The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-23
Bv Linn A. E. Gale.

At that time GERMAN SOlulers re-
turning from the eastern front were
bringing copies of the proclamation IS
sued by the Soviet government of Rus
sia that said: "The Socialist union of
Russia, Austria and Germany must be
established on the ruins of miltarism,
imperialism and economic slavery"
Commenting on the situation Louis
c. Fraina, then editor Of the Revo- |
lutionary Age, and now international !
secretary of the American Communist
Party, wrote; "The general European.
the World Revolution, depends upon /
the completion of the Proletarian Rev
olution in Germany; but equally the
Proletaran Revolution in Germany
depends upon the General Revolution.
Nobody appreciates these facts and
fears Soviet Republic in Germany
more than the great capitalist nations
of the world. Constantly they have
shuddercd at the thot of n Bolshevist
regime in Berlin and vet they have
hesitated to do the very things that
might have delayed Bolshevism there
for considerable time They have stood
between the devil and the deep sea-
between their fears, on the one hand,
of a Rolshevist Germany, and their
fears, on the other hand, of a reaction
TO kaiserism and the return TO power
of the junkers. Seesawing back and
forth, afraid of both contingents, they.
have concluded that it was better to
frankly support or at least tolerate
the old military party than to do
anything which hastens Soviet rule. So
in the recent coup when the linden
lurg gang was in the ascendoncy and
The restoration of monarchy was not
unlikely, the Allies kept hands off and
promised not to interfere unless the
situation could not be controlled with
in the country. IT was plain where
their sympathies were. In spite of
their hatred for the kaiser and his
party hatred not based on prin.
ciple, but based on commercial rivalry
and jealousy-they preferred re.
sumption Of kaiserism TO the adoption
Of Communism.
This very treachery and stupidity
Oh the Fart of Allied capitalism, will
produce the precise consummation
that it so fears and shrinks froia.
Repression and tyranny in Germany
practiced by the fake Socialist govern.
ment of Ebert, Scheidemann and ap-
proved and even urged by the Allied
governmentsA are driving Germany d.
rect to Soviets. Moderation and pru-
dence would have delayed the Social
Revolution in Germany. But blind
rage and terrorism have fastened it
as nothing else could. This present
revolution may or may not he success.
full. But the masses of Germany have
been convinced by bitter experience
and brutal oppression that Soviets arc
their salvation and that q capitalistie
republic is as bad as or worse than
the old regime of the kaiser. And if
this revolution does not succeed, there
will be another one that will succeed.
Democracy has had its chance in
Germany and lost it,, says Maximilian
Harden, and he is right. Capitalistic
diplomacy made a mess of the situation
and only stirred the German proletar-
lat to deeper depths of revolutionary
feeling. The people, disillusioned and
awakened will now have Communism
or nothing They want no more either
of monarchism or of capitalist ode
mocracy"
Harden well says, "The outside
world must prepare itself to deal with
a modified Soviet government in Ger.
many. Factory Soviets are going to
dictate the policy of the government
thru their central committee. For a
year this socalled democratic govern
ment had its own way but did ont
know how to satisfy the people,. The
government had the task Of removing
every sign of the old autocratic rult
which had become detestable to tn,
German people and to make theI
realize a new era. What did it do
II maintained the country in a stat,
of armed siege on the one side, flat
tering the bourgeoisie that the ol,
capitalism would continue, deecivin
the workmen with the idea that tn
specialization Of industries was a meo
matter Of time. Then came the affai
OF January lS, when the governmen
shot up the demonstration before tn
Reicfstag. Since then the workme
have been restive..."
The present revolution soon followed
Whatever may he the immediate out
come it is a well.planned, wiscly.direct
cd revolution. The workers know wha
they are doing. The Spartacans q
Germany have learned by experience
also not little by observing tht
master mind, Lenin, whose eool.hea,
edness and far vision have baffled an
beaten the imperialists of the who
world. The German revolutionists, 10
900 in numbers, seised Essen, the hon
of tho mnmmntb Krunn nx,n. ,,,..