The New York herald., 1920-12-05

Special Correspondence of THE New YORK
HERALD
Copyright. 1920. by THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
n TO one reading the Berlin newspapers
Nj exclusively could escape the
viction that Bavaria is the black
sheep of the German family Bavaria is
represented as being simultaneously the
hearth of sedition, the hope of reaction, the
cradle Of a new monarchy and the arch OF
the new Danube Federation of Catholic
States; Bavaria is wooed by Marshal Foch's
imperialism Bavaria copspires with the
White Guards of Hungary Bavaria in one
breath is the real menace of German
unity and the German Republic. The con-
servative who approves Bavarian reaction
is outraged over Bavarian separatism. The
Socialist, who disapproves both. is angry
about DR.. Escherichs private army. The
liberal denounces the intrigues of DIR. Helm
with the French. OF whatever class or party
the alarmed Prussian is very much alarmed
over Bavaria.
But I'm Bavaria life goes on simply and
patiently. The white bullet stains in the
grimy stones OF Munich public buildings are
the last obvious testimonials of the revolu-
ton; the hearty Bavarian. craving for good
meals and heavy beer is gratified in hand
some measure and at a scale of prices far
below the Berlin level The 4sunich pave
ments are swept the Munich horses are not
haggard, the blue street cars glide by in
their usual number. The staid Munich
rhythm of earlier days has been found again.
Even the Munich newspapers have the
slower pulse and lsteadier tone of better
times. There is nothing in the ploddng pace
of traffic in the genial faces of pedes-
trians to suggest sedition and turmoil
Bavaria Is Democratic, as Usual,
In It's Slow Going Way.
Yes. there is monarchst movement,
there are even two royalist parties. Yes. DR..
Escherich has private army. and Dr..
Escherich is himself a monarchist. Yes. the
Communist leaders still in prison the
poet Toller, his comrade Muehsam and many
more, and Eisenberg, the Communist Deputy,
has recently Joined them after a trial which
was a farce of all justice. Gen. Luden-
dorff is living on the cliff behind the city of
Munich and planning wars with Russia IN
tbs name of Kutur against the Bolshevist
Antichrist There are separatists and feder-
ationists and beyond doubt DIR. Helm did
confer with some Frenchmen
The political observer of Munich will ad-
nit all this. But he will say there is
nothing to be afraid Of Taken from the
idiom, Bavaria has not changed. The peo-
pie always were democratic in their slow
going way, and never monarchists of the
Prussian strain. To be sure, there are mon
archists now. Count Bothmer and his mental
kin. How many hundreds In the millions?
Count them. Bothner, a gifted dolt nothing
more And as for Escherich he is at outs
with Ludendorff. The unauthorized sheriff
may be a monarchist but his idec fre ~
Bolshevism, and he really means it-that he
Is against the counter. revolutonaries
much as the revolutonaries. Really not
harmful man. just conceited. always talking
of my army my men, my plans. but not a
labor batter or a king maker. only an ac-
cident OF the times.
spoke with Munich politicians Of every
party and the only alarming prediction came
from Communist. l had sat with him in
cafe and he kept wrggling the whole time
In his chair In most embarrassing way.
But that, I discovered was because the
secret service agent who had arrested Eisen
berg had him under surveillance from
table across the room In this atmosphere
of personal peril his belief in winter OF
fight and reaction appeared gcrm,ne. But
the rest were not greatly disturbed for the
republic. nor looking forward to the Danube
Federation. nor In love with France, nor In
any OF the other poses of the Prussian
nightmare.
That is not TO say that the North German
nightmare is not composed Of realities. But
the realities, It proves balance each other