Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-04
High Sounding Phrases of
Central Powers Is Thrown
Into Discard.
GERMAN STRIKE EASlN G
Spurred by Threats of Mill
tary Authorities Workers
Resuming Duties.
BY Associated Press

The war Ia 20 be prosecuted vigor-
ously by the entente allies and the
United states until "A peace based on
the principles of freedom Justice and
respect for international law is OBJ
tanned.
This IL the decision Of the supreme
war council ~ the countries In arms
against the Tcutonic allies.
The high sounding phrases IN the
recent speeches OF the imperial DER
man chancellor and the AustrQ- Hun
gnrian foreign minister were thrown
into the discard by the council at It's
session at Versailles. and II was de-
cided that the war would be vigor-
ousy prosecuted until there IN iustifi
cation for the hope that a peace may
be realized ia accord with the policies
laid down by President Wilson ana
DayId-Lloyd George, the British pre-
micr
Strike DimInishcs. d.
Under the strong rcpressive mcas-
urcs Of the military authorities in Ger
many the general strike continues to
diminish in importance, and accord
ing To semi official advices from Ber-
lin the trouble is expected To cease
early In the week.
Already, probably spurred by the
threats OF the military authorities of
drastic action against them, many
workmen thruout the empire and eg
pccially in the province OF Brnnden-
burg, In which Berlin In situated
again have returned to their duties,
aud even the recalcitrant ones are ex-
pected TO start work without further
loss of time
In Hrandenburg, the order OF the
military command telling the dissntls-
fled workmen that they must resume
their duties was terse and sharp and
evidently was Intended to convey to
the strikers tho intimation that the
government at the present moment
requires the fun efforts OF workers
FOR the further prosecution OF the
war
Employees failing to resume woGk."
said the order will he tried by court
martial. which is authorized 10 im-
pose sentence OF death, execution to
take place within - hours Of the
time the sentence is imposed
Called Out Again, Report.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
shipynrd workers In Hamburg In large
numbers returned To their duties the
latest reports are to the effect that
the satisfaction was so great that
they were to have been called out
again Saturday The lack OF informa-
ton from German sources however.
leaves impossible of notification
whether the new walkOut occurred.
Tho social unrest has spread TO
Trieyt Austria's principal seaboard
on the Adrintic sen. Here also
strike among the shipyard and othgr
workers was declared the main point
Of insistauce as in Germany. being fgr
peace aud better food On&hoing re
frrred To the prcmicrs recent speech
IN which Austria's desire for cessa-
ton OF hostilites was emphasized
the strikers resumed work.
White Guard Victorious.
I'm Finland. The white guard, which
is backing the new government. is
slil reported to bc making progress
in putting down the disaffecttpn
among the revolutionaries headed by
the red guard, althO In HelsinEfors IA
serious situation cnntk knues % exist
Here me red guard. which controls
the capital aided by Russians, is re-
porlcsi 20 be carrying out a reign OF
terror numbering and plundering
Apparently the peace conference at
Hrcgt- litovsk has not again APP
preached the 1uint at which the Rus.
slams aud the TcutOnic allies were re-
ported tq have reached an impasse at
the previous session Last accounts of
the deliberations show that the dcle-
gates were engaged mainly in dis
Cueslon OF the status Of the kraiuiau
and Finnish representatives., concern
iug whose right to participation ~
n. pour pgrlCrs some doubt exls .
among the Russians and the spokcs.
men @t the central powers.