The Washington times., 1918-10-26

proval and transmission to President
Wilson, who will, in turn, pass it back
to Germany. It will be in Berlin, un-
less some unexpected obstacle pre-
sents itself, not later than the end of
Meanwhile the internal political
situation within Germany constant
ly grows more critical. The demand
for the immediate abdication of the
Kaiser, fathered by the extreme So
cialists. is being voiced from every
quarter OF the Empire So far there
has been no notice taken of this
"lese majesty" by the authorities,
but It is generally believed here that
they will have to take steps to end
this agitation, and that this action
will precipitate a conflict that will
have far-reaching effect.
General Strike Planned.
The Junkers and the military party
are calling on all '1oyaI Germans"
to gather around them and announce
resistance to the death" program.
The Socialists and the workers In
the Industrial centers are planning
= general strike TO compel the i'm
mediate ending of the war on the
best terms possible. No one here can
forecast which proposition will be
successful. The situation admittedly
is charged with dynamite and the
official reports reaching Washing
ton are so conflicting as to be al
most worthless in aiding in reach
ing q conclusion as to what to ez-
pect.
That the authorities are extremely
apprehensive Of q coup d'etat by the
radicals is indicated by the report that
they have armed the Boy Scouts in the
big industrial centers. including the
shipping cities and the munition
manufacturing communities, with ma
chine guns and placed them under the
direct command of the police author
tiles. These boys are to aid the elder
ly policemen putting down any riots
which may follow declaration of the
threatened strike.
Diplomatic dispatches reaching
here today told of professions of wom-
en- in some German cities who carried
banners demanding peace. These dis
patches emphasized the great greeting
that was given DR.. Karl Liebknecht,
Socialist leader and former member of
the Reichstag, on his release from
prison, where he has been confined
since 1916 on a charge of attempted
treason in connection with the May
day riots OF 1916. He is reported
to have summoned a conference OF the
Socialist leaders to determine a pro-
gram that will force an early peace.
FOeh to Continue HammerinE.
But regardless Of what may de-
yelop in connection with the dip
lomatic situation there will be no
let up whatever in the military meas
ures being pressed by the United
States. and the allies. The overseas
of troops continues up to
the average, military officials say,
despite the ravages OF Spanish in
throughout the country. II
the military party regain control in
Germany and decide to fight on the
leaders will find that Field Marshal
Foch has anticipated that possibility
and will continue his hammering on
all fronts.
The new movement against the
forces on the
northern Italian battle front between
the Brenta and Piave rivers is ex-
pected to aid the peace movement in
Austria. The Italians have the bene-
ut in this offensive of British and
French veterans, and their success al
ready is remarkable when the eN-
difficult terrain over which
they are fighting is considered.
Officials here say that the crisis In
Austria's internal affairs cannot be
deferred much longer. There is no
here OF the Italian re-
ports that Emperor Charles has de
cIared his intention of abdicating, but
all of the dispatches from Rome,
Basel. and Scandinavian sources en-
phasiZe the seriousness OF the revolts
in Hungary where the army appar-
emily is seizing strategic cities in an
effort to force an immediate peace
on any terms obtainable.