Evening star., 1918-01-24
Workers Will Settle Own At
fairs in Case of Military Re-
verse, Says One Report.
NOW BEGIN TO LEARN
OF AUSTRIAN EVENTS
President Wilson's Speech and Brest-
Litovsk Negotiations Further
Foment.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, January 24.-Thc impress
sions conveyed in today's news dis
patches from Switzerland and Holland
regarding the internal situation in Ger
many on the eve of Chancellor Won Hert-
lings expected address before the
reiehstag is one of discomfort among the
masses suppressed by the triumphant
hand of the military party.
Rebellious Sentiment Stronger.
Efforts of the German censorship to
prevent public knowledge of the AUS
trian strikes and peace demands sue
ceeded for time. but the news leaked
through gradually and Austrian events
seem now to be widely known by Ger
man workers.
The Austrian hope that the latter
would follow their lead has not, how
ever. materialized, while German news
papers which ventured to hold out
hand to the Austrian proletarlat nave
been sternly repressed. Nevertheless.
according to the Posts Amsterdam dis
patches. the rebeliious sentiments OF
German workmen. especially independ-
ent socialists. are becoming stronger.
This is partly attributable to the at
titude of the German delegates at the
BreSt-Litovsk conference. which caused
widespread discomfort, as was mani
tested by the tumultuous scenes at nu-
merouS meetings of the fatherlano
party.
Ground Is Prepared.
The Dutch Catholic Journal Tyd
prints an article received through an
indirect channel from its correspondent
in Germany in which he says mat
events at Rrest-Litovsk and Presl-
dent Wilson's new peace formun which
in wide circles is considered suitable
basis for the regulation OF society Q.
the future. have prepared the sround
for the bolshevik tendency.
TT is recognized in educated circies1
SAYS the writer, that the wooden horse
has been brought in at Brest-LitoVsR
and there is anxiety lest the German
attitude in the negotiations may lead
to division among the people. The
masses turn away from the veiled an
nexationist lust of power formulated
by Gen. Hoffman.
Temper of Workers.
Continuing. the writer speaks of the
rebellious temper of the FACTORY popu-
latioIs in the industrial centers. and
adds: Mo wonder fear is expressed here
and there that the people are disguised
with the postponed suffrage reform,
furious with the pan-GerTnanS, exHauSt-
ed in body and fortune. and. deprived
of the hope of the restoration of ma
tional and individual happiness. will it
self take the settlement of its lot
into its own hands if any great mill
tary setback is suffered.
The failure of the separate peace
with Russia would also give the signal
for an incalculable reaction al a mo-
ment when the nervous strain is well
nigh unbearable.
An incident in the Saxon lower house
Monday, the Tyd correspondent says. Is
indicative of the popular sentiment
The King of Saxony recently sent a
telegram to the fatherland party advo-i
eating "a safety peace" This was
sharply censured by the socialists in
the chamber The socialist vice presi-
dent, Frasesdorf, said that the king
was badly informed and badly advised
by his ministers, and declared that the
people took quite different standpoint
from the fatherland party
Kaiser Has Conferences.
1t is in such an atmosphere. if reports
quoted are accurate, that Chancellor
Won Hertling meets the reichstag to
speak to his own countrymen and the
world His newspaper supporters say
that the chancellor is in nowise shaken
by the recent political crisis, but, on
the contrary. he has the emperor fun
confidence. Important conferences are