The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-04-21
GERMANY NEEDS
FOOD And WORK
Stands in No Fear Of Ex-l
kaiser's Return, Nor Of
BoIshevism.
MAINTAINING GOOD oRDER
Premier Scheidemann Dr.
scribes Conditions Of Hi
Country and Her Future.
tBy Alfred G. Andersen.)

Berlin, via London, April zI.--ti i
S.1--Germany Is In no danger or
successful bolshevik counter -revchI
tion nor a return of the former kaise'
to the throne, according to Premier
Philip Scheidemann In an exclusive
Interview granted the international
News Service today sra.es' --'-- s'-ssS'
scheidemann has been the chief
henchman OF President Ebert M
! shaping German affairs since the sx-
emperor was deposed.
He Issued a warning, however, that
unrest may ,ecome real danger un-
less Germans get food and work.
The danger OF counter r-revoiu-
ton is inconsequential in comparison
with the unrest over lack OF food and
work." said the premier. But the
soldiers and workmen's councils are
not dangerous ifetnc government as
signs them fixed tasks and II the
foundation of pure German democ
racy Is not abandoned.
THE recent congress Of soldiers
and workmen's councils considered
this when they left the rights OF par
lament intact and recommended that
the powers of the councils be con
fined only to purely economic func
tions.
"The monarchist movement Is in
significant. The ex-kaiser Is copsid-
cred finally disposed of. But see no
reason why he should not be per-
United to live in Germany. He could
never be dangerous to the new de-
mocracy. and even the monarchists
do not want him back on the throne.
There are many kings, princes and
dukes living in their former domin
ions, but none amounts to more than
a private citizen.
I'VE are maintaining order. so far
as our weak military condition al
lows, and we are doing our utmost to
carry out the most thorough de-
mocratization in the economic held.
We're stretching our scanty means OF
payment to the utmost TO secure at
least a small improvement In the
feeding of the people who have
broken down under the war blockade.
I'VE cannot procure suf1cient work
for the people, nor. so long as ING
general underfeeding prevails, revive
the desire to work, which was FOL
merly one of the leading Character
istics of the German people. But we
believe we can steer through all thT
dangers il there is bread and work
"It Is not true that the social demo
Gratis have swerved from the path o.
pure socialism. We are adhering to ou'
program, but there is a difference Dc
tween party and government. The pro
gram OF the latter has been stamped
hv A coalition with democrats and CEN
trists (clericals) and today Is being
carried out. II differs from the policy OF
the independents only in fact that We
are going slow. The independents think
il should be carried out suddenly
"a reconciliation of the independent
and majority socialists Is coming. The
economic struggle viii necessitate re-
union"
Scheidemann was asked for bis
opinion on the war attitude Of German
Americans who were generally con-
demned as being treacherous TO the
fatherland. and also II Gerrnan-Ameri-
cans might expect a chilly reception II
they visit this country after peace Is
signed. He replied:
81 fully sympathize with German
Americans who acted Loyalty to their
adopted country. My. observation when
visiting America was that the Germans
are quickly assimilated and lose their
German traits once they settle down
there. Hence u is erroneous to regard
them as Germans"
Scheidemann was then asked IL il
was true he was an agent of the Old
regime. distributing funds to encourage
a Russian revolution. He. answered.