The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-02
CBy Frank ]. Taylor United Press
Staff Correspondent


Staff Correspondent
Berlin, March 10.--(By mail) BIOL
ateviam's recent struggle in Berlin
was in many ways like an American
indian war carried on in a modern
city, if you can imagine that. The
Spartacus group went on the war
path after the fashion of prairie
tribes in America three generations
ago In their fighting the Sparta
cans showed about the same degree
of civilization as did the Indians
To understand how such war
fare could take place in modern
city one has to realize that Berlin
was harboring many conyicts releas
el from prison by the turn Of the
earlier revolution. Most of these
Gesperadoes are not political vic
Tins, but were jailed for killing and
rcbbing. Since they had everything
to gain and nothing to lose by the
b0lsheyilr movement, they leagued
themselves with the Spartacus group,
and for good pay were ready to COM
mit any outrage prescribed. The
toJsheyks we're simply wild men run
r,3t.
After the governments volunteer
army had defeated the organized
Srartacug resistance, trouble did not
stop Spartacans lurked in hundreds
of buildings, more or less fugitive3
from Justice, From roofs, behind
chimneys, from attics and windows,
they sniped Ia government guards
and even civilians, with no chance
of accomplishing anything other than
killing.
In the course of a days work yol
would run into three or four or pos
sibly half a dozen Of these outbreaks, |
or street fights, as they were report
ed in the papers. At the first shots, |
crowds would dive into doorways. |
The incident ended with few shots
from the government troops to re-
store public confidence and the
crowd went on about its business
Berlin's population soon became ac-
customed to the outbreaks. Not in
frequently huge crowds would gath
er to watch movements of the gov
ernment troops against the Sparta
cans, and persistently stuck arouni
to see the show. Hundreds were in
jured, solely due to curiosity.
More than four-fifths of the Spar-
tacan prisoners captured in the up
risings were deficient, either mental
ly or physically or both, according
to experts who are investigating the
bolsheyiks. The discovery may lead
to some important conclusions re-
garding bolshevism in general Ac-,
cording to the doctors examining
the prisoners, the Spartacans are
weak, mostly from under noarish-
ment and some chronically, and they
are not in condition to be respon-
sible for their acts, and should not
be at large.
The German provisional govern
ment is inclined to accept the views
of the scientists, and will keep this
in mind in the trials and punishment
of the lawbreakers
Revolutionary outbreaks in Berlin
drop upon the city like lightning. It /
is impossible to forsee them. They
just happen, when the situation
seems entirely unencouraging to j
them. !
Berlin's revolution is different from !
others in that there is no united de- '
mand for any one thing. There are
as many demands as there are Ger /
mans in Berlin, and some people
have more than one. Until agitators
hegin their work there is practically
no action. Thus Berlin is filled with
crossing currents of opinion, with
each faction not knowing just what
il wants. Factions seize upon any
pretext for a demonstration There
is no clean-cut issue which unites
Berlin into parties A strong roy |
alist attempt to regain the govern
ment would probably unite Berlin
and save the revolution The ma
iority stands on the sidelines, watch.
ing agaitators toss the revolution up
and down, to no ones gain and Ger
nany's danger.
Germany's lack Of leaders has been