The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-29
Special Correspondenco)

London. Sept. 2D-The National As- sembly, by passing the new Coustitu- ton of the Republic of Germany. has set up an historic milestone from which it may not be unprofltable to look backwards over the nine tre- mendous months through which that country has passed since her sailors hoisted the Red FlaE on the warships at kiel.
 ''What an exciting time you must have had in Germany" people say to me. But, as matter of fact. the ''time" have had has often, as far as events were concerned, been al- most dull
 In reality. Berlin since the begin ming of March has been 1uite as tran uuil as London. Munich and Frank fort, for instance, certainly behaved worse than Liverpool and Luton, but they did not, I am sure, any more ser iously threaten the stability of the central authority. So if We are to grasp the German situation properly and it will be well for us to know Germany a good deal better in the future than we have done in the past-the general impression created by much of the news of the last four or five months must be revised.
 Exaggerated Disorders.
 In the first place. it is necessary to understand that the disorders that have taken place have been reported from neutral sections, wttn the a11 of much Bolshevism of the imaglna- lion: and disorders have often been reported which never took place at all. Semi-oniciaI sources in Germany
 f,In O n suppression and suEEcstio falsi, they hoped 10 Iuu people, rebellious, an- gry or alarmed, into calm.
 We have Co remember too, that tbcre are agencies at worH-not all unronuccted with the Russian Bol- snevfst mafia-with the intention of making still worse revelations be- tween Germany and other countries bad as they are. Your Bolshevlk does not wish Germany to trade and set- ue down eventually into an orderly state: nor does he wish other coun- tries Co benefit by trade with Ger many. So. using various channels. he inspires news" with the object oi stirring up more bad feeling and its consequent unrest.
 People point Go Munich as an eN- ,rpre of the degree of order which may be expected m llle new N'~A-li'@-l' Rut the latest revolution therz was the work of a group of non-Ger- mans.
 The numerous strikes in Germany as elsewhere, were caused. in the first place. by the high cost of llv- ing; workers were naturally ready tc profit by the fact that the iron au- thority of other days had gone; they suffered from the general lassitude and holidays" were not unattrac- tive.
 A Return to Discipline.
 But failure in general attended +he efforts to make these strikes pO' litical weapons. When a few shops are footed that is not Sparticismi the people are hungry. When a few shots are fired in the streets, that i' not Bolshevism; the soldiers, mostly young and inexperienced, often suffel from nervous tension and act rashl5 which people who know what stree fighting is will excuse.
 The impartial observer is forced 10 admit that the German has, since the fearful and final downfall of the old regime, shown to no small degree his characteristics of orderliness ana discipline.
 Consider the situation as it was a the end of the year. As military dis aster was seen to be drawing near the old Imperial system collapsed rulers fled. abdicated. or were depos ed: with the signing of the armistic