The evening world., 1918-01-11
CALLS H|NDENBURG
SUPREME DICTATOR
Of GERMAN EMPIRE
Author of "Men Around Kai-
ser" Says Reichstag Is Mere
Debating Society.
by Frederic William, VILE.


(Former BerHn coyrespondsut q, IN.
LoHdon Daily 1oH. an Ams,1c.. ana
opthor OF Men Around tho KaissrDJ
LONDON, Jan. II UNITED Prem1 i
We stlll shrink from facing the facts
regarding Germany. wo prefer COM
forting theories to disagreoable aotu-
alltles. This Ia convenient. but 4, ism,
war.
Through Dutch. Swiss and scpnd,-
navian channels which serve "a flltsrs
for tho alleged news Germany would
like to have tho world believe. wo
again hear the old familiar words
"crisis.' political crlsls." food
crisis" &c.
In view ~ our inclination 20 mako
the wish father TO our thoughts. lat
mo present In tabloid tho claimant.
personal or otherwise. OF these
"criscs"
Hlndenburg is supreme dictator NJ
Germany. Ludendorfr is the aotpaI
genoralisslmo under Hlndenbur1
whose popularity Ia now no great that
practically anything can DO ACCOM-
plished by invoking Il.
The Kaiser has never been go much
In the hands OF the military despots
M no In to-day. He is Emperor no
longer by Divine right--but by the
grace OF the great god. Hindenburg.
Tho Crown Prince is n thick and
thin supporter OF Hindenburgism.
Chancellor Hertling Is Hlndenburgs
political manager.
Foreign Secretary Kuehlmann Is
permitted 20 do only what is ordered
His Brcst-Litovsk tactics. far nom
Irritating Hindenburg. wero dictated
by him. and are alterable II and
when Hindenburg decides II Ia nee
essary. Kuehlmnnn will go or stay.
according TO Hindenburg's pleasure.
The Reichstag to-day Is precisely
what Bismarck founded forty-soven
years ago--merely an Imperial de-
batting society. where the peoples
representatives blow off steam and
can call tho Government names with
out police Interference. It's only ves-
tigc OF power In In the voting OF funds
which duty 1t has performed duti-
fully.
The only untamed Independent So
clalists number twenty-five out OF
total membershIp OF 397 in tho
Reichstag, and they are the only ones
who ever oppose war credits.
The Government haggles with the
Rcichstag party leaders merely for
the purpose NJ saving itself trouble
The food situation was probably
never. so bad-but 1t Is not critical
to the breaking point. Regularly ncni
the middle of winter comes the "starv.
alton" story out OF Germany. Tho
coal shortage has undoubtedly beer
aggravated. but the way the Ger.
mans have stuck II out so far in.
dicbtcs they will survive the present
winter discomfort.
The German Army Is unduestlon.
ably war-tired. The German nation
Is war weary-but this applies also Il
others. There is probably no NOR,
popular growing In Germany thar
here. Munitions trains continue tC
roll TO the west, and Germany Is max,
ing airplanes, submarines and shell.
at a ratio hitherto unequalled Two
or three million prisoners are al
making munitions In one form or an.
other.
As to the possibility OF a revolution
Helne, the kcenest student OF Prus
sian psychology, once remarked tina
revolutions In Germany were impos
sible, because Verboten,"
This Is cynlcal-but II In literally
true. The machine gun awaits evor,
German with revolution In his heart
Liebknecht, the only prussian Wit
would ever lead revolution. Is nov
in penal servitude.
The Germans won't stop fightinI
until we make them see that mill
'arism and war do not pay--that IL
when we are able TO Impose pelc,
on defeated German army an
navy.