Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-18

been noted Tor their aggressive patriot e
ism and devotion to the feudal system,
have Joined its ranks in a body. The
rifle clubs that have always abOundcd in
=. Germany have followed suit. The Elm :
wohnerwehr' is commanded by army
officers and noncommisSioncd officers.
The vast ma ujority of the men served
at the front during the war. Lists
are circulated by all the government
officers among their employees. asking II
they have already joined the force aud.
if not, exhorting them TO do so without
delay. There is no hope of advance
ment for the government cmploye who
refuses.
Mighty Force Equipped for War
'To put the present strength of the
'Einwohncrwchr' at half a million men
: is IL very moderate estimate. The force
is equipped with army rifles, machine
guns aud even field artillery, as well as
armorcd ears and airplancs. all of which
have been smusglcd away from the vnst
stores of the former imperial army
although they should have been deliv-
cred to the Allies.
"And yet officially. this great army
does not exist as a military force. 1t
is still ustcnsiblv citizen police force,
established to keep BoshCvik bandits
in order. Officers and men wear no
uniforms and keep their rifles at home,
while the machine guns and ammunition
are stored in private houses. SO Nosko
can pretend to ignore it and deny that
,'Ctnl"H' IT. ,,,,lor n,.,ss t. ,,.oo
l"'',t l''''' l'''.''',.ti,, 'o,,,,,,I I,,s, ;o
mus im'n "pl,',' J I'I, t. ,,,,in, nt+oci, ~,
%arot,,,I,,r ,,,1ro tban I'M vaars 400
'>"l'ViII'u ''''i H. .,;,; -, ,,,
h.l VIZ 49, y"il t,' oiitino, nrnfaes;n,,
IEPgH.!ru w. ,rh l,''N e,,i"i, "f tbn corns Il,n
VI toi," a., ID ID ;lb.,,'ot,. Slt is FronLI, rc -
.Hat w ,"' ~ ., So % t.,,stnj 70 srn -
a'ltou"I II u!"t y, I.",,.;,,, ,,"G w. 81, ~
i'"'' any Ioup ~, Wv .tai,,i, ti,o
~, iion'H~"ollrtn ~ nS "a: >.',I'a 80. ,,o,
iIol'iiSMol'' ia, VIM 81 t%, notb of
5 rEyu uai'u '" T'"'. W l,,..;t,,.io,
- "ll'S'dn'' l" '"' liz"
p Militarists Still Look for "The Day"
g ..,I,ho oro,,,iy,tion ~ This creat secret
army is such that it can be mobili2cd
more quickly even ,ll"I ,me I,s 'sS u,anS ',,,
AND When lne "aS HaMls ""tr 'i.,, u'o, :, ;,
! WIN tie promise " wiz" ont ,,,,', tu,S,,,'
mliltarlS'N are even non "s"ili nv ' pI"
r tizlhg me herman PtHPlu, NJ nv ".!., nt,
p hoSt VIII rise up as ~ oul oi t''t '|St' ~
p ana run aIhuch oEtI EHropg as III l'l =
lntoNlral'd WIN n"l,rh "uu 'rNthS''
Inc AIileS Sho"ld hot toierdlt ti.'
, existence OF lhis secret hrilF' win W.
hidden stores OF arillS "nu Hln'ilull''l"n IS
! which cannot no superVlSrl pN any fu
, tentc commission ng'nuSe unrN arc u
PrNats' n1''ua' .,,.i,.oto, o,,tnn,ot;ioe
camoufaGcd as private automoolleS
\ volunteer force OF lO'WWu men al
/ stipulated by me NerHalll's irea,y
amply suthceS 10 preserve Ia" anu orur'
IN Ns'll'a1! imv o,,,n ~, pr,,ss;o
, duped and surprised once ny irussia-
, nave they learned H9thl1s ...,.,,..,,
Such rs Herr iillierdlh? ; warn IlE
He is an Independent S"claliSt' ana
, am aware that the men OF ms part
are suspected III iarlS conferences rir
cles OF eNaggeratlhg me ln'HacH
prussian mllithr,sn, N orufr |" lrlHnoe' y ",
the AIllTS i"to uio"i uI.SI 'ii'.iS ~ r,Ioa
thc,n at the mercy Of the Spartacans il
the event of new proletarian rising.
,.,s,.,. U.o., xor;eo5
Q hi'eruhis 'n'S' n'"
, But have obtained tuIi '0nhrhiatloh
Y from other. thoroughly rcilaDIe source ,I
e Of Herr llilferdlng reVelauonS. ihu
| learn. to select but one example Il
{ random. that in single, thlniy popu
f lated country district, that OF sanger
, shausen in the tiarz mountains; con
; sisting of but few scattered villages
there were distributed during the monu
. of August by order of the commande
Of the "Reichswchr IN Halle i"'oV
rifles. 100 machine guns, hfty cases o
: hand grpuadcs and l,OOO,Ooo rounds o
u ammunition.
The magnitude of the secret arma
ments that are being carried out a.
over Germany may be dednced troh I'M
instance of warlike preparations III
single county.
Moreover. Professor Wilhelm Foer
: ster. late Bavarian ambassador l
Bernp. who is not an lndependent so
cialist nor indeed any kind OF Social
list. confirms Herr Hilfcrding reye!a
tions. adding authoritative informatio
e of his own concerning militaristic PruS
sin $ absolute domination over new Ger
e many
u C., coo,,.,s Yrdono,dorco Last
Sou'" "e' many
=. bavaria has now loSl every FeSlls
Ie of her former indepehuehre; say
Is Prof. Forester. me present haNarla
ministers are puppetS III the nahnS .
" thc Prussian troops. TO whose presenc
le in Munich they owe their tenure of of
" fee. II is the same in Baden. in Wur
Is temberg, and the other South Gcrma
i states.
l. Even under tho kaiscr's autOcrat
rIIlp tho nations of southern German