The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
FOR ALLIANCE
WITH GERMANY
Or. Solf Now Suggests Allies Help
Teutons Put Bolsheviki
Leaders Out Of
Business.
IBy Frank j. Taylor, United Press
staff Correspondent

[By Frank ]. Taylor, United Press
staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Dec. 24.--An alliance be-
tween Germany and the allies to de-
feat bolshevism was proposed by DR..
w. s. Solf, former German foreign
secretary. in an interview with the
United Press today.
Solf declared the spread of boil
shevism is the greatest menace in
the world today and that the victori-
GUS allied countries are in as much
danger from it's influence as Germany
and Russia.
1.-The allies must forget that Ger
many is their enemy" Solf declared,
I'VE must unite in the one great pur-
pose OF saving the world from the
dreadful consequences of bolshevfsm.
Germany has two kinds OF revolu.
tfon. The south German revolution
is a development of old democratic
traditions, the fruits of which will
soon ripen in the establishment OF a
stable government. The north Ger
man revolution is adopting the meth
DDS and shows the influence of the
Russian bolsheviki. The scenes we
see every day in Berlin, Hamburg.
Dresden and the industrial centers OF
Westphalia and the Rhineland find
/ their analogy in Moscow and Petro.
grad
Personally, / believe bolshevism is
mot only the greatest menace con-
fronting Germany and Russia, but is
equally menacing to all adjacent coun-
tries. And once bolshevism has de-
Iveloped power in Germany, it will
spread all over the world, like the
most contagious of diseases, 1t must
be the aim and duty of all the pow
ers to fight this universal enemy.
"Bolshevtsm is even more danger
GUS outside of Russia than in that
country. where 1t originated Russia
lis huge country, living under
simple conditions. 1t IS rich In re-
sources, self-s,rpporting, and its food,
comm rcial and industrial machine Is
the most simple, anyway.
"Bolshevism Is accepted practically
as religion in politically sickened
Russia, but In the western countries
its Developments are merely along
materialistic lines.
',The most devilish of the ideas
Ntkolai Lenine has given birth to is
+ the soldiers and workmen's council
which Immediately disorganizes every
decent and sound organ and destroys
discipline. We have seen Its work
lin Germany ! am sure bolshevism
! has prepared it's groundwork IN
France and Italy the same as 1t has
in Finland and Efthonia.
"It is barely possible that victor
ious nation is Immune to the danger.
GUS bacillus, but after the days OF
victory, and glory have been SLIGHTLY
| dimmed. the disease is sure to de-
velor in the countries OF our victor
ious enemies"
Solf was able to express his ideas
more freely than when he was hold
ing office. He said he resigned be-
cause he could not work with the
radicals. although Chancellor Ebert
and Philip Scheidemann approved HIS
policies.
| TDr. Soils remarkable interview
was given Christmas eve at the mo-
lment when the bolsheviki, under the
Leadership Of Karl Liebknecht, were
raining ascendency In Berlin and
threatening to overthrow the present
government by force. His TRADE
against the workmen and soldiers
councils is doubly interesting from
the fact that great part of Germany
lis controlled by those very bodies.l