The sun., 1919-01-05
AID
FOR GERMANY
is NOW URGED
Peace Commissioners See
Danger of Anarchy if Out
side Help Is Delayed.
MAY LIFT THE BLOCKADE
Rapid Growth Of BOlshevism
Causing Much Concern to
American Delegates.

Special Gable Despofch 10 The Sun.
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PARIS, Jan 4.--Economic help as we'll
as food for Germany. to prevent col
lapse into a state OF anarchy, Is an
idea that is daily gaining ground with
the peace commissioners. Information
received from Germany indicates that
unless that country receives more help
Bolshevism will spread. which would
prevent the arrangement Of peace
without occupying the whole Of that
country with military forces.
This would be an expensive under
taking and greatly would delay the
home coming Of two million American
soldiers now in Europe. 1t might even
cause the war to flare up again 1t is
known that the American Government
will do everything possible to prevent
the employment Of American troops
as a police force one minute longer
than necessary, and to prevent this
use OF our mon the Government, II is
suggested here, will urge the reopen
ing of German ports, along with other
measures, to give work to idle German
hands.
situation Acute in Berlin.
The growing power OF the Spartacus
group in Berlin ts causing grave concern
to the American commission The Amer
leans have been informed that the situa-
ton In the German capital is steadily
growing worse. and that the Germans
being better orga niEed than the Russian
Bolshevki. are far more dangerous. Or
Karl Liebknecht and his followers are
reported to be gaining converts every
day. and to have plenty of money with
which to carry on their operations.
There Is some question also among the
allied statesmen whether allied inten-
tions toward Germany should not be
made known within the next few days
for the good effect II would have on the
elections for the constituent assembly
scheduled for the 17th Of this month
Until then. events in Berlin will be
watched with an anxious eye from the
Hotel Crillon.
II Is believed the Majority OF the peo-
pie of Germany will support the Moder-
ate Socialists II the opportunity to do 80
10 presented to them. The Spartacus group
| fearing this. will do everything possible
! to seize power before the seventeenth
with the result that the next two weeks
! may see some bloody fighting In Berlin
and perhaps in Essen. Kiel and other in
dustrial cities, ending in the overthrow
| OF the last semblance OF orderly govern
| uhi
! get satisfaction.
state Of War Would Return.
The first step OF the Llebknecht parti-
sans would be to refuse any compensa-
! tion to the Allies and to abrogate the
| terms of the armlstice, whereupon 8
| state of war automatically would return
| The German delegates who conducted
| the arm!stice negotiations say they have
| been warned that the moment Lteb-
| kneeht comes into power the props will
| be knocked from under them and that
| the German part Of the execution of the
| armistice terms will be stopped and the
Allies virtually defied to compel it's OBJ
servance.
! The Americans wish IN avoid at al
most any cost a situation that woult
make Il necessary to send a large army
into Germany, not only because tha
L
wouldn't be in harmony with Presiden
Wilson's policy. but also because they
realize the intense desire of the soldier
to return to their homes and OF thu
people at home TO have them back. Th'
American leaders might even 60 to thu
extreme OF deciding this question inde
pendently OF Marshal FOch.
All manner OF appeals have been made
to send American troops to practically
every part OF Europe and even to Asia
but 1t has been determined resolutely
not TO make a police force out OF thes'
! troops, and the army commanders arr
sincerely trying to get the soldiers home
as quickly as possible. From the same
viewpoint the reduction OF the American
bridgehead at Coblens was not unwel
come for the reason that 1t enabled The
United States TO dispense with one divi
sion which earlier plans called for.
Has support of Wealthy.
One of the reasons why GERM n Bol
shevlsm is more dangerous than th'
Russian brand is that It has more brains
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