The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27

names of friends and those otl | give clues to the secret agents they would trace whereof the II For instance, I made many visits to many North German industrial centers. interviewed innumcrable naval and military officers of all ranks, most of whom sought me Of their. own free will and accord. There fore, a too intimate report of cer- tain naval mutiny that took place at q certain German naval base may cost the suspicion of the authorities at certain set of men who are already re- garded as anti-governmental. nave learned that other visitors to Ger many, on leaving the country, had t3 be extremely reticent on speaking Of their impressions while travelling in that country, for fear of involving in nocent German friends in unpleasant experiences. For that reason I will not be definite in discussing any phase of the subject which I am recording.
 Kaiser Rebuked
 In the German fraternal circles the Crown Prince of Germany, the very high military or naval authorities, and even the Kaiser himself, are openly cstracized. I learned in Hamburg and later had it repeatedly verified in eight other German centres, that dur ing his constant travellings the Kaiser was in the habit of paying visits to different fraternaI lodges, and at tnree Ilaces the lodges had adjourned per emptorily in anticipation of the All Highest's visit.
 Only those Germans who are affil- lated with the fraternal organization of which the Kaiser is a devout mem Der can realize the significance of this rebuke As he significance of this act on the part of these bodies can be understood still less in other coun- tries, I will pass over this subject at once.
 Unlearned are German Socialists
 I will now attempt to convey rs-- views of North German Socialists.
 The majority of our German Social ists, I found, are very little different from their pre-war days. In the Be" lin district the Socialism, l founds has even travelled backwards.
 On returning from Germany made Lthis observation to German and Ger man Swiss Socialists at Zu1ict,, and am sorry to confess that I incurred their enmity. am certain that other comrades in other countries will de- ,nounce me for making this statement But I went to Germany to see and hear and from what saw and heard l have come to the firm, but yet sad conclusion that our Prussian authori ties care less for the Socialist view than they do for the views of the Cen ter, the Roman Catholic masses
 The Socialist masses of North Ger many are not for a revolution ant their political and trade union lead CTS are too conservative to count a menace against the government There political and parliamentar. leaders are mostly men who have nev CT been manual workers. They ar lawyers, shopkeepers, Journalists, adu lcators, and professional politicians These classes of men will never advo cate violent upheavals. They are stii preaching revolutionary revolution. gEven the minority Socialists, thei leaders in the Reichstag, are not ye a unit for a forcible revolution
 A Sad Confession
 I must confess very sadly that tn
 
 e gressed as much as the Socialis masses in neutral countries. 7 ha been made to believe while still i Zurich that there were from 19 to 2 Reichstag members in the ranks C inc Minority Socialist party. I inter viewed many Socialists in North Ger many, and became convinced that thi was not the whole truth. The trick Herman governments policy had see advantage in giving cut the false new to the world that, at present theI was an appreciable number of re; revolutionary Socialists in German It is true. There are thousands truly Revolutionary Socialists, bl there are very few heroic leaders lead them. Measured by Russia Scandinavian, French, Italian or eve 1jy English Socialists of the presel date, the real Revolutionary Socialis fin Germany have not more than if stout leaders in the Reicnstag. TT rest are opportunists, and are t learned and cautious to make mate ial for a, truly democratic revolutio The feeling of the Minority Socialis of Germany against the Majority S cialists may be typified in the follo7 ing interview I had with a hero leader of the Minority, a woman:
 Karl Marx! Was He Hun Agent
 Karl Marx, I sometimes think. Ii our poison gases, was made for o enemies" she explained feeling Like Christ, the East produced h for the West, and the West was obi ed to return to the East and tell the about his teachings
 Another woman Socialist, who | already served several prison SC tences for her anti-militaristic dt larations was still more violent, q would refuse to admit that there W the slightest difference between { Majority or the Minority Socialists Germany
 wards and traitors to the z
 "a- ionalleI" she termed them
 | must make it plain that tn
 ords are not the hysterical screa of a woman. She is admired by m
 real Socialists and trade unionists, g has a greater number of individ