The Washington times., 1919-05-25

that the Spartacus party would neveI
gain so much control that they would
prevent the national assembly from
Onvening-however, 1 doubt II he
was correct in this theory, for IL
Noske had not been made minister of
war and IL he had not Immediately
brought over $4,000 troops to Ber-
lin to maintain order Immediately
after he went into office. the Sparta
Gus party would have gained so much
Roadway that nothing but the occu-
patton of Berlin and the immediate
environs by allied troops would have
saved the situation.
1t was his impression that the
counter revolution had it's origin in
the demonstrations in favor IL Eich-
horn, who wanted to hold the police
headquarters for the independent So
cialists as he feared the police troops
would go over to the present govern
ment. The Spartacus leaders, how
ever. did not countenance what their
followers did, he said. for example
such acts as the capture of the news
paper offices. The revolution, with
out a doubt. got beyond their control,
and they, being honor-bound, saw no
other way out of it than to support
their followers TO the finish, once the
revolution started.
Hunger PrOIetarIat's Weapon.
Haase said that there seemed to be
a class understanding in the factories
between the workers and that a po-
litical unity existed among them,
which was antibourgeois He re-
marked that any one who had been
an eyewitness of the revolution could
readily see that Germany had
for although the counter revolution
had been crushed, class warfare had
never been more clearly defined. He !
said that the political and economic
questions did not count any more and
that the only thing to be reck oned
with was hunger. This, without the
slightest doubt, is the proletariat's
weapon by which they may gain
power. Haase believed that he could
use his power TO weld the workers
together in order that they might
gain their ends and he was under the
impression that a great many of the
working class had determined tina.
no matter who won the majority in
the National Assembly. the Soldiers
and Workingmens Council must CON
tinUe to function.
He did not think that there was
any danger Of a counter revolution
from the right tthe monarchy. which
many thought was a possibility that
existed as a result of all of the Off
GERS and students being called back
by Ebert's government to maintain
order in Berlin
The independent socialists. regard
less OF the fact that they are no
longer in power, demand the publ
cation Of the famous white Book.
which will contain a detailed account
OF all OF the atrocities that the Ger
man imperial government has been
accused OF by the allies This book
they want TO satisfy not only their
own curiosity, but they also desire
that the curiosity of the people OF
England be satisfied
Germans Poor Losers.
Another fact which proves that the
Germans are not convinced that they
lost the war is shown in a statement
winch EBERT made on or about the
| 18th OF January, 1919, in which he
said: II must emphasize the fact
that beyond the loss entaiIed bv the
acceptance Of President wilson's
fourteen points, that the present Ger
man government cannot and will not
consent TO any further unfair de-
mands of the allies This statement
OF Ebert clearly shows that The Ger
mans TO man are poor losers. and
worse still, because they will not adj
NIT it.
In closing, the writer believes il
would be a good thing If an immi- |
grafton law were passed that would
prevent Germans from entering this
country for fifty years. The coming
generation Of Americans have a great
many difficult problems to solve and
America must not be hampcred AT !
TINS time by an invasion or foreign |
people. Why should We permit the
Germans 10 come into this country
What shall just peace be? If il
must be tempered with mercy. Ia
whom snail we first show this mercy |
to the foe We have beaten or 70 |
the coming generation Of Americans
Whom they have done all they could |
TO betray and ruin? What of the dead
who rise and demand their justice
what OF the silent dead demanding |
also their due before Almighty God" |
Did they die to have this country in
vaded by Germans immediately after
the peace terms were settled. or 10 |
protect il against any future .ryas- |
ion Of Germans?
There will be great MANY Ger
mans who desire TO come over hero
who retain their sympathy COR Ger
many, ana therefore are as -luch |
enemies of this country after the war
as they were before and during the
war. They share in the defeat # Ger
many and must pay the losses of the |
loser. Let the enemy foreign clement |
reflect on the fact that we are the !
victOrs and they are the losers in this |
fight, which they elected TO COM |
mence. 1t is only the man who r,akes
the dollar his god and ten com
mandments who will permit any Ger.
man to come into this country after
the peace treaty is signed and do |
business as he did with them before