The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-16
COALITION RULE
IN GERMANY IS
NOW FORECAST
Elections for q General Ma
tiOnal Assembly Begin
Sunday.
HAASE AGAINST SOVIET
Majority Socialists Must Have
Support to Win. He
Declares.
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LONDON, Jan. l5.--Elections for the
German Nationa, Assembly will bef,n
on Sunday. Although the place Of
meeting OF the Assembly has not yet
been decided upon, there will Re 400
delegates. OF whom the Majority So
cialists will not have a majority i'll the
Assembly unless they join forces with
the Independents, according TO a state
ment by former Minister Hugo Haase
to the correspondent Of the DoiIp ET-
press.
Now that the SpartaCus revolution
practically has ended the Independent
Socialists are looked upon in Berlin
with suspicion, both by the Commu-
nlsts and the Majority Socialists.
1.-THE National Assembly never has
been IN danger" Haase declared. The
Spartacans never could have won. The
only question was whether a coalition
Government could be formed. Only the
minority politicians were IN favor of the
postponement OF the meeting of the AS
sembly. The kiel and W1lhelmshaven
sailors want a coalition Government
Origin OF Counter Revolution.
"If tile present Government had fallen
1 would have been replaced by Gov
eminent constituted on the lines of the
first Counci! OF Six. The counter revoiu-
ton had it's origin in demonstrations In
favor of Robert Eichhorn. the dismissed
CHEZ Of police. who wanted to retain po'
Ice heaiquarters for the Independent
Socialists because he feared that the po'
lice and the troops would go over the
heads Of the present GoveYment.
The Spartacan leaders did not coun
tenance what their followers did
namely, the capture OF the newspaper
offices. The movement grew over theil
heads and they were in honor bound t'
supper. their followers once they hat
launched the revolution.
"Meanwhlle in the factories there is
close understanding with tho workers fo
political unity against the bourgeo!s'
partf. we have broken down the politi
cal and economic machinery and nov
they must reckon with hunger, Thes
are the weapons OF the proictsriat will
| which 10 gain power"
Haase to Unite Workers.
| Iiaase himself will use all his powe
! to weld the workers together TO gain h!
ends lie aid he did not favor Sovie
Government. but affirmed that no matte
who obtained a majority in the Nations
! Assembly or whatever the outoom
might be the Soldiers and Workmen'
! Councils would continue and al the fac
tories would be controlled by the So
viets, although trade unions would con
. TIME TO aN!St
! Il do not tniN'l therH is any DANCE
AZ the moment added Haasc. "oi
counter revolution from the Right, h,;
the calling M OF officers and students h
the Government has given great supper
to this movement. Many of che Majorit
Socialists Joined the Independents. bu
the Communist party, which was forme
two weeks ago. drew men away from tn
ranks OF the Indepe ndents,
Nevertheless in the baiancs the lnds
pendents show increased power. Th
workers are angry AZ Ministers Ehei
and Scheidemann and Noske and Land'
berg because they voted the war cred
! it's"