El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

Then those men, Wneu lues Aei-
seen the miracle that Jesus did, slid,
mis- is of a truth that prophet that
should come into the world
half OF the German autocracy. the
majority section OF the German So
cialist movement has stood as
solid wall at the back Of the kaiser
The kaiser and the junkers justly
feel that Scheidemann and his ueu-
tenants may safely be trusted 70
serve the interests or k2lserdom lu
the projected International SOCIALIST
convention. Scheidemann succeeded
in turning the series of conferences
that were held I'm Sweden rev
months ago into series OF anti
American demonstrations
But to return TO Karl Liebknechl
and the anti-war party Karl Lieo-
knecht is-or should we say was =
the son Of the famous Socialist leader
VIM Liebknecht. who pioneered with
Marx and Engels. suffered imprlson-
ment in the seventies for citclsinG
Bismarck. was editor OF NorW arts.
the leading German SOCIALIST paper.
and who died in 1900 The younger
Liebknecht in l904-S served year
and a half in prison under sentence
Of trea sOn for the ideas expressed in
his work entitled "Militarlsm ana
-AIilitarism." In 1912 he was
elected 10 the Reichstag- In 1915 ne
was again Imprisoned under sentence
OF four years and one month for
trea son against the German Father
land''-which means in plain Eng
lish. daring TO oppose the German a0-
so1urfSm 4 few months ago he was
durable victim OF tuberculosis
Whether today he is in this world. or
the next. we in America are unable 70
say
IIebknecht Opposes War.
Liebknecht from the very begin
rfuar refused IN onrTurnUawre the war
In any manner whatsoevsr- He de-
Cllred that for any German Socialist
TO participate I'm the war was an act
Of treason against the Socialist ideal
The Socialist party split Liebknech-
was scCrufully reuudiated by the or
g1niZ1tIon. However. small min
Crirv shared his cOnVlctloDs-anu
likewise shared Liebl1nechts courage
20 stand for those convictions against
the wrath OF kaiser and kaiserdom
both. After Liebknecht's imprisOu-
ment this minority rapidly grew un-
der the heroic leadership OF Haase
twenty members in the German
reichstaE, and has the support Of
T0rWarts. though the paper has sew
eral times since the outbreak OF the
war been suppressed. and is now be
ing published under an agreement
with the government authorities not
to make mention Of the class strug-
gle.
In an interview with an American
newspaper correspondent shortly be-
asked what the radical German So
cialists were doing to put an end On
the war. His reply IS said 70 have
been. You Americans cannot under
stand the power OF the censorship I'm
GERMANY In one dav-in one hour
We were cut off Every man became
separate cell I'm the body polite
Every man was Isolated with his own
the flooding idea OF the war From
the moment the censorship shut down
every man became a mental prisoner.
German newspapers were At once
flooded with stories Of outrages on
German soldiers CZariSm was oSteu-
sihIv the issue on which the war be-
gan The Socialists lost their press [
at one stroke All the Socialists IN I
the reichStaE with the exception OF
- voted for the war budget From
then on there have been two German
Socia 1isus"
Anti-Wnr Demonstration Held.
Before war was declared the So
cialists everywhere held protest I
meetings and anti-war demoustra- /
ti0ns. But Immediately war was de- /
clared everybody had 10 take a /
stand for or against the Father /
land" Df course the "Fatherland' I
meant the Prussian autOcraCy. Once |
war was declared all opposition 20 /
LLLE aNaLNNIela4N-E became treason ANEIL- D
p1ratively few Socialists had the ]
courage TO stand in the place Of trail I
tors But be IL remembered 10 their ]
everlasting glory. and 10 the per- /
petual inspiration OF all true lovers /
of democracy in all generations here I
after. there were some who did. And /
at what a cost, What were their
names We DO not know How many
sealed their convictions wiz their ]
LIES blood IS known on TO Him who
Col In
whose attentive love each hair on
every head is numbered
DenounceS German Methods.
Shortly after the torpedoing OF the
Lusitania. Liebknecht I'm an open let
ter TO the Royal Council Of Defenc
said The government has prepared
this war along with the Austrian
government so that the latter viii
bear the responsibility. The govern
meut brought on the war by leading
into error the bulk Of the nation II
acted then in such n way as TO keep
the masses Of the people at the de-
sired level The government has car
rleu on the war with methods that
are even Incompatible with every
thing that has been done hitherto
1uently used by the other belliger-
ants; there were Zeppelin bombs
which killed both the combatants and
submarine war on
commerce. LoINe4oluE lne Llel L.Ll4ar
and pillage and eStortion. i
During the war everything has been
done according TO the demands Of the
land-holders and capitalists. and at
the expense Of the masses Of the
people The password OF every true
Socialist ought to be. Down with the
serman government There can
be no thought OF ever coming to
terms with leaders imbued with such
Ideas. and I shall pursue the struggle
against them with all my strength"
As we have seen. the declaration Of
war by the kaiser brought the CEN
sorship-the Socialists could publir
nothing. But although they have nc
press they have number OF printing
presses. and through underground
channels thousands OF anti-War pam
1hlets 1re sent out among the people
lt middle Europe. Here is 4 lyrical
pamphlet It was circulated about q
year ago we shall continue the war
for six months. perhaps even for q
year. But the next generation viii
be sacrificed To the dead and
" wounded on the field Of battle viii be
ldded the women and children
starved at home. With all its vie
tories German militarism has fallen
INTO n hopeless gulf Women and
put an end TO your Wnrdsi
Turn to deedst Down with v-arr'
Protest from Austria
And here is one from Austria. II
vas circulated last winter
over 500 Socialists were arrested
md imprisoned In German for anti
war agitation I'm the month OF Sep
rrber"
Sne7kinE OF the imnrfsonment Of