Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-31
DEATH RESULTS
FROM B0CH ATTACK
Continued from page H.

representation al the peace confer
ence and quick peace along demo
cratic lines.
At Stettin the principal port OF
Prussia. women led hungry mobs that
attacked food shops.
Holds Center Of Stage.
Washington. Jan. 3l.-Germany'
industrial situation holds the center
Of he world stage today. Develop
ments there In connection with the
general strike are pregnant with war
possibilities. German military con
troll. for the first time in the war. is
being forced to n test.
The strikes. which admittedly are
spreading. are directed against the
war. The labor aud socialist radicals
are asserting themselves. dispatches
received overnight and early today, by
the state department indicated, They
demand an immediate reversal by the
imperiol control of the PanGermanist
policy.
Complete acceptance by the kaiser
and the men who. under his direction
are in charge of the government. OF
the reichstag policy OF no annexations
and no indemnities again has been
demanded I'm no uncertain language.
Internal political reforms also are
demanded.
The kaiser has two alternatives
lie can accept the policy OF the radi,
Gals and promise reform or he can
utilize the army 10 stamp out exist.
ing discord The Pan.Germanists. &C.
cording to advices reaching diploma
tic circles here, are unit in urging
drastic measures to perpetuate mill
tary control.
Hindenburg is reported. in "a mess
age TO a scandinavian diplomat here
to have demanded free hand IN
smashing the radicals once and for
all. For that purpose. the message
says. he would withdraw troops from
The eastern front and utilize Austro
Hungarian units. These troops, with
no racial ties to lead them to merciful
considerations. would obey any and all
orders and ruthlessly shoot down
strikers The German troops on the
eastern front might not prove so
tracable, the message indicates.
II Is still too early, Official said to-
day. to forecast the rcsul; of the pres
cnt agitation. Official messages reach.
ing here today in effect con firmed the
report that the committee In charge
Of the general strike. including pbillu
Schcidcmann. the Socialist leader
Hugo Haasc, Gustave Bruan. Fried
rich Ebert. George Todsberg, William
Dittman and others whose names are
not mentioned. including some women
and others whose names are not men
toned. Including some women. have
enunciated terms which the govern
ment is asked TO accept Summarize
ed. these include:
An Immediate demand by the Cen
trial Powers on the entente and the
United States that hos,ilities he sus
pended while terms of peace are ex
changed and every effort made 10 ac
celerate the calling Of peace con
ference.
Granting Of right of participation III
all peace negotiations to a committee
representing the labor party and the
Socialists OF German and Austro. Hun
gary
differentiation OF state iusttu
tons and institution Immediately OF
the direct secret electoral suffrage
method.
Release OF all political prisoners
including those now serving LONE
terms Of Imprisonment for opposing
war methods. and the abandonment OF
siege conditions which prevent hold
ing Of public meetings Military me
thods also to be abandoned in all fac
tories.
Just how TAR the abor.Socialists
will he able TO so in trying to enforce
their demands. no official here would
dare venture guess today