The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
D|SSENS|ON AMONG ]. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS Liebknecht Criticized by
 WOlfgand Heine DISRUPT THE PARTY Heine Charges This Is What Socialist Organ Is Causing-Defends Ac-
 ton of Socialists in Deter
 mining to Fight
DISRUPT THE PARTY

Berlin, March 7.--(Correspondence of the Associated Press. )-As indicative of dis lsension in the ranks of the social demo- cratic party, Karl Liebknecht and his SUD- porters are severely criticized by Wolf gang Heine, one of the party leaders in the. Reichstag, in a pamphlet entitled. Against the Intriguers.'
 Heine charges that the socialist organ, vorwaerts, has been guilty of deception and of causing disruption of the inner unity of the party, and the promotion on the other hand of the interests of those who in the time of the country's need condemn the position of the party"
 'sThe social democracy" he says, "could act no differently than it has done; 1t had to align itself on the side of the fatherland in this war" He refutes in- dignantly the claim of the 'intriguers" that the social democrats are "hurrah pa- triots," chauvinists and jingoes, and de- nies that the war from Germany's stand point is an imperialistic undertaking.
 Madness to Talk of Peace
 As long," he continues Gas the ene- mines cannot contemplate any peace that does not presuppose dictating to pros- trate Germany, just so long Is 1t worse
 
 ests of our people in fact, to talk of peace to them.
 ITO stick it out to the end, That above all things Is our duty to ourselves Our longing and our hopes, our sympathy and our concern, must not be allowed to overpower us, at least not until everything is dark ahead. Even the most pardon able desire and the most comprehensible excess of feeling can do us the utmost harm If given way to at an unsuitable moment" Touching on the future, TIeine declares that in these portentous times, courage and determination must not be weak eneo. The party, without hesitation, chose its rightful place at the outbreak of the war. Now, in the middle of the war. while dangers increase and the abil- | 1ty of every man is needed the party must not vacillate, thereby causing con- l fusion in the ranks of Germany's de- 1 lenders This might cause the most se- | rtous consequences for the whole German | people, including the working classes" In conclusion he calls upon the com 1 rades to stop their attempts to disrupt 1 the party, with consequent danger to the l fatherland.
 No Time for Self Deception
 ''The time is not opportune,' he says, l Ito resort to self-deception and to hope l that eventually things will not be so bad. | Every day now may do much damage. It l is the custom of those in the majority to | take no notice of confused and untrue at 1 tackS on the defense of the fatherland. Tt is, to be true. neither easy nor con- fortable to oppose those who with the au- thority of pretended superior learning and intelligence spread abroad a mass of un- truths-such, for example, as that the war is a war of conquest by Germany; that it was begun in order to suppress the work Ing movement; that the borders of the fatherland are no longer menaced, and the like. And yet it is urgently necessary that the party's comrades assume this unpleasant duty.
 The homeiest and most unassuming coHfrade is in a position to ask of the in- tfiguers this queston: " Do you want your party, in the eyes of the world to assume the responsible tty in case Germany should be beaten, cut to pieces and robbed of it's industry 1 and commerce. or do you want to protect l ! the German workingman from this?' He whose eyes are not open by this is l surely beyond help, and may, before all l the world, be charged with indifference. l yes with enmity toward his people and his | country l 'The German social democracy,'' con cludes the writer "has lived through | great hour and, as was to have been ex. l pected, has proved worthy. May it coIs l tinue to discard the half true and the un- | true, and dare to be of large caliber."