Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-28

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second. is the socialist majority. which
| is exerting all it's influence to force
the government into declaration that
| il desires neither the money nor the
land of Germany's foes: the third party
| is headed by the radical socialists and
! includes an unknown but apparently
considerable body of the workers. sick
of the war, disheartened by the d.
minishing food rations and demanding
that peace be obtained at once, what
ever the cost.
The only point in common between
the three parties seems to be to make
Chancellor Won. Bethmann Hollweg the
target of all their shafts.
The majority socialists appear to have
the inner track at present.
Battle Is subordinated.
BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN. via London. April
ga prospect of grave labor troubles
throughout Germany on May day over
shadows everything else in the German
press. Gen. Groener's address to the
reichstag committee. the manifesto of
the federation of labor against strikes,
and editorial appeals to the same pur-
port predominant in the newspapers,
the news of the great battle of Arras
and the general military situation be-
u.
Where there Is so much smoke there
evidently must be some fire. The man.
ifesto of the metal workers union, the
organization which took the leading
part in the previous strike. is worded
in curiously dubious manner. While
ostensibly directed against strike agi-
tators, it gives the impression of being
a very half-hearted document
The manifesto argues that a general
strike is unnecessary. because stoppage
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plants and transportation systems
would be sufficient to immeasurably in :
crease the difficulties of the situation.
1t adds that the decision to strike can,
only be taken by the executive after
efforts at an amicable solution have
failed
/ One of tho methods by which the
agitators are apparently working is
the spread of rumors of a further i'm
pending reduction Of rations. The Ber-
lin city authorities have appealed to
the public to report persons spreading
these rumors to the police.
Says Work Will Go On.
AMSTERDAM. April 2s. via London
The Berlin socialist newspaper yoer-
waerts publishes a declaration of the
general committee of trades unions. as
serting that the German working
classes will not cease work on May /
and deploring the circulation of fly
sheets melting the workers to a polit-
ical or revolutionary strike on that
day. These fly sheets, says the declara-
ton. do not emanate from the social
democratic party. but from persons
who have nothing in common with the
labor movement. 1t concludes
Strikes for purposes of political
demonstration are at present irrespon-
sible and must be sharply condemned"
Labor's Letter to Governor.
The general committee Of the Ger
man Labor Federation. in a letter to
Gen. Groener. head. of the munitions
department, made in reply to Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg's recent let
ter on the strike, says:
I'VE expect with certainty that the
promise of measures for safeguarding
the food supplies of the population Of
towns in the industrial districts Will be
fully carried out thereby removing the
strongest cause for anxiety among the
working classes.
Furthermore. everything must be
avoided tending to lead workers to be-
lieve their efforts lack full apprecia-
tion and consideration. Inadequate
wages, having regard to the cost of
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| ,inie. CAUSE .,tSts anu
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army at home.
Only Way to Peace.
Eve agree that strike. At the nresent
,urctura sbould he avoided and +b.t ~ :.
sofaty If the emnire il nararoun,
rhars % no thinking ner.on hut oarnI,.
| tbot only Increased power OF res,sts M.
can bring a speedy peace and that mi.
l. on1v attainable bv refrainin. from,
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actons caicuiated 10 pafaiyze the
strength Of the men in the trenches.
! who are called on to endure the effect.
!, ~ ,nnensa number ~ CIV. 800
\ front.