The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-12
BERLIN EXCITED
AS B0LSHEVIST
BLOW IMPENDS
Government, Expecting At
tack by Terrorists, Pre-
pares to Resist.
BARBED WIRE PUT UP
Economic Leaders Seeking
Way to Get Rid of Excess
Population.
IDLENESS GREAT MENACE
Many Leaders Think Emigra-
ton Will Have to Be
Encouraged.
GREAT MENACE

BY KARL II. Won wIEGAND.
Stag Correspondent Of Tue suS.
Copyright. 1919: all rights reserved.
BERLIN, April 10 (delayed) The
spark which easily could set off the
overladen and highly charged polit-
ical atmosphere has not yet struck.
The Government Is like a man In the
darkness, looking for an expected at
tack but not knowing from which
direction 1t will come or whether 1t
will come at ALL
The feeling Of the people has been
somewhat relieved by the growing
conviction that nothing will happen
Immediately, but the nervousness of
the Government Is unabatcd. This Is
indicated by the fact that additional
preparations are being made. More
guns are being placed and large sec
tions of the city are being shut
Off with barbed wire entanglements.
Nothing has happened, however, be-
yond small shooting affrays, including
one attempt to loot the offices OF a
newspaper. Each paper organized Its
own guard of eighteen men, and these
seem to have been able to hold the
terrorists at bay.
| Germany must "shove off, perhaps
Ave or six million Of her population
in the next decade. That statement
was made to me to-day by one Of the
leading members Of the Government.
With peace near at hand much con
cern is being felt in economic and In
dustrial circles as TO what Is to be
done with the surplus industrial
population which cannot be employed
under the new conditions in Germany
particularly with the loss of raw
products from Alsace-Lorralne and
the restriction of overseas trade. II
Is clearly foreseen that the country
for years will not be able to employ
all of its people.
Munition Work Ends.
There will be no more large scale
work at the Krupp and other muni
ton works, and this, combined witt
the practical abolition of the navy
means that additional hundreds o.
thousands will be thrown out of worl
permanently. What to do with thes'
work people Is question that isreceiv
ing great deal Of thought, and so fal
no solution of the problem has pre-
, sented itself. Opinion differs as to tn,
necessity for Showing OFF, five or 81,
millions, or, IL that becomes neces
sary, how and where to shove them
Some contend that the Government
. must encourage emigration through
financial assistance to enable thos
, who cannot find employment Mt hom
: TO leave. 1t Is pointed out that t.
leave them here would mean a con
stant source Of danger through revo
luton.
The question how the Showing of
can he done and stlll maintain holt
7 on the people who go, 10 preserv
them AS a part of the national asset
: is receiving n great deal of thought,
There are some in Germany VIII
2 hold that the problem can be solve
n by intenslfying industry. that is, b
:, dlsregarding quantity production an
o paying all attention to the quality O
$ work done Others contend that tn
war has so reduced opportunities 70
work and the Qhances of gettin
ahead that thousands will leave @
their own accord, without Govern
:. ment urging or help.
The majority believe, however, tina
= the Government will have to help, a
it Is patent that most Of those VIII
will desire to 20 have no means c
getting anywhere of their own n
Z cord, and as no German colonies n
main this current Of emigration mus