Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-01
Capital Is
Only Symbol Of Defeat;
1 People Amused, Though

group has been formed in opposition
to h Centrum men.
Within the democratic party there
is q corresponding movement; the
DESERVING members base their change
of views on the fact that the demo-
cratic party favored the general strike
which was proclaimed against the
Kapp regime, but, it seems certain
according to Oscar Cassel. one Of the
leading democrats-that il the gener-
al strike hadanot come. the Kapp re-
gime would have plunged Germany
into a series of e disasters.
The real reason for their des4rtion
Is. however, believed to be disappoint-
ment because the democrats were
willing, indeed. eager, to cooperate
with Centrum and Socialists. Herr
Cassel seems to think that what is
needed is a common front against the
Social Democratic party, but, even
conservatives admit hat as conditions
are here, there is M way of avoiding
that party. 1t is. however, possible to
move effectively against the extreme
groups of the Social Democracy, the
friends Of Bolshevism and syndical-
ism. n that phase of the fight in
vites the greatest attention.
Politics and Workinsmen.
DR.. Gessler, minister Of war chow
hollow the title sounds nowadays in
GermanyD, has sharply attacked
those parties and those politicians
who preach wal against the working
men. The recen revolution, he says,
has taught three major lessons: One
Is that the citizenry must realize that
it cannot fight the workingmen; the
other Is that the workingmen must
understand how impossible it is to
effect Germany's restoration without
the aid Of the c%itizenry in general, and
the third is the important fact that
town and country depend more on
each other now than e before in
the history of the republic.
Conditions are more or less chaotic.
True, there is a governments So
called "Reichsregierung" govern
ment of the realm). BY the way,
there is a tendency to always confuse
"Reich" with empire" In the
American sense the empire lis what
I the Germans used to call a KAISER
thum." that ID, a country ruled by an
"Kaiserthum," but merely realm"
Government Problematic.
Exactly what the MISUNDERSTANDING
just now is, is hard telling, for at nc
time since the M Of h war has
there been such an amazing confusion
in the government departments rs
prevails at this time. Apparently, the
government has succeeded in giving
the Allies the impression that it act
ually is an institution to be reckoned
with. for how could it, otherwise, be
explained hat the Entente solemnly
has invited the government" to send
representatives to the conference In
: Spa!
There will be some radical changes
wrought by the June election, and II
the signs Of the day are read Alright
the changes will mean a gradual. but
certain, Improvement Of Germany's
internal conditions because the heavy
weight element in the country Is gain
ing such strength that there is a prob
ability of it's victory at the polls.
You hear it said frequently in cafes
and hotel corridors that the radicals
campaign is being financed from
merely faint indications that suct
lrumors are a1oat, for too direct in
situations which canno be based up
on legally established evidence rendel
a newspaper open to very serious pen
alties. But the stories are being cir
Iculated by word of mouth that un'
told millions of marks are in the pos
session Of German extremists. ant
that the present Russian government
whatever that may be-is directl,
interested in the German elections.
During the las few1days. there .
; been stories told about thu
spread of Bolshevist gold from thu
headquarters at Moscow-gold tina
finds its way to several countries
America being mentioned amont
them. 1t is impossible to confirm tn
stories, but the German proverb abou
"keine Rauch ohne Feuer' Ono smok'
without frey may discreetly expires
what probably is the truth.