The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-05
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Leo Trotsky, chief lieutenant Of
Nicholas Lenine, leader Of Bolsheviki
>-3ecIared in a speech today before
the democratic congress, following its
rejection of the plan for b new coali
ton cabinet.
Trotsky Is bitter opponent OF
Kerensky and his appearance before
the congress after the government
Threatened 10 arrest Lenine If he
should appear In Petrograd, created a
big sensation.
Civil war nov appears inevitable,
Trotsky asserted. 1.-THE proletariat is
definitely arrayed against the bour
geoise. l doEbt only whether the as
sumption of full power by the council
of workmen and soldiers Will go be-
yond organized forms or take the
form OF sanguinary street fighting.
promise in the name of my party that
it will never attempt to seize the
powers of government forcibly, but
warn those who stand in the way OF
the complete triumph OF the prole
tariat that the masses will brook no
interference with their representa-
tives, that they will occupy the
streets and arrest the government u
their demands are rejected.
Under Thumb Of Prussanlsm.
IBy j. w. 7. Mason, Written for the
United Press.1
NEW YORK, Oct. o.-Abdication
OF control over the most pressing
internal affairs has been made by
Chancellor Michaehs, in favor of the
kaiser's military chiefs. Representa-
tives of German .workingmen no long
tn a
grievances 10 the civilian authorities
at Berlin, but are being compelled
to go to the front and address their
complaints to General LudendOrff,
the vital force behind Marshal Won
Hindenburg.
This is the most extreme step kais-
erism has taken to subordinate
Michaelis and his co-ministers TO the
rank Of petty clerks to the militarists.
Unrest among German workin GIN en-
has been growing for many months
and the government at Berlin has
been unable to improve conditions
because all remedies have had TO be
submitted to the field commanders,
who have regarded the working mems
demands much as they would a round
robin from rebellious soldiers.
In consequence of this the German
chancellor has now placed the full
responsibility for settlement of la
Dor unrest upon the general staff.
Faced by the same conditions of dis
satisfaction among their workingmen
the democratic nations opposing Ger
many have made satisfactory ad-
5ustments through the exclusive activ-
tiles Of the civil authorities.
The worlds democracies have PROV
lie
ficient to protect the economic lib
critics of workingmen in war time.
Raiserism, however, is demonstrating
that faced with similar internal CON
ditfons, its civil government becomes
impotent and an appeal TO army
autocracy is the only method it knows
to keep its workshops operating. To
realize the humiliation German work
1ngmen are now undergoing, II is
only necessary to imagine conditions
in the United States il the American
Federation of Labor were compelled
TO send a delegation to General
pershing to request his consent for
raise in wages.
No episode of the war shows the
danger of katserism and the ideal for
which America is fighting. than these
humble pilgrimages OF German trade
~ Tie OF General
Ludendorff.
Violent Cannonadina.
PARIS, Oct. 5.-'Violent cannon
adlng on the east bank OF the Meuse
at Bezonvaux and Hill 34. was re-
ported in today's war office statement
sanrn1ies Getting Fit.
10y j. W. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent
AMERICAN FIELD HEADoTrAR-
lERS, France, Oct. 5-AmeTican ar
llllery Is successfully passing the Sc
Verest test Of all gunnery-the bar
rage.
headquarters reports today empha-
sized splendid progress achieved by
the American gunners in laying down
neriect, coordlnated and accurate
curtains of fire" in their practice.
american Ambassador sharp con-