Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-23
MORE OUTBREAKS
ARE ERE.PORTED|N
GERMAN CENTERS
Revolution Enters Second
Stage When Radicals and
MOderates Clash.
BELIEVE GEN. MACKENSEN
WILL BE POPULAR LEADER
Cavalry Officer Has Strong Hold
on Both Army and
Civilians.
START NEW REBEL MOVEMENT
Indications Point L Strong Effort
Being Made to Put Ex-Kaiser
Back on Throne.
BELIEVE GEN. MACKENSEN
WILL BE POPULAR LEADER
START NEW REBEL MOVEMENT
indications Point L Strong Effort
Being Made to Put Ex-kaiser
Back on Throne.

LONDON, November 22-The Germs n
revolution has entered it's second stag e.
mat OF death Grapple between the
radical and moderate elements OF the
rcvolutionarics
New outbreaks arc reported from
kic!. Hamburg and other coas: towns
lhat Is precisely where the original
Lpheaval began. Radical Soviets arc
said to have replaced the safe and
sane" councils.
rhe position Of DR.. Ebert. the So
ciaiist Chancellor. in the new chaos
!! chaos Il bc--strikingly resembles
That OF kerensky in his losing strug
-le with the Soviets OF Russia There
mas appeared on the scene Il man VINO
may we'll play the role OF German
kornilon-Ficld Marshal Won Macken-
sen. who literally hewcd his way from
Ronmania through Hungary to Ger
IT, the many military crises in the west
this year. the question has been fire.
quen,: Why don't they call Macken
sem: The great cavalry general has
magnetic hold on the popular imayi
nation. and also has strong influence
on large section OF the army. In
coup d'cta, he is expected TO play n
leading part.
The new rebel movement report cd
from Germany is believed merely the
continuation OF The Bolshckiv rising
which vas temporarily checked by the
nodyate Socialists se!zing control. But
like the Kercnsky government the So
cialist chieftains at Berlin won their
victory mainly by promises and appeal.
10 love of Fathcrland. When the coast /
rislnss were AT their height. Eber,
and his confrcrcs told their muses.
that ehsos and anarchy would mean
s,nsling .,,,:,.ng armIsiiee terms When the
70 Germany. were published. the poo-
ple were tod:
"Bc calm. preserve order. so we can
obtain a modification OF the terms"
Now tina; the allied and American
armies arc approaching the Rhine. and
the hulk OF the German feet Is sur
rendered. I'olshevil<ism is raising his
a'ad aEair. and its preachers arc tell
ing tho ma.seS. You hav" nothing
further 10 lose. bu' much 10 gain. Now
y thc time TO make clean sweep Of
thlnes. !urrah for the war of the
reoisie: Tn" moderate counter cry
Is: BE calm. preserve order SO NC
San obtain preliminary peace.
REDS COUNT ON RETURN
OF ARMIES FOR HELP
Bu; there - another factor with
which tho Reds" reckoncd when they
consented 10 temporary abatement
OF their terrorist agitation. That was
pointed troops from the west. Always
willing TO strike bargain for one"
half Of what thcy want. provided they
sec n chance 10 seize the other half
latcr-as the Russian Reds did time
and aca!n-ihc radicals contentcd
what they had gained. meantime count
ing upon the armies return TO set the
rcd bali rolling, again, That has nov
ing back into the I'athcrland in Wild,
piilaging hordes Automatically al
most. the extremists in the soldiers
their pressure. and in Northern Ger
many they seem to be on top Of things
once more.
AS in Russia the struggle resolved
itself for n while between the Duma
and the Sovicts. so the German situa-
,ion is simmerins down to combat
stag. Eut like the Russian impcria
Duma; the German Parliamcn. is
looked on by tn. masses as .sh shaGow
and it's chances for resurrection seem
slim. hard as tho Socialists may try
TO bring it back 10 life. Ebert is re-
tho Re!chstaG is still "A legal body. In
tho same manner. the monarchists arc
tho Kaiser is still legal monarch.
Tho cS.-Kaiser. indeed. still COM
mands wide innucnc" among his for
r,cr subjects. if latest reports arc au
ihentic. \ clique of loyal generals
and admirals is said to bc marking
time to M, him back on The throne. 1t
ever. that they conld muster any sort
Of an army which would be strong
enough to keen him there; or even
save him from tho wrath Of the masses.
FORMER EMPEROR KEEPS
POSTED RY WIRELESS
From the top Of Count Bcntinck's
castle at AmerinGcn. wireless mes
oX-Empcror's managers" while air
nlancs are reDorted Dropping messages
ITO the castle park. Meanwhile. Ito
l, -. II I1ysz
'ein has Just imported 200 bags Of Ger
man gold and silver coins and deposited
,hcrn in Dutch banks
Philip Schcidemann majority So
from the Office Of Financial Minister
in the Berlin governments. Vorwncrts
Inc people that only with a consolie
dated Germany will the entente gain
nary peacc w,hm honeS fSe for next Trs
weeks. Scheidemann's departure from
the Sovernmcnt is believed only tenn
pcrary. for he is known to be much too
strong man to allow himself TO he
shelved or to shirk leadership in the
present crisis. II would surprise no
any day. '''''o'
in the meantime the old parties.
made un OF the Catholic Centrists. Con-
tuo are virtually In one catcgory--are
trying, to muster their forces and mold
Them into mew nar,S much Ike the
DIuSo'"' SC''k'SutIplldl democrats
tried to do IN various attempts at n
counter-revolution.
Here. too. however, the situation In
Germany Is like that in Russia: the
old parties consist now merely OF In
port from the masses: they cannot re-
crnit an army. and only an army---onIy
co,inter-revolution The German ma sses
like those OF Russia. are thorourhIv
sick of i,sh,ing for anything except
mediate benefit. Therein lies the main