of the Reichstag,
came to ask me to reconsider the edct
of the 9th of September Ordering
the suspension of the Vorwaerts). Tho
condition which ! imposed was that,
people since the outbreak of the war.
the Yorwaerts should in the future
abstain from bringing up the theme
of the class struggle and hatred. BY
a letter of this date Herr Haase de-
clarcs that the managers of the yor-
waerts have resolved to edit the Vor-
waerts during the duration of the
state of war (martial law In conform
ity with the conditions Imposed by
me, and to take the necessary meas.
ures to observe this condition.
In these circumstances I declare
myself ready Ito reconsider the order
Of suspension pronounced against the
,yorwaerts on the 27th of September.
/ further demand that this letter be
printed at the head of the, next Issue
OF this paper. =
GENERAL Won KEssEL,
"Commander-in-Chi RerIin3p
These texts. are possibly somewhat
distorted In their double translation,
but they throw light on the reasons
Tor which the military authorities Of
Germany have had to limit. and at
times SUPPRESS the expression OF opir,-.
lon among people who are "officiale
ly" unanimous.
Il, = i KS