Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-02
GERMAN STRIKE
REACHES CLIMAX
po,iceman Is Killed in Clash
Between Strikers and Of
ficers in Berlin.
WORKERS NOT ORGANIZED
INN Newspapers Declare Dis
integration of Movement
Proceeding Rapidly.

AMSTERDAM. Feb. There was
., between strikers and the ph-
g.. iu the northwestern part OF Ber-
H., 1bursday. one policeman was
Iu,a md IL dozen strikers inJuruI.
'gt,.p Wprs minor disturbances In oth-
o. .Sguop, aud ia the suburbs cf Ber-
.rnc Gcrman press generally agrees
n.,t rt. outbreak has reached It's cii-
ma, I'm pcrlin and is dow recedlug.
m, lrmuustrationB are said to show
II,r rf centralized control. reports
rnpl the chief Industrial sections OF
Germany indicate that the strlka
movement nowhere II finding the sup
porr necessary to carry II along.
Tho socialist party committee met
IN u.fln on Wednesday evening 90
Jcrid, upon the attitude OF the party
On ,t,v of the extension Of the strikr,
Tho committee considered n program
which the No;sische Zeltung slYs, was
regarded as offering IA suitable ba-
81. for u .gotiations with the sosSru-
uent The program was restricted 10
r,Uiir.n demonstrations affecting do
nrsfi, Affairs omit.ing reference TO
IN, desires In regard TO the foreign
roIicy expressed by the strikers. Tho
commits also considered meaialr,n
to prevent the Indictment OF strike
OF bakers
Interfere With Traffic.
The lighting yesterday In Berlin
IN which policeman was killed was
brought about by an attempt on the
purt TO-! Cd crowd OF men and women TO
Interfere with the street car traffic
Another policeman was irtured Sc
riuusy Mtno. disturbances are re-
ported iu other sections OF Berlin and
IN the outskirts OF the city. The sft-
Crruon newspapers have been COM
PEELED no reduce the number OF their
rorcs Public utilities are being oper-
Hted without interruption 10 far as
the latest adyices show.
Germars newspapers generally 'stI-
mate the number OF strikers At 1so.-
Geo -hey all say that the-Iisintegra-
ton OF sra fnoyement In prvcN> ling
rapidly. The RIOTS OF yests ebay ara
said TO have been due to reaifAing by
the strikers that the movement was
doomed 10 early failure. As IA indI-,
cation Of the lack OF centralized -di-
rection Il Is saii that only fewsbf
the biz plants were forced TO sdspeui
tperations completely
Tho governing board OF the t,ocial-
IL, Democratic party announced yes
management " ;he strike. Tho tr.nle
MONS thru tho general commission
also disclnimed responsibility aud the
strike appears consequently u have
been orphaned, 50 far as these two au-
ihorllalye bodies are concerned. The
part played by Philip Scheidemann,
tttderich Ebert 1nl Herr Braun
socialist leaders, Is explained on the
fftund That they are anxious 10 pre-
vent the strike from resulting IN dis
"lianiNng and riotng. While the par
w as such endorses the political de
hhn'S regarding domestic affairs
N'lrh were made by the strikers II is
generally believed that Il dctinitSy
'N'pprolcs the means taken as mn in
huUmcnt 10 force the government TO
H'et rs demands
Socialist Criticisc,i.
Tho official bulletin Of the National
llner1l l1rty declares that The Ber-
vi SiiiE" leaders are playing into
II'Esky.s s hands Most OF the news-
papers OF the roichstag majority par
yes continue their criticisms q. the
SOCIALISTS. The Gcrmanla snys that
wy eHs'' latiug themselves with thc
%t ne po'h sections Of the party hrv-
unplaNei very bad tactics. which
might Vell have consequences inc,,,-
N'lleni io themselves.
n Ihe FrrisinniGe Zeitung says the
nIIuuFltssi'e Peoples party will havc
uLu"iuE 2" do with the latest acts OF
, Nv S"'"l democrats on whom Il
INV" u"U"s '"ll responsihility for ali con-
f'luenrvs of the strike
Nv NIauz Ecituua OF Rerlin printa
% abusive article regarding tie
- nnllk'Js who is SAYS are behaving as
u u,o Oh a holiday Great numbers OF
.. u,nl arrordinR % the newspaper.
pS'u'i Hl kempinskis famous Ijer-
,r .inr'nt. and It is the class of
Ta' .hr strikers form / part that
,N'1 ,a,, up a large proportion of the
,', '''N oi the opera. the most frivoi-
- ,n't'er' the wine shopa. moving
tNiuure houses ana dance ara music