Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-06
Independent Leader Says He
Would Not Think of Taking
Over Government Unless
Backed by Working Classes
WILLING THAT KAISER
SHOULD BE PUNISHED
Berlin Masses Continue to Go
Quietly About Their Busi-
ness Inspiring False Sense
of Security and Peace.
BY Cyril Brown.
Copyright 1919, by the Press Publish
ing Co.

ing Co,
Berlin, June 5.-If the present gov
eminent refuses to sign the peace
treaty, who will still remains an un-
answerable question. No other re-
sponsible government is in sight which
would sign the treaty unchanged and
attempt to loyally carry out its terms
No fond hope for an early peace
may be pinned to the Independent So
cialists whose slogan is world revo-
luton" If the present government
balks at signing the treaty the inde-
pendent socialists will not step into
the breach, take over the government
and promptly sign The independent
socialist leader Haase told the
Journal correspondent he would do
nothing of that nature. Haase, who
probably is the cleverest politician in
Germany, today said:
Wants All WorISerY With Him.
we would not think of taking over
the government unless we had the
whole body of German labor squarely
behind US. This condition does not
exist IS yet, although our time is
coming, New members are floclting
so fast to the Independent socialist
party that our enrolment officers can
hardly cope with them. If peace is
not signed the united will of Ger
manys workers will break through
very quickly. On the other hand, il
peace Is signed the process will take
somewhat longer"
Sooner or later, therefore Haase
expects that the rival socialist fac
lions and the working classes will be
reunited and place the Independent
socialists into power; but far from
signing the peace, treaty promptly
an independent socialist govern
ment, according to Haase would try
to force negotiations He explained:
Willing to Try Kaiser.
our tactics would be very differ
ent. We would Immediately publish
all German documents bearing on
guilt for the war. We would give ev-
cry evidence of our good faith We
believe in the fullest publicity. The
question of trying and Furnishing the
kaiser and others charged with blameI
for the war would be no obstacle toI
pea-e for us The kaiser and the rest
are nothing to us. We would ourselves
place the kaiser and all the rest
charged with responsibility on trial. "
Haase believes that these new tac-I
tics would result in real verbal nego-
tons with the allies and in much
more favorable terms to an independ-
ent socialist government which would
have as its allies the proletariat in the
entente countries. Haase dispelled the
widelY,prevalent opinion about recent
titanic independent socialist demon
strations, He asserted:
These were not demonstrations in
favor of signing the peace treaty butt
demonstrations against the revival ofI
militarism in Germany. Personally, RI
consider many of the terms in thel
present treaty unbearable and impos-
sible of fulfillment. The financial
terms are equivalent to signing a |
blank check which. when the figures
were filled in, Germany could neveri
cash.
Sees Allied Dictatorship.
Haase also balks at the allied con-
troll through a commission of repara-
ton. He said:
"The commission of reparation
would virtually be the sovereign
power in Germany. 1t could dictate
WAGES anu WoIhiig hours 10 berHidH
labor and in an autoc.atic manner"
The independent socialists, Haase
said also would seek modification of
the territorial terms. Haase said that
he and his party had always fought
for the principle of self-determination
of peoples.
81 have always ehampioned the
cause of the Pole Haase explained
''I expect the same rights for the Ger
mans now"
An interesting majority socialist
view is expressed by Friedrich Stamp
fer. militant editor of VorYaerts. He
said
Perhaps, who knows, that external
or internal conditions may lead TO
signing the peace treaty
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