New-York tribune., 1918-02-03


hour of victory. Her enemies have
abandoned hope of victory by arms and
are now trying to SOW dissension in
our ranks. A propaganda on a large
scale, supported by the ideas of the
Russian revolution, has resulted in
seme sections Of the population follow
ing the entitements Of irresponsible
agitators. They do not realize that
they are committing shameful treason
against the fatherland.
II raise my warning voice and ask
YOU to consider what will happen If
our front begins to totter. Foreign
countries are already rejoicing at their
success. observing with malicious glee
our German Michael again walking into
a trap. That must not continue.
"Political resistance must and will
in all circumstances be smashed. Ger
many must not experience such condl-
tions as the Russian revolution pro-
duced. Let every one help to terminate
the shameful spectacle of strike. de-
nounce the mischievous agitators and
bring them to their deserved punish
ment."
Reports received at Stockholm from
Berlin indicate that the strike has
reached its high water mark and now
is beginning to recedc. The Majority
Socialists appear to have been half
hearted in the movement from the be-
ginning, and the strike has been strong
" opposed by the Catholic trades
unions and by tho Hirsch Duncker
Union. which is the largest non Social
ist trades union in Germany.
Another factor against the success OF
the strike has been the opposition from
:he non-Socialist parties in the Reichs-
tag majority bloc. The "Freislnnige
Zcitung," apparently speaking with at
thority, declares that the Progressive
rarty will have nothing to do with this
rev tendency in the Socialist party
end that the Socialists alone must ac-
ocpt the consequences of their actions
notice of the same import has been
gwen by the National Liberals and the
Clericals, and the Socialists to day
clearly are face to face with the pros
rect that if the strike continues the
Kcichsta bloc will be disrupted and
the government will be disposed to
leave the Socialists out of it's councils
and also in a position so to do.
A demand that the German Rcichs-
tag be summoned to discuss the strike
was made by the "Vorwaerts" in a
leading article Friday. when the paper
appeared again after having been sup
nressed. according to an Exchange Tel
egraph dispatch from Copenhagen. The
"Berlincr Tageblatt." it Is added, de-
c,ares that the civil power Will not
grant the wish of the Socialists and
summon the Reichstae, SIS the radical
clements would only be given an op-
portunity to preach strike propaganda
in the Parliament.
"Vorwaerts' says that, while the
General Committee of Trades Unions
IS remaining neutral, it is unanimously
of the opinion that the political discon-
L l. - IHA a
be removed by meeting justly the
wishes of the strikers.
The newspaper says that number
Of meetings of trades unions, for which
arrangements were made long prior to
the strike for the transaction OF rou-
tine business, have been forbidden. 1T
is quoted as follows i'll a dispatch to
The Daily Express:
eve do not want the disruption OF
Germany or civil war. We want the
government to understand the stand
point of a majority of the people. IL Is
4 simple quarrel between those who
want peace by might and those who
want peace by unders tanding."
The Cologne "Volkszeitung," de-
nouncing the Socialists, says:
at is evident that the Social Dcmoc-
lacy considers the time has come to
realize its programme by acts OF vIo-
ltnce 1t wants to tear the reins from
the hands of the government and de-
eide the destinies of the country itself.
but the Socialist leaders are not yet the
rulers OF Germany.
"The men to whom the fate OF the
country is intrusted in these grave
hours are at their posts, and arc deter
rlined to show everybody who does not
know it who the rulers of Germany
are.'
None of the Berlin newspapers ap
peared Thursday. because of sympathy
of the compositors with the strikers
At Thursdays session of the Munich
pal Council of Berlin there was an ex-
cited debate, in which the president was
compelled to intervene. He ordered the
clearance of the visitors gallery. in
which there was great tumult while
speech was being made by Adolf Hoff-
mann, member of the council. After
a debate the council, by vote of 73 to
80, rejected Socialist motions request
ing the municipal authorities to take
the most speedy measures to obtain
restoration of the right of meeting in
public assembly.
Strike Zenith Passed, Says Berlin
The semi-official account of yester-
days occurrences in Berlin reads:
"According to reports in the evening
papers, only isolated and insignificant
oxcesses occurred to-day These were
more acts of youths and of mobs than
of actual demonstrators. The prevail
ing opinion is that the strike has passed
its zenith.
'In some factories the number Of
workers was increased by a thousand
over yesterday. Most Of the forwarding
agents, omnibus companies and street
car lines were able to maintain traffic
IN an orderly manner. All the news
papers reappeared. The strike in the
printing trade is confined to. private
concerns.
Street life was disturbed nowhere.
Even where large bodies of strikers
rromenaded no considerable disturb
ances occurred to-day. All attempts to
persuade the streetcar employees to join
the strike were unsuccessful.
Work is again proceeding in the
shipyards at Hamburg and DanZig. At
Kiel work will be resumed on Saturday.
The strike has :. OF attained serious sig
nificance in the Rhenish Westphalian
coalfields. Only diminishing numbers
of workers struck The Krupp works
are in full swing
Information from various sources
shows that the strike in general is not
over, despite the strong stand taken
by the military authorities, who are
now in control.
The "Frankfurter Zeitung" says that
the strike continues to extend to many
other towns, while in Berlin it does not
diminish. although martial law has
been declared in some of the factories