The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-27
RUSS REOS MAY.
RULE sc RMvhY
BY WILLIAM G.. SHEPHERD.
n. E. A. Washinaton Bureau

Washington, Oct. 26.-Lenins and
Trotzky. Bolshevik masters Of Russia,
may so into Germany when the kaiser
is unseated, and extend their reign of
terror there. All Lenine and Trotzky
know ahout political devilishness they
learned in Germany from German So
cialists and radicals In fact all the
radicalism and socialism that has put
Russia into upheaval came from Ger
InanE many years ago.
Every school Of radical thought in
Russia today has its double in Ger
many-is the child, indeed, of it's Ger
man double.
The members Of these parties in Ger
many are not different from their Rus
sian brothers. AS soon as the lid is
on in Germany they will spring to the
front to try to get their favorite ideas
and theories into power
All the fighting and killing in Rus
STA has been done by various radicals.
Life in Petrograd when I was there a
year ago was rendered deadly dan
gerous by the street fighting which
went on between various branches OF
the socialist party.
With ruler gone into the ash heap.
with no stable government, the Juicy
plum OF government seems to hang SO
low that almost every leader thinks he
can grasp it.
Germany cannot escape this. The
communists OF Germany, for instance.
who do not believe that an equal vote
will give everybody his rights. and who
believe that the working man should
control all machinery. operate all fac
tories, and send capital into oblivion.
are On tiptoe st this moment, to be
ready to spring into the arena and
force their ideas to the fore
These communists are branch OF
the socialist party. but their beliefs
are identical with those of Lenine and
lfotsky. Lenine and Trotsky. in fact,
learned from them in Germany The
leader of these communists is not nam
ed, as yet. but that Germany will have
its LeHine or Trotsky, or both. who
VIII use mass terror, if possible. to
put over their ideas. is beyond a
DOUBT Lenine and Trotsky terrorists
from Russia may come in and help
them.
Miiiukoffs double iii Germany will
be some man who believes in a politi-
cal but not social revolution. He
VIII want canitaI let alone but he will
favor political revolution. a limited
monarchy. perhaps, instead of the
present autocracy. 1t is possible that
such leader may be in power for
snort time. He cannot last, however.
as too many other parties will be
aginst him.
The Republican party in Germany
VIII be strong one. IT will reeeiya
tremendous assistance, even financial,
from termans in the United States.
jhe kerensky of Germany is still,
beflihd the scenes. waiting to be called
onto the stage of DESTINY. He will he
the Renlblican leader His lob wiIkbe
easier than karenskv's because Keran-
SKY. though he believed that Russia
ought To be a republic was too busy
trying TO get the Russians to fight
Germany that W had no time - nut
Most Ef seas into effect The
germany will not have
the same handicap. With no external
enemy TO fight. his only opponents
VIII be the members of other radical
parues IN Germany. He will have q
better chance Of putting over his "a
PUBIC than Kerensky did.
Inc first sian of it will he. nerhans
When some body of German soldiers
refuse 10 lire on mass of reyoltinu
cI'izens. That will start the flames Of |
revolution u
After that it will be impossible for
anyone to disarm the German SOL
uiers. generalization will not take
place properly, and hundreds Of tho,,- |
sands OF German soldiers will 90 IN |
thelr homes, pell-mell. with their r;f-
les and their ammunition. They viii
line up behind various parties and
every socialist and radical leader in |
Germany will have armed supporters
Like Russia. Germany will be stew
ing with thousands Of political ideas. |
WIN gun behind every idea.
Elections will be settled by ballots
not bullets
NO one who is familiar with the situ-
alton in Germany and the state Of on
preston to which the Germans had
sunk can see any other trend Of events
in Germany.