Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-08
O|SsENs|ON IN RANKS
OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
harl Liebknecht and Supporters
Criticized by Wolfgang Heine,
One OF Party Leaders.
CALLS UPON HIS COMRADES
Says There Must BE No Vacillation
Which Might Cause Confusion In
Ranks OF Germany's Defenders,
but to Stick 1t Out to End.

| Correspondence OF Associated Press)
| BERLIN. February 20.-As indicat ivo
| OF disscnsion In the ranks OF the So
| cial Democratic party, Karl Liebrnecht
and his supporters arc severely criti-
cized by Wolfgnng Heine. one Of the
| party leaders in the ReichstaE, In n
pamphlet entitled: Against tho Intrie-
| uers."
! Heine charges that the Socialist or
gan Forwaerts has been guilty OF de-
ception and of causing disruption of
the Inner unity of the party, and tho
| promotion. on the other hand. OF the
! interests Of those, who. In the time
! OF the country's need, condemn the po-
| sition OF the party"
| The Social Democracy" no SAYS
| could act no differently than It has
/ done: II had TO align Itself on the side
| OF tho Fatherland In this war" He
rcfutcs Indignantly the claim OF the
intriguers" that the Social Democrats
| are "hurrah patriots" chauvinists and
| oingoes and denies that the war from
| Gcrmany's standpoint is an imperial
! istic undertaking.
Is long," he continues. "as the enc
! mics cannot contemplate any peace
that does not Dresuppose debating to
PROSTATE Germany. just so long is It
| worse than madness. n betrayal of
| the interests of our people In fact to
! talk OF peace TO them
ITO stick II out TO tac end. That
! above all things Is our duty to our
| selves. Our longing and our hopes our
/ sympathy and our concern Inust not
no allowed to overpower us. at least
not until everything is dark ahead
Even the most pardonable desire and
the most comprehensive excess Of feel
ing can do us tho utmost harm II given
way to at an unsuitable moment"
touching on the future Hcine de-
clares that In these portentous times,
courage and determination must not he
weakened. The party. without heal
tation. chose its rightful place at the
outbreak OF tho war. Now, In the mid
die OF the war. while dangers increase
ana the ability OF every man Is needed
the party must not vacillatc. thereby
causing confusion in the ranks OF Ger
nany's defenders. This might cause
the most serious consequences Cor the
whole German people. including the
working classes"
IN conclusion he calls upon the com
rades TO stop their attempts TO disrupt
the party. with consequent danger 10
the Fatherland
Inc Time Is not opportune." he says
10 resort to self-dcccption. and to
nope that eventually things Will not
he SO bad. Every day now NAV do
much damage. 1t is the custom OF those
IN the majority to take no notice OF
confused and untrue attacks on the
defense OF the Fatherland
Is. 10 be true, neither easy nor
J comfortable to oppose those who. with
tho authority OF pretended superior
learning ana Intelligence. spread
ABROAD mass OF untruths-such for
example as that the war Is n war Of
conquest by Germany: that It was be-
gun In order TO suppress the working
movement: that the borders OF tho
I tatheriand are no longer menaced and
10
snrE that the party's comrades assume
th!s unpleasant duty
mo homei!est and most unassum-
Ing comradc liz in a position 70 ask OF
the tntriKuers this question:
10 YOU want your party. in the
eyes OF the world to assume the re-
Sponsihiiity I'm case Germany should
he beaten. cut to pieces and robbed
oil us industry and commerce. or do YOU
want to protect the German working
man from this?'
lie whose eyes arc not open hv this
's surely bevond help. and may. before
all the world. he charged with indif-
terence. YES. with enuity toward His
people and his country"
THE German Social Democracy" CON
cludes the writer. has lived through
great hour, and. as was to have been
expected. has proved worthy Nav n
continue to discard the haif-true and
the untrue, and dare TO be OF large
caliber."
MOVEMENT TO UTILIZE
AVAILABLE GARDEN PLOTS
movement. supported by many
women OF high position, to utilize all
available garden plots and vacant land
In Greater Berlin as truck farms for the
Immediate raising of vegetables, has
been set on foot. II is the consensus
or opinion that the present war re-
uuired some such step.
To accomplish this purpose il is pro-
posed TO enlist the ala OF All avail
able truck farmers and agricultural
experts. and TO get them to give In
struction in vegetable raising and. so
FAR as possible. assist in the actual
work. 1t is expected that it will not
be diftcult to interest women In large
numbers to carry on tho work of feed
ing the people
Women willing to assist, IL is pro-
posed, VIII first take n short free course
81 the royal gardening institute. The
installation and preparation or courses
is in the hands Of the war COMMITTEES
on Vegetable Raising" Interested in
the movement are such women as the
wife of the Minister of War. Frau Wild
Won Hohenborn; the Countess of Brock
dorf. the Emperors chief lady In wait
ing; Fraulein Won Gersdorf, and the
wife of the late Minister OF State, Frau
Won Boettlicher.
PROVES OF GREAT VALUE
IN tNTRENCHED POSITIONS
Budapest newspapers received hero
contain an Interview with Baron Won
Skoda, the constructor Of tho Austrian
twelve-inch automobile gun, on the re-
port that the French intended to con-
struct mortar along similar limos.
Baron Won Skoda says it would take
from twelve to fifteen months to make
even few Of these guns successfully
under the most favorable conditions.
Although the Austrian gun was orig
inally intended only for Siege purposes
II had proved OF even greater value for
use I'm intrenched positions. it having
been found possible TO transport il
over the ordinary highways.
Raron Won Skoda told how narrowly
he escaped letting the English into the
secrets OF his mortar lie said that sew
cral years ago the firm OF Vickcrs was
negotiating for the establishment Of
cannon fnctory in Hungary in con-
Junction with his works. Suspicion
arose that tho object on the English