The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-15
Stays in Office to Lead Ger
man People Out of En-
rors, He Says.
SPEECH WINS APPLAUSE
Independents Accused of Try.
ing to Overthrow the
Government.
By KARL n. von wIECAND,
SfdT Correspondent Of TIE suS.
Copyright. 1919: dH rights y<serp,d.

Copyright. 1873: all rights reserved
WEIMAR, June IL (delayed) This
Government did not take office be-
cause of the pleasure 1t finds in 1t.
We have not given up the hope of
leading the German people out of
their errors. and for that reason we
will stick 1t out"
This defiance to the Independent
Socialists and other radical elements
which are seeking the overthrow of
the Ebert-Scheidemann Government
was the climax of speech to-day by
Gustave Noske, Minister of National
Defence, before the annual convention
of the Majority Socialist party.
The one man who has kept Ger
many from drifting into chaos and
anarchy was virtually on trial before
his own party. About twenty resolu-
lions of one kind or another were be-
fore the convention directly or indi-
rectly criticising or condemnlng Noske
for his "policy" of maintaining order
and suppressing revolts in various
parts of the country by the mill.
taristic methods of the old regime"
"Militarist," ''reactionary," blood
hound" "betrayer OF his own cause
are some of the epithets that in recent
weeks have been applied to him, not
only by the radical elements whom
he has held down but also by mem
bers of his own party. Smarting
under this and resenting the resolu-
tions Noske. with bluntness of speech
and vigor of delivery, turned his de-
fence into an offensive against the
| Independents and the elements in his
/ own party which are seeking to have
him removed from the executive
committee.
Noske was coldly received, but at
the close Of the speech he was carry
ing the entire house with him. The
enthusiastic applause as he delivered
his defiance revealed that Germany
was experiencing one of the draw
backs in all republics, the endeavors
of large numbers of men to feed upon
the public. The chase for office here
has been little short of a scandal.
Noske declared that he took office
not because he wanted it but for the
reason that he was beseeched on
every side to save the country from
falling into anarchy. 1T was not n
pleasurable prospect he added.
knowing as I did that an honorable
| name would be dragged In the gut
ters. l knew when 1 accepted the
post that if / carried out the task
and fulfilled my duties I should be
called the bloodhound OF the revolu-
! tion." He excoriated those who en-
couraged labor to demand impossible
wage increases. adding: Germany
is bankrupt. Any one who does not
know that Is either n blockhead or a
shameless demagogue."
AS n climax to his denunciation of
the Independents and Communists
who were condemning the use of force
to maintain the stability of the Gov
ernment Noske charged that the lead
ers of the independents have been
negotiating with some Of his troops,
seeking to spread dlsaffectlon and en-.
deavorlng to win them over. He as
serted that one of these leaders re-
Gently talked for three hours with the
commanding General Of the Elite
Corps Of Berlin In an effort to per-
suade him not to be independent II
the politicians succeeded In over
throwing the present Government.