The sun., 1919-03-29
Militarism Dead in Country
With No Chance Either
for Monarchy Again.
CABINET DANGER rs SEEN
Fear Of Bolshevik Invasion
Grows, With Taint in
Army Increasing.
By KARL II. ven wIEGAgD.
sto1 coresposdent o, TIE sus.

Copyright. 1915; all ripAts ressrred.
BERLIN, via The Hague, March 81.
-"Give us food, work and peace
quickly, with some hope for the
future, and Germany will remain the
bulwark against Bolshevism. II we
90 not get them I can make no prom
ise, no prediction. since the future
will depend on conditions beyond our
control"
This statement was made by Gus
tav Noske, Minister Of National De
fence, Justly called "the anchor of
the Government" as he has saved it
twice and has given the best evidence
that Germany is in earnest about
lighting Bolshevism. He continued:
"A stomach really empty has little
moral sense and less conscience. You
cannot put reason into the mind Of a
starving man with a machine gun"
The Socialist Minister Of Defence
occupies the once formerly used by
Admiral Won Muller, the Kaiser's chief
OF the privy cabinet. In an annex Of
the Ministry OF Marine. He IL hated
by the Radicals more than they ever
hated the Kaiser and is closely
guarded. Several sentries are posted
ir front Of the building, armed With
rifles and hand grenades, their. hands
In their pockets, cigarsttss In their
mouths, in the careless attitude and
manner characteristic Of the new
freedom" ...
sentry with . Beer Bottle.
In the orderly's room was the officer
on duty, eating a large piece of dry
black bread. Behind him. ,ras a SOL
dier with a piece OF bread In one hand
| and bottle Of beer in the other. II
was all very democratic but not pretty.
On the second floor sentr,es were on
duty In the corridors. d
| Major Won Gilsasort, chief of stan,
conducted me to another floor, unlock
in the doors as We went,
| Gen. Noske is large and rawboned
with powerful shoulders and brawny
arms. a man who has worked with his
hands. He has a slight stoop, doubt
less the result OF bending over q bench
when he was a woodworker before he
/ became editor of a Socialist newspaper
member OF the Reichstag and the
strong man of Germany's new Gov
ernment.
He wore a cheap salt and pepper
suit too large for him, but It was evil
! dent that this was due to loss OF
weight. His face is Of the type OF
the serious. thoughtful workingman,
marked by a grave air OF resignation.
but rejecting energy in action and
strength OF character and will His
ears are large and stand out promi-
nently. This is the man whom the
Radicals charge with having smoth-
cred the counter revolution.
THE curse OF the present situation -
| he continued, is the lack OF food and
employment and the uncertainty as 70
the future. together with tho years OF
malnutrition that went before and It's
effects on mentality and Judgment
Germans Are Losing Hope.
"Bolshevism is not natural for the
German people, but their minds are
being made into receptive soil by the
iiiey have unders< le and
are undergoing. They are losing hope
and with hope taken out of their lives
men and women may do anything
even II 1t makes their condition worse
THE future depends on three things
food, employment and an endurabie
peace-all Of which are utterly beyond
our control. and therefore tho respon-
s!bility is not on US. Hunger and un.
employment are tho twin roots OF Boil.
shevism. Remove the hopelessness and
despair born Of hunger and impossible
Continued on Third Paoe.