Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-05
FINDS GERMANY IN THE
HANDS OF SOCIALISTS AS
BAD AS FORMER KAISER
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TALLY the strongest man of the coun-
try, gave men the Independent or
Radical Socialist views. Phillip
Scheidemann supplied me informa-
ton upon the attitude of his follow
ers. DR.. w. S. Solf. who is still Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, though strip
ped of most of his power, voiced the
Moderate standpoint of those who,
under the Kaiser's rule were deemed
of democratic mind An Anarchistic
agitator told me of DIR. Liebknecht's
ambitions, and from the foreign Of
flee officials I CLEANED a comprehen-
sive idea of what the newly organized
bourgeois party means to do.
United on One Point.
The adherents of all these factions
were united in one respect-that in
dividuals upon whom rests the
charges of having plunged the world
into war must be brought to trial,
and, if found guilty, must be ade-
ouately punished. Among these in
dividuals most Germans list the Kali
ser, Crown Prince, Ludendorff, Won
TivpitZ and Won Bethmann- Hollweg.
THE Cabinet of Six is already pre-
pairing the case against the former
master of the empire.
Before setting forth my interview
with Hugo Haase it is necessary to
dwell for a moment upon the position
of the Berlin Council of Workers and
Soldiers toward the government. At
the start of the revolution the execu-
tive committee of this body. COM
posed of twenty-eight men, sought to
usurp the administrative functions OF
the Cabinet 1nasmuch as the Berlin
Council represented the workers and
soldiers of Berlin alone this proceed
ing aroused violent indignation in the
provinces. The pressure became so
great that. toward the end of Novem-
her, the Berlin Committee agreed to
leave the business of the government
entirely in the hands of Ebert and his
colleagues, with the provision, how
ever, that if the executive power were
not administered in accordance with
the Councils wishes it would Gust the
Cabinet forthwith. Whether 1t is
strong enough to carry out this threat
it is difficult to say, but certainly to
attempt 1t would be to bring about
bloodshed, for as | have said in
previous article. a strong force of
sailors stands ready to protect it from
disorders.
End of Prussianism.
The attitude of Berlin has always
been so gh-handed in many ways
that unless its obstreperousnes is
nuelled there is always danger of the
South German countries uplifting off
from Prussia. All the lesser rephb-
lics-such as Bavaria and Baden and
Rhineland and the Oldenburg- Ham
burg confederacy--are watching Ber-
lin with frotful eve, resolved never
to endure Prussian domination in
any form.
Here agcln the future stability of
Germany depends upon the skill with
which the Cabinet of six meets the
demands of those who control the
provinces. The principal aims of the
Cabinet, however, are acceptable to
two-thirds of the population through
out all Germany, according to scores
of revolutionary leaders with whom
I have talked. These aims are:
The transformation of United Ger
many into Socialistic Republic, the,
former kingdoms. dukedoms and
princiDalities TO enjoy rights similar
tn those of the individual states in
the United States.
Membership in the League of Ma
tons.
Rehabilitation of the army and
navy.
corporations.
Drastic taxation of capital.
Hugo Haase, to whom the reaction
aries point as the reddest of anar-
chists. talked in a most rational
fashion OF these things. lie received