The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-02
DECLARES IN FAVOR OF EsTAB-
LIsHMENT DICTATORSHIP OF
PRoLETERIAT.
PLENTY Or FOOD ON HAND
Lack Of Equitable Distribution the
Troubie--Declares That President
Wilson Has Been Fooled by Present
Government.
, BY FRANK J. TAYLOR.

/ :
BERLIN, April 20 (Delayed) The
present German government is playing
into the hands of the reactionaries and
militarists who expect to overthrow
the republic and re-establish the mon
archy as soon as the allied armies are
demobilized, Emil Barth, radical lead
er, charged in an interview with the
United Press today. -
Barth, who was member OF the
provisional cabinet, just completed a
three months tour OF Germany, study
ing developments and determining the
strength of the workmen. e3
| The threatened monarchist revolu
tion may be averted, he said, by pop
ular uprising which would result in es
Establishment of proleterian distator
ship, A.tl}s-A fo< IS a
| Among other statements made by
Barth was that:
| Germany can and should pay for the
obstruction she wrought. .@
There is already enough food in Ger.
many, if it was fairl distributed,
France is justified in fearing Ger
many and demanding that German
militarism be positively destroyed.
| The allies make a mistake in COM
promising with Germany on the Dan
zig question, as the militarists now be-
lieve that they can get what they want
at Versailles
Germany ought to have dictated
peace" as 1t is all she deserves.
"As result of my intimate obser-
vations,'I prophesy, one of two4things
will happen" said Barth. g6H
"There will be second revolution,
either before peace is signed, or ASIA
result of the governments refusal to
accept the entente's terms, resulting
in the establishment of proleterian
dictatorship-o the royalists will in
augurate a counter revolution as soon
as peace is signed a .o8 y is4
"The monarchists would bring the
kaiser, the crown prince and the rest
OF the royalty back, and Germany
would be the same menace to Europe
that she was BEFORE Generals Luden-
dorff and Groener are behind this
movement but Gen Won vorbeck who
is being daily honored by the Germans
as the undefeated victor of the African
campaign is actually the military COM
mander chosen to conduct the counter
revolution.
Already the militarist are aiming
to win over the burgeoise, as well as
the loyalist peasants, either with or
without the knowledge of the govern
ment Counting the veteran army as
certain to align itself with this gov
eminent, the monarchists can count
on at least 100000 armed supporters
"The republican volunteer corps or
ganized by the present government is
the most corrupt, brutal and dishonor-
able military body Germany has ever
seen. The men are drawing the nor
NAL pay of officers and four marks bo-
NUS every time they stand guard They
also have free theatre tickets and SINH.
lar privileges. They serve because
they get high pay and good food. They
are given three times the rations the
civilians draw while women and chill
dren starve. There would be plenty
of food in Germany If 1t were fairly
distributed. | beg the entente to in.
vestigate and insist that soldiers have
only the same amount of food as hun
CRY women and children, before send.
ing more supplies to enable the mill
tarists to strengthen themselves.
France is absolutely right in fear
ing Germany and demanding that Ger
man militarism be positively de-
stroyed. President Wilson is COM
pletely deceived in the present Ger
man government. say this though l
admire him as the greatest man of the
present time.
"The Germans whine that we cannot
pay indemnities is disgusting. We
can and should pay for the destruction
we have wrought The way to pay is
to GUST the capitalists who financed
the war and who, hold the bonds now,
ready to sacrifice anything to retain
power and drain the German people
of rs to so billions Of marks yearly.
1t is to their interests to enslave
the German michael common people)
who suffered while the capitalists loan
ed the money.
THE Germans were not heavily
taxed. The war debts were entirely
fioated by bonds. The Germans are
willing to pay France and Belgium.
though they will refuse to work and
repay the whole outside world. There
is one way we can pay our obligations
to the entente. We must have a dieta-
torship of the proleteriat. at least tenn