New-York tribune., 1918-01-25
German Masses Hear of
Austrian Disturbances.
Despite Suppression
Socialists Are Now
Openly Defiant
"Vorwaerts" Prints Reichs.
tag Debate, in Which Gov
ernment Was Denounced

LONDON, Jan. 24.-The Impressions
conveyed in to-days news dispatches
from Switzerland and Holland regard
ing the internal situation in Germany
on the eve of Chancellor Won Hcrtling's
expected address before the Rcichstag
IS one of discomfort among the masses
suppressed by the triumphant hand of
the military party.
The "Rheinische Westfalische Zeit-
ung,' according to Reuter- dispatch,
says that the Main Committee of the
Reichstag has adopted a resolution, to
which all parties subscribed, REQUEST
ing the Imperial Chancellor speedily to
rescind the suspension of the "Berliner
Tageblatt"
An Associated Press dispatch from
Stockholm explains that the susnension
OF this paper was undoubtedly the work
or t, the military authorities, because the
Iageblatt's" Vienna correspondent de-
ciared that the bread ration was not
the real reason for the strikes, which
constituted the expression of an urgent
demand for peace and were evidence
that the masses were dissatisfied with
the manner in which the negotiations
at Brest-1'itovsk were conducted
=, TINS correspondent further warned
the people not to underestimate the
gravity of the situation, and that the.
supreme German command would be
wise not to neglect the warming that
austria was not prepared to continue
the war for mere anneXationist aims.
Censorship Fails
Efforts of the German censorship to
prevent public knowledge of the Aus
trlan strikes and peace demands sue
ceeded for time, but the news leaked
through gradually and Austrian events
seem now to be widely known by Ger
the latter would follow their lead has
not, however, materinlzed, while Ger
man newspapers which ventured to hold
out hand to the Austrian proletariat
have been sternly repressed.
Nevertheless, according to "The
Posts" Amsterdam dispatches, the re-
oellious sentiments of German work
men; especially Independent Socialists,
are becoming stronger. This is partly
attributable to the attitude of the Ger
man delegates at the Brest-Litoysk
conference, which caused widespread
discontnent, as was manifested by the
tumultous scenes at numerous meetings
of the Fatherand party.
Socialist Paper Rcappears
The Socialist newspaper "Vorwaerts,"
OF Berlin, which on Monday was sus-
pended for three days by the censor
ship. reappeared on Wednesday an
Exchange Telegraph dispatches from
copenhagen reports. This was brought
ABOUT by the energetic action of the So
c1anst leaders in attacking the censor
snip during the debate on Tuesday in
the Rcichstag Main Committee.
The "Vorwaetrts" reports that as
soon as the debate opened Friedrich
Ebert, one Of the Socialist leaders.
criticized the authorities severely for
;suppresslng the newspaper because it
mad published news of recent happen-
lngss i'll Austria Hungary and protests
against the policy of the German dele
gates at the Brcst- -Litovsk peace nego-
uations. Herr Ebert asserted the whole
world except the Germans knew of tho
general strike in AUSTRIA Hungary. and
,hat because the news was being kent
back from the Germans sensational ru-
mors s, were being circulated
I'VE welcome the action of the pro-
Ivsas'at nran1 OF austria Hungary and ex-
Ebert continued German workmcn
when necessary. will use their fuli
power to combat the efforts that are
preventing an early peace based on
understanding and right"
Warns German Authorities
=, Philip Scheidcmann warned the
German authorities that they were
paying with fire, and that the situation
IN germany did not differ greatly from
Herr Won Graefe. Conservative. said
that the Socialists declaration of soli-