The sun., 1919-02-03
BERLIN'S SOVIETS
SUMMON CONGRESS


which was unauthorized TO exercise con-
troll over the national Government.
Fertile soil for the seed which the
German Bolsheviki are buslly sowing
exists in the unwilingness OF great NUM-
bers Of the Workmen's and Soldiers
Councils to be legislated out OF their
profitable sinecures. but the National
Assembly of these councils is composed
largely OF the ruder elements in their
csllings, the men who before the war
were accustomed to work for a living.
but now find themselves In n position OF
real authority, with almost no work and
good pay and Government automobiles
at their disposal.
The Bolshevist advocates OF the Soviet
Government from the beginning have
been playing on these mems natural re-
luctance to surrender their authority
and perquisites. and the developments Of
the last few days indicate that the cam
paign has achieved extensive results.
The recent army order OF the War
Minister gave the agitators welcome
, Issue. This order. "a already reported.
authorized the Soldiers Councils to con-
troll disciplinary punishments and
elect and remove officers. but did
not confer on them tho right 10 exercise
the power Of military command, or to
control the leaders military orders or
As protest against the action Of the
Soldiers and Workmens Council IF
Greifswald, Prussia. which ordered the
red nag hoisted over all Government,
| public and university buildings, the
| physicians attached to the public clinic
have gone on strike. They decline to re-
ceive new patients until satisfaction Is
offered them for violent infringement
Of their practices by the council.
| The professional men also threatened
90 refuse to instruct their classes at the
university until the council apologizej
They declare that the medical students
should not be forced to seek instruction
| under conditions which do not vouch-
safe academic freedom.
| The Society for the Suppression OF Boil
| shevism. recently organized in Berlin
offers a reward OF S2,500 for the
capture OF Karl Radek. the head Of Boil
| shevik propaganda In Germany. or foy
Information disclosing his whereabouts
In Germany.
| Radek IL still believed to be hiding
here and to be identified indirectly with
| the Spartacan Instructions in Wilhelms-
| haven, Bremen and Dusseldorf
| Eichhorn, the fugitive former police
| chief OF Berlin, It IS urged. also should
| be apprehended. Eichhorn Is said to be
depending upon Immunity as member
OF the Assembly to prevent MS arrest
when the Assembly meets
The troops OF the Gerstenberg D!vis.
lon which are marching on Bremen &c
liherats that city from the domination
Of the terroristic Spartacan minority ara
not expected TO enter the city before TO-
| morrow The Government troops are
moving slowly along both banks OF the
| Weser.
The Spartacans are reported 10 be pre-
pairing strong resistance. Their ad
herents among the laborers at the ship
| Yards are building machine gun nest:
and strengthening the defence at tn;
shipyards. They are also posting stron,
machine gun forces along the roads Il
Achim and Hemelingem and otherwis'
preparing to resist the carrying out o
the mandates OF the Berlin Government
+ The Spartacans are reported to hav,
OCCUPIED the City Hall ~ Bremen ant
other important buildings. Majority So
ciaiists among the shlpyard laborers a.
well as the office employees have lef
he yards The Bremen organ OF tn
Spartacans made a halfhearted attemp
to induce the work!ngmen 10 wait for
more favorable time before striking, bu
without effect.
Advices say, however. that news OF tn
advance OF tho Government troops ha
had a favorable effect and that the non
Spartacan elements generally are pluck
ing up courage. At Wilhelmshaven an,
Hamburg conditions are reported TO ~
improving.