The Washington herald., 1918-11-27

might says the conference went on
in Germany.
Fight For ControH
II the moderates have their vsy,
Germany will emerge from the war
and revolution a federated republic
much like America II the radicals.
under Liebknecht's leadership win
out, the former empire will become.
/ lets
The general trend OF the discussions
at the Berlin conference was decid-
edly against the Liebknecht plan. All
German advices Indicate, moreover,
that the bulk OF the masses is against
1t.
The situation. therefore, is>-,,-cs
more identical with that which pre-A
vailed in Russia at a corresponding
tstage Of the Muscovite revolution. II
resolves itself with a race between the
Radicals and the convocstion Of the
assembly
II Liebknecht between now and ths
conYocation Of the assembly can
] spread his doctrine successfully
among the masses-he counths for
chief support. upon the 100000 re-
turning soldiers-and. will seriously
take up the cudEels for his rule OF
the proletaHat" platform. then he is
expected to do what the Russian Boil
sheviki did: send the assembly home
the moment il makes a move against
the Soviet regime.
LiehLnecht Gains.
I While Liebknerht has won the first
step toward his plan by placing chief
power in the hands Of the Soldiers
and Workmen's Council at Berlin. the
last twenJy-foUr hours have shown
| that he will not have such easy sail
ing as Lenine and Trotsky had in
Russia.
At the Berlin conference OF dele
gates to all German governments
Iiebknecht's influence appears TO
have been nil The main speakers
voiced UneQuivocsl opposition TO
Liebknechts theories. which are gen
orally characterized as the theories OF
bolshevism.
The south German states. through
the Bavarian premier. Kurt Eisner.
repeated their threats to break away
completely from Prussia and north
ern Germany IL the Reds" are given
free sway. The Ebert government.
which continues nOminally as the re-
sponsible authority for the former
empire. found himself in much the
same situation in which EerenslCv
and his cabinet were. between the
"ssfe-and-ssne" element. the Reds.
and the various sepsratist move
, ments.
, The Moderstes worked with might
and main for the constituent assem-
bly,. trusting that il will vote for
federated republic in which they see
the sole salvation OF Germany.
soIf xrrr,
p Foreign Secretary SoIf made a
speech bitterly denouncinE the allies
for not modifying the armistice terms
and for not rushing food into Ger
many.
our opponents" he said. show q
bsrefsCed desire 10 destroy US" He
added that this alleged desire, coupled
with the separatist movements, rem
dered the situation desperate
/ DR.. Matthias Erzberger. the Centrist
leader. reviewed the armistice ne
/. gotiations at which he oficiated in
Germany's behalf.
Kurt Eisner, who rose TO the Bavsr-
ian premiership from a position as
Radical journalist launched a tirsdz
against both Solf and ErzberEe-,
whom he denounced as hOldovers Of
the imperislistic regime.
Ebert made A renewed plea for a
modification Of the srmistice terms,
saying under present conditions Ger
many faced sure starvation and con-
sequent anarchy and chaos.
Expose Intrigues.
Norwaerts, the Chsncellors mouth
piece, has begun a campaign to expose
the war lntrlgues of the German gov
ernment. No incriminsting documents
appear to have been found as yet in
the archives Of WIhelmstrasse. but
disclosures made by the new Bsvarian
government regarding the crcum-
stances leading up 10 the war tend
strongly 70 show the guilt Of the
; men in power at Berlin in 1914
The facts are" says Norwaerts.
that Berlin inCited Vienna. Wilhelm
said the enemy attacked US. That Is
an infamous lie"
b Sentiment appears TO be Crystalliz-
ing throughout Germany for the pros
eCution Of the cN-Eaiser and his
henChmen. Members OF the old re-
gime are reported fleeing from Ger
many by the dozens. The Socialist
organs demand that Dr. Won Beth
mann -HollweE. the former chancellor:
DIR. Won Jasow. eN-foreigu minister.
and his successor. Dr. Alfred Zim-
I Tnern1ann he sentenced as fraffors