Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
RADICALS PLANNING
! TO GET ALL EUROPE
EmboIdsned by Disorders in
Germany. They Set Date
I for General Strike
MODERATE CHIEFS PROTEST
By B. F. KOSPOTH
Special star Correspondrnt Of the Evening
Public ledger In Switzerland

Public !edEer in Switzerland
Geneva. March 27.-Alfhough many
European labor leaders have been show
ing tendency to moderate their revolu-
tionary policy. the extremist minority
embroidered by disorders in Germany
nre more determined than ever to pre-
cipitatc general revolution.
Left wing leaders of the Socialist
parties and the great trade unions are
planning a vast general strike through
out Europe in order to establish the
dictatorship Of the proletariat.
Socialist chiefs. with some notions Ut
statesmanship, however. like Hender.
son in England, Thomas in France ana
Turati in Italy, are striving to prevent
the execution of this plan. They declare
II is doomed to failure and would in
evitpbly lead TO n violent reactionary
movement. in which the working classes
would risk losing most of the rights
and privileges they now enjoy.
3 Thus, even so radical revolutionist
as Jean Longuet, at the Strasbourg
J congress of French Socialists. expressed
doubts whether the time was vet ripe
for the world uprising champloned
by Lenine.
Most Of the prominent labor union
.
about the success and apprehensive OF
the consequences of general Bolshe..
visit coup. But these men are Influenced
by the radical successes in Germany.
They are cowed by the violence of the
extremists and fear losing their fol.
lowing among the workers If they show
too much moderation. Therefore it
is by no means certain that they VIII
succeed in averting the spread Of
Spartacism throughout Europe.
Spartacan Revolt Premature
According to reliable information re-
ceiyed here. the extremists plan of
campaign provides for the simultan-
eous outbreak Of triple alliance strikes
miners, dockers and railroad men
In England. France and Italy. with
the co operation of the tOilers in Ger
many, Russia and other countries.
This vast movement was originally
scheduled to begin July 81, 1919. but 1t
proved impossible to bring about the
necessary unanimous aud simultaneous
action on this date, and it was, there
fore, postponed until this summer.
The premature Spartacan revolt in
Germany. FASTENED by the junker mill
tary coup. may result in an attempt
to precipitate q general revolution in
Europe before the prearranged date.
Lenine's adopts have been working
hard ever since last July to over
come the enormous difficulties that
hipdered the execution of the plot. 1t
is, in fact. just about as dificult to
realize this international unity of
strike action as il was to realize unity
Of military action during the war.
However, unity of command was
finally achieved by the Allies, and the
European extremists are confident
that. despite the irregularities in Ger
many, they also will eventually sue
ceed in co -ordinating the efforts of the
Socialist parties and labor unions,
Italy and launching general. ir-
/, resistible offensive at given time.
Details Of the plan have been cX-
haustively discussed at recent meetings
between the extremist chiefs in Switzer-
land and elsewhere.
IL was stated at these meetings that
IL unity of action could be achieved
the success Of the European revolu-
tion was assured. while isolated strikes
in one country after another, such as
the recent successive railroad strikes
in France, Italy and England. al
though they might have their uses as
''rehearsals' and in stimulating gem
eral discomfort and unrest, could neve-
lead to decisive victory.
Minority May Seize Power
The BolShevist plOtters are not dis
couraged by the fact that they are a
minority. Their doctrines teach how a
minority may capture power.
The recent French railroad strike is a
case in point. 1t was started by a
minority of employees on a single rail
road Then another minority on the
coupcil of the railroad brotherhood
forced the brotherhood to proclaim the
general railroad strike. Finally. a
third minority in the General Fedora
tion of Labor forced the federation to
support the strike, and was on the
point of forcing it to bring in the miners
and lockers, when an agreement was
concluded between the railroad com
pnuy and its employees.
To effect an alliance between these
Bolshevist minorities of labor, whose
violence overrules and COWS the more