Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-22
UNR1x IN GERMANY.

Not one but 1.-TWO or three revolts
are about to break out In Germany il
we can believe the flood Of dispatches
that have come from Berlin in the
last W or three days. Fortunately
however, We cannot believe all Of the
reports: logic forbids. The conserya-
tives are again crying out hat d Boil
shevist rising Is imminent, but ap-
parently this is the old story, and this
time. as so often before, is merely put
forward to afford excuse for the re-
appearance of counter-reyolutionarv
troops who will save the country for
the Hohenzollerns. Indeed, one cor
respondent says that a new reac-
tfonary "putsch" would have oc-
Cured a day or two ago but for a
division in the Jurker ranks. One
group thought the time was ripe for
an attempt to seize the power in all
Germany; another, more moderate
preferred ITO retire into East Prussia
separated Nom the rest of the coun-
try by the Dnnzig corridor, and set
up a H~ohenzollern duchy until there
was a more favorable opportunity for
tho march on Berlin.
The EHeri Government no doubt
~persuadcs itself that it is trying to
hold the balance between Bolshevism
and reaction. But what has il done ?
WorkinEmen who rose on the Ruhr.
not to establish the Bolshevist State.
but merely to compel the removal of
reactlonary influences from the pres
ent Government were tricked into
submission by a false promise, and
beaten, imprisoned or shot. with moth
INF like Il air trial. Ar%istrocratic Of
ficers who drove the Ebert Govern
ment u of Berlin wepe not beaten
nor imprisoned nor shot; they are still
living and plotting undistrubed in
their suburban villas or their country
houses, unless they have been nut in
command OF armies by the very ad-
ministration which they almost over
threw. In the last day or two the
ebert Government has at least been
compelled to a pretense of severity;
rbut unfortunately it. seems to have
supposed that everybody would TAXI
the word for the.deed.
So we have the Wolff Bureau an
nouncing hat General Baron Won
I'uettWitz and Major Bischoff have
been arrested, and at once a cor
respondent far from u%nfriendly TO
l.DGrt nInnnbErn, IN. ~
extraordinary mystification." Later
dispatches say that they have really
oeen arrested, but suggest what it is
gong to do with them. Minister
of Defense Gessler announces that
Srhardt's naval brigade, one Of the
strongest groups of reactionary con
dottieri, has been moved to Minister
and will be disbanded; meanwhile the
naval brigade, arrived at Minister,
runs up the old imperial flag and an
nonnces that it will defy and ATTEMPT
at disarmament. So far the attempt
has not been made.
depression for liberalism, r~espectfu]
liberation for reactionary violence
this Is the fact in Germany. Mean
while r~eactionary troops from forma-
tions which have been disbanded have
been turned overnight into "farm
laborerS and transported to great
estates In Pomerania, where Junker
landlords hold them ready ia become
soldiers again at q moments notice
Already agrarian districts are with
holding food shipments from Berlin,
and II is told in the capital that the
next Feactionary rising win moi be
carried out by q mere invading col
umn which can be compelled to capt.
ulate by u general strike. but hy-.
better organized movement b~eginnin.
IN the provinces. AS . first move the
aggicultural districts around Berlin
will he occupied, iii il the capital
goes on strike It can starye. The Min.
lister Of Defense admits that the news
from Pomerania + serious and warns
the conservatives that 'swe are no
LONGER prepared 20 put up with fresh
sdA4turbanceA. A little more vtsor
in pnnishing those who hacked the
|iAst salsturbaMcs9 would have given
his words grsAter force. The danger
tn QSrsnany i6 tadays q Ii hassbeen
eysF stacs the half-hsarted revolution
~ November, IAN, from tho Rtsht
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