South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-14
HUN RADICALS
WILL NOT BE
FOES OF U. S.
Officials at Washington Claim
Reds Will Let Allies
Alone.

WASHIN GTON, March -
News Of the revolution in Germany
sustained the conviction OF some
officials and diplomats here that a
test Of strength between the social
lists and the military and conserva-
tive element was inevitable.
They said the military and SON
servative parties had seized upon
every demand OF the entente for the
enforcement of the armistice and
peace terms TO goad the pride OF the
German people into resistance and
had not found il difficult TO fasten
responsibility for the acceptance of
these terms on the Ebert govern
ment.
Marked Change.
Signs of a marked change in the
feelings and attitude Of the German
people have not been wanting and
the recent attacks by mobs in Ger
man cities upon members Of the
allied commissions and the tenor of
recent German notes regarding the
tulhllment of peace terms have pre-
pared entente diplomats here for
some such development as came to-
day.
While using this public feeling 10
place themselves in power, the rev
olutionists, in the opinion here, Will
avoid antagoniZing the allied gov
ernments.
knowing the deep seated aversion
of their people TO a renewal Of war.
il is felt that should they gain com
plete control, they will take 10 steps
justifying a forcible military occu-
patton of the country by the en-
,ente armies.
Germany Is Fiat.
Germany is flat on its back" said
one diplomatic representative today.
referring TO the military resources
Of the country. He said that while
stIll strong in man power, the Ger
mans lacked the raw material, food
supplies, ships, aircraft and railway
cars and other matrial necessary for
extensive military operations.
Suggestion that the revolutionists
might seek a union with the Rus
sian bolsheyiki, were discounted
here. such a union, it is expected,
would provoke the opposition OF not
only Great Britain and France but
the United States.
officials said. however, that the
~ va a. NAkAA ms III AA4AAA tNNAA play III
TO the hands of Lenine by giving a
new and powerful impetus 20 the
spartacist movement. The rise of
any reactionary regime against the
government Of social democrats. il
was said, naturally was calculated
20 provoke the communists and rad
ical socialists TO extreme action.
View Borne out.
This view seemed 10 be borne out
by the first move of the Ebert gov
ernment-the issuing OF a procla-
nation calling on the prOletariat "a
join in q general strike.
With the revOlutionists in control
i'm Berlin and the Ebert government
set up in Dresden, some observers
here regard civil strife as practical
ly certain, military officers said the
outcome very probably would de-
pend upon the loyalty Of the Ebert
governments troops. though it was
admitted that if a general strike
took place the socialist government
would be given a very powerful
weapon.
Official news OF the revolution die
not reach Washington until late ii
the day ana added nothing 70 pres,
dispatches. The first message wa,
from the American legation at The
Hague and was somewhat gaTbieC
and the second was from Paris
Issue Statement.
The state departmen t issued the
following statement regarding these
advices:
The department OF state has re
ceived no direct adViCes from Berlin
regarding the revolution reported II
the press dispatches but II has re
ceived indirect information forward
ed from Paris and from The Hague
both messages being dated March
| IL. The first dispatch was a verl
/ brief one from The Hague. garblec
/ in transmission which merely statet
| that reports reaching here Thu
| morning say red troops are in oc
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