Evening journal., 1918-01-05

Int hlelllcCu- ~ trtldNotAt Ltltuubf
the organ Of the Krupps ,Oct i0l,
vigorously supports the attack made on
the Independent Socialists by. the inn
perial chancellor and Admiral Won Cap
ellie. After remarking that the lstier's
/ revelations are hardly conceivable, 10
proceeds:
/ "The German people will rise as one
man and demand that the guilty be
brought TO Justice They must be
/ handled With iron severity. Hesitation
In this matter is treason TO the Father
land. They are liable TO punishment by
DEATH
In peace time we tolerated traitors
/ like Wetterle and Well. They were the
/ peoples representatives, and sat in the
Reichstag Today there is no one who
does not regret that they were not in
due time rendered harmless. During
the war, thank God. Liebknecht was
properly dealt with. He is sitting where
he deserves TO sit. and in the present
cases there can only be similar action.
/ The shield Of immunity must be raised
and proceedings taken What will for
eign countries think OF us II they get
/ the impression that there are traitors
In the German Reichstag who wished 10
deliver the German fleet TO the enemy ?
"Our enemies have placed great hopes
on the German democracy. but God
knows, the so highly eXtolled tendency
to democracy viii not lead us so far
as TO allow German Reichstag deputies
20 transgress with impunty. at the
moment Of the greatest danger, against
the vital interests Of the nation which
they allege they represent"
The semioillcial. Kolnische Zeiiung
writes
I'VE are surprised that the Govern
ment, when II had such strong proofs
Of guilt against three persons suspected
Of treason, did not ask the consent or
the Reichstag 10 take legal measures.
No Reichstag would have been able TO
. refuse its consent Indeed 10 ought to
have been a matter of course that the
Committee Of Seven should have been
called into consultation That this has
not taken place. and that the affair has
been treated i'm so amateurlsh a man
ner, viii be explained abroad 10 the
disadvantage Of Germany"
The liberal Berliner Tageblaii pOints
out that any newspaper taking part in
military affairs would be subjected to
terrible penalties. II demands similar
treatment for Relchstag deputies
II the Relchstag really believes that
The Independent Socialist deputies have
been guilty Of any share I'm this fleet
tragedy It must hand those deputies
over TO Justice.
The Socialist Norwarts says
"The assertions Of Won Capelle have
Ia. .I.I
Hechstag into a iheater of the widest
scandal. There is no shadow Of proof
that any Reichstag deputies made them
selves guilty OF Illegal transactions
GERMAN GLASS INDUSTRY
DURING WAR.
The Bremen Burger-zeihng Aug.
49, writes:
"The German glass industry had de-
veloped before the war into an impOr-
tant export business. and even IN 1915
glass goods 10 the value OF ii500O,OOO
marks (abOut S30O00000l were export
ed abroad. Since the outbreak Of tho
war. however the glass industry has
been subject 90 continual lpheavals and
has been in constant danger. In the flrst
place, the cessation OF export trade
threw most OF the workmen out Of EN-
ployment and when the industry slow
ly recovered owing 60 the increasing
demands Of the army and orders from
the preserving trade, 1t suffered a heavy
blow owing 20 large numbers Of glass
workers being called up for military
service, for each glassworker has his
particular part in the work. and when
one link in the chain OF workers is re-
81 f.Ia la
slowly be Joined together again. The
con0scation OF soda followed, bu' a
substitute was found which enabled
production TO continue The conilsca-
ton Of straw and the sh0rtag1 0f rail-
way trucks restricted cOnsignments
and now the glass industry, always a
very large coal consumer, Is 30 be de-
prived Of half the coal supply hitherto
allotted TO 10. The bottle industry will
turn out only 1900 tons of goods per
year instead Of $1,000 tons hts former
annual output. In order 10 save coal.
glass factories are TO be amaigamated,
but as there can scarcely be two such
factories IN one place This necessitates
change Of hahitaiiOn for the work
men. Then. too. a comparatively large
number Of glassworkers will be out Of
work for a longer or shorter period,
and the trade-union, whose funds at
/ the outbreak of the war sustained the
severest possible strain, 0nds Itself
therefore faced by a catastrophe. The
chief committee of the Glassworkers'
Union has accordingly addressed an ur-
gent petition 10 the Government, pray
ing IT. not 10 deprive the glass-workers
OF their right TO work and food and
not to add TO their already great suf-
ferings and priyations."
NAUAIANN's LAMENT.
Writing in the Nlilteleurops, Prof.
/ Friedrich Nsumann, The author of the
famous book on Central Europe, '
says:
"In spite Of many efforts, the idea
Of a central European union has gained
no definite form, and the foundations
for the structure Of a German-Aus-
tro-Hungarian state agreement arc stlll
missing"
Prof. Naumann goes on 10 blame the
late and present Austrian and Hun
garian prime ministers for having done
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