The Washington herald., 1919-03-25
GERMANY SEXES
ON HUNGARY'S ACT
TO BLUFF ENTENTE
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LLebknecht's successor. was re-
leased from prison.
2. New Spartacan disturbances
and strikes have broken out in
various German cities, Me Ger
man Reds being greatly encour-
aged by the news from Hungary.
A general strike Is threatened for
April s.
8. Foreign Minister Count Won
Brockdorff- -Rantzau has sent I'm
der-secretary Karl Kautzky to
MOSCOW with a view of establish
ing closer and mere friendly
relations with the Russian Boil
shevist government.
Defiant Speeches Made.
l. President Ebert and DR.. Ma
thias EEberser made defiant
speeches, Naying Germany will not
sign peace that takes Danzig or
any part OF Upper Silesia or West
Prussia from her. DIR. Bernhard
Dernburg made a direct threat or
alliance between Germany and the
reds.
8. Prof. T. G. Masaryik, hitherto
the entente's best friend and in
many ways their strong man" in
Czecho-Slovakia, has resigned as
President of the young republic.
Bolshevist propaganda is making
dangerous headway throughout
Bohemia and among the Czecho-
Slovak troops.
.. The Russian reds appear to be
IN a fair way to win over the
Ukranians; negotiations for
"reapprochment" are under way.
Z. Bolshevist troops have won a
victory near Odessa
3. West Prussia threatens armed
resistance If she is annexed by
Poland
Playing with Fire, Belief.
AS to the new German diplomats
game, well-informed students of tn
situation believe the Teuton statesne,
are now playing chiefly for an invita-
hon from the allies to combat Bolshe
Vism with armed force. In an arme,
Alliance with the Western Powers an,
against the Reds they see tn,
one point of contact which would Of
Ter them a chance to launch far
reaching bargains at the Paris peac,
able.
But In flirting with Ienine anc
lrosky' in releasing such dan
serous agitator as Radek, and in en-
,ouragfng the Spartacan elements 10y
;onciliatory feelers toward Moscow
ne German leaders, 1t is believed
lere, are playing with fire and court.
ng disaster.
Already Lenine has sent message.
o the German and Austrian Sovfets
elling them this is the hour to strike
70 his Hungarian allies the Russian
5olsheNist dictator has sent com
nunist greetings" congratulatins
hem, while the Moscow Soviet con.
sress grew wild over the news from
Budapest.
Supplementary news from that city
bout the alliance shows the Hun
'arian Reds have placed themselves
Inder the Russian Soviets' ''protec-
ion," so that the final test Of the
of the "bund" may de-
'end upon the military aid the Rus
ian Reds can give.
May Build own Ruin.
In the Hungarian situation there is
In irony of fate in connection with
he death sentence. "AH who oppose
Is will be executed" says the first
manifesto of the Budapest Central
soviet. In Russia, the Bolshsyik
'roke Kerensky's regime by insist.
ng on the abolition OF. the death
sentence. Having gained power, one
'f their first acts was its reinstal
alton. and ever since they have
Welded 1T with a lavish hand.
Famine remains the chief deterrent
y the German and Austrian masses
The Vienna Central Soviet frankly
explained that the reason for its re-
ection of alliance with the Reds OF
Russia and Hungary was that the
'ntente would stop food shipments