Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-21
Middle Glasses Apathetic
Regarding Who is to
RUE Them.
PERPLEXITY FIRST, h
7 NOW INDIFFERENCE
Conflict Of Authority Disappears and
Government and People Are More
Concerned Over Food Problems
Than Questions OF Socialism or I'm.
perialism-GeneraI Apathy Prevails
Thruout New Republic. -
[By the Associated Press. I

'erHn, NOV. 6.-tDelayed. I--Berlin
has not had week of revolution. yet
the streets have the same appearance
they presented on any Saturday DUR
ing the war. with the exception of the
absence of newspaper reference to
events along the front.
The casual visitors would not be
aware that this has been the storm
center of a gigantic political upheavel.
The mass of the public appears any
thing but excited over the future prog
reSs OF events.
1t is no reflection on the German
sense of patriotic duty to say .nat
American food relief eclipses curiosity
over the political drama.
After four years of war the listless
attitude of the middle classes in the
early stages OF the revolution is typi-
cal of the apathy which prevails.
At First Perplexed.<
While political leaders beat re-
treat when the abdication Of the en-
peror was announced, and left the
socialists masters OF the situation. the
majority of the middle class appeared
perplexed in the face Of grave events,
3 II was only after the socialists had
worked feverishly for eight days to
anchor the revolution in the hearts Of
the workmen that the, middle classes
decided ito issue their call to arms.
The Ebert Haase faction is In con-
troll 1t has taken over such elenls...>
of the old beaureaucratic regime as
were Indispensable placed its men
in strategic. positions. The hastily
created subordinate bodies and COM
mittces are gradually introducing.
scfnblance. Of method and continuity
into their work.
Authority Conflict Disappears.
The conflict Of authority and undis-
puted jurisdiction which made the
reichstas committee a bahhle early in
the week now has disappeared sa
The executive committee Of the SOL
diers and workmen's organization is
supposed to be the highest organiza
ton in the government, but it is sub
ordinate to the peoples council.
Until the national assembly has de-
creed the, structure of the now repub-
lie. the present apparatus must be ac-
cepted as provisional nakeshift. 1t
is the best the social democrats have
been able to devise in the hour OF
revolutionary travail
At present the Ebert csI!net IS con-
cerning itself with the urgent prob
lcms of food and rehabilitation. The
gravity of both is such that the rad!-
Gals are wisely refrainlng from In
dulging IN any utopian experiments.
They have been more than circum-
spect and their reiterahon that they
propose to convene the national
assembly Is interpreted to mean they
do not propose to offer affront to the
middle classes.
Some Strong Men in Control.
Ebert ana Schiedemann are not
feared. Lanzberg is a professional
alton. He asserted today that he does
not favor experiments and the present
time above all is not suited to tamp-
ering with capital and industry.
Haase, Dittmann and Rarth have
been less satisfactory. Haase Is cred
tied with being an extremely asute
politician. He inherited party leader
ship from Ferdinand August Rabel. for
mer socialist chief in the reichstag, but
lost command when his party split
four years ago.
Haase probably suffers abroad he
cause of his violent utterances in the
reichstag. He should not be measured
by them but be given credit for reali-
zing his responsibility.
No Serious Friction.
During the course Of the week no
serious friction in cabinet deliberations
has been reported altho the left wing
has not declared for an early convcn-
Ing Of the national assembly. II de-
sired to exploit proletarian rule. Ebert
and Schiedemann on the other hand
are contented to rest their cause In the
elections.
The coming week will bring the
middle class parties into belated action
The merger Of the national liberals
and the pregrcssives has virtually heen
effected. Leading men and women all
over the country issued = call for the
founding Of a new democratic party
today. "a .5
The appointment Of Karl Kautzky
and Edward bernstein As under sec
retaries' or foreign affairs and fna1ce|
brings two OF the, best known tteorista
into the soldiers and workmei,'a gov
ernment. Both are convinced, how
ever that Germany ID IN no AtSplr!tlal
or physical Condition TO warrant g.
periments along the line of their pAt
theories ~ -, S4 wv
Hssponsibilitie. Tor disorders lA thsl