The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-08-29

the GermanOphlle noDleS ABOVE llen-
toned and a gentleman who had
previously distinguished himself by
standing for the national assembly
and receiving 200 Russian votes ana
nine Ukrainian. But that made little
difference. He had declared himself
to be in full accord with Germany
even in the matter of the indemnity.
And, selling every member OF the
former government who dldn nee
in time, Won Eichhorn made him Ger
many's figure head. Nothing no"
could stand in her way. She had
the Ukraine by the throat, and mad
only to collect.
As a matter of fact she had already
touched off her own co~nt1agratlon'
through her wheat requlsltlonms
troops. Wherever they went a peas
antrv believed to be completely cow
ed began to rise at once. What Wneat
was in the bin they hid in pits; what
was in the rick they burned. Where
they couldn't get their sheep n
cattle away, they killed them. And
taking to the woods, even as II II a
been the battle line, they gave them
selves to the business of fighting Ger
mans again.
In one way it was a peasants war.
In others il was unique. For instead
of scythes and pitchforks, the peas
ants we're armed with perfectly good
rifles. They have been attacking
troop trains and blowing up bridges.
For heavy fighting, as many as w.
600 have acted together. And lately
they have been Joined by practically
all Ukriania's railroad workers.
They are supposed to be striking
But as a strike it, too, is unique.
What the strikers demand is MOI
higher pay and shorter hours but the
convoking of a constituent assembly.
Meanwhile along with the peasants
they are enforcing their demands
with rifles and hand grenades, ever
with artillery. Guerilla warfare is
! constant" reported Hoeglund, the
Swedish socialist, a few days before
Field Marshal Won Eichhorn was as
sassinated. And by now, according
to a Dutch observer, lit is unsafe Of
Kief Conflicts occur daily, while
occasionally battles take place lasting
several days. The Germans are llv'
ing in a little hades."
But in the matter of this Ukraine
disappointment, it is the Germans
themselves who bear the best witness
,Of these 1O0,0O0,000 pools Of
wheat, how much did they really oh
tain? Less than 100000. And
saws the semi-oficial Cologne Gazette
1--WE should like u eternal advisers
to tell US how they would have OBJ
! tanned it," The government will per
NIT no more civilian Germans to q
TO Ukrainia because those now there
desire only to get back again" Fa1
from going on to Mittel Asien' ther'
have been troubles even with Aus
tria. The diplomats sourly blam'
the O Eihhorns. "The same pow
er-the German military powers
says deputy Arzberger, which shat
tered Russia is now doing everything
possible to make her a unit again.
The m~ilitarists blame the diplomats
compared with those of the enten
to-" snarls the Krupp organ, tn
Rheinische = Westfalische Zeitung
"ours have failed completely" w
) are beginning to WONDER adds tn
| Berliner Post, eff from our treat
with the Ukraine we are getting any
| thing whatever"
Disappointment could scarcely g
? deeper than that. Meanwhile eve
2 as the Ukrainians have confidence i
American money, it would appear
, be wise for us to begin to trust
the Ukrainians.