Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-03-08
.D|SSE ENSION IN
RANKS Of GE ERMAN
RADICAL PARTY
Socialist Organ Is Charged
With Deception and CauS-
ing DisuptiOns Of Inner
Unity Of Organization,

Berlin. Feb 24-As Indicative Of
/ dissensinn in the ranks Of the social
| democratic party. Karl Liehknecht
and his supporters are seyerely criti-
cised boy Wolfang Helue, ono Of the
party leaders In the rcichstag, i'm a
pamphlet entitled Against The In
trlguors"
lleine charges that the socialist mr.
Ran, Vorwaefts, has been guilty Of
deception and ef causing disruption
Of the inner unity of the PARTY. and
the promotion on the other hand uf
tho Interests Of those who In the time
Of the countrF's need condemn the
position Of the party
"The social democracy" hc SAYS.
"could act no differently than II has
done II had 10 align itself on the
side Of the fathorland iu this war"
He refutes Indignantly the claim of
the "intriguers' that the social dem
ucrats are "hurrnh patriots" chau-
viuists and iingoeH. and den,es that
the war from Gcrmanys standpoint
Us an imperalstic undertaking.
AS long" he continues, "as tho
enemies cannot contcmplata any
peace that does not presuppoae die
tnting to PROSTATE Germany Just 50
long rs IT worse than madness. he
trayal of the Interests of QUE people
In fact, "a talk Of peace to them.
Stick 10 II TO the End.
"To stick IL out TO the end That
above All things Is our duty 20 our-
selves our longing and our hopes.
our sympathy and our concern, must
not be allowed to overpower us. at
least not until everything is dark
ahend Even the most pardou1blc
desire and the most comprehensive
excess Of feeling can du us the ut
most harm If given way 10 at an un-
suitable moment"
Touching on the future lleine de-
clares that in these portentous times,
courage and determination must not
be weakened "Thc 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 ability Of every man
is needed, the party must not yacil-
late, thereby causing confusion In the
ranks of Germanys defenders. This
might cause the most serious conse-
quenccs for the whole German peo-
| pie, including the working classes
In conclusion he calls upon the
comrades 10 stop their attempts to
disrupt the party with consequent
danger to the fatherland.
No Self-decepti0n.
"The time * not opportune.' he
says, TO resort TO self deception and
TO hope That eventually things VIII
not be SO bad. Every day now may
do much damage It rs the custom
of those In the majority to take no
notice of confused and untrue at
/ tncks on the defense of the father
/ land
1T is to be true. neither easy nor
comfortable TO oppose those who with
the authority of pretended superior
learning and intelligence spread
abroad a mass of untruths such for
example as that the war Is "a war Of
conquest by Germany, that It was be-
gun In order TO suppress the work
ing movement; that the borders Of
tho fathcrlund are no longer menac-
ed. and the like. And yet 1t is ur-
gently necessary that the party IS
comrades assume this unpleasant
duty
10 Protect Working Men.
"The homeliest and most unassum-
ing comrade Is in a position to ask of
the intripuers this question:
"Do You want your party, in the
eyes of the world. TO assume the re-
spousihuty i'm case Germany should
be beaten. cut to pieces and robbed
of It's industry and commerce, or do
YOU want to protect the German
working man from thisT
"lle whose eyes are not opened by
this is surely beyond help, and may
before an the world. be charged with
Indifference, yet with enmity to-
ward his people and his country"
"The German social democracy
concludes the writer ''has lived
through a great hour. and, as was TO
have been expected. has proved wor-
thy. May it continue to discard the
half true and the untrue, ana dare
to be Of large ealibre.