Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-05
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SPLIT ADDS FUEL
To RADICAL FIRE
Resignation of Independent
Socialists Over Minor Dis
pute Gives Excuse for Join
ing SpartaCuS Group,
tBy Arno Dosch-FIeurot)
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Pub
fishing Co.


(The New York World)
Especial Gable Dispatch to the World
and Albuquerque Journal)
Berlin, Jan. 4 (via Copenhagen. -
The unexpected crisis which occurred
over the small business of the pay of
sailors, resulting in the resignation of
the independent socialists, has brought
about a situation which every one
interested in stable government and
in the peaceable election of a consti-
tutional assembly had hoped to avoid.
1t has seriously Increased the OPP
position to the government, and while
demonstrations today have brought
large and active support from all
classes of the people to those in power,
counter demonstrations show an i'm
portant independent socialist follow
ing marching with the Spartacus
group
Not Ready for Showdown.
The government would have been
better off if this showdown had not
occurred, for troubles NAV now be
continually expected until the election
on January 10. and if the extreme
socialists can have their way there
will be no election That Issue has
not yet come to a critical stage.
When left Berlin one week ago for
visit to Copenhagen, following the
strong support by the arbeiter- solda-
tenrat to the government program
for the earliest possible constituent
assembly, it looked as If this support
would be sufficient to carry the gov
eminent safely to that goal. Such a
course is still the government
strongest card it is the basis for the
continuance of the elements in power,
but the government has been unable
to save itself from being shaken.
Small Movement at Beginning.
The sailor affair. which led to the
hombardment of the kaiser's palace
and resulted in a compromise with the
sailors, after running Barlin's Christ
mas tranquility was chiefly interest
ing, because only 300 sailors started it,
as I learned yesterday on my return
here. From that small beginning it
was able to shake the Independents
out of the government and to bring
on struggle for supremacy between
the advocates Of a constitutional as
sembly and the champions of a soviet
government, which would be effected
by vesting plenary power in the
arbeiter- soldatenrat.
Now the struggle is quite open, and
the action of Hugo Haase and Herr
Barth in quitting the government
when interest is centering on the APP
preaching election shows that they
as we'll as the independent socialists
are more concerned with socialism
than with democracy.
The strength of the social demo-
Gratis, who constitute the majority,
with the non-socialist portion of the
people, has lain in the party demand
for democracy as we'll as for social
ism Now the Independents call for
a soviet government as loudly as do
the members of the SDartacus group.
Supporters of the present govern
ment rallied in the recent demonstra-
tions under such banners as "Democ-
racy and Socialism, 1--WE Are Against
a Coup d Etat From the Right or the
Left" Down with Bolsheyism,"
Right, Not Might" Germany Shall
Not Become a Russia" and similar
devices. There were 100000 demon
strators on the opposing sides. and a
sense of danger filled the air.