, 1920-03-25
German Revolution a Mystery,
the Endorsements of Which
Are a World Puzzle.
CHAOS SEEMS TO PREVAIL
How 1t Affects Treaty Status-Minne-
sofa Primary and Presidential Race
ALLIES Under Milne Occupy
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Her Presidential Timber.
BY E. e. cLIPsoN.

SSN
Although Germany has occupied an
eminence conspicuous in the center Of
the stage of world event during the
week and considerable light has arisen
from the ~conflagration raging within
her borders, much mystery rules as to
the true state of affairs. Dark areas
exist which the s%potlights of anxious
international interest and the tele-
scopes of publicity cannot penetrate.
One thing certain is that the revolu-
ton instigated by Kapp, Luettwitz and
others with Kapp as self-appointed die
tator, has teen overthrown after five
days Of hectic, febrile existence. The
active agent in bringing about this
speedy demise was a general strike of
workmen conferred in Berlin.
Whether the offspring Of militaristic
designs, an effort to administer oxy-
gen to the gasping hopes Of royalty. a
cunning machinatiop of h~olsheyism, OF
a deeply laid plot involving all parties
to muddy the waters Of international
affairs and so defeat the terms of the
peace. treaty as affecting Germany. is
not yet evident and may not be clear
for a long time. At any rate. the rev.
solution appears to have been a feeble
child. When the railroad workers quit,
and also those of the public utilities
including gas. water and electricity.
the life-giving and distributive facili-
ties ceased. A lustier infant could
have lasted longer, but eventually
would have succumbed.
Has the Ebert government been mere
camoufage? Ebert seems to have
known what was impending and at the
first sound of alarm deserted Berlin
after calling upon the proletariat to
support him by the strike. Earlier adj
vices indicated that Noske, his minis
ter of defense, the man who has re-
Gently been proclaiming his acceptance
of the principles of the treaty and his
determination to help work them out.
had an understanding with the revolu-
tionaries. Time alone will demonstrate
the truth or falsity of this indication.
with the Russian, Turkish and eastern
situations what they are, added to the
complications of the Adriatic situation
and the internal affairs Of France and
England, It would seem to be a fairly
op~portune time for Germany to stage
a muddling and dlstracting demonstra-
lion, There are elements aplenty In
Germany committed to such intentions.
That which now seems likely is that
the various groups could not work to-
gether harmoniously. L~udendorff was
In Moscow intriguing with Lenine and
Trotsky. a case indeed of politics max
ing strange bedfellows. At home there
was a movement, II Ebert and his fol
lowers could be rendered sufficiently
complainant, to set up Hindenburg as
a candidate for president. Notwith-
standing thai Ludendorff. the embodi-
ment of reactionism, was flirting with
the decentralization Of advanced radi.
calism. and H~indenburg's supporters
were endeavoring to make friends with
the socialistic adherents of Ebert, a re
dictionary undercurrent was prevalent
throughout all the plotting. If the
revolution went off half cooked, as
seems fairly evident, 1t was due to hui
man nature and the impossibility OF
combining antagonistic elements and
soothing individual ambitions. Through
ont the whole affair there has been de
ceit, subterfuge and recrimination, O
heritage from the teachings Of kultur
proving that German leaders cannot
be honest with each other and car
scarcely face their own visages in Q
looking glass.
Out of the whole mess has come the
renewed menace of bolshevism. Har
nessmaker Ebert is the n figure In
Germany who carries any indications
Of influence and strength on the side