El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-04
LOSES FAITH IN
GERMAN REVOLT
Hugo Hasss Believes Rev
olution Has Long,
Hard Road.

Berlin. Germany. Nov. 4.-Three
+ months ago Hugo Hasse. president OF
I the German Independent Socialist
( party, shouted enthusiastically TO his
Z colleagues ia the national assembly
al Weimar.
-The world revolution IS on the
; marchr
Today herr Haase, repeated the
sentence to me. but in a tired. doubt
fuI voice that suggested dlsapDoint-
ment, and he added:
But in what Tempo and form It
VIII occur n the different countries
one cannot forerelL"
Herr Haase has lost his character
istic Vigor. He has aged a decade %
three months Conc'iiltior rather
than comua tiveness IS nov MS policy
Sc spoke OF recOuci iatiou OF the
German Socialist parties an un-
heard Of thing for the Haase Of reVo-
lutionary days and the first few
months following the revolution
A counter revolution by the mon
archists, in herr Haase's opinion
would be the speediest means Of re-
uniting the quarreling Socialist fac
lions in Germany
signal for attack.
1T would be the signal for ths
working classes. regardless OF party
differences- TO combine iu q rremen-
eous counter attack on the reac-
uonaries," he declared
cut as monarchist counter reTO-
luton Is considered a very remote
possibility BY herr Haase he looks to
more peaceful methods Of recousoli-
dating the German Socialists
"a reconciliation IS. in fact going
ever through any affllation Of the
rarty examinations. but throuEh con-
solidation Of industrial workers under
the Independent banner. we are con-
tinually drawing recruits from the
majority ranks"
Herr Haase thinks the composition
q the German cabinet after The next
elections. which probably VIII be held
before the end Of the year. VIII differ
but slightly from the present
Although he prophesied 2 marked re-
ducuon IN the majority Socialist
delegation IN the next reichstng be
nevertheless believes the majority
Socialists VIII continue to be the
dominating party for some time They
VIII lose many seats. he thinks both
TO the conservatives and the IN
dependent Socialists
j. New Experiment.
"But their losses in the great IN
dustrial centers viii to some extent
Re made Up by proselytes from the
farm lahorinc class. said herr
going into politics. This IS a new ex-
pertinent for them. so they are going
slow and cautiously. They think we
are too radical. so thew start by be-
coming majority Socialists.
Even o. the majority Socialists lose
one half Of their present seats IN the
national assembly they still VIII be
the strongest single narty- They viii
continue strong enough to form
cabinet after the elections. or course.
60 r-frT he "a rna Tfff0r cabinet a here
tofora. and the conservatives NAV
even he renresented in Fl. but the fact
remains that the majority Socialists
viii dominate"
HanSe r. Non Comnfffal.
Herr Haase WIS non cor7miftal IN
HIS forecasts OF events for the CONNIE
winter All he would saw was that
s'the winter months viii hiring great
distress to the masses. a fact that vii
inore3ea che opposition TO the present
government
When as'yed about the alleged cam
naign OF the anti government uropa-
ganda by the Independents arnnn-
returninE prisoners OF war. Herr
Haase answered;
eve consider Il our task 20 en-
ifvhten the retnrnine- prisoners Of w7r
on the real political situation fn Ger
manv and on TIE aims of the indie
pendent patty. We already have ap-
prnarhHd this task"
Minister Nnske nuts a different
CONSTRUCTION IN herr Haa SEES task"
and incidentally IS very much worried
over it.