New-York tribune., 1919-01-06
Radek Pledges
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Berlin Reds
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sian Bolshevig support, including
armed assistance.
! formidable campaign against
Radek has been started here by anti
Bolshevist clements. The newspapers
9re demanding his expulsion. Il is
even asserted that Boleshvik armies
arc preparing to march on Berlin to
secure the accession Of the Spartacus
group to power and start Germano-
Russian var against the Entente. The
Spartacides, it is moreover alleged
have severed connection with the In
dependents and have constituted them
selves separate party under the name
Of communists.
The spirit and feeling of the con-
ercss was so violent that it denounced
even is own leaders, LiebEnecht and
Rosa Luxembourg. for delaying action.
The most important decision taken was
70 boycct. the elections for national
assembly and 20 do everything to pre-
vent their being he'd
Wants Offensive Alliance
The substance OF Radek's argument
10 the Sparticides vas about as fol-
lows: Hc opened By drawing a parallel
between revolutionary Russia and
revolutionary Germany, bidding the
Spartacides be full OF hope and plead
iHg Tor an organization on largo
scale which would lead TO an offensive
and defensive alliance between the
@orAing classes Of Russia and Ger
many
He declared that the Bolsheviki
never had desired civil war, did rot
start IT or even decide the question,
the people already having been deci
mated and Impoverished by a war led
By social parasites" General Eras-
Snoh' he said. had given the Bolshcviki
ms %ord of honor as an officer that he
you'd undertake nothing 20 the detri-
ment o. the working classes. Yet he
"aS no" leading a Counter reTolu-
TON in his area.
kadek brushed aside the objection
VI the Ierman moderate Socialists. and
ESQ OF some Of the independents, that
.t' y war destroys conditions necessary
~ ~ 7oclahst sway. A whole year Of
Ssh Ih war, he remarked. had DESTROYED
.sss human material and yaluaa than
"a. Singie day in the war waged between
~ imperial German government and
me Entente Allies anu
:,oe'aiists' pointing to the hean Of
iu'hS 70 which the reyo1ut;o, - e,,r,
posep ';. 70 nave reduced Russia. wero IN.
e.1eu oV hadek 10 visit Russia as ron
r2Vusae'seS .t OF German labor and sec
,I Jf ene'lse1'e4. Inc Rolsheviki, he dc.
cared, had no fear Of their ini,,,,n. 49, w
hough Russia was short Of COZ pien. e.,.; =.
ron as result OF the German cs,' s',.u
palgn o. spoiiation against the Ukrai,,e
sne '.oY'ets themselves, he asserted
"erc remarkably efficient" in lsbor
Praises Russias Schools
liz Russia" Radek arir,oed "ou,..
@..p d'scipiine reign because thc pnx.
S'an workers are matters of t,a5,. '.aa,
nvusenoids. Russia now posaosaoa -
as'"ork oI elementary schools without
en- equal IN any other COUNTRY rbo
-5;sAssI 5as works Of art and music have
.~art Sh t mace accessible 10 the Russian
Hadek vas full Of praise for Tho Ger.
aa ~ ana Austrian prisoners Of war
tey.. ne safa, we're still "holdipe ST.
x@tf'a for Russia" aoajnx4 e,,y. e'.
sofcez. lie said ne hoped The dan ,.'a ,oa
~. Tar distant when the Soviet vov~
..Ihment, pressing forward we'll dis.
.ybnsd army OF 100000 men, womld he
~ 70 plant its flag over the entire
1aHtfy. Large niaBkes Of working
ssaea, ne added we're undergoing Mill.
SfZ training everywhere.
ne Bolshevik regime IL not reign
terror" Hadek asserted In The
sesfse Of his address, "for IL regt
sg,a The consent ~ the proietariat.
aHse9 rezaees - ALLOW the land 70 be
ss1 zgay from the poor With the aid
g Enfey1e Dayonefs,
ee Bolsneyikj ARE not afraid Of
s,.sgyHzNtlDsl bv tho Entente" he went
~ ~ e l1e EoIsheyjD1 knew ali along
~ 70 expect IL Lloyd George,