Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-09
Terrifying Scenes
in German CAPITAL
Continued from Pare One

Continued from Pare One
guards as late as 2 this afternoon. II
possible, the crowds were even larger
than yesterday. There was the usua
stump speaking and occasional violent
disturbances OF a localized nature. II
seemed that unless the Government
found the energy to have the whole
place cleared there was bound to be
another massacre.
II is rumored that there will be ar
attack on the Chancellor's palace soon,
It Is also rumored that the Govern
ment Is expecting additional and re
liable troops, though not a great mum
Der, from neighboring towns. 1t Is
also rumored that Hindenburg has ar
rived and Ia advising the Government
in the Chancellor's palace how to re
store order. None of these rumors
can be verified, the Government OH
cials being o busy or preferring to
leave the public in the dark.
Eichhorn still rules supreme at pc.
lice headquarters. When the peoples
commissioners dismissed him, he said
he had received the office from the
revolution personified in the executive
committee of the Soldiers and Work.
ers' Council, at whose bidding alone
he would resign. The executive com.
mIttee met yesterday and dismissed
Eichhorn. only two members. the no
torious Richard Mueller and Daumig
voting against the decision.
Eichhorn Ignores Dismissal
Eichhorn. however. ignores this dis
missal. as he did the Peoples commits.
sioners. He now holds the decision OF
the executive committee Invalid. because
he had no chance to defend himself.
with him at police headquarters are
Lie bknecht and Rosa Luxembourg, con.
sidering the advisability Of forming a
counter-Government. but to Judge from
appearances a majority of the Sparta
cans are still inclined to make no at
tempt at d%islodging the Peoples Com
m~issioners from Wilhelmstrasse.
The independent Leader fIaase. who
has seemed shocked by the turn events
have taken, now proposes to mediate
between the rioters and the Government,
but It is certain the former will refuse
any terms or concessions the Peoples
Commissioners might make. "Nieder
Nieder Nieder!" with all of them Is the
motto Of these rioters.
The Government for the first time yes
terday proved It's determination to end
the Spartacan terror at whatever cost.
1t has not succeeded so far. but prob
ably will succeed today or tomorrow.
No doubt is felt that the Peoples
Commissioners are actuated by the best
and most humane intentions. but they
certainly lack experience, n 1t Is be-
lieved that crimes against the public
safety could be prevented by n demon
stration of force. The Berlin Bourgeoisie
argue that when the commissioners FIX
amined Eichhorn at the Chancellor
office last Friday his lack of defense
would have justified his immediate
arrest, and that with Eichhorn locked
up the terrible scene yesterday would
never have been enacted.
Moral Strategy an Error
II is also argued that the gathering
Of crowds numbering hundreds of thou.
sands in the Wilhelm-Platz and adjacent
streets was n strategical mistake. The
Government had hoped that the moral
impression caused by the immense
multitude of its adherents would so i'm.
press the Spartacans that they would
desist from any further revolutionary
attempt. But this moral strategy only
had the effect Of creating a confusion
defying all imagination.
Doubtless the Spartacans and the In
dependent Socialists were infinitely in
ferior in numbers, but they were actu-
ated by a spirit of fanaticism. They
boldly mixed among hundreds of thou
sands in front of the Chancellor's palace
trusting that their fiery oratory and the
ignorance of the masses would create