Evening star., 1919-01-25
H|NDENBURG CHIEF
ROyALTT PLOTTER
Heads Movement Aiming to
Restore Old Regime in
Germany.
PEOPLE DEMAND ORDER
PEOPLE DEMAND ORDER
By OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
PARIS, January 15.-That there is
a distinct movement in Germany to
revive the old regime, and that this
effort to restore the old order of
things with one of the Hohenzollerns
at the head may lead to further
troubles for the allies is the in
formation which has reached Paris.
Though Hindenburg has professed
fealty to the socialist regime in Ber-
lin, and ostensibly retains his posi-.
tion that rehabilitation of the Ger
man army may be speeded. it i,
claimed that he is in fact the real
head Of the distinct royalist move
ment, that at the moment the COM
mander- in chief is carrying water
upon both shoulders to insure his
future position in Germany.
notwithstanding the fact that such
situation is filled with potential
dangers, there is inclination in Of
fetal circles in Paris to take the
ground that for the moment at least
the royalists can accomplish nothing
unless the Spartacus group of fan
atical socialists can plunge Germany
into such a complete state of chaos
that the return of the old order
would be welcomed by all.
People Weary Of Strife.
Those returning from the occupied
sections of Germany declare the peo-
pies are so weary Of the privations
and losses they have suffered in the
war that they are willing to accept
any protection insuring complete
Illustration of the extreme radicals,
who. like the bolsheyiks Of Russia:
have been preaching the doctrines of
frightful terrorism that they may OBJ
tain control of affairs in Germany.
The people recognize that dangers
for them increase unless order Is
maintained. American and British as
well as French forces in occupied re-
gions are meeting with the minimum
resistance on the part of native pop
ulations in Alsace and Lorraine as
well in regions skirting the Rhine.
In fact, soldiers returning from the
occupied areas declared that the bet
ter elements in these regions have
openly stated that they would rather
continue under allied domination for
many years to come than be plunged
into any internal orgy such as the
Liebknecht clique seemed bent upon
ushering in.
Sober, thinking people in those re-
gions now dominated by the allies
insist that there must be settled or
der. But the disciples of anarchy are
Haunting the same attractive preach
ments and beguiling inducements be-
fore the eyes of the German laboring
man and poorer classes who have suf-
fered tremendously during the strug-
gle, and it cannot be denied at this
juncture that they are making some
headway. Should they continue to
n air do
and should the majority socialists,
headed by Haase and Scheidemann, not
succeed in their eye-for-an-eye and
tooth-for- -a-tooth policy, which they
claim to have announced against the
Spartacus group, the result may at
this moment be forecast.
Undoubtedly there Will be a period
of complete industrial and social
chaos, which will increase the
strength of the hands of the imper-
ialists. who today are effecting their
organization looking toward resump-
ton of power.
Still Under Suspicion.
For this reason France and even
England seem to welcome the firm
stand of the majority socialists in
Berlin, even though they still, gener-
ally speaking, are under suspicion.
If the majority socialists steer
firm course and prevent the Spartacus
group from seating themselves per-
manently in Berlin it Is expected
that a truly constructive program
may eventuate, particularly after the
meeting of the constituent assembly
the latter part of this month.
With radicals holding the reins in
Berlin, France and England and even
Italy would have much to fear. With
the majority socialists firmly en-
trenched there might be hope Of Ger
many keeping her feet on right paths.
But though there might be potential
dangers in socialist control. officials
of France and England believe that
there would be less danger to in
ternational interests by some social
ist>control than If the military group
should bring to successful fruition
its present plotting.