Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-13
SCheidemann'S Fall Within a
Fortnight is Predicted and
Allied Reply to Rantzau May
Find No Government,
NEW MlLlTARISM is
CAUSE OF DIVISION
Independent Socialists and
Communists Conduct Prop
aganda Campaign Within
Army Which is Badly Split,
DIR. Cyri w. Brown.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publish.
ing Co.

(The New York World.)
Berlin, June 1.-THE present gov
ernment will fall in a fortnight, pos
sibly In eight days, Is the prophecy
of political specialists. Machine guns
will be popping in tx . streets of Ber-
lin within n few days" Is a remary
whispered on Inter den Linden.
Speculations on the terms of peace
have been suddenly eclipsed by an
acute, expl' sive internal situation. 1t
Is quite possible that the allies will
find nobody at home either to sign or
refuse to sign any treaty. For the
Germans may be too busy fighting
among themselves about purely home
affairs to bother about the allies peace
TERMS. The World correspondent
scents a real revolution or counter
revolution, or both. in the German
wind, it looks like a toss up between
military dictatorship and dictator
ship Of the proletarat, with the life
of the young German republic appar-
emily not worth so cents tonight.
Chaos Seems Imminent.
Inner political chaos seems most
certainly imminent, and there is no
foretelling the outcome. The new
militarism Is a probable winner.
So far as surface appearances are
concerned, Berlin shows no material
change. barring quiet and orderly
one day general strike in memory of
Levine, the Munich radical leader,
recently executed, and the very elab-
crate military preparations to MAIN
tain order on that day. The grave in"
ternal situation Is in no way the re-
suit of the peace parleyings at Ver-
sailes but is due solely to domestic
happenings.
At bottom, the principal cause of
the current trouble Is the new mill
tarism as embodied In the ney volun-
teer army for the Noske guards have
restored and maintained order. This
new militarism should prove the de-
cisive inner political factor for the
present weak coalition government,
which is supported solely by the
hand grenades and bayonets of the
volunteer army. If the government
falls, no other can take its place with
ut the support of that body.
How VIII Army Vote.
How will the army vote?" Is the
question on which Germany's imme-
diate future now seems to hang. If its
present leaders can keep 1t in hand
with promises of continued good pay
anu Sc lutI u
tatorship is logical and inevitable,
and many observers predict such die
tatorship very soon. On the other
hand, If the army should get out of
hand and sympathize actively with
the socialist masses, then Dictator
ship of the proletariat is the equally
logical outcome.
The Independent socialists and COM
munists have conducted the most in
tense propaganda among the rank and
file of the troops, and the indications
are today that in consequence the
army itself is politically divided. This
greatly enhances the chances of a
simultaneous revolution and counter
revolution with bloodshed.
Two extreme and opposite views
throw light on the situation. The
Junker Deutsche Tageszeitung says:
'The underground agitation Of the
independent socialists and SPARTA
cans appears to be leading to a coup
d'etat on a large scale. This agitation
has reached climax, particularly in
Berlin. Everything indicates that the
impending coup is planned to take
place not only in Berlin, but simultane-
ously in the provinces. Wecan state that
the independent socialists figure on
the ran OF the government In ABOUT
eight days"
Independent Attitude.
On the other hand, the independ-
ent socialist newspapers say: "Indica-
tions multiply that important circles
the psychological moment
has arrived for a reply TO the setting
up of a military dictatorship. The un-
happy and misguided policy of the
majority socialist leaders has done
everything to bring about this mis-
fortune, Meanwhile the militarists
are employing means to strengthen
heir power. The government no
longer has the leadership in its
power"
Only the quick signing Of the peace
.reaty could, It seems, keep the pres
mt coalition government in the sad
lie. But this very slight hope is
negligible. aN the German delegation
1t Versailles now expects negative
answer to its main counter proposals.