Evening star., 1917-04-27
GERMANS APPEAL
TO WORKERS NOT TO
STRIKE ON MAY DAY
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patches regarding the Swedish dis
turbances Is so significant as to per
haps indicate censorship on the subject.
Strong Ferment Evident.

turbances is so significant as to per
haps indicate censorship on the suDJect.
Strong Ferment Evident.
All in all. a strong ferment is evil
dent among the laboring masses. caused
by food conditions. including the reduc-
ton Of rations and the extreme cost OF
living and WEAKNESS of war. This view
is confirmed by an American business
man who has Just succeeded in leaving
Germany and who. though ignorant OF
the indications given by the German
told the Associated Press correspond
ent that Berlin was still seething with
strike feeling and that the impression
was widespread there that there Will
be another strike outbreak on May oay.
Whether the governments vigorous
remonstrances and warnings Will De
more effective than the campaign OF un.
official appeal preceding the strike OF
April 16, remains to be seen. PERSONS
here familiar with conditions IN Ger
many, however, express themselves as
finding 1t difficult to believe that the
German authorities, II they make up
their minds to energetic action, VIII
be unable to cope with the situation.
particularly in view Of their right to
take over all munition plants as army
establishments and convert the WORK
men into soldiers.
Chancellor Gets Support.
DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg. the Ger
man imperial chancellor. has found
support for his policy of deferring
definite formulation OF peace proposals
The support comes from the Catholic
center, now the most powerful party
In the reichstag, which has adopted his
standpoint uf this is still his stand
point). favoring the postponing Of
reform in the Prlssian franchise until
peace IL effected.
On the other hand. as was to be ex-
pected, the chancellor's declaration IN
the Norddeutsohe Allgemeine Zeituns
against any precise statement OF peace
terms at the present time has evoked
noisy protests from opponents on both
sides Of the chamber. The socialists
declare that his refusal to put forth
definite peace terms .s, Is evldenee ,shi,e ,ba oa
pan-Germans are indignant over the
absence of an authoritative dtsavowal
from the governments side Of the So
cialist proposals Of no annexations or
indemnities.
Loss Of Support Feared.
The renewed decisions Of the govern
ment not to commit itself with regard
to peace is said to be due to a fear
that such action would please nobody.
but would cut away support from all
sides, and also to the belief that for
the present little is to be hoped for
from it's missionary efforts in Russia-
q fleld from which 1t 10 promptly and
extensively informed.
Philip Scheidemann. leader OF the
German majority socialists, and DR..
Eduard David. one OF the socialist
leaders in the retchstag. have arrived
in Copenhagen.
May Outline Terms.
AMSTERDAM. via London. April 81.
The Tijd's German correspondent
says that DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg.
tho imperial German chancellor. in his
next speech In the rsiohstag viii spec
ify Germanys peace tarms In greater
detail
The wsser Zeitung, . copy Of which
has been received here, in an article
fercely denounces the socialist peace
propaganda, which. II claims, displays
q muddlshsaded and incredible miscon-
ception Of Germanys victorious posi-
ton on the west front and the success
Of her submarine warfare. The news
paper frankly indicates its expectation
that 0ermauys program. in the event