The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-29
GERMAN RADICAL
leaders PLAN
NEW UPRISING
This Time a Dictatorship
Z Of the ProIetariat Is
Certain
lBy Associated Prcssl

by Associated PTcssl
HALLE, Saxony, Nov. 2o.-Ger-
man radical leaders declare a pro
gram II has been prepared with the
aid OF prominent Russian commun-
lists to start a revolution in Ger.
many to set up dictatorship Of
the proletariat. They say the at
Tempt to overthrow the government
viii be made as soon as the more
extreme element of the Indenen,
dent Socialist Party has perfected
an organization which in the opin-
ion OF their leaders, would maze
some chance of success.
THE radicals promise that inc
oiitbreak will come very soon, prop
ABLY late in the Winter or Ear!y
nsxt Spring. They are OF divided
opinions as to whether they can
oTerturn the existing government
s6me Of them saying the attempt
pfobably will fail, others believing
they will succeed, but all apppar.
emily are unanimous in the beIieI
the effort should be made.
"a number of leaders Of the mod
erate wing of the Independent So
cfalists who split with the left wing
over the question Of cooperating
with the Third Internationale at
Moscow to bring about the Revolu-
ton, also expresses the opiniou
that there will be serious attempt
to Gust the present government
One Of these, member of Reich
stag, in an address before the right
wing conference declared bolshe-
vfsrn would sweep successfully over
Germany and that it could not be
pFeyented. After it had come and
failed the Socialists would have
their turn, he said.
@The more, moderate socialists
generally were OF the opinion there
cnuld be no successful revolution
at this time and declared the Ger
n1an people would never submit to
az dictatorship OF the proletariat, :
OF cooperate with the Russians in
agpolicy of terrorism and destruc-
ton to promote the cause of the
pFoIetariat. They appeared willing
TO seek the establishment of "a
c6mradeship government OF the
working classes" by violence II
NECESSARY. but were opposed to a
dictatorship or u campaign of ruth
lessness.
differences between the two
wings, OF the old party were sharply
accentuated by the visiting rep
resentatives of the Soviet regime.
who defended terrorism on the
ground Of its necessity at tho begin
ming OF a revolution and strongly
supported the absolute dictatorship
OF the proleturiat. Through these
arguments the right wing socia-
lfsts sat silent except when some
statement greatly angercd them,
but the radicals exhibited the Wild
est enthusiasm. The galleries sup.
ported them with applause and The
Ilternatlonale frequently was sung
by a chorus Of hundreds who stood
az attention until the martial music
Sceased.
...Ambng the delegates on the con-
.yehtion floor and In the crowded
galleries were many women and
girls These appeared TO be about
equally divided in the allegiance,
bnt the supporters OF the Moscow
adherents were more demonstra-
tive. The speeches Of the delegates
were often interrupted by thin
voiced protests of girls wearing the
red button of the rev0lutionistS, and
women bnd girls always joined in
the singing of the nroletariats an
them. The dull gray uniforms OF
!, former privates in the army were
( conspicuous in the galleries and
those who wore them all seemed
to know the words OF the Interna-
tionallep
The more Influential leaders OF
the extreme radical are gray-haired
veteran socialists, who have been
closely identified with government
circles since the first German "cy-
olution. Others are young and Clo-
quent district labor leaders, who
have been brought into prominence
since the war by strikes and indus
trial disturbances,
1--WE are willing to subscribe I'M
conditionally to the red program
10 establish the Dictatorship Of the
( proletarlat' a young radical said to
a correspondent. I'VE don't want
to be moderate, We won't be.
There will be enough killings in the
next revolution to spread Il whole
some terror among the bourreoisie.
a. revolution cannot be accom- plish-
ed In kindly, soft-manncred man
uer. Blood must flow and we are
willing to shed our share or it. We
are fighting system that abs hun
dreds Of years OF organization be-
hind 1t and we cannot treat with
Il. 1t is life or death for tho pro-
s letariat and the issue here has been
1rawn.S Asked when he expected
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