The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-17
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1y n who could write a PAM
et or could publish one did so.
censorship had prohibited SO
ny people and SO many organiza-
~ ron expressing their views pub
that they chose this method OF
sniating their ideas privately. The
aphiets could be printed secretly
distributed through the malls so
70 avoid both the censors and the
erment, So every one in Germany
an to receive documents and pam
cts about all the ails and COM
nts within Germany. About the
people who did not do this were
Socialists. The "Alt-Deusch Yer
d" which was an organization OF
great Industrial leaders of Ger
ly, had beer bitterly attacked by
Berlin T~ageblatt. but when the
ectors wanted to publish their re-
the censors prohibited 1t. So the
EDeutsch Verbnd issued "A pam
st and Gent 1t bro adcast throughout
many. In the meantime. the
nceilor and the government real
that unless something was don
com bat these secret forces, which
. undermining the governments
tfence, there would be an eruption
Germany which might produce Sc
20 results.
throughout this time the Socialist
~ was having troubles Of it's own,
bkneoht wns In prison, but there
a little group Of radicals who had
forgotten it. They wanted the
ialist party as a whole to do some
PIX to free Ldebknecht. The party
been split before the advance of
summer, 80 efforts were made to
BE the two factions, AT a we'll
Fnded conference in the r~eichstag
ding they agreed to forget old DIFF
ences and join forces in support
he government until winter. when
Eas hoped peace could be made.
he Socialist party AT various times
ing the war has had a difficult Ting
agreeing on government measures.
He the Socialists voted unanimous
or war credits At the beginning, a
r afterxard faany ~ them had
ngrd their minds and had begun
wonder wlset be5'. after all. they had
made mistake. This WAS the
Ec which brought about the first
IN the Socialists ranks. When
anne time la 1918 to vote further
Tits to tine government the Social
had a caucus. After three days OF
or wrangiing the ranks split. One
up. headed by Scheidc1nann. de-
sd 10 support the government, and
kther group, with Herr Woifgang
the leader, decided TO vote against
war loaIas-
chetdemann. who In the most ca
b snd naost powerful Socialist in
many. carried with him the r1a-
(ty OF the delegates aud was sup
ted by the greater part OF public
MON. Haine. however, had the sup
1 of men lice DIR. Haase and Ed
d Bernstein. who had considerable
uence with the public. but who were
organizers or me capable OF ag-
s1ve action. like Scheidernann. AS
a affecting the governments plans
3 concerned, the Socialist split did
amount to much. In Germany
re- Is such widespread fear OF the
eminent and the. police that wen
most radical Socialists hesitate to
bose the government. In war time
many is under complete control of
military authorities. and even the
hhstag. which is supposed to be a
lgiatfye body, liz In reality during
times only n closed corporation
kCH auC1 WIG l5aaAsAh w tIEG k0NcI II
ut
he stfrude Of the reichstag On any
oGion In not determined nj the par
cAaacuses nor during session. I'M
tnnf decisions in always arrived
- great headquarters between the
0ccIlOr and the military leaders.
q the chancellor eturns 10 Ber-
summons the party leaders to his
~ ~~vnyfnu urhAf cha uAu1y.0svV,nof
nrea, and, without asking the lead
FOR their support, tells them THAT
|vAes Won HINDENBURG expects.
- know there Is no choice left 20
(cheidemann always attends these
|fcrences as the Socialist represen-
~ because the chancellor has new
recognized the so-caIled Socialist
bcr party. which is made up of So
Int radicals who want pece nd who
reached the point when they can
longer support the government.
bue night at the invitation of an
kor OF one of Berlin's leading news
l>rs, who Is a Socialist radical. I
nded a secret session of the So
ttUk Labor party. At this meeting
were present three members of
retchstag. the president OF one of
|uany's leading business organiza-
j two newspaper editors. one la
a1ttator who had been travelling
industrial centers to mobilize the
- which opposed to the
|tfnuation of the war and a rather
f-known Socialist writer, who had
d Inspiring some anti-government
hnhlets which were printed in
<~nrland and sent by mail to Ger