Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
MODERATES CLASH
WITH RADICALS TO-
OBTAIN CONTROL
Independent Socialists Now
Demand Establishment of
Pan-Soviet Congress.
DECEMBER is DATE SET
FOR TEST OF STRENGTH
Repatriated Officers Say Nothing
Has Been Done Toward
Reconstruction.
WEALTHY TEUTONS FLEEING
Strikes. Arc Reported in Several of
the Large Plants in anC.
Around Berlin.
Strikes. Arc Reported in Several OF
the Large Plants in anC.
Around Berlin.

LONDON. November 2I.-A convene
ton of delegates representing all tile
soldiers and workmen's councils .fn
Germany has been called> to meet In
Berlin December 16. according toaa
Berlin dispatch received here to-
night. l.G
In the meantime. the struggle be-
tween the moderates and radicals over.
the question whether there shall ,or
shall not be constituent assembly
continues.
The radicals, having suffered set
back through the Federal conference
at Berlin arc bending might and main
TO win over the masses. Their every
move so far has been a religious infi-
tation of the methods OF the Russian
Reds and to-day they took another leaf
from the Lenine-Trotzky book by surfi-
moninE German Soviet conGress.
to be held at Berlin on December Is.
Ys Ysrnnen, counter nIn measure, the Ebert
ident Fehrenbuch, of the ReichstaH,
to summon the old Parliamei,t for 1Insa
meSiate WeSid oa session sn Esh.enose said
was Granted military a,,protectfoh. Rsa Z
NrahieS sa st
dlers, council in which all executive
power rests. The days are gone wnen
OF OF 5me pressing ss traon OF bltt9n
tne streets to n given point and quelI
riots or maintain order. The troops
whether they will or Will not draw sa.
berS on their countrymen.
me workmens and soldiers council,
lection for the Reichs;ag sittings. lis
dominated By radicals. The radicals
consider the Retchstag an evil mem.
ory or an evil past. ~
DECISIVE TEST OF
STRENGTH IS COMING
decisive test OF strength u.s. there's
fore. looked for when the moderates
insist upon legal" sessions or :IegaI'
may even move, deliberately 10 disband
mat body by force. ~ VI
:, In such case the Ebert government
Is expected to cast about for "loyai"
generals and loyal" troops. and that
may may mark the beginning Of a gigantic
dareS predict -
Conditions in Germany again are de-
tcrine4 tord,H,s as as eonsiderably disturbed in
called I,s in the capital 80 D'sn -
Nati NE popular opposition against Dir.
the two holdovers Of the old rerimr'
Is growing. Solf. the Foreign Minister.
somn IS ar"king kinS strenuous 81 efforts to obtain
ing" before the German people and
Iom'ihGe ,an Lin, them el 1t would be we'll to re-
are wing with one another in making
glowing promises to the masses. :, ss,
Ecr,;n ~ Semto1iiciai dn statement given out at
ade would be lifted in the immediaEe
lnuIure Ihere is absolutely no con-,
Ira.aon ,he repe,ed OF this report, and In view OF
tnat subject by British statesmen, ne
finds no credence here. - ~
renpia fpIioerGer re is promising the German
peace. bread and liberty" il they will
only remain calm.
i, The radicals, or Independent Social
!Sts' are working strenuouSly against
the constituent assembly. Seeing there
is popular demand for it. they are
no" nov pro promising they will not oppose 1t.
Tor II. All soldiers and prisoners Of
wi, Var ,i,i must first have an opportunity to
,Ser SUD the political @ situation before
The attitude OF the Independent So-
M eial wa, was stated by Herr Haase IN
Monday night. He declared the assem-
bly, must be convened. but that the
most vital interests Of the proletariat
demanded that the ground gained by
the revolution must be first fortifisd
securely while the proletariat still has
the power To do so.
oCCUPATlON by ALLIED
TROOPS CHEAP PRICE TO PAY
Other independents Socialists go as
far as to declare that eventual occu-
patton by allied troops would be "a
SHedp pIitc 10 pay IOF Il complete .y!S-
tory of Socialism, by which they ap-
parently mean the independent braid
of Socialism. -l-,:-7 Ss-s
The attitude OF the majority Social
ISIS in the government is set forth by
philipp Scheidemann In the Vorwaerts
lie declares that the alleged technical
difficulties in the way Of early elec-
tions can easily be overcome. t1 70
There Is no need. lie says for the
usual preliminary registration and the
draitins OF election lists. Every sol
der has military pass, upon the pre-.
sentation OF which he would be able
10 vote wherever he might happen 10
be. The pass could be stamped to
prevent repeating. = uniform pass
easily could be issued TO other citizens
and women emitting them to vote in
the same manner as the soldiers.
DECLARES NECESSARY. TO s u
MAINTAIN GERMAN UNITY
The German federal conference has
adopted the following resolutions: ~
rhere Is absolute necessity. for MI.
Gcrman tribes to act In unison for tho
maintenance OF GermanS's unity and \
TO night all the separatist movemenigs..
Supplementary news about the fed
eral conference at Berlin confiru, ycA..
terday's information that the cor, forsaA,
we're virtually vuafiuioualy 4 asainas
radicaiism, but 1t shows that tisy..
nevertheless. were forced 10 bow 10 the
Soviets by adopting sthis ciausc: "a =
Unyl the meeting of the Datiopay