The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
REDS IN BERLIN
READY TORAID
HOMES OF RICH
Charge of Food HOarding
ArOuses Radicals to New
Violence.
SITUATION is SERIOUS
Government, Disturbed by
Strikes, Is Facing More
Trouble.
PERSONAL FEUDS GROW
Germans Seek l.. S. Capital to
Develop and Safeguard
Their Industries.
FEUDS GROW
By KARL II. won WIEG AND.
sfo6 Correspondent Of The Sun.

, ny hAHL Ii. Won wIEG AND.
sfo6 Correspondent Of THE Sun.
! Copyright, 1919; oil rights reserued
THE HAGUE, April (delayed) -
With the strike situation In the Rhine
region again assuming serious proper
tions Government and other circles
i'll Berlin are further disturbed by
reports that the Spartacans will make
concentric attack on the Tiergarten
and the fashionable West End sec
tions of Berlin between April Z and
April 8 (Monday and Wednesday,.
Reports that these sections of the
capital have well stocked pantries
and plenty to cat are being used by
the lawless and radical elements to
arouse the people, and are causing
some concern because the Government
has sent considerable number of
volunteer troops away from Berlin to
/ the eastern frontier to strengthen the
line there against the Bolsheyiki.
Troops Fraterni.e With Reds.
! The eastern troops in places are
! fraternizing with the Bolsheviki and
showing evidences of untrustworthi-
ness.
The fact that there is no solidity
in the Government itself. that despite
the danger on all sides personal feuds
continue Between the politicians, that
each Is ready to take advantage of
any mismove by any of the others,
adds uncertainty to the situa ton.
tThe release of Ernst Daumig. one
Of the leaders of the radical wing OF
the Independent Socialists. under ii
threat of a general strike. is sympto.
matte of the weakness of the Govern
ment The conflict between Foreign
! Minister Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau and
Matthias Erzberger. the armistice com.
missioner. and their respective fac
tions for domination in the foreign
policies OF Germany is becoming more
intense rather than diminishing. The
developments at Spa possibly may de-
termine II Rantzau is TO remain as
Foreign Minister.
AS Characteristic of the poIjtical
methods followed, story is being cir
culated in which Marshal Foch Is
alleged to have said IF they will
send my friend Erzberger to Spa the
Danzig matter will he arranged to
our complete satisfaction, for he says
yes to everything 1 ask" The au-
thorlty for this is Swede who Is
alleged to have been present when
Marshal Foch made the remark.
The origin of the Frankfort strike
and disorders is alleged TO be largely
reduction in the potato ration from
five to three pounds a week. Food is
also playing an important role in the
Ruhr districts. With a view to the
removal Of these complaints the Dutch
and English are sending in large guam
titles Of potatoes and other food which
are being rushed to those sections.
Seek American Capital.
Considerable nervousness is felt in
Germany over the approaching con
gress of delegates of the Soldiers and
Workingmens Councils of all Ger
many. which is to meet in Berlin on
Tuesday.
An Industrial rapproChement is
sought between the American business
men and the representatives OF the
leading German industries, who are
here for the purpose of establishins
such connection. They are trying
. TO bring about the organization OF an
American syndicate which will ad.
vance $50,000,000, to be covered by
the deposit OF stocks. shares, securi-
ties and other guarantees
The German kali ,lpotash) indus.
tries are strongly represented in this
movement. They hope to sell tc
1 Americans the German kali and chem.
ical industries and works in Alsace
which henceforth is to be French ter.
ritory.
II the Americans buy them the Ger,
mans will be willing to let them have
| also large interests In the industries
| OF Germany.
The purpose is twofold: First, to OBJ
tain the capital necessary for the re-
sumption OF operations on a larg.
scale, and. second. 1t is believed Hhat
such an American investment will
protect these private industries anc
the capital In them, no matter wha
political turn events may take. Tn,
Germans, in other words. seek Ameri
can capital partly as an insuranc,
against possible radical legislation b,
their own Government. and to accom-
plish this they are offering great in
ducements.
Before the war the capital invested
in the kali works aggregated abou
| $3.50, 100000. At that time Aneric;
bought annually about $50, ,o00, ,o0'
| worth Of the output.