The sun., 1919-02-26
Hunger Proving a Strong
Ally to Spartacans in
Many Sections.
RED PERIL Is SPREADING
BOlshevik Papers Established
in Denmark-SituatiOn Is
Grave in Norway.
BY KARL II. Won wIEGAND.
stag Correspondent Of THE Sun.
Copyright. 1919: al rights reserred.

Copyright. 1919; al rights reserred
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 25.-Two Boil
shevik newspapers have been estab-
!ished here and the Danish Govern
ment has decided that its policy shall
be hands Off" SO long as they keep
within the law.
The situation in Norway as re-
CARDS Bolshevism is extremely deli.
cate, as is shown by the threat to
plunge Christiania into darkness IL
Gen. Mannerheim, who suppressed
the Bolsheviki in Finland. should
come there. Parts Of Norway are
suffering severely from lack of food,
which condition furnishes excellent
soil for the spread of radicalism.
sweden Resists Reds.
In Sweden the situation is fairly
well in hand, owing to its large
standing army. which keeps up an
| almost Prussian discipline, and the
strong natural conservatism of the
people. The radical elements, how
ever, which are known as Young
Socialists, have dozen members
IN the Parliament and serious
| trouble Is expected, it is said. by
May l at Stockholm, especially If the
Bolsheviki succeed in Germany.
Utterly hopeless" is the way the
| situation In Germany Is described by
J a high official in close touch with IT,
| With the establishment of a Soviet
republic In Bavaria and the disin-
clination of the Berlin Government to
send troops against Munich, which
might be construed as an attempt by
Prussia to dominate south Germany,
1t Is feared here that the Soviet COM
munistic extremists have strong
base now from which to work against
ether parts of Germany, caught be-
tween Bolshevism on the one hand
and the necessity of accepting the
Allies terms on the other.
In many parts of Germany hunger
Will prove strong ally of the Spar
tacans. There is no disposition here
To criticise the Allies for the slow
ness or the peace proceedings, as Il
Is realized that there are many diff
ficulties to he overcome, but the Opin-
Ion is expressed freely that to hasten
the business the European situation
would have been much better.
Aid to Governments.
Even in the bitterest anti-German
circles regret Is voiced that some way
has not been found of supporting the
present German Government. Dol
shevism in Europe Is chiefly the pro.
duct Of the empty stomach: in other
words 1t Is disease of the stomach
which communicates itself to the
brain; therefore, ii should he fought
through the stomach before 1t be-
comes so strongly intrenched in the
brain that even a full stomach will
not eradicate it," is the declaration
of an official.
The growing chaos and the lack of
zeal centralized authority strong
enough to enforce its edicts is shown
by the pages of advertisements in the
German papers calling for the forma
tion of home guards and volunteer
regiments. While Gen. Noske in Ber.
lin is forcibly disarming the populace
and offering premiums for the dis.
covery and surrender Of guns, pistols
and machine guns. the new Sovie,
Government in Munich is arming al
the working men.
) The fighting around Essen and alst
in the Ruhr district between thu
Spartacans and others is marked 10y
great eXcesses. In many instances
the prisoners are stripped Of all theii
clothing and turned loose naked, &C
cord!rg to the German papers.