Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-26
LIEbKNECHT PARTY
TAKES LEAD FROM
EBERT M0DERATES
Affairs of Country Under
Berlin Workmen's and
Soldiers Council.
SPLIT BETWEEN NORTH
AND SOUTH THREATENED
Bavaria and Other Southern
States Will Unite With
Austria.
LUDENDORFF FORMS GUARD
Leader of Reds Opcnl. Declares
That His Goa: is Boil
ShCvikiSm.
Leader of Reds Opcnl, Declares
That His Goa. is Boil
ShCvikiSm.

AMSTERDAM November c5.-Iieh-
knecht. the radical. has emerged 4
victor over Ebert. the moderate. in
three days struggle at Berlin AS In
the previous revolutionary combats.
the struggle between the two rebel
wing" has been comparatively blood
, less, hut the future is frau.ht win
crimson dangers for the radicals now
in complete power, have written upon
their banner the end justi(ies all
means"
Tile affairs of all Germany rest. for
the moment in the hands OF the Beklin
workmcn's and soldiers council, which \
has wrcsted all power from the Ebert
government. The Chancellor and his
ministers are reduced TO n"urehnads
simultaneously with the spectre of
thc req terror another menace has S
arisen on the horizon OF the STRIFE
S,M"ns i"'Her empire; a definite split
between North and South Germany
ana consequent civil war tESEa
SOUTH GERMAN STATES
HlLI. GO THEIR OWN WAY
'rha. South German states. Bavaria.
lrusSiaa arch foe in. the lead. have
seWed- an uitimatum OH the -Denlin.
IGovcrrmrnt thatEtit IL is found Inn
ip'TS'tne i"i ,a.day a. a eonfsrenee II the, capi
throughout the land. BavarIa. Wuert
tcmberS ilcsse ana Baden Will secede
rrnnniiS yrHm NorihSrn nHi,i Germany and form
z =,
Germany with German Austria -
Ths climax Of the struggle between
ne, Snartacus tradicaD group and the
noderates came when Il document was
signed between them which Berl(n dig
pntches describe. as an "agreement"
but Which actually was the Ebert gov
ernments surrender. for i'm il Tho
moaeratcs signed away virtually all
me. lneir power 10 the Berlin werkmen's
provides for the ruthless combating
"i every attempt at a coun;er-revo fu-
Tho first hint that plans for a coun-
iGr-r"Noit are afoot comes from Conrad
ioliHan, an American Y NJ. O. A.
worker. who has just arrived in Switz-S &
rriafh alter spending three years in
Hermhny. He reports that I.udendorff
is in Berlin forming white guard"
RED LEADER OPENLY
tAiI.S i'oK .,Di.SIE.lIlISAI
l.iehNnechi. chiefiain of the reds"
ms ms openly declared that his goal is Boi-
skeN :kisn and nothing cise. lam proud
nS the inadequ;,cy OF the i.bert ruc-
Sf,mment: s,, which he said was driv ing
sian reds in Germany. lie praised the
HusSian Rolshevilii, saying they had
'eTT9hmniished Th shed wonderful results
nave followed his stormy caraar
through the DAYS OF autocracy. when
ne ne alone dared time and again 10 DEFY
iiherty ana finally losing the latter
nave no doubt that he is in dead earn
Ma; HS,; lie ne is convinced the Russian
inci"ndS are the only ones promisinp
me realization of his dream: ..puIe IF
thr proietariat His every action Is
= II rSilslnus imitation of the Russian
'oiShcNlk procedure.
As SOP to the believers in the con.
Sit,tutnonai Si,.. assembly. he has promised
diers' and worlimen's councils This
IS exactly what the Russians aid. Not
H.. nn',i ,na' congress is IN session does
Stituent assembly. ajid as soon as such
an assembly. once in session. shows
opposition TO the Soviet rule it viii
be Gisb"nded as swiftly as was donca
III ituSSlA. II lichHu.cht has his way II
iiEHhNECItT VIRTUALLY
Di''rirDH or PRUSSIA
lN a touch Of historic irony. I.icb-
control OF ryu -,n ,iriin,i'V , nee <
sian dictator. With The res, os Tho 'tiep-
aMmy ,% af"tGI or s,ileg gith%r Hpen}y Grsaking
provocation 20 10 so. 1t was Prusxin's
dnnInatioa aNa d"miuccrinG intcrrer-
,,he germ ~ Socl, 81, ma ,,,ai'..,i,..i
in the Fathcrland 1; was Prussia,s
Md @assd he pSiiTy %ar hat ,, led up 70
hisbkmecht ms Ions, rs a quarter or q s.
must be crushed lest Germany he j
n!unE"n mo eaiat.ysai. lne cata-
dohrlS OF the empire Dr: Karl Jicb.
knecht. the rrorpncilab!c Zoe OF ant oc-
racN. iS trying 10 build up rule OF
dI''.rrNni S1It 80 f.
Win the tyran,s gone, the German
no6EIt'. Ire" at last md had tho only
NerE"ance they ached for and thn
masses We're content 10 forget about
ihc war and turn TO the pursuits OF
peace and above all. to nc relief OF
ia" nsI t"n-"- d. Suncrir~ 2,
NOW l.ch'tnecht tries 10 convince !.
mem thlt there - another war 10 b..
iou:hl thc Ndr Il satnSt tn" l"Sas- 8
rcolsic Su"h hoctr!nc fcu ~ fertile
ground N Russia. but "a Ccr.na,fS 4
wA"r" Si'iic socialism has been lin a
'"rc' Tor more than a quarter of & &
century. ana where tie var almost
turned the rnniv" inlo one great social. e
lSiiC rommnnstN. "Ncspt FOR Tho r1ilt- NJ
t2r'sm IN tac tch;. the preachiugs ot 8
Class war have Fundamentally no a
There Is human nature clcmen, in at
the struggle that Gprlnany's red chteg, NJ
Vain ~ Uutt!rS up against lay and or J.
der his vanity There are those %hbS
say The moderateH made u stra, z tc4ti Z
mistake when they elinina,od him
from The counciis OF the republican z
Rovcrnment. I.iebkncoht had toup-A. 4,
Prusslanisn and miiitariSn when Eb+
Crt was ssil! a harncss maker and W b0rft
Seheidemann- obedicntiy bowed to ,f}its n
" Of nj .Srf-