New-York tribune., 1918-02-02

diately suppress their own strikers and
renew the war with increased energy.
In their late editions the morning
aapers print further items on the strike
received by way of Holland. but all ap-
aarently refer to happenings ON
Wednesday.
The "Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zei
lung" says that the shipyard hands at
Dantzig struck on Tuesday. The strike
began in the Scholohau yard, and the
,trikers were Joined by 1000 workers in
he government yards. Up to Wednes-
lay the workers in the arms and artil-
cry plants at Dantzig had remained at
work.
To Send Strikers to Front
The general commanding the Leipzig
district has posted placards in that city
threatening to send all the strikers to
the fighting front.
1t is reported that the German gov
ernment up to this time has prevented
The strike from extending to the rail-
ways and tramways and to the work.
ers employed in the production and
distribution OF food.
The "Kreuz Zeitung," of Berlin,
prints an abusive article regarding the
strikers, who, it says, are behaving as
though on holiday. Great numbers of
them. according TO the newspaper,
gather at kcmpinski's. famous Berlin
restaurant, and it is the class of which
the strikers form part that makes up
q large proportion of the patrons Of
the opera, the most frivolous theatres,
the vino shops, moving picture houses
and dance and music halls.
The Socialist party committee met in
Berlin on Wednesday evening to decide
lpon the attitude of the party in view
Of the extension of the strike The
committee considered a programme
which, the "Vossische Zetung' says
was regarded as Offering suitable
basis for negotiations with the govern
nent. The programme was restricted
o political demands affecting domestic
affairs. emitting reference to the de-
sres in regard to the foreign policy
expressed by the strikers. The COM
mittee also considered measures to pre-
vent the Indictment of strike of
bakers.
Street Fighting in Berlin
The fighting yesterday in Berlin. in
which a policeman was killed, was
brought about by an attempt on the
part of crowd of men and women to
interfere with the streetcar traffic. An
other policeman was injured seriously
Minor disturbances are reported in
other sections of Berlin and in the out
skirts of the city. The afternoon news
papers have been compelled to reduce
the number of their pages. Public
utilities are being operated without in
terruption, SO far as the latest advices
show.
German newspapers generally esti-
mate the number of strikers at $50 COO
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the movement is proceeding rapidly
The riots of yesterday are said to have
been due to the anger of the strikers
on realizing that the movement was
doomed to early failure.
The trades unions are declining to
pay out strike benefits. AS an indca
ton of the lack of centralized direc-
zion, it is said that only few of the
big plants OF Berlin were forced to
suspend operations completely.
Trades Unions Hold Back
The governing board of the Social
Democratic party announced yesterday
that 1t had not taken over the manage
ment of the strike. The trades unions
disclaimed responsibility, and the strike
appears consequently to have been
orphaned. SO far as these two authorlta-
tive bodies are concerned.
The part played by Phillip Scheide-
mann. Friedrich Ebert and Herr Braun,
Socialist leaders, is explained on the
ground that they are anxious to pre-
vent the strike from resulting in dis
organization and rioting. While the
party as such indorses the political de-
mands regarding domestic affairs which
we're made by the strikers, it is gen
orally believed that it definitely disap-
proves the present strike as an instru-
ment for forcing the government to
meet these demands.
The "Tageblatt" warns Scheidemann
and Ebert against playing Trotzky 3
game, and appeals to the radical lead
ers to bring the outbreak to conclia-
tory conclusion, on account of the ef-
iect abroad and fer the sake of the
future prospects for the internal re-
form chan1poned by the Reichstag ma
jority parties.
Playing to TrOtzky
The official bulletin of the National
Liberal party declares that the Berlin
strike leaders are playing intI
Trotzky's hands. Most of the news,
papers of the Reichstag majority par
Socialists. The "Germania" says that
by associating themselves with the
strike both sections of the party have
displayed very bad tactics, which nigh,
we'll have consequences inconvenient u
themselves. The "Freisinnige -Zeitung'
says the Progressive Peoples party
will have nothing to do with the --latest
acts of the Social Democrats, on whom
is throws full responsibility for all con
sequences of the strike.