Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-07
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Berlin, March 5, (via Copenhagen,
March 6D-The proletariat revolu-
tion is fast closing its grip over Ger
many. Machine guns are now going.
and the government knows that once
started they will not cease until the
country is washed with plood.
Here in Berlin the city was in a
burst of gayety, everybody making
the most of the last few days before
the inevitable crash. The soviet of
greater Berlin is filled with bitterness
against the government which re-
ports in the newspapers do not indi-
cate. The Independent Socialists and
Communist leaders are whipping their
followers into frenzy against the
government, and from private infor-
nation | hear that more than 100,-
600 workmen in the city are already
prepared to strike, and that they are
all conscious that they are striking
for political reasons and with the pur-
pose 10 establish the dictatorship or
the proletariat.
Big Strike In Berlin.
The Berlin strike, which is expect
ed to be the eliminating strike, came
today, 1t was brought on as per
schedule.
So far, the middle Germany indus
trial strike is holding firm and If
ANYTHING, aggravated by the so called
bourgeois strike in protest In Halle,
and in Leipzig especially, the feeling
between the bourgeoisie and prolet-
ariat has reached the point which is
acknowledged as civil war.
The Independent Socialists are
gloating over the situation they have
brought about, and Die Freiheit pro-
claims 1t as the CLOSED front of the
pfoletariat against the bourgeoisie,"
a situation which it expects "all So
cialists would greet with the livliest
interest"
In the mean time the Weimar as
sembly stolidly discusses the colonial
question. If democracy has not al
ready fallen in the mud in Germany,
It Is very near doing so, and Weimar
has become a debating society.
The proletariat revolution has, /
believe, no great force behind 1t; ii
is mere general dissatisfaction. but il
has the aim of seventy years OF So
cialist propaganda. Democracy had
a chance only if it had big con-
structive program, the chief point IN
which was the socializing of such in
dustries as the coal mines and steel
works. where socialiZation is not too
difficult, but 1t failed to take the
chance, and now 1t is almost too late.
For whatever active force there Is
behind the proletariat revolution,
comes from dissatisfaction over the
unfulfllled demand for socialization
Bolsheyih Prepare to Attack
One reason why socialization made
so little progress was the desire OF
the government not to put German
industries in such a position that
they would be unable to compete with
other nations, where more economi-
cal private ownership was bound to
give a trade advantage. The work
ers do not care whether Germany Is
world commercial power.
Simultaneous with the strike
reaching a head comes news that a
Russian Bolshevils army Is preparing
TO attack the eastern frontier This
brings back to me a conversation with
Russian soldier in the railroad sta
ton at Leipzig Just before the strike.
He said. You Americans. British
and French that ] see here in Ger
many, will not be here much longer.
We Russians are coming!