The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-24
Failure of Separate Peace
Would Bring "Incalcul-
able Reaction"
AUSTRIAN NEWS
WIDELY SPREAD
German Workers Learn of
Efforts of Comrades
For an Early Peace
CBy Associated Press. }

London. Jan. 24.-The impression
conveyed in today's news dispatches
from Switzerland regarding the in
ternal situation in Germany on tht
eve Of Chancellor Won Hertling's ex,
peCted address before the reichstal
is one Of discomfort among tht
masses suppressed by the triumph.
ant hand Of the military party.
Efforts OF the German censorship
to prevent public knowledge OF the
Austrian strikes and peace demands
succeeded for a time, but the news
leaked through gradually and Aus
trtan events seem now TO be widely
known by German workers. The
Austrian hope that the latter would
follow their lead has not, however
materialiZed, while German news
papers which ventured to hold out a
hand to the Austrian proletariai
have been sternly repressed.
According to The Posts Amster-
dam dispatch, the .rehellious senti-
ments OF German workmen, espe-
cially. independent Socialists, are
becoming stronger. This is partly
attributable to the attitude of the
German delegates at the Brest-
Litovsk conference, which caused
widespread discomfort as was mani
tested by the tumultuous scenes at
numerous meetings OF the Father
land party.
The Dutch Catholic journal. Tyd,
prints an article received through
an indirect channel from its coFre-
spondent in Germany who says:
TT is recognized in educateds circles
that the wooden horse has been
brought In at the lrest-L LitOvsF con
ference and there is anxiety lest the
German attitude in the negotiations
may lead to q division among the
people. The masses turn away from
the yeiled annexationist lust Of
power formulated by General Hoff-
man."
Continuing the writer speaks Of
the rebellious temper of the factory
population in the industrial centers.
THE failure of a separate peace
with Russia would give the signal
for an incalculable reaction at
moment when the nervous strain is
well nigh unbearable," he says.
: Important conferences are re-
ported to have been renewed on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
wherein Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg. General Won LudendOrf, Chan-
cellor Won Hertling and DR.. Richard
Won Kuehlmann, secretary for for
eign affairs, participated with the
Tells of Unrest.
New York, Jan. 24.-Unrest among
the people Of AUSTRIA Hungary
where great numbers Of striking
workmen in munitions plants and
other war industries are reported to-
be clamoring for peace, was tnspir-
ed by the Russian Bolsheviki,
Colonel William b. Thompson, who
headed the American Red Cross
mission to Russia, declared in an
at a dinner Of the Rocky
Mountain club last night.
"The example and efforts OF the
Russian democracy are setting the
central powers on fire." he said.
The most damaging enemy Ger
many has is the Russian democracy
alongside of 1t, preaching to the
German common people and to the
German soldiers the same doctrine
Of democratic peace.
Remember that a republic is in
the making on the other side OF the
world and it is Just such a republic
Is the German autocracy cannot
have very long next door and sur
viye.
Democratic Russia means demo-
cratic Germany and democratic |
Germany means peace, lasting and |
complete for the world"
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