The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-11

political conditions as Symptomauc OF
what is TO be expected in case the pres
Ont government falls-namcly, inc "S-
adjustment of new regime based not
like nj present on universal suffrage
and democratic elections. hui IN the ar-
ton of III" prnlGtarial and tho climIi,a-
ton from the body politics uf the hour
gcoiS population.
Loss Of Prestige.
All information received through the
legations. III tn" countries adjacent 10
Germany iES;cairS the gradual loss OF
prestige by IN" existing government ana
the weakening of it's power and author
ity. although it is $tIll able To control
the situation at tho capital and III nc
greater part Of the country by virtue ni
Minister NuSkrS force of disciplined
volunteer troops
Tho Munich movement is not regard
cd by those familiar with the situation
in Bavaria as 1t all general or based on
the support of large sections OF tho pop
ulationS. tho Communist elements Al
Munich who have rejected tho program
OF coalition Socialist gnvcrnmcnt
based on At least nominal acceptance nt
the authority of the Ravarjan clcctiv"
diet. forming 4 comparatively small part
of the residents of Munch.
The followers Of the Catholic center
in Bavaria and even in Munich, out
number the Communists and Radical
Socialists but. in spite of their dlsci-
plinc. the CcntriSts from the beginning
have shown no desire 10 measure force
with tho Communists. except 1T the
ballot box.
Starvation Proposal.
The proposal to Starvc out the Com
muniSt movement AT Munich hy with
holding supplies from the country dis
tricts has been made repeatedly, but
there has been no determined effort 10
put il mot effect.
10, oil il, ROW p n
maintaining relations with the general
party leaders. arc unanimously opposed
to the proclamation of Il Soviet republic
since this is in direct conflict with tnn
provisions Of the German provisional
constitution. on which their alliance
with the democratic and Catholic par
ties OF Wcmar. Prussian and other
German governments. is founded. The
provisions prescribe that only such fed
Cral states in which the parliament is
elected by general and equal suffrage
shall be entitled TO enter tho German
federation and participate in the ma
tional assembly.
To meet the special conditions in Ba-
varia resulting from the shooting. OF
Kurt Eisncr, he PREMIER. and Minister
of the Interior .Auer. and to avoid con-
flict with the Radical Socialists and
Communists there the Majority leaders
cndeavored TO arrange Il compromise by
which the Bavarian diet should be call
ed together to institute a purely So
cialist cabinet and endow it with legis-
lative. as we'll as executive powers, and
then to adjourn until the atmosphere
should be more favorable TO L democra-
tic government. But this compromise.
which the leaders of the Independent
Socialists had accepted. and to which
a majority of the diet. frightened by
the Munich situation. were willing to
assent, has been overthrow by the big
gest faction Of Munich Communists.
~ Active Intervention.
All reports from Germany indicate
that the Wemar government will not
venture on Any attempt Of active inter
vention in Munich for which. parenthc-
tically. the forces at its disposal are en-
tirely inadequate. and will confinc it.
self. like the Majority Socialists OF
Bavaria, to ain attitude Of passive dis
approval. 1t is felt here that all its
strength will have to be reserved Ia
combat the tendency for the extension
in other directions Of the movement for
the establishment Of a nrolctariaL re-
public in which the present Majority
| leaders would play but a small role. ow-
ing to their commitment to the princi-
plies Of the existing government and the
keen bitterness and hostility which have
divided between them and the lndepen-
dent Socialist party. 10 say nothing OF
the open warfare between them and the
Spartacan group.
The weakening Of the governments
prestige. has according TO the reports
| from legations in adjacent count rcs
| tended to weaken the official attitude
toward the signing OF the peace treaty
and President Ebert is reported as hay.
ing starte in conversation with an init
mate that the government would have
to sign any peace the allied and asso-
ciated governments imposed.