The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
German and Allied Threats
Fail to Shake Purpose
Of People.
ARMS HELD IN HOMES
Need to Defend Themselves
From Red Revolters, Is
Reason Given.

Tor the defense OF our nomes, our
women and children and our prop
erty against .lawless elements, to
strengthen a weak and impotent
government against violent over
throw and to step into the breach
when the authority of that govern
ment breaks down. 1t is based upon
the weIl-known English principle.
My house is my CASTLE and built
upon the broad foundation that IL
is not only the right but the duty
of a man to protect his home and
his wife and children against the
lSwless and to support the constitu-
tiond government. That is the pur-
pose and work of the Organization
Escherick.'
Few names appear in the German
press more often than 'Escherick"
and "Orgesch," and slowly they arS
more and more being mentioned in
the press outside of Germany. Few
have any idea of what the "Organi-
zation Escherick" is, what 1t means,
the power, so far as one can speak
of power in Germany today. that
lies behind 1t, still less that 1t is this
organization which is today holding
Germany together in her stages of
political delirium.
Leader Described.
1t was to learn what the org
esch"-the most damned and most
praised organization in Germany to-
day-really is and to become ac-
quainted with its founder and head.
Dr. Georg Escherick, that / came
to Munich
1 wanted to meet the one man in
Germany who has defied the Allies
on the question of disarming the
"Einwohnerwehr." or Civil Guards.
and who still is defying them SO far
as concerns his organization
As much may be heard OF DR..
Georg Escherick this winter / will
describe him A medium sized man
of fifty. short-cropped hair. already
quite gray, kindly but unusually
sharp eyes, a clipped mustache, a
rather round face, with kindly ex-
preston. and a thoughtful appear
ance, heightened by large round
horn glasses He is dressed in a
brovnish-gray sack suit, which
shows signs OF wear. As he walks
an enemy bullet in the vosges re-
gion on the Alsatia( border of
France. where he commanded q
battery of artillery as Captain of
Reserves That Is Forestry Councillor
Escherick, father of the Bavarian
Einwohnerwehr, one of the quietest
and most simple men have met in
Germany, but today one of the most
powerful.
Enemies Gave It Name.
The Bayarian Einwohnerwehr,
which has given cause for interna-
tional friction and much headache
In Berlin, because it refused to dis
lrm in compliance with the demand
Of France and England. has prac-
tically disappeared as such. In ita
place there has sprung up the OR
Eanization Escherik," now popularity
known as the "Orgesh," a name first
given it by one of its bitterest
snemies, the Berlin Vorwaerts.
The "Orgesch" is a lawful private
sort of German Protective League,
made up of large numbers of small
lnits In the form of little groups of
men organized as auxiliaries, for
local self-protective policing when
.alled upon in case the authority of
he municipalities or government
breaks down or is insufficient to
maintain law and order.
The immediate impetus to organ
zing what originally was the Elm
Hohnerwehr," was given by the Boil
ihevik regime in Munich last year
rhen a few hundred resolute armed
radicals overthrew not only the mu-
,icipal authorities Of Munich but
he Bavarian State government as
YELL Never again." declared For
sstry Councillor Escherick, as he be-
gan his work to waken the law
lbiding elements out of their leth-
Irgy which had made the Bolsheyik
regime possible.
ITO put it into a few words"
added DR.. Escherick to his foregoing
Itatement of the purposes of his or
ganization, "its aim is to prevent
sussianization of Germany and pro-
sect our homes and families against
Violence and plunder. and its pur-
pose to support the lawful govern
nent"
L called his attention to the
,harge made by the Socialists and
sven some of the non-Socialist press
uch as the Berliner Tageblatt, that
ne Organization Echerick was re-
dictionary.
That is false" declared Fischer
ck. but typical of the charges of
hose elements who desire anything
Use but a return of normal condi-
ions of law and order in Germany.
dy organization is nonpartisan. As
! have told you, IL seeks to sup
port constitutional government, to
strengthen the authority Of sucn
awfully selected government, to
lefend IL against Unconstitutional
means of overthrow, whether from
ne conservative elements or from
he radicals, and to protect our
ZONES and our property.
The German has always looked
% his government to protect him
md to take care of law and order,
md to see that crime and violence
we're not committed against him.
ze has never had that instinct to
lefend himself. his family and his
possessions against violence that is
% natural in your Americans and
n the British, too. The German had
70 need of it. He merely called Po-
IceF His government was strong,
lad authority and power and was
espected."
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