The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-02-03
MUCH UNREST
SAID TO EXIST
AMOEGTEUTONS
INDUSTRIAL AND PCLiTi
CAL REVOLT CONTINUES
TO SPREAD.
ARE TIRED OF WAR
Masses Are Becoming Discon
tented And Crisis May Soon
Be Reached.

Be Reached.
Washington, Feb. g 2--Germany'.
Industrial and political revolt eon.
tinucs to spread. Advices to the
state department and the diplomat
corps Friday emphasized this fact
And they also indicated that the mil
itary authorities remain in complete
control Of the situation. They have
not used drastic measures in stamp
ing out rioting although there have
been some clashes in the larger cities
Many socialist leaders are reported
under arrest. Their fate is uncertain
If the pan-Germanists finally domi.
nate the government it is consider
ed likely here that these men either
VIII be sentenced to long terms Of i'm
prisonment or ordered to war. service
on the western front.
The crisis will be reached very
soon officials here say They point
to the fact that the disturbance has
spread to Saxony and Bavaria as dis
tinctly significant. The fact that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
been impelled to issue an appeal to
the workers to return to their en-
ployment indicates to officials here
that the government may be compel
ed to make material concessions If il
is to check the agitation
Although the administration il hpi
relaxing war preparations Ia the
slightest degree, and publicity mini.
mizes the yeeelt Of tho prasenf ees
tation in Germany, everything posi-
bic is being done to aid the cause Of
world democracy AS already indicat
ed in these dispatches, President Will
son is alive to the possibilities Of
democratic control IN Germany. His
message Thursday was designated to
meet the arguments of the pan-Ger
mans that the world was starving and
that Germans are not alone in suf
fering from hunger This letter viii
be circulated in Europe eXa'tly as
was his recent war aims address to
congress. Officials Friday again en-.
phasized the Importance Of his ad
dress intended as it was to complete
ly mobilize the farmers for the War
The chief executive IS to have
further support from congress in his
efforts to hearten the radicals Of Ger
many and Austria Hungary. The
senate has decided to 20 on record
as to the presidents war aims. The
foreign affairs committee win meet
next Wednesday to report lompo
site resolution dealing with the sub
jeet. At present it has three resolu.
tions before it as follows:
l. BY Senator Lewis, categorical
ly endorsing the war aims Of Presi
dent Wilson as announced on Jan.
uary 8.
2. By Senator Borah, clearly de-
fning the position of the United
States the doctrine that small nations
shaR be represented at any and peace
conferences, guaranteeing fair
hearing for their territorial claims
and pledging the United States to
public sessions for all peace confer
enees with an abandonment Of secret
The Borah resolution specifically
is designed to end "big brother"
by the larger powers
3. By Senator Owen, designed to
strengthen the morale Of the Aus
tro-German people by reiterating the
democratic views OF the United
States
All three Of these resolutions are
fathered by senators who oppose
compromise peace. 1t is expected
that the substitute resolution report
ed by the committee will completely
endorse the position outlined by the
president Debate on II will GLOW
senators to appeal directly to the
democracy Of Germany and Austria
at time when the resentment
against the military control is run
ming at flood tide.
The grave danger AZ the present
time officials point out, Il that while
the effect of the German crisis Is be-
ing watched and every effort is being
made to hearten liberalism war prep
arations viii slacken. The officials
here are taking every possible pre-
caution to prevent this. II was again
pointed out Friday that the disat-
fection in Germany has not spread