Evening star., 1917-12-02

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December flames w.
Gerard, former ambassador to Germany
addressing the League for Political
Education at Carnegie Hall today on
the theme German Leaders Of Today"
drew a lurid picture of what would
happen in Germany if the kaiser and
the junkers lost the war.
He said there is no possibility OF
revolution in Germany until after the
war. and then only If the war Is Ger
man failure. When the men who have
suffered horrible distress in the trenches
come back. unless with German vic
tory, they will rise and throw out the
rulers as failures.
Exceed Others in Brutality.
And If they do rise" Mr.. Gerard de-
clared, because of their greater bru-
tality, their greater beastliness, which
exceeds that of all other peoples on the
earth, they will make the French revo-
luton look like Sunday school picnic.
'"The men who might make revolu-
tion are at the front; the mass OF Ger
many's men are at the front. The off1-
GERS of the German army prevent a
revolution such as the Russian army
participated in. officers of the German
standing army are mobiles, and they are
for the government naturally. Not even
with the help of the kaiser himself can
a young man become an officer in a
approve of him. officers of German
regiments are elected by officers.
The reserve officers. who are now
leading Germany's war, also are for
the government. coming from the edu
Gated class.
If There Is No Triumph.
peace. which he cannot proclaim as
German triumph. there may be revo-
luton after the war. When the mass
of men return home from war of
defeat they may say to the govern
ment: We followed you into the war.
You failed to supply the promised eff
ficient leadership that led to world
conquest. Now we'll take the matter of
leadership out ofsyour hands"
LAS speaker before me has said, II
tion. because of their brutality it will
make the French revolution look like
a Sunday school picnic.''
Mr.. Gerard described the political par
ties of Germany. and said that the Ger
man mass reserves it's most sublime
brand OF hate for the United States
Philip Scheidemann and Karl Lieb-
knecht. he said. were the socialists lead
erS. L ne IOrmer was NOT OIL great 1Hl-
portance and lacked the vindictive utter
ances of DR.. Liebknecht, who was put
away. he said. Liebknecht he called a
small lawyer who eked out a modest in
come by writing articles for socialist
papers. He was member of the reichs-
tag, the imperial debating society. He
was a small man with a shrill, almost
feminine, voice, and was somewhat of
joke when he declaimed in the reichstag.
Liebknecht Possesses Nerve.
Liebknecht. however. did not lack
nerve He, criticized the government
and it wasl decided to get rid of him.
He was called to the colors as a reserv-
ist- Under the rule there, having been
called to service. he must never appear
without his uniform. but Liebknecht did
appear in civilians. garo. and was ar
rested and tried by military court and
sent away for four or hveayears, thus
shutting him up for the probable period
Of the war:
Mr.. Gerard said most of the men
prominent in political life in Germany
today. outside Of the conservative ele-
ment. come from humble peopie. There
can be no freedom of speech for these
men. All know IL they displease the
government they WIN get into tmmedi-