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New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

pend the success of the supreme Ger
man offensive"
"What is the idea 2"
"Obey, as you always do, without
trying to understand"
SO the Frciheitstruppcn," the troops
of liberty, were organized. They re-
ccivcd their military instruction Sc
crctly-in isolated cantonments At
first the results were mediocre.
"Thcse honest Germans" said Lu-
dendorff, "havc no enthusiasm for lib
crty."
1t must, however, be said in excuse
for them that the art and manner of
becoming democrats were impaired to
them by means Of blows and kicks.
But this system is employed in Ger
many with rather great success, and
soon the Socialist soldiers showed
themselves capable, while marching,
by fours, Of uttcring at given signal
subversive cries and shamming an at
tack against barrier Of "schttzman-
ncr."
Marshal Won Hindenburg attended
one of the rehcarsals of the various
exercises and expressed great satisfac-
tion with the performance.
"Everything can be attained by drill
ing. Even Prus5ian can by it's means
be made to shout, Long live libcrty!'" Z"
! he remarked.
In the interior of Germany the work
ingmcns syndicatcs were put on war
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
New Germany
Will Be Liberal"

.. nc article concludes as follows:
Ncw Germany will be democratic be
cause only through democracy. through
thc participation of all citizens upon a
oasls OF equality, can it solve the huge
tasks which the liquidation of the war
VIII impose upon It. 1t will have to
practice social reform on quite new
scale, in order--after the revolution in
prices, the rcclassifcation of fortunes
and the ncy concentrations of capital -
to make just distribution of the enor-
nous burdens resulting from the war.
to secure a sound reconstruction OF
our economic life and guarantee decent
living conditions for the masses New
Germany will also be liberal, as VIC
hope. because it must see that its fut-
urc life lies in respect for personality
and in strengthening it. This will be
necessary precisely in opposing the
powers that oppose humanity the
powers, namely, Of capitalism and the
bureaucracy.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

"Therc is great agitation among
the Socialists. Scheidemann
cXcrtS an eVerincreasing influence
upon the mind of his majesty. The
traditional German spirit is under
going Il mctamorphosis.
fOresec grave events. May God pro-
tect our dear Natcrland Try to let
President Wilson know these things.
AS TO myself, | am going to Paris
so as not to get mixed in the mat
ter"
The faithful subjects Of William II
read with stupor a four-column ar
signed by DR.. Wegcncr and entitled
"Toward New Timcs,' which closed
with these words:
The German people no
longer want 10 be looked upon as tho
most reactionary and fcudal in Eu-
rope. 1t has reached the age Of
maturity and demands all its rights.
The lion roars. Beware. He
has teeth and claws
The "Krcuz Zcitung," the organ Of
the country squires, went further:
1--WE have enough of the old re-
gimc. We, too, have our Bastilic,
and We shall take it before long.
Arise, German people, for the con-
quest OF liberty.
The "Vossischc Zcitung" printed: :
''rhe popular ocean raises im-
mense waves. All dams will
be swept away. If at least tho
imperial beacon could be saved.
e.. -. When the tempest is over
the German vessel will enter tri-
umphantIy into the haven Of lib
crty.'
All the German press on the same
day sounded the same revolutionary
hotc. Never did the leader of
an orchestra obtain a like harmony.
The Socialist papers alone lacked en-
ergy. The habit Of fattcring the i'm
perlalistic regime obviously raralyzcd
them. "Nowarts' was loath to print
the words "libcrty' and "rcvolution";
Scheidemann had to send to the editor
all order thus wordcd:
"FAN THE INCENDIARY TORCH.
II IS The WILL OF OUR AUGUST
MASTER. III YOU RESIST YOU
WILL NO LONGER GET 4 SUBJ
NEN1ION FROM THE STATE"
Amidst this immense symphony a
false note was sounded. Macmillan
Harden once more, in his "Hukunft,"
played the part Of The naughty boy.
lie simply published this:
THE TRUE BASTILLE
''ls it not Liebknccht's prison?
People, won't you liberatc the father
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

