The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08
SOVIET OF HAMBURG
VOTES FOR ARMING
FavOFs National Assembly
Merely as a Means to
Get Food.
LATTER MORE PLENTIFUL
Supplies Are Released on the
Assumption That Amer
lea Will Send More.


London Times Service.
Copyright 1918; all rights reSerred.
THE HAGUE. Dec THE latest in.
formation from the Rhine district, In;
Guiding Cologne. Bonn. Coblenz. Wies-
saden, Frankfort and Hamburg. con-
firms the impressions that the revoiuA
ton has come TO stay. A Dutchman
who has just returned from one OF the
places mentioned found revolutionaries
everywhere firmly established and
gaining the younger men to their
cause.
He was immensely struck rs the
contrast between the British and the
American troops entering Germany
and the German troops returning from
the front. The latter were war worn,
dirty and dilapidated. Bearded ana
haggard, they betray every hardship
of war to which they latterly were
subjected. whereas the British and the
Americana turned out smartiy as on
parade, with new uniforms. new equip
ment and new machine guns, while
their officers were splendidly mounted.
Occupying Troops Cheered.
The Germans themselves were
greatly impressed by this incontestable
proof Of the enemy's superiority. The
Dutchman had seen Germans standing
along the roadside and in doors OF
homes, wave and cheer as the occupy
ing troops entered. which struck him
as a singular reversal OF the attitude
of a month ago. He added this is
particularly characteristic Of the Ger
man nation. When they thought they
were certain to win the war nothing
could exceed their arrogance; now
they have lost and they are doing
everything possible to ingratiate them
selves with the conquerors.
William II. no longer enjoys the
slightest shred of prestige, having for
feited every ones respect by his in
glorious fight. Germans are heard to
sneak now and then OF the possibility
of royalist attempt by his Generals
to restore the Kaiser, but this in
formant thinks there Is no danger OF
that whatever
Food More In Evidence.
In regard to food the Hoiiander was
impre ssed by rhe fact IL Is better and
more plentiful than for some time.
This is partly accounted for by the
fact that supplies needed for troops
were released to some extent for the
whele population. Moreover supplies
are being Conkumed without much
anxious regard to the future as FOR
merly. The people now say;
ut is all right, Wilson will provide
for US. IL is true We have not large
stocks and IL left TO ourselves we
should have exhausted orr supplies
within two or three months. but in
q months time or so American grain
vessels will replenish our exhausted
granaries and then we snail so on
swimmingly."
All talk OF fannie is part Of a policy
Intended to soften the Entente's hearts
and to gain better terms for Germany.
Vote to Arm PrOletnriHt.
The situation in Bremen grows more
acute. 1t is typical that such things
are happening in industrial centres
where extreme Comnnunistic views are
gaining acceptance. At a great meet
ing convened by COMMUNISTS on Fri
day the Raiical Socialist kniet adj
dressed a multitude from the balns-
trade of the Deutsche Bank He de-
clsred to the workmen that war could
be waged only against the bourgeoisie,
The national assembly meant nothing
else than helping the bourgeoisie 10
regain their full supremacy, he said
Tie majority voted against sum-
moning a national assembly and the
meeting unanimously demanded arm
ing of the proletariat and the control
OF the Bremen BucrGer Ze!tan0.
4 meeting OF the Soviet held subse-
auently was interrupted twice by the
banks men rushing into the street,
where q huge crowd had assembled.
Herr Enief appeared at a window of
the building and urged the populace TO
Keep quiet, which the people did, as
he has great influence.
The vote ultimately announced
showed So against a national assem-
bly, and 81 for It, while 80 members
ahstained from voting. For disarm-
ing the bourgeoisie and srming the
proletariat the vote was 100 against
10; for acquiring the BUer0er /citung
50 against 81. The chairman, who
announced the voting TO the crow1
outside. was assailed by loud cries Of
shame" when he gave the vote for a
national assembly. lie excused this
vote by saying it was necessary in the
interest of the nations food supply.