Evening star., 1919-05-16
HUNS ORGANIZED
TO GET RESULTS
Old Government Not Destroy
ed, But Merely Readjusted
Since Armistice.
OLD PSYCHOLOGY ALIVE
BY ANTHONY CZARNECkI.
to The Evening Star nm

INNSBRUCK. Austria. via Courier
to Paris. France. May 16.-To one
who has come face to face with both,
the conditions in Germany are in
marked contrast with those In Rus
sia. Travelling in various parts of
Germany and inquiring into the facts
you ind that the revolutionary move
ment resulting in the formation of
the present government was the nat
ural consequence of defeat in the war.
When the kaiser fed to Holland the
revolution in Germany was taken in
hand Immediately by the more tenn
perate elements. You will find that
these have by no means separated
themselves from the bourgeois. The
element which took charge of the sit
uation made efforts in Germany to
maintain good order. Scheidemann.
Erzberger. Ebert and others who
came forth are trained men who are
big enough and patriotic enough to
cope with the present problems of
Germany. They do not deal with
phrases and do not permit the waves
to carry them away. but fight the cur
rent to control and give it direction.
Government Machine Intact.
From travelling in Germany it is
clear that the government machine Of
the German state has not been de-
stroyed, but has merely been read
justed. Government officials. teach-
| ers and police remain at their old
posts: only their leaders and directors
have changed.
| The army of Germany has not been
destroyed or disorganized at one
stroke by any general order. On the
| contrary, Field Marshal Hindenburg
| and Gen. Ludendorff are at work and
| the Germans are quietly strengthen
ing and regulating their disbanded
| in places which they believe are in
danger of being freed from the Ger
! man rule. AS you travel in various 10
calities you ind that the army ma
| neuvers and drills are going on. as
| usual. Newspapers. posters in public
places and other advertisements urge
the German mon to enroll themselves
in the artillery or other branches of
tho army service, especially those who
are experienced. In these advertise
ments 1t is set forth that their services
are needed for tho protection Of the
frontiers Of the fatherland. In q num-
Der Of places plants making arms and
ammunition continue In operation.
In upper Silesia, where the majority
Of the population Is Polish. martial
Law has continued in force for months
where. In this extensive territory
newspaper and other propaganda is
being conducted to dissuade the Poles
from seeking Polish rule or union
with the Polish state. In East Prussia,
where the population is largely Pol
ish, military activity is evident. and
the old special laws for Germanization
continue in effect. Outbreaks by Spar
tacan elements wherever they occur
are crushed with iron energy by Herr
Noske without regard to the number
Of victims. All revolts by radical ele-
ments which might seriously threaten
the control Of the state have up to
date been successfully defeated by
force.
Quiet on Bolshevist Activities.
Regarding the sooialisation Of fac
tories. the division Of large land.
holding. the oonfiscation Of private
capital. tho destruction Of the bour-
geoisie and the wip!ns out , Of r. r.
tators in Russia. the present German
authorities are silent. They show no
disposition to turn In their direction
In Germany 1t 10 evident that the
majority of socialists. the bourgeoisie,
Is the big interests Of Germany. have
derstanding and mutual liberation for
the sake Of dermany's future.
This. in brief. 70 tho internal CON
dition OF Germany ,nu,. as u appears aHs,ne 70
themselves in a desperate situation.
| tho Germans are bending all their
efforts to unite their strength every
| where to save whatever they can
from tho erash and to proht by ths
their hopes and ambitions. All Ger
| man statesmen. thinkers. and even
humble citizens. are directing all
their efforts for that purpose. De-
feat In the war foil upon the German
an able. though insaneiy, ambitieu.
man. who was surrounded BY trained
mon and splendid organissra and
workers. This 10 told to you every
whore ~ oermaA. who discus. What
stat we're not far-seeing in the
higher sansa and were unable to
correctly estlmsts results and Pre-
dict into what, blinded ~ the strensth
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bsfor. t" TIE X: asmistlce. give. svIdsne.
sb,iity, On ali sides there 10 found
| evidence Of obedience to the state,
respect for authority. love Of order
and industry.
Old fsychelsgy Still xvidsnt.
Side by side With all this there still
| remain in evidence those barriers
which prevented the Germans from
understanding the psycheiesy OF
the nations OF the world to strike q
| crushing blow IN defense Of clyilisa-
| ton, humanity and justice. Most Ger
mans are vigorously opposed to the
idea that any portion OF the eld 70
pendent This applies even to districts