Evening journal., 1918-01-24

ehc i-.D0. al movement ~ Germany is
due largely to the Socialists, or Social
Democrats as they are generally
called"
But | thought the social-Democrats
were standing by the KAISER and the
war said Joe.
They are, in a way, and yet In an
other way they are not" said Uncle
Harry. Il don't know whether you
remember, but Just before the war
started in i9ii-in fact right up TO
the very night before war was de-
clared, there were big anti-war meet
ings in practically all the big German
cities. But with the declaration OF
war all pubic opposition 10 the war
was stopped by the military author
tiles. The people OF Germany were
told by their government that Rus
sia, France and England were going
to crush Germany unless all Germans
rallied TO the army and the defence OF
the Fatherland"
And all Germans did support the
government, didn't they?" said Jimmy
Practically all Of them did" said
Uncle Harry. But there must have
been some Of the people who only
made believe to support the govern
ment, because the fighting had hardly
started before we commenced 10 get
reports from different parts OF the
German Empire that opposition to ths
invasion Of Belgium was springing up.
And the opposition continued TO grow
slowly, and secretly, as a rule, but
nevertheless steadily. Finally the rep
resentatives Of the Social-Democratic
party in the Relchstag quarreled and
split into two sect,ons-the larger sec
tion known as the Majority, continuing
TO support the government loyalty, and
the smaller section, known as the Mi
nority, beginning to oppose the govern
ment. The leader Of the Minority, a
prominent Socialist named Karl Lleb-
knecht, became so bold in his attacks
on the government that he was ar
rested and sent to prison where he
still is"
did our country getting In the war
have any influence on the Liberals in
Germany" asked Helen.
"Unquestionably 10 did" said Uncle
Harry land not only our entrance
into the war but the sinking Of Ameri-
can ships and the whole unrestricted
submarine warfare was generally op-
posed by the German liberals. And
as time has passed the Liberal move
ment has grown stronger and stronger
and become more and more OF a men
ace 10 the German Imperial Govern
ment You can judge how much the Lib
eral movement has come to be feared
by the Kaiser and his supporters, by
the fact that recently 300 Socialists in
Germany were arrested and sent 10
prison"
why don't the Liberals in Germany
start a revolution like the Russians
d d." asked Jimmy.
There are several reasons, answered
Uncle Harry. In the FIRST place the
Kaiser has been wise enough to see to
It that his people haven't actually
starved as the people d in Russia
because he knows that II people get
hungry enough they'll revolt against
any government In the second place, /
doubt if the Liberals in Germany are
strong enough TO start a revolution
against the Kaiser You must remem-
Der folks, that the German people do
not see their own country as we do. and
one reason Is that the Imperial Gov
ernment does not permit the newspa-
pers to publ 'sh all the news Of the
war. The German people are undoubt-
cdly given false statements about the
attitude Of the Allies, and particularly