The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-01-18
News of the World
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CIVIL WAR IN GERMANY
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civil WAX LIN GEKMANY
GENERAL UNREsr-FoRcEs OF WORLD GATHERING
FOR ARMAGEDDON, SAYS ONE WRITER
Berlin, within the past week, has been scene
of insane frenzy. On January II, it was an
nounced that Spartacan losses, since the outbreak
of the Bolshevik revolution, had amounted tC
about 800 persons, killed. besides large numbers
wounded
The second revolution started on January
with the elimination of Eichhorn, the Spartacar
police chief, who refused to resign and remained
in his office at police headquarters.
Within three days, the city was in state Of
utter disorganization and lawlessness. Each side
government adherents and Reds, or radicals
established themselves in strong positions in va
rious parts of the CITY, and artillery and machine
guns hurled deadly missiles in every direction.
The Spartacan leader, Dr. Karl Liebknecht, ad
dressing a crowd of demonstrators IN the 11er'
garten said in part
"The world knows the Socialist revolution has
begun at last 1t will influence the entente ane
the whole world. Prepare for action with rifles
loaded. x x \ < Long live the world revolution
and international Socialism,
In order to prevent the complete overthrow Of
the Ebert government, troops were rushed to the
capital city, which, in most summary fashion
took the situation in hand The Spartacans were
driven from one position after another, and, or
January IL, it was reported that the government
by the use of drastic measures, had succeeded II
restoring comparative quiet. At first it was
claimed that Dr. Liebknecht had been killed II
street fighting, but this lacks confirmation How
ever, both he and Eichhorn, it is said, have drop
ped out of sight.
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terrorism is spreading.
Arthur Brisbane, writing in the Chicago Herald
and Examiner, outlines this peril as follows
"Organized anarchy-if such a thing be think
ab1e-is the Liebknecht dream. Let it establish
a firm grip on 100000 Germans, spread tt
Austria, rule Russia and the Balkans, where mis-
cry presses hard and the world would have or
it's hands new war more dangerous than the
one just ended.
GAS the Spanish influenza, a by-product Of
war; killed in few months 100000 of human
beings, more than one fourth of the total number
killed in four years of war, SO anarchy among
100000 of Europeans, disorganizing many
nations, would do infinitely more harm, econon1
cally, than all the war"
One editorial writer, this week, says that al
Europe east of the Rhine is seething mass Of
hatred Every little constituency seeks to destroy
some other. The Poles are fighting the Germans
Ruthenian army attacks Lemberg Esthonian.
try to defend themselves against Red army from
Russia; Czecho-Slovaks are fighting in Serbia
against the Bolshevists; Ukrainians are threaten
ing Poland and fighting the Bolshevists; Spart
acides, Reds Bolshevists, as they are variously
called, are fighting against the moderate Social
lists in Berlin; the Serbians, the Jugo Slavs anc
the Albanians are all fighting somebody or threat
ening to fight. And so it goes. Truly, "natior
shall rise against nation and kingdom agains
kingdom
The poison is spreading to other parts of thu
world. This week, Buenos Aires, capital Of the
Argentine has witnessed one of the worst indus
trial strikes in history, about 200 people being
killed, large numbers injured and the disturb
ances being put down only by the most drastic
enforcement of martial law. And this Labor
trouble is said to have been due to Bolshevil
agitators from Russia.
New York City also has been the scene of ;
serious strike among the harbor workers. in which
it became necessary for the secretary of labor t
send an appeal to President Wilson, in Europe
to exercise his influence and authority in restor
ing conditions to normal.
Certain organizations, such as the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union are threatening nation
wide strike. In fact, the spirit of unrest is every
where in the air.
A writer in the Chicago Evening Post, thi
week, in paying a tribute to the departed ex
president, said: "The battle in which Roosevelt
enlisted is only begun; 1912 was but the reveille
1914 to 1913 with all its blood and horror, may
prove but the skirmish. Today, the forces Of thu
world are gathering for the real Armageddon"
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