The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-28

Announcement was also made that
| a council of workmen and soldiers
| has been formed in Budapest, point
| ing to the possible existence OF a
Bolsheviki movement.
Riot in Reichstag.
BERNIE, Oct 2S.-Riotous scenes,
Including attempted fist fights at
tended debate on the POLISH question
in the reichstag, according to advices
received here today. Foreign Secre-
tary Solf told the Polish members that
President Wilson'S program did not
mean that Danzig would re ceded
Ito them. Replying to their demands
for war indemnity, he said the Ger
man soldiers were fighting for the
liberation of Poland.
1.-THE soldiers robced u.s." shouted
one of the Polish members. Order was
finally restored without the aid Of the
police.
Want Quick Decision.
by Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Cot. 2S-Military
men are hoping that peace develop
ments will come to a decision quickly.
They foresaw today that if peace talk
is long continued, it will have de-
moralizing effect on war work. Symp-
toms OF this have already become evil
dent, as shown last. week by the gov
eminent appeal to all non-essential
industry workers to shift over to es-
tential lines regardless of peace talk.
1t was indicated at that time that the
peace exchanges were tending to de-
press war work because some labor
ers thought peace was at hand and
hence would not give up peace-time
jobs.
Military men say it is a natural re-
action to have war work hampered il
peace talk Is persistent But
they point out thus far there
is no assurance that Germany will ac-
cept armistice terms, and hence no
reason for any American to believe
that he can "let down" The army au-
thorides believe that Germany is max
ing a strong bid to escape the inevi-
table invasion Of Germany. Resig-
nation Of Ludendorff is viewed as
long step, but army men are far from
convinced that Germany is entirely
sincere in her maneuver to date. Ar
my men hope that matters be left to
them. If the armistice terms are re-
jected, they expect to make a clean
up Of the situation though they admit
there will be very desperate fighting
ahead with heavy losses all around.
In this connection, they point out
Germany will have shorter lines and
hence will need fewer men than be-
fore
They add that the military ma
chine is still intact, though suffering
reverses. The army Is getting out of
Belgium with most of its material,
and with comparatively small losses
in prisoners. In these circumstances
men warn that the nation
must not be oyer-sanguine over
walk-away in crossing the Rhine.
Lose Confidence in Army.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-(British Adj
miralty Wireless)-The effect OF Gen
eral Ludendorff's resignation on the
German people, who are already suf-
fering from recurrent shocks OF a
very disturbing crisis, can scarcely be
overes timated. Despite the failure of
ambitious project to
seize Paris and channel ports, and the
reverses which overlook
the German army, his military pres
tige still remained high and Germans
for the most part continued to have
faith in him to extricate them from
the gravest military disaster.
Numerous explanations are, of
course, already forthcoming to ac-
count for his fall, but the outstanding
fact is that the faith of the Germans
In their military machine has exper-
fenced one of the rudest shocks of the
whole war. Only a few days ago the
new German war minister, General
Won Schench, was appealing to the
people TO give his administration
that confidence which is particular
y at the present moment indespen- !
sable for our resolllte work"
To what extent the puolic he ad- !
dressed will approve of the policy of /,
his new broom" will probably be |
realized by Schencn IN very she. |
line. |