Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-10
CHASM BETWEEN
FACTIONS WIDER
German Independent Socialists
Effect Union With Spartacans
and Threaten Ebert
Regime.

ana I0TeaCe0 GDeTt
Regime.
London Times cable service (Copyrisht 1918, by
Public Ledger Col to The Sioux C1ty Tribune.
STOCKHOLM Mail Special The
chasm between the majority socialists
and independents and Spartacans
which is dividing modern Germany
seems to grow wider every day. Antag-
onism n bitterness were intensified
by he recent riots and their firm
suppression by armed force. The rad
icals and government partisans are
accusing each other Of e%ndeavoring to
establish q reign Of terror and The
the other are tainted with having
Used methods Of barbarity. severity
End blood thirstiness.
While in official bourgeois circles
n hears horrlfyins stories Of rebel
atrocities. h radical Journal. Repub-
lie. publishes q protest signed by 800
citizens. among Their Macmillan Har-
den. Professor Shocking and Oscar
Fried. declaring these accusations OF
barbartty grossly exaggerated. They
assert, however, that the troops cam
not be exonerated from excessive Sc
verify n In many instances of down.
right ferocity, such as having shot
prisoners without trial when taken
|. red handed This was the order given
by Herr Noske ind there is no doubt
the practice vas frequently followed
IL both sides. though the ~fierceness Of
tie struggle was exaggerated by both.
l,urinE the eight days the fighting in
I'.rlin lasted the total number of as
l lilies, according to official computa-
tn, did not exceed $50 killed and 1000
wounded.
Troops Prepared.
There is no doubt the union Of the
l.. dependents with the Spartacans is
now an accomplished fact. and the
80 MT campaign against the majority
socialists now in power is more than
{ ,r acute. The radicals. basing their
j." luence principally OF class hatred
Gi the masses. can hardly be said to
have lost ground by the defeat of the
IN direction. The government is pre-
Lired to meet renewed attempts from
t. same direction. Troops concen-
ted In Berlin are taking efficient
r:ccautions.
Cabinet Crisis lmpends.
Au t.i9 60Iu0 SOtkLl0CIlVI, IL Is SdtOs U
cabir : crisis IL again impending. Pre-
mier s,heidemann's position is becom-
ing lnTacure and his dissensions with
the fa,ign minister as to the dele
gates - Versailles and the instruc-
tons :, be given them are becoming
acute. Count o Brockdorff- Rant
"a i. Known to be In communication
with l.-rr 6aass. the independent 60
CALLS. merely to ascertain. says the
Beri;n-r Tageblatt. the Views OF Ill
part. :. as to the attitude to be adopt
cd q. the Versailles conference, but
opin;. Il Ia general attributes these
pour ~:'ariers to cabinet intrigues be-
hind ,ae scenes. indicating a minis
teria1 crisis IL at all vents latent. A,
. cab net council last week 1t Is be-
lieved he question Of resignation was
ven Lnder discussion. but the Tnge-
blatt attributes the circulation of these
rumors to the general anxiety as tc
what ould happen should the peace
CONDITIONS of the allies prove such tina,
they cannot possibly be accepted b,
Germany. The article concludes 4
woul.i perhaps be opportune then Il
have in power a cabinet. not chosen
among the members Of the national
assembly and more or less slaves to
| party pOlIIlCS, OQl COIuVOS6O OIL IuSI
Of action above party consideration
having nothing but the national inter.
est at heart.
sovists Organized.
According to advices from Berlin,
Otto Pertz. president Of the German
soviet in Petrograd, reported to Len
Inc and Trotzky that Radek had sue
ceeded in forming % separate bol-
ehevist organizations In Germany
The ultimate purpose OF these organ
izations Is to spread into the heart OF
h occupied regions Of western Ger
many. The same report estimates tina,
up to January 20 no less than ii. Oo0, 0oc
fubles had been expended on Radek'a
mission to Germany.
The German soviet in Petrograd pub
fishes three news sheets. all Of which
are printed and largely smuggled into
East Prussia and several districts In
West Prussia, which are now unde,
martial law. The same soviet has es-
tablished q bolshevist school for Ger
man war prisoners. About 10000 OF
these me- are expected to pass through
this school soon. When they have com.
pieted their training they will be sent
ACROSS the frontier to assist In the work
Of propaganda.
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