1HE article begins by observing
that, measured by acts Of leg
islation. the political develop
mcnt of Germany since the outbreak
of the war has been practically in
significant. Only such laws were
passed as were rendered necessary by
the war.
But much moro decisive test Of
political development is to be found in
the inner transformations in tho life
of people, and there has been, it
says, such d Transformation in Ger
many, greater, more sweeping than in
the whole previous history of the en-
pire. The war has played "the great
revolutions" the day on which it
started was the rea "birthday Of the
German Nolks- staat"
Prior to the war, the article con
tinucs, state and people were two sep
arate entities. The state was ain out
side authority. Its organ was the gov
crnmcnt, which saw its task in the ad
minis tration Of the laws from d SOY
crcign standpoint. 1t disdained to seek
intimate and vital political rciations
with the people. The people, on their
part, looked upon the state as some
thing foreign to themselves, and large
masses of them utterly rejected it.
But this state, though ostonsibly an
authoritative organism, found itself too
weak for the prodigious tasks of the
war. it is declared; it needed and
soon recognized this nccd-thc CO.
operation of all classes of the people.
Hence the declaration of the Kaiser
before the war actually began that he
no longer recognized any political
parties. Then the drawing together of
people and government Immediately be-
gan. The Socialists in the Rechstag
voted for war credits; the labor organ-
cations and cooperative societies, So
cialist bodies. were called upon to par
ticipatc in solving the economic tasks
of the war; the former political trick.
cry of the government against labor
was dropped, and finally a Social Dem
ocrat was appointed Under Secretary
Of State in the food dcpa rtmcnt The
state no longer considered even the
Socialist as disqualified for holding
Office.
Such arc the condensed thoughts OF
the introduction to the article. At this
point the translation begins, with only
such omissions As arc indicated in tn
text.
"rhe progress OF the war give ample
occasion for thought and reflection
/ Then the next stage followed the po-
litical quickening of the people united
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

The writer then proceeds: "Such a
majority has now been formed, such a
majority as the majority Of the people
demanded. It's platform is: Abroad
peace by understanding: at home, d
reorientatlon. That programme is in
dorsed by the great majority Of tho
people.
"Out of the foregoing development
there followed Immediately the second
stage:
THE POLITICAL QUICKENING or
THE GOVERNMENT.
"That means, in the first instance,
to give it unity. construct it cf mem
bers holding the same political views
and determined to strive with all their
power to achieve the same political
results. :" Bethmann Ilolweg's s
gravest sins Of omission were his fail
ure TO create such majority and his
federation of reactionary men in his
Cabinet, bent only upon frustrating
all innovations.
But his fall brought about new
thing: When a Crown Council was
held to consider the kaiscr's second
decree proclaiming equal suffrage in
Prussia all the ministers who voted
against it resigned Except the War
Minister). And after this unitication
Of the government there followed
through the construction Of the IIert-
ling Ministry second new
thing, not less important: the mar
ragc Of the government to Il Rcchstae
maj jority to support tin short, par.
liamentarSm.
Before Count Hcrtling accepted the
Office OF Imperial Chancellor aud Prus-
sian Minister President he came to All
agreement with the Reichstag majort,
about line Of policy and about the
FIRST steps to be taken. In doing so he
set his seal upon the decisive trans
formation that had been accomplished
through the creation OF majority in
the ichstag-namcly, that so long as
such a majority exists no government
is possible which does not possess the
confidence Of that majority; thai
therefore VIC can henceforth have nc
government which has not assured
itself in advance Of the confidence oil
that majority, and that every govern
mcnt must resign from which that ma
Jorlty has withdrawn its confidence. ,
he composition of the new govern.
mcnt, with Won Payer as Vice-Chan.
cellor and DR.. Fricdberg as Vice Pres
ident of the Prussian Ministry, gave
outward expression to this trausfor
nation in the political system.
mediately impending THE
PoLITICAL QUICKENlNG or THt
ftpERAL STATE through the intro
system in Prussia. For that is ncccs'
-a's IN or'Hr --.l.a nolicy can hs
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
WE WAIT FOR YOU
TO MARCH ON BERLIN
AND BEGIN THE REVOLUTION
And also:
SURRENDER TONIGHT

