The Washington times., 1919-11-15
HAASE NOT SURE
ABOUT REVOLUTION

BERLIN, Nov. 15-Three months
ago Hugo Hasse, president of the
German Independent Socialist party,
shouted enthusiastically to his col
leagues in the national assembly at
Weimar:
"The world revolution is on the
march,"
Today Herr Haase repeated the
tsentence, but in tired, doubtful
voice that suggested disappointment,
and he added:
But IN what tempo and form it will
| occur in the different countries one
cannot foretell."
Herr Haase has lost his character
istic vigor. He has aged a decade in
three months. Cancellation rather
than combativeness is now his policy.
He spoke of a reconciliation Of the
German Socialist parties, an unheard-
of thing for the Haase of revolution
airy days and the first few months
following the revolution.
counter-revolution by the mon
archists. in Herr Haase's opinion,
would be the speediest means of re-
uniting the quarreling Socialist fac
tions of Germany.
ut would be the signal for the
working classes, regardless of party
differences, to combine in a tremen-
dOus counter-attack on the reaction
aries" he declared.
Revolt In Remote.
- But as a monarchist counter-revo-
lution Is considered very remote
possibility by Herr Haase he looks
TO more peaceful methods OF recon-
solidating the German Socialists.
"A reconciliation Is, in fact, going
on all the time" he said. Not, how
ever, through any affiliation of the
party organizations, but through con-
solidation of industrial workers under
the independent banner. We are con-
tinually drawing recruits from the
majority ranks"
Herr Haase thinks the composition
of the German cabinet after the next
elections, which probably will be held
before the end of the year, will differ
but slightly from the present AL
though he prophesied a marked re-
duction in the majority socialist dele
CATION in the next Reichstag he never
theless believes the majority socialist
will continue to be the dominating
party for some time. They will lose
many seats. he thinks. both in the
conservatives and the indepen ndent
socialists.
New Experiment.
But their losses in the great in
dustrial centers will to some extent
be made up by proselytes from the
farm laboring class" said Herr
Haase. THE country proletariat is
going into politics. This is a new ex-
pertinent for them, so they are going
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are too radical so they start by be-
coming majority socialists.
Even if the Majority Socialists
lose one-half of their present seats in
the national assembly they still will
be the strongest single party. They
will continue strong enough to form
a cabinet after the elections. OF
course, It will be a coalition cabinet.
as heretofore, and the Conservatives
may even be represented in il, but the
fact remains that the Majority So
Cialists will dominate"
Predicts Distress.
Herr Haase was nom n-committaI in
his forecasts of events for the coming
winter. All he would say was that
the winter months will bring great
distress to the masses, a fact that will
increase the opposition to the present
government"
Herr Hasse was asked about the
alleged campaign OF anti-Covernment
propaganda by the independents
among returning prisoners OF war.
lie answered:
I'VE consider it our task to en-
Tighten the returning prisoners of war
on the real political situation in Ger
many and on the aims Of the Inde-
pendent party. We already have ap-
preached this task"
Minister Noske 7 is a different con-
struction on Herr Laase's task" and
incidentally is very much worried
over it.