The Washington times., 1919-06-08

tions, which were in reality call to
arms Of the Proletariat. / have cited
q few paragraphs. which will serve to
show the character Of these manifes-
toes:
Comrades. Soldiers, Sailors and You
Workers: Arise by regiments and
factories. Disarm your officers,
whose sympathies and ideas are those
of the ruling classes. Conquer your
foremen, who are on the side of the
present order. Announce the fall OF
your masters and demonstrate your
solidarity. Don't heed the advice OF
the Kaiser's Socialist takers. Don't
let yourselves be led any longer by
unworthy politicians, who play you
false and deliver you into the hands
of the enemy"
And another pIacard, which read:
soldiers and Marines: Fraternize!
Take possession Of your ships. over
power first your officers. Place your
selves in communication with your
comrades on land and seize all har-
bors and open fire, IL necessary, on
loyal troops"
third bore the message:
workers in Aunition Factories
Stop work Immediately. From this
moment on you are only making bull
lets which will be used against you
and yours. The bullets which you
now make will never reach the 'front.'
Ebertss COunter-ThFust.
As counter-thrust to this effort Of
Liebknecht. the Ebert government felt
Il necessary to make the following
declaration Of intentions, with which
they had designed to bring the more
stable elements to their support:
81. There will be no confiscation OF
any bank or savings bank deposits or
any sums in cash or bank notes or
other valuable papers deposited in the
bank safes.
40. The cancellation Of any sub
subscriptions to the ninth war loan
will not take place. and we will not
impair the legitimacy Of those loans
in an yother way.
"3. The government is determined
to enforce the strictest measures for
large fortunes and great incomes con
tributing appropriately toward the
public expense.
"A. Salaries. pensions. and all other
claims on the state held by officials.
employees. officers, the wounded or
other soldiers and their relations Will
remain absolutely valid"
It is interesting 70 note the above
mentioned facts which form part OF
the planks in the platform Of the
Ebert government and compare these
with the planEs of the platform OF
the Spartacus party led by Lieb-
knecht. which they would have en-
forced had the Spartacus party ever
gained full control of Germany.
Sought Rule BY Workers.
The Spartacus party believed that
they were carrying on a class strug-
gle Of the working classes against
the bourgeoisie. This struggle would
continue until such a time as the
Spartacus people could establish a
government by and for the working
people which excluded all others.
This government would represent the
great mass Of the proletariat. not
only in Germany. but in the whole
world, and the revolution that took
place in Germany was considered to
be the beginning of a revolution
which would eventually establish the
world dictatorship Of the proletariat.
The Spartacus party, as their mani |
'estos showed. believed that they
must fight until there was no resist |
Ince left to combat them from any |
source.
They believed that they should dis !
Lrm all OF the police and soldiers in |
Berlin who did not belong to the pro- |
etariat control and run all of the |
nunition plants, and establish a red !
Suard to fight any counter-revolu- /
ionists and to have full authority.
wouId Punish War InstiSaf0ru.
They made an effort to establish a
tribunal to try and |
men guilty of causing and