The sun., 1919-03-03
EBERT MANIFESTO
DEFIES RADICALS
Continued from First Pogo.

Greater Berlin soviets have adopted and
teiegraphed to the Assembly at weimar
a resolution protesting against efforts
to abolish the Soldiers and workmen's
Councils and the general hostility en-
countered by the revolutionary boards
among the State military and municipal
authorities.
The resolution calls for the soviets
everywhere to fight for existence. At
the meeting the convocation of a ma
uonal Soviet congress on March IS was
demanded
That the political situation in weimar
and Berlin is anything but reassuring Is
amply reflected In the editorial comments
Of the newspapers to-day, which are
stimulated by a significant communica-
ton In the Vortoderts. This newspaper
prints prominently and frankly a warn
ing to the Socialist elements of the
Scheidemann Cabinet that unless they
arc able to produce something better
than negative results they had better
withdraw Internationally, leaving the
political wreck as legacy to the bour-
seois parties"
Disappointed workers.
These Socialists are charged with hav-
Ing grossly disappointed the hopes Of the
workers by neglect to enact even the
most elementary emergency. legislation
bearing on promised social reforma
Tho Vosstche Zettun0 complains that
Germany is drifting toward a heap of
wreckage while the speeches delivered
at the weimar Assembly deal with the
Interior decorations Of a house not yet
built
Other newspapers comment on the
drift OF the Majority Socialists toward
the Left under pressure from tho Inde-
pendents
whoever assails the life Of the ma
ZION is our enemy"
That the Bolshevists have succeeded
In their propaganda for Soviet rule is
amply evidenced by the Governments
indecision with respect to the plan to
incorporate the ideas OF Soldiers and
workmen's organization in the constitu-
ton. There is further evidence that
Hugo Haase's party, the Independent
Socialists. is preparing to make common
cause with the Spartacans In a concen-
trated effort to overthrow the schei-
demann Cabinet by launching a general
strike with the purpose OF forcing the
issue of Soviet rule.
That the weimar Government Is nirt-
ing with the latter idea seems to be
indicated by the suggestion now being
considered that the Assembly be given
an auxiliary chamber comprising men,
bers OF Soviet boards
The German Bolshevists are now en-
ploying new tactics along political lines
In Fridays elections to the executive
committee of the Greater Berlin Soviets
they captured two seats. the FIRST rep
resentation in that body, in which they
and the Independents have now an equal
vote.
Spartacan leaders In the strike dis
trict OF central Germany are sending
out propaganda by trains and automo-
biles into districts not as yet affected by
the strike. An unscheduled train Of
which the Spartacans had obtained con-
troll attempted to pass the station at
Kothen. but was stopped by station
guards who opened fire on II with rifles
killed and eight civilian passengers were
severely wounded. The Spartacan train
crew. including the station master at
Halle. a youth Of 10. were arrsted. The
Spartacans had distributed incendiary
literature from Halle to Kothen.
At Edderitz the authorities halted an
automobile occupied by Spartacans. who
were heading for tho Anhalt mining re-
gion for the alleged purpose of melting
rested.
Berlin newspapers with the exception
of the Socialist organs were prevented
from appearing to-day as result of the
sudden strike proclaimed to-day. II is
uncertain whether this strike Is pre-
Jude to a general political strike for
which a large part of Berlin labor Is
agitating or whether II is due to trade
demands. Fear Is expressed in some
quarters. however, that the present sit
uation may be a spark in the political
powder barrel.
The Municipal Council OF Greater
Berlin to-day published an appeal to the
non-Socialist population of the capital
| urging a general counter strike In case
the Independent-Socla carry out
| their threat to call a general strike. The
| Council asks the people to combat force
with force, The prestige of this organ
ization, however. Is not high.