Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-03-07

as to the political problem, and to
place themselves in political position
as a solution, in which it is possible
they may succeed.
Laborers Scorn Pre-War Life.
In the Essen mining and industrial
district the miners have an uneasy
dread Of the coming Of government
troops. which is regardedssaR a step
toward resurrecting the ynilitary
machine and driving them back to wal
conditions of work. OF course the
Spartacans used this for all 1t was
worth. Then came the murder Of Pre-
mier Kurt Eisner Of Bavaria, which
drove the miners into a frenzy Of an
ger and fear, regarding 1t as confirma-
ton Of their suspicion. The one thing
that Westphalian laborers are unanim-
GUS upon Is their determination not to
go back to conditions obtaining before
the war. They say that they will not
be exploited" again.
They vaguely conceive that social
ization may help them, and they are
inclined to trust any one calling him
self a socialist. The majority socialist
leaders are trying to preserve private
property for the present, promising to
socialize industry later. Nobody dares
talk to the industrial population except
in terms Of socialism. The property
owners are keeping out Of sight, let
ting the majority socialists handle the
matter for them.
A popularity Of the Industrial dis
trict is that the workmen regard their
employers and the capitalists as re-
sponsible for the war. carefully
searched for evidence Of any rebellion
among miners during the war.
Miners Charge They Were Misled.
NO." was the typical answer Of the
coal digger, I'VE believed Germany at
tackled on all sides. and we could not
help fighting. guess IL was the news
papers that fooled US. They always
told us lies"
"vorwaerts told US to fight" com.
mented another miner.
What do you think Of the kaiser
now?" asked.
The miner grinned and answered:
"You Americans go ahead and hans
him If you want to-"
A slight smile played over the faces
Of the surrounding group Of coal dig
gers. They were not much interested
They regard the kaiser as poor joke
not fallen hero to be mourned in 81
lence, as he is regarded by some ele-
ments that I have met in Berlin and in
Weimar.
"But didn't the kaiser get you into
all your troubles?" asked.
"Yes," said one. 1T was the CAPT.
talists," said another. and they all be-
gan to talk about the coal mines and
the lack tof. bacon. One hears bacon
mentioned mucb.of ebsf tLln The kaf-
.shf, esEyerybpdT Is talking Hh6nt 5cd;
not alone the iAtners. onssca cahnot ~
ter "a shop Withopt being ask ~
A1nerseaF eoing TO send that fat& aHd
condensed milk to Germany"
Food Will Avert Revolution.
A Spartacus member told me: 1.-THE
less food, the more revolution. Do not
send any," Another said dejectedly:
"If you send food 1t merely goes to
Noske's White Guard to help them
suppress the revolution"
If the government has some wise
men at Weimar 1t has some wise ones
at work in Westphalia. The trades
unions are used as the chief weapon
to prevent strikes. They use the So
cialists particularly, and I am tempted
to make the extreme statement that
they even use the Spartacus party in
some instances to prevent a revolution
must say in American slang, 1t Is
the slickest thing I ever saw. Un-
doubtedly without the socialist parties
and the trades unions the propertied
classes would already have been expro-
priatsd.