Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-27
THE TRI-WEEKLY EDITORIAL DIGEST
Summary of Leading Opinion Current
Questions
Germans Balancing Feat

The sudden overthrow of the Ebert gov
eminent by monarchist rebels and it's equally
sudden restoration to power demonstrate
clearly that Germany is in a state of ex-
ceedingly unstable equilibrium. The present
regime is balancing delicately on a high
fence. On one side is William Hohenzol-
lern, with old traditions of World-empire,
and on the other side is Nikolai Lenine with
his hopes of spreading revolution through
out the world. Both are watching Herr
Ebert and his "moderates," ready to take
advantage of any sign Of weakness wob
bling
The attempted monarchst coup, though
beaten, was not altogether a failure. AS the
PITTSBURG SUN (Dem.) points out, it dem
onstrated that the Ebert administration can
be overthrow with comparative impunity"
and created mistrust among. the German
people Of the stability of government that
can be forced from it's capital overnight"
The SUN regrets that ebert was not able to
put down the Won Kapp coup with blood and
iron" and thinks "his unconvincing victory
leaves the door open for further intrigues +"
But as Ebert was unable to GUST the mon
arehlsts by force of arms, he resorted to a
general strike, which paralyzed industry and
TRANSFORMATION. In so doing the IDAHO
STATESMAN (Rep.) declares that he was
playing with fire. and the SALT LAKE
TRIBUNE (Rep) expands the same thought
thus:
There is grave danger that the yerv
weapon invoked by the Ebert government to
defeat the military conspirators in Prussia
VIII De used IN other directions Already there
are symptoms of sinister movements in
German industrial centers. Here and there
soviet has been proclaimed; Ebert and
Bauer and Noske may crush the militarists
In Prussia only to find that they must reckon
with anew and equally grave peril-that of
prOIetarlat determined to make an end to
all systems OF government which do not fit
IN with sovietism.'
what happened in Russia is likely to re-
peat itself in Germany observes the CHI
CAGO TRIBUNE (Ind. Rep.) for cit is plain
the prestige of the Ebert regime is gravely
shaken and the extremists have been stimu-
lated to renewed activity" while the FORT
lieves that Gin invoking the general strike to
fight the reactionary movement, Ebert has
set in motion forces which he and his asso-
cfates may find it difficult to CONTROL
"The man who invokes the strike as a
political weapon" the STAR-TELEGRAM
continues, sis paving the way to Bolshevisb.
no matter how good the purpose he intends
| to serve. Germany may escape Bolshevism,
! to be sure, but that it faces such danger
now is apparent, even to the reactionaries. "
Should the reds win control" the ST.
LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Ond) points out,
their first fury would be directed against
the persons and property Of the lawless Pan
Germans. Who could say that they would
| get more than they OBSERVER" The MEM
PHIS NEWS-SCIMITAR Ond.) regards the
Bolshevists as certain of themselves, be-
cause Ebert has shown himself stronger than
| Kapp," and that therefore Germany is
henceforth regarded as a profitable field
| for cultivation by the Bolshevsts." On the
other hand, the LOS ANGELES TIMES (Ind.
! Rep thinks the "stage setting is arranged
| for test Of strength between the Father
| land party, supported by the army and radi-
cal Socialists, using as their weapon the gen.
eral strike
| However, the SPRINGFIELD UNION
! (Rep.) among others, does not take threats
of Bolshevized Germany seriously. 1t says:
'The soviet system is a Russian product,
suited to Russia psychology and conditions,
and hardly suited to the German social and
political line. Lenine did not establish the
soviets in Russia, according to the best &C
counts. They were already there, and he
simply took advantage of their existence to
develop in them his communist ideas and
methods. Though the German Sparta
/ cists may be imitators, it is hardly probable
| that they could develop a government Of
| Germany on such basis, and their success
would require what apparently they do not
have-a military backing