South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-01

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International News Service:
AMSTERDAM. Feb. l. - Field
Marshal Won Hndenburg has taken
charge of the strike situation in
Germany and already ruthless mill
itary methods of suppression have
been inaugurated.
Despite the stern measures
adopted, information seeping across
the German frontier today indicated
that the labor unrest was still
spreading and that the strikers in
some communities are in an ugly
mood, ready 70 fight
Strike Leaders Arrested
A number of strike leaders have
been arrested in the Baltic sea naval
ports and the men have been or
dered by the military authorities 10
return TO work Immediately at Ham
burg. Bremen and Kiel
According 10 the claims of the
German government some of the
strikers, both men and women. have
returned TO work, but the estimates
SOO.0 TO 100000.
The committee of action. formed
i'm Berlin by socialists and laborites
has been ordered TO dissolve and it
was rumored that some OF the lead
ers had been arrested for trying TO
communicate with Austrian agitators
in Vienna
Pan Germans accused.
The labor unrest has taken on an
alarming tinge of political dissatis-
faction, which may account for the
Tightening Of the censorship on all
kilograms passing out of Germany.
Little. if any news is reaching here
as 10 conditions in Austria.
A copy of the Frankfurter Zei-
tung. received here today. accused
the Pant Germans of precipitating
the crisis because Of their continual
agitation against the foreign and
domestic attitude Of the reichstag
majority.
At the same time the paper con-
demns Chancellor Won Hertling for
trying to adopt a middle course in
his war aims speech instead OF
making a decisive declaration on
terms.
The imperial government has an
nounced its determination not TO
treat with the strike leaders nor the
socialists who are demanding the
convening Of the reichstag because
OF their attitude on important po-
litical questions that concern only
the statesmen Of the empire"
Hold up Merchant Fleet.
Strikers are holding up work on
Germany's great merchant fleet
which she is constructing for a
commercial war after the armed
conflict is over. Practically all OF
the workers at the great Vulcan ship
yards in Hamburg where the
freighters and passenger liners are
being constructed. We're still out on
Thursday. The ship yards of Blohm
an6 Voss, at Hamburg. are tied up
also.
The scarcity Of food in all parts
gers Of a situation already ominous
International News Service:
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ger
many's Industrial and political re-
volt continues 10 spread. Advices 70
the state department and the diplo-
matte corps today emphasized this
fact. And they also indicated that
the military authorities remain in
complete control OF the situation.
They have no. used drastic meas
ures in stamping out riotins al
though there have been some clash
es in the larger cities.
Many socialist leaders are report
ed under arrest Their fate is uu-
certain If the Pau-Germanists
finally dominate the government II
is considered likely here that these
men either Will be sentenced 20
long terms OF imprisonment or or
dered 70 ar service on the western
front
Expect Crisis soon.
The crisis will be reached soon
officials here say They point 70 the
fact that the disturbance has spread
10 SaXony and Bavaria as distinctly
significant The fact that Field Mar
shall won Hindenburs has been i'm
PEELED 10 issue an appeal 10 the