The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
SOCIALISM IN EUROPE.


AS far as socialism is a power IN pohtes
anywhere in the world 1t Is intensely prof. rug
Isian. Except for the dissidents like Sparso and
Stokes. who have deserted the party in Ameri-
ca, the socialists of this country are pro-Gef-
man to the core and bending all their efforts
ito bring about German peace. IN Russia the
radical socialists or bosheviki, are German In
sentiment and sympathies, and most OF them
Iare men of German birth or antecedents,
thing they seek to hide by adopting RUSSIAN
names Lenine and nearly every man In close
association with him had German birth names,
inow discarded in order to conceal the motlVes
with which they work. In Italy pfopagahulsts
iof German socialism in German pay ln1ectea
Cadorna s army with the virus which led TO us
reverse. and German socialists in the KAISER s
nav have dominated such international assem-
ibIages Of the party as have been held at Stock
holm and elsewhere.
All this seems strange, socialism and kaiser
ism being so Numerically opposed IN their
methods and aims. But the soclahstlc theories
Ihave been largely German, and reaction against
autocratic rule has filled that land with them
as is shown by the fact that the numerlcaiiy
greatest political party in the empire calls It
self the social-democratic 1t Is interesting
therefore to consider the possible effect in Ger
many Of the social upheaval in Russia which
brought Lenine and Trotsky and their radical
associates into temporary prominence and
mower Will not the example OF the Russian
Inroletariat spur German socialists to action!
VIII thev not reason that the overthrow OF a
kaiser is no more impossible than the debase-
Iment of a car? German junkerdom for It's own
purpose is promoting socialism IN Russia ana
Il Italv but is it not thus giving its own social
Il lists object lessons in what they can do
i The idea has been long and widely accepted
that kaiserism is invincibIy strong and that its
subjects are too docle and spiritless to revolt.
There is, however, growing feeling that the
German people are becoming disillusloned and
;. bitterly resentful at their governing caste.
: Their miseries are great; they are hopeless OF
/ victory their commercial future IS dark ana
the more intelligent among them must be aware
that the allies viii not make peace with the I'M
perial government but have no such lmplacable
hostility to the German people
i Rufus Isaacs, Earl Reading the newly APP
pointed British ambassador to Washington, is
a self-made man and one Of the most consplcu-
ous Hebrews in the world, being the first Of the
| faith to become lord chief justice Of England
{ He will find in Washington citizens of
4 Jewish blood serving the government in high
= capacities than are to be found IN any other
capital In the world, the list including Messfs
:, Branleis, Warburg, Rosenwald, Baruch and
many more, not to speak OF the men OF that
2 faith in congress.
This sudden outburst Of apprehension over
: an ammonia shortage has the earmarks OF a
icamouflage bit of work by the chambermaids
+ in livery stables.
, Our most recent was the worst storm in TWEEN
- l, In
be the worst we ever got But we may be hap
tpy yet, you bet
Fluctuations in the estimates of tonnage to
be built the current year by the shipping board
) is rapidly putting the business into the class OF
I guessing games.
e If YOU have coal enough to carry you
5, through, risk cool spring day for the sake of
It those who have none in the winter days.