Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-22
PROBLEMS
FIRST IN MINDS
Of ALL GERMANS
People Seem Apathetic in Re-
gard to Political Events
Which Do Not Concern
Rationing Of Country
lay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE,


Berlin Saturday, NOV. lG.-CBy
The Associated Press -.}erlin has
now had week of revolution, yet the
streets have the same appearance
they presented on any Saturday dur
ing the war with the exception of the
absence of newspapers reference to
events along the front A casual WIS.,
itor would not be aware that this has
been the storm center of a gigantic
political upheaval. The mass of the
public appears anything but excited
over the future progress of events.
1t Is no reflection on Germans
sense of patriotic duty to say that
news of American food relief tempo
farily eclipses curiosity over the poll
tcal drama. After four years Of war
the listless attitude of the middle class
elements in the early stages of the re-
Volution is typical of the apathy that
prevails
While parliamentary leaders of the
middle parties beat u headlong re-
treat when the ahdication of Emepr-
or William was announced and left
the social democratic party undisput-
ed masters of the tangled situation the
majority of the middle class citizens
appeared oblivious or perplexed in the
face of grave events. 1t was only
after the socialists had worked few
erlshly for eight days to anchor the
revolution in the hearts and minds of
the workingmen that the middle
classes decided to issue their first call
to arms.
Cabinet In Control.
The Ebert Heasa cabinet APPARENT
n nd ipfNt tr1
taken over such elements of the old
bureaucratic regime as were indis-
pensable and placed it's party men in
strategic positions The hastily Gre
ated subordinate bodies and commit
tees are gradually becoming organic
ed.
The executive committee of the SOL
diers and workmen's organization is
supposed to be the highest authority,
but it is subordinate to the final au-
thority Of the council formed by the
six peoples commissioners. Until the
national assembly has decreed the
structure of the new republic. the
present apparatus must be accepted
as makeshift. At present the Ebert
cabinet is concerning itself with the
urgent problems of food and demobi-
that the radicals are wisely refrain
ing from indulging in any utopian ex-
pertments. No serious friction in the
cabinets deliberations has been re-
ported, although the Left wing has
not declared for an carly converting
of the national assembly. 1t desires
to exploit the interim in terrifying
proletarian rule. Ebert and Scheide-
mann, on the other hand, are con
tented to rest their cause in the cleo
tons.
The coming week will bring the
middle class parties into action. The
merger of the national liberals and
the Trogressives has virtually been
effected. Leading men and women all
over the country issued a stirring call
for the founding of a new democratic
party today.
Responsibility for the disorders in
the first days of the revolution rests |
on the Spartacus group. in which |
L'ebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg |
carry little of the influence they held |
at first. Soldiers and sailors are |
ready to suppress any plot against the |
government and are insistent in their !
demand for non-partisan politics and !
for converting the national assembly. !