But the bills were received with
laughter and hooting, and-what was
even less "fratcrnal'' with salvos frou
the 75s.
I'VE shall have 30 have somethin:
more spectacular, said William Mex
Monday at exactly O'Clock The Reichs
tag must be captured by the reyolu.
uonsts. expect things 10 &C
smoothly. Mount machine guns in the
lear OF those milksops of Socialists
And let the Wolff Bureau pre-
pare an irresistible telegram. 1t will
announce that | have become President
OF the German Republic, that hays
dlsinherlted the Kronprinz and have
dlsarmed my bodyguards. II
after all this our enemies 90 not con-
sent to make peace, then I give it up.
And, of course, everything will be
we'll foreseen, we'll organized.
Our revolution must be launched like
an attack You'll nush il on
without rest, without halt, until the
moment when make known by tele.
graph to my loyal subjects that they
must return to their homes to await
there a lucrative and glorious peace"
And Sche,demann, standing al atten-
ton, replied:
Il understand, .M.jestdt.'
u UT grain of sand found its way
- into the delicate mechanism Of
the organized revolution.
Who introduced it there?
Enterprising and clear sighted
French prisoners? Audacious ennis
.g INc nF
revolutionists?
The mystery has not yet been
cleared up.
After all. what matters ito
The fact is that the revolution
launched on said dag. at said hour,
ra1, too fast.
The Frciheit struppen - took the
Rcichstag, rs had been planned.
Then. having como TO like the thing,
the revolutlonists took possession OF
the imperial palace, of the ministries,
OF the butcher shops, of the whole city.
In the other towns, too. the
syndlcated kameradcn obeyed the or
der with a zeal that had not been fore
seen; they went beyond all ass gned OBJ
jectives.
The chiefs waited for the order to
stop the offensive.
No order came
The telegraph and telephone lines
had been cut by mysterious hands fhe
wireless no longer functioned - sabo-
teurs had jammcd it.
! And the revolution, fraud as it was
became reality. 1t was the most
! holossGl and bloodicSt Of all reyoh
tions.
Never was Schrecklchkeit more
methodical or better supplied with
tools OF destructon The gulllotine
was automatic and sanctioned By cleo
tricity. All. it was marvel Of organ
zation.
To the OTHERS. however. peace hat
come, radiant and fratcrnal.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

footing. In the proud and
noisy large cities as we'll as in the
small and sleepy towns disciplined
crowds learned under the supervision
of the authorities how to manifest
boistcrously their love Of democratic
institutions.
Occasionally the loyal subjects Of
William II would snow some rcluct-
ancc to utter scditious cries or to act
against the traditional order main
tanned by the officers and officials of
the old Germany. But kicks
and blows made them obey.
In the streets of Berlin, Lcipsic,
Hamburg, Frankfort. Bremen ono could
sec crowds of manifestants marching
TO the conquest of liberty goose
step.
EROM Potsdam the Kaiser surveyed
L the development of the German
supreme" offensive.
He received good news There was.
for instance, batch of extracts from
enemy papers that spoke with conf
dencc of the Decentralization of Prus-
sia," of the "approaching crash of
Prussian militarism," of the rapid
accession of the German people to the
rank of modern nations
Things arc moving" the Kaiser
would then say I'VE are progressing.
The Allies have taken the bait"
The offensive often struck against
formidable obstacles English skepti
cism. American dstrust, Italian shrewd
ness. French good sense.
"The london Times" said
"Ihis revolution seems to us staged
like play, or. rather, like one of those
military parades which the Kaiser liked
to organize with automats clad in daz-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
of the German Revolution? When
shall we have our 14th Of july!

of the German Revolution? When
shall we have our 14th Of July:'
The "Zukunft" was Immediately sup
PRESSED. AS to Maximilian Harden, he
Immediately disappeared, and since
then nothing has been heard OF him.
I'm THE mean time Marshal Won Hin
/ dcnburg was at the headquarters OF
the General Staff. busy organizing the
German revolution. Ludcndorf had
told him:
"This is triumph of strategy
And the marshal had replied, as
usual:
General, you arc right"
A rather delicate problem was pre-
scntcd. The army was to take part in
tho revolution, like an actor in a
comedy. But there was the danger chat
the army might take its part seriously.
Hindcnburg relied on discipline.
"My soldiers" he said, "arc not in
the habit Of doing anything after
command halt"
Orders were given to the corps COM
manders to send to the rear all the SOL
dicrs known to entertain Socialistc
opinions. The "fcldgrauc" thought they
were destined to work in the munitions
factories.
"Not at ALL" their leaders said; "you
will serve in the ranks Of the rcvolu-
tonsts. You will need more
energy than ever, for on you will de-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
illustrations by MANFREDINI.

