El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25

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{ Could Not Win the South.
- The revolutionary council mad de-
elded that February y was 10 be
D the day" A general strike to end
{ the war and bring about the Bolshe-
2 Vlk revolution was 10 be ordered The
4 Bolshevlks Of the north were en-
IhuSiastic, but il was realized that
r the cooperation Of the red brother
! mood all over the country was nee
. essary II the revolt was to succeed.
= watson, chief OF the southern Boil
: seheviks, had agreed at the Glasgow
= conference TO the revolutionary
r strike, and went back to London. full
OF zeal, TO persuade his followers 10
down tools.
He did not succeed. A meeting Of
snop stewards was called in London.
. Where the former organization OF
. representatives Of trades unions has
now given way, as in the north. TO
, I aYoWedly Bolshevfk and fndependenf
bodies formed in the plants Oppo-
, sItion developed to Watson's plans.
how much of this was due TO pa-
trlotle Keeling and how much to a be-
! neI that the time was not ripe
am unable TO say. Watson's e1o-
quence was unavailing 1t was de-
. cided that before the strike could be
called ballot must be taken among
the workers. Bolsheviks do not ike
Dailots and Watson strenuously OBJ
2 Jected- It was pointed out that an
: attempt to sound the whole body OF
Workmen could not be secret. ana the
government would learn of the con-
splraey and be ready to suppress il.
accordingly the south decided not TO
start the revolution, and the north
reluctantly was compelled to &C
quiesce.
WatsOn's Written Statement.
Now for proofs Of the sensational
S S,-..sli.a. made above Watson.
PRESIDENT OF the London Workers5
committee, wrote on April s. less
than two months after the failure az
q me conspiracy: AT that time din
Il teoruary) the BolsheYiks were an
/ pealing to the democracies Of Fu
/ rope to rise in revolt AGAINST he
] shaStly slaughter and the German and
4 austrian workers responded by ex-
Il tenslFe strikes. Some OF Us in Brit
am enoeavored TO follow suit" He
/ up British soviet" and added =
/ canning phrase. 1T was a remarlC-
/ able coincidence that the Germans
/ subsequently, reported that there |
ETs race ace riots in England on Feb |
In point Of fact, no such riots took
| place. 'A
This rem9rk Of Wntson's brfneH
up the question Of what eOOpera-
uon. II any, existed between the
Germans and Sim FefnerH and
the British BolsheViIEH.
On this point I have no evidenc.
Z But Il seems fair from Watson's own /
WORDS TO draw the inference that the
Germans were informed that there
was TO be an outbreak OF the work /
- IN Britain on February u, and /
mat they did not learn in time "a /
refrain from comment on the dav i
named that the revolutionary strike 4
nad oeen put off indefinitely.
Present Plans Are Mysterious.
AZ present the plans OF the IA.
tional workers COMMITTEES are some
"hat mysterious. It Is said in some
quarters that an attempt at revoIu-
Iion may occur at any time. Other
y s sers who profess to know what
= n the minds Of the Bolsheviks de-
care that they will wait until !
grievances have been develoDed |
against the new government and nm |
u ~ tney can get control OF organize !
lons OF discharged soldiers.
The attempt by the BOIshevfsf.
70 get n the soldiers L. EfguffI-
eant. The II leaders IN whose
hanos seems to have been placed
tne power to call the reToIufiOn-
ary strike when they deem, the
tIne has come are anxious TO cor
Fupt ns many a. they can Of the
men who have fought
only one attempt was made nv the
BolsneFlsts during the war. al Tun-
bridge Wells. to provoke nn+in-, -
the army, and this was a fiasco bnf
now shop stewards and worl-srss
committees in the Midlands and on
me clyde and in South Wales are
MorAlng nard to get official posf-
ions IN the associations OF 5Is-
charged soldiers that are sprineinz
Up everywhere The object. OF conrSe /
q tne agitators, IS to turn into BOZ
Iii'I Va c1annels these unions which. /
IKE tne q A r at home, are being
Iormed to promote the interests a.
the soldier. u
Exploit Grievances of Soldiers.
Al Snertield at present the local
Workers' committed, under the lead
ership Of J. T. Murphy. shop stew
ara IS exploiting the grievances Of
lns discharged soldier and irving to
unite workers and soldiers as was
cone IN Russia, and the same move
in Wales -
Talk Of Revolt in Wales.
-, alss, Win the exception OF the
clyde, is the region where revoIu-
s-oH@Lg TAX ana Keeling runs high
ST. mere is much rivaly between
w ales and Glasgow as to which H.
canty VIII have the honor of father
ing the revolution.
H1ines for the sIInerS,s
IN wales the organization aims AZ
securing the mines for the n1iners .
put as in order to do this ii proposes
70 abolish capital and property. If
seeks to accomplish its aims bv
boishevik revolution.
The Bolshevik agitation during cha
war In this country was undoubfedIv
IN part financed by Germany. as vas
the similar movement In Russia II
mas always been paeifIst But be-
cause the war Is over and Germany
beaten, II does not appear to have
lost strength, but counts rather IN ! .
the period Of Industrial unrest thai
VIII accompany or follow demobiII-
cation to gain its ends. Its ends are
nose OF the L ". W. and TrotsJrv |
rs method Of warfare Is not the ma
chine gun, but the general strike
Propose m OliEnrchy.
IN their philosophy there IL No
and no parliament. the
e1tlncuon OF the upper and middle
classes by the abolition Of properfSy
IS their creed; but like the " "
they seek not 4 real republic Of the
workers but an oligarchy Of the
small conscious" section Of the in
iustrial proletariat
The British workman a
sound sensible fellow. The dan-
ger In the present situation Il not
that the bulk OF labor viii be led
astr1y, but that n courageous In
telliEent fanaficaI and desperate
minority knowing exacfIy what
II wants, Will be able TO LEAD info
revolutionary paths workers who
think they are fighting for uOrp
money or better hours.
This Is not intended TO h an
liarmist story. To prove that viii
Wind up with the statement that NV
'wn conviction Is that the sound
common sense OF the British peoDfe
EiI prevent any OF the schemes Of