The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-29
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Of the Intellectual tabors for the de-
yeiopment OF the bureau likewise was
done 10y Germans Here. too. ingrats-
tude is the worlds reward.
The Belgian and French Social
Democrats, set Up by the Kaiser ana
the German Government: as breakers
OF TIE peace and accuse their German
comrades Of having made common
cause with these breakers Of the peAce.,
In the same directions do the views
Of the Italian Social Democrats tend
The member Of the ReicAnstag, D..
Sldskd m, who went to Italy 1T ths.
: bohest OF the German party, and tried
I 10 make plain 10 his Italian corn
radcs tile attitude Of the German
Social Democrats returned with hA
task RATHER Ensatisfa ctorily perform
sd. since the Italians had been IN
formed with lies By Inc press and
telegraph agencies hostile to Germany
The Italian comrades. too, con.
demned the attitude OF the German
Social Democrats German miiitar.Srn
y responsible Tor the world war, &C.
cording 10 the view OF the Italian COM
rades lty assoc!atins with the Ger.
man Kaiser. the German Social Dem
ocrats are supposed 10 have violated
ali the principles OF International pol
Icy OF the proletariant and to have
proved false 70 them. The Italians ara
al least willing 20 enter into an ex-
change OF arguments after the war, bli
il Is not 10 be expected that they will
have any success in this The attempt
at enltghtenmt undertaken by DR.
Sadekum we, in the las, analysfE
matter 81 gratitude from the point OF !
view of general politics, for he sue
concerns the maintenance OF Italyss
ceoded despite his failure among MS
own friends. iii affecting the remain
Ing public opinion In italy Ia q manner
that must not be underestimate -
neutrality.
Defense OF Germany.
The central organ OF the Social
Democrats says that elsewhere as well
the views OF the Italian Socialists are
this. the Norwaerts probably means
shared in neutral lands abroad. Ia
Holland and the Scandinavian couxl-
tries. There also the German Sec{e3
Dem ocrats we're sharply attacked BY
their political comrades, the lying tas~y 4
aoout Germea cruelties in Belgium
playing large part. together with the
breach of tbs peace by Germany. emit
more recently the sentiment in those
lands has become calmer. They seem
West, but also now and then toward
The East. and to realize how long b.
fore the war Russia was mobuizinE
Even in Switzerland the official or
gan of the Social Democrats assumed
an attitude hostile to Germany and
TO it, own comrades. There the
Relchstag member Richard Fischar.
who happily CHANGED to be present
performed The good service of pub.
iicly replying to these attacks
'Ail these happenings prove clearly
that the dea'of world citizenship has
suffered complete shipwrcck and that
the feeling Of nationalism has every
where gained control. The hostility OF
The Social Democratic parties of other
countries arises from the main con.
siderition that fear liz felt lest the I.
NATIONAL Independence OF the tn1i.
v'dnal lands he destroyed by the pres. !,
emit war. The comrades forget merelD
this one fart, that the German So-
cial Democrats likewise went into the
war for the defense OF their Father.
land, and were drawn into II especi-
ally 10 defend the Fatherland axainst ]
being crushed BY Russian Gard on, ..s.
iii Tie Interest of our German IN.
.ernal political Developments we can
only rejoice in the destruction o. the
relations OF ~ international Socix{v'
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