coquctting with nc. To- day have not
time to listen. l order you to help nc
make a revolution"
"Wc shall obey, sire"
Germany is the professor Of the ma
tions. We arc going to teach the
world how a revolution is manufac-
tured. Ours will be an organized rcvo-
luton. None of the opsy-turvy, gro
tcsque hubbubs and tumultuous dsor-
ders of the various French revolutions
Let Us not speak of the Rus
sian revolution; it is lamcntablc We
shall present 10 our enemies model
revolution, and thus demonstrate to
them our superiority in all domains
even in that where they do not fear
our competitions"
The Kaiser stepped in front of the
mute and motionless Socialists.
"Our revolution" he resumed "wll
be the decisive battle Of this war
rely on you"
The "kameradcn" cried with hol-
low voice:
"Iloch. Hoch, Hoch."
"Gcntlemcn, LONG LIVE SOCIAL
ISM. Shout LONG LIVE SOCIAL
ISM.'"
1--WE arc not in the habit of doing
so,' Scheldemann venturcd to explain
you'll get used to it," said the ka-
ser, smiling. IL understand how pain
Democrat to raise this cry. But |
command you to do So"
And at signal from s5chcidcmann
their heels joined, their arms at their
side, their eyes front, they shouted:
"LONG LIVE SOCIALISM,
T~HE day following this historical
l. interview VOLTS Bureau sent by
wireless the following dispatch to tho
enemy and neutral powers:
"BERLIN.-A Socialist delegation,
led by Citizen Scheidemann, appeared
at the Potsdam Palace, Ovcrpowered
the sentries and on reaching the
Kaiser demanded that he promptly
realize the decentralization of tho
empire.
His majesty has promised to COM
ply with the wishes of the people,"
Almost at the same time the Chan
cellor made to the famous correspon-
dent, Karl Won Wicgand, the following
declarations:
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Tic pressed with his imperial index
finger an electric button and COM
manded the officer who had immc
dIately appeared:
"Show Mr.. Schcidemann and his
friends in. ~
Scheldemann and five other Social
Democrats had been summoned to the
Potsdam palace ''to take orders from.
His Majesty the Emperor and King"
All SIX were i'll full dress Schcidc
mann wore the Iron Cross -valiantly
won IN the course of Il political mis-
SION to Brussels. In their quality of
Socialists they did not, ON entering,
make the three bows required by cti-
quette, but in their quality of Prus-
SLAMS, moulded in the drill school. they
advanced with an automatic step,
chests bulgcd out, heads raised. eyes
front
Arrived before tho kaiser's writing
desk, they ranged themselves in a
straight line, and all simultaneously
brought their heels together with dry
crack that would have delighted the
most cxacting fclduebel.
"Gcntlcmen," said the Kaiser. 81
shall need you now more than ever"
AT your command, sire" replied
Schcidemann.
II know it. The Socialists have dis.
t'nguished themselves during the wal
by their spirit of discipline and their
obedience to my imperial wishes.
German Socialism is one of the strong.
est pillars Of the empire
A flash of pride ilumined the face.
of Schcidemann and his companions
The Kaiser seemed to reflect moment;
then he said:
Gentlemen, We'll start revolution
The Social Democrats stared with
their eyes wide open, but they were no,
staggered.
Yes, revolution. The revolution
like everything we arc doing, will be
formidable, colossal. They refuse u:
peace because we arc not sufficiently
NNA~@~~@ oIiHSO. w ClI, w shall uCnlOCra
tic ourselves all at once. Gentlemen
the hour has come for the German
Revolutions"
And the Kaiser, standing erect be
fore the Socialists, who all the timt
had stood at attention, himself as
suned the posture of the soldier with
out arms, and cried in loud voice:
LONG LIVE SOCIALISM,"
"Oh, sirc." sputtcrcd Schcidemann;
this cry on your imperial lips."
he others, too, seemed shocked.
"Ihatll do; no observations" sal,
the Kaiser, cutting them short. g,
know what say and why 7 say it
LONG LIVE SOCIALISM, LONG LIVE
THE REVOLUTIONS. You Socialist.
arc always slow to grasp my thought
and though finally get your good will
YOU always have the habit Of frs
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
The German Unrest Real Reform or Junker 7ricker

Ty1HE democracy Pres
anokng great noise The word waitmg to
q canouqage for the Kars
drvc articles setting forth opposite
Tou satire avtich anticipates and
perhaps interpes getting from Germa
1t pictures Kascr pulling all tho strings
second tho liberal "Faurtcr Zcatmg treats
tho movement q qrcut vital political upheavat
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
Political Quickening
Of the Reichstag

And IN this sense the TRANSFORMED
ton was first accomplished in the
democratic part of our constitutional
arrangements namely, in the Rcichs-
tag, elected by universal, equal, secret,
ever, by which the political quicken
ing of tho Reichstag was achieved was
the formation Of a ma jority. The lack
OF such a majority had been for dec
AIDES the cancerous disease Of our pub
llc life. The government was not
able to rely upon fixed ajorities, but
from ono bill to another it was COM
PEELED to seek a majority for each sep
aratc task; and for that reason the
government did not create policy, but
only administered the laws. The gov
ernmcnts measures represented no
clear political philosophy seeking to
shape the state according to its ideal"
The writer then goes on to say that
the government sought It's majorlties
now among the reactionarics, now
among the progressive parties, accord
ing AS each individual minister though
most cApedient for any given measure.
Hence there was no longer uniform
tendency in legislation, and hence
again the people were perplexed by
hurly-burly of legislation that meant
nothing to them. And the Rcichstag,
on it's part, suffered through all this.
1t was harhpered in its work; it lost
prestige among the people, and it sank
more and more into a mere debating
club: Germany still had only sham
parllamcntarism, although the consti-
tuition, in requiring the sanction of the
ikeichstag for all money appropria-
tlons, clothed it with power that
might be developed to any extent. The
Reichstag had done nothing to utilize
and develop its constitutional power
for the simple reason that the narties
failed to constitute themselves into a
working majority with definite plan
Of action, ''S'''
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

peace only with a
democratizcd G err
many.
With a roguish smile
the Kaiser turned
toward the bust Of his
"unforgettablc grand
ia thcr," which adorned
the mantclpiccc of his
study, and muttcrcd:
Don't be aston
ished at anything. I'll
fix eVcrvtbinc."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03
German Paper Sees Rule of People Coming

minority in numbers, though not in
lung power. and the government that
would try to rule with their support
would have to do it against The great
masses of the German people.
"But in a peoples state government
can be conducted only with the people
not against them. When once the
minds Of the people have become clear
on any given point, when a great ma
jority consciously and resolutely sup
port given political view, then that
view must also prevail in the quarters
where policy is directed. In other
words, the political quickening of tho
people is followed by the political
quickcning IF public policy.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

DOWN WITH THE KAISER
COME AND HELP US TO OVER
THROW HIM
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

BROTHER SOCIALISTS
DON'T SHOOT
WE START A REVOLUTION
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Translated from "Jc Sois Tout," by
Leon Landsbcrg
TNOR the last time William II
pcrused the reports of his cmis-
sarcs in the United States,
Switzerland, Russia, England and
France. They all told the same story:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

THE article begins by observing
that, measured by acts Of leg
New-York tribune., 1918-02-03

Or again.:
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-04-04
81. 70 FuERA LABRADOR.

81 20 fuera un labrador, ~guardaria
"a la mano unas cuantas medicines
d~ependibles para los males peQue1os
que no son tan serios para que re-
quieran la atencion de un medico,
tales como Ell Remedio de Chamber
lain para ell C6lico y Ia Diarrea, y
para las intermediates de los intesti-
nos.
Ell Remedio para la Tos de Chan.
berlain para toses, resfriados y Group
Ell Linimento de Chamberlain para
clastinfaduras, raspaduras y dolores
|reumaticos.
Las Tabletas de Chamberlain para
Intermediates del est6mago, biliosi-
dad y constipation.
Teniendo estos artfculos a la mano
"a menudo ahorraran ef trabajo y Ia
molestia de IN viaje a la ~poblaci6l
en- la epoca mas ocupada o durante
la noche, Y me permitir& curaf los
pequefos malestares tan pronto como
Sc presentan, y por 10 tanto evitar
has Intermediates mas serias que "a
menudo les siguen. DE venta en- to-
dass parties.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-04-04
DEFUNCIONES
A $ a MEJoR VIDA,

El Sedillo, N. NJ, Mario 90, 1918,
Sr. editor de Eel Nuevo MeNicano,'
Apreciable senior:
Sfrvase insertar en- su ~apreciable
semanario 10 siguiente:
III dfa IS de Febrero, como a las
s de la noche, en- ell Cahoncito de
Nuanes, condado de Bernalillo, dej0
de existir ell bien conocido y respe-
tado ciudadano Don NESTOR PA
cHEco, a la edad de 6S amos, de
una breve enfermedad de pulmonis,
deiandp' en- Ell mas profundo dolor
a su afligida esposa Josefita Candle
laria de Pacheco, un hijo soltero Al
fredo PacFieco, una hija adoptiva,
Catalina, dos hermanas y I'm hume
70 de parientes que sienten igual-
mente con su esposa la perdida de
tan respectable senior. El funeral fus
81 dia 10. como a las 2 de la tarde,
en- ell camposanto de San Lorenzo,
en- Ell mismo lugar y fue atendido
por todas las communicates de estos
lugares. Rogam0s que Dios le envfe
desde ell cielo Ell baIsamo consolador
"a toda su familia, y 70 me uno en-
darles mi mas sehtido pesame.
JAcoBo BAcA.