Evening star., 1921-06-19
LudendorH "at Ease"


A special correspondent of L'lnde-
pendence Beige relates recent con-
versafion with Ludendorff. linden
bsrg:s cola oorator He says g.
.'"At The present time Munich is the
center of the reactionary movement in
Germany. 1t is the favoriie resort OF
all~ chose g who have learned nothing
and forgotten nothing. Kahr. Esche-
rich, Moehl, Xylander and. especian!
LaIdendorff all are to be found there
"I.udendorfY is still the chief among
them; he Was unpopular for a short
time At the END of 1918. but he has
now completely regained his ascend
ancy; modern. just as ancient Ger
many. is too :reat an admirer Oh
brutal force not to worship TINS man
who is its living symbol
"Ludendorfi does not MAKE nimsen hs
scarce. Excellent psychologist as ne
lie he knows very we'll that the masses
of the people forget their nero very
onickly IL they don't see him often
enough. And Ludendorn does not
wish to- be forgotten. He Is oT no
means resigned. He does ,n not h,o eer,sre nsr,
We ia Young, energetic. and in pos
.ns.ien of All his strength. l will
s;.S the eomparison: Napoleon on the
Island of Eiba-he dreams only OF
activity and power.
$50 he IL seen ABOUT every%e.;
walking, at the theater, at politicai
meetinEs, at patriotic fetes: The
other day he presided At the great
ceiehrations to the memory OF German
aviators killed in the war. There
were dense crowds and from all sides
deutschland uber allies was heard.
Hindenburg was absent. He Is, more
nxer more and more eclipsed by his
former chief of stan. Ludendorf was
surrounded by a. brilliant assembly OF
generals and princes: I saw Moehl
and Pohl, all the government OF the
Bavarian. republic. the royal Princes
Louis Ferdinand. Alphonse and
who was loudly cheered. and many
"Ludendorfr gives no interviews.
This was unknown formerly in Ger
many. But I know that he likes q
chat For his head is simply full OF
ideas and he does not want to" keep
them to himself. He loves discussion.
lively aKitated. even sharp conversa-
tion. The other day I went to hnd
him. The train of the 1sar valley
took me about nve miles from Munich.
to Prinz-LudwiE's Hohe. This is
beautiful little place, full Of natures
charms. A little chalet lost among
ficulty the bell is found with a knob
bearing the simple inscription: Luden-
dorm. No other title. The general, of
course. does not allow that any one
could ignore this name. am shown
into q room furnished with excellent
taste. Two single pictures are hang
ing opposite each other: the Emperor
hn i0tn ~ hA
celebrated picture. by YoGel. repre-.
senting Hindenburg and Ludendorn
leaning over the stan map.
But the, general does mot appear:
The servant tells me N rather 4
grumblinG tone that he will come
directly. that he has gone for . little
walk in the Isar valley. Tired Of
after I meet . little gathering Of
men. in whose midst 10 Ludendorff.
II introduced myself, and he is very
amiahie. He talks and I listen. His
features are as hard and epergstic A.
ever. He tells US that he hates
politics such as they are today. He
prefers an open and frank policy. Per-
background. Ny impression 10 that
he means by that: my hour 10 not yet
come. what Germany needs