The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-11
Are MiLitarists Gaining Upper Hand n One Time Empire of the Kaiser?
LABOR BULWARK OF GERMAN REPUBLIC
 HARDEN DECALRES
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 when an asylum was granted to him.
 Half Million Rise
 Then, next day, came the assassina- tion of Erzberger, proving once more the enduring stupidity of the mfl- Ary-Monarchi st caucus. Instantly, although the newspapers, scarcely peeped, and some in Germany's s shame actually gloated, the indus trial workers rose up. Half million of them paraded before the palace, where once the Kaiser lived. Berlin never before saw such a demonstra- ton. All of these men and women, even the communists, kept perfect order. and the speakers made no in- cendiary appeals. But all recei7ed unitedly to tolerate no longer these murders, and to save the republic from a praetorship or camorra.
 These industrial workers had not rested from their days labors, and postponed their evening meal, mind ing not the long march and seeming to say, I've are here to prevent our new Germany from being infected with the poison of the old" This spectacle made far greater im- pression than the governments order forbidding demobilized officers from wearing the army uniform without permission.
 The necessity for this order had been proved by the funeral of the former Empress, when 10000 officers marched in full dress with side arms. Furthermore, there is being consider cd at the present time the question of ho of tIa house. Germany has not forgotten the example of Frances third repub- lie, and the Hohenzollern princes, in- stead of quietly and dignifiedly ferv- ing the fatherland. often lead mon- archists demonstrations through their interruptions vanity
 Majority Impossible
 But repatriation would not be so easy, as in Frances bourgeoise .e- public, since to be complete. such a law would have to include the Wit telsbachs and Victims of Saxony, the Zaehrlngs of Baden, and all of Ger many's kings. grand dukes, dukes and their male descendants. No ma- jority for such 8. law would be possi- ble in the Reichsrath (Senate), which is anything but republican. or in the local Parliaments.
 Bavaria, the largest German state, refuses to relinquish the martial law established two years ago. This AL pine peasant country. once the home of democracy has since its unfortu- nate soviet experiment, become the source of the strongest attacks against the German republic and the rendesvouz of the monarchists and militarists. It Is. in short, the great est obstacle on the road to peaceful democracy, which the young Chan cellor, pr. Wirth. is honestly and zealously trying to follow.
 Labor is Bagaria's only hope and labor Is organized only in northern Bavaria. But 1t Is affiliating with other German unions. and some fine day the Bavarian reactionarics may find their country without coal and land of bitter winter distress if they continue their efforts to dictate Germany's destiny.
 Thus, labor Is the buIwark of the German republic, but the republic will not be solid and healthy until the people cease to think of it as something provisional and revocaple, and inspire themselves with a real love for freedom and democracy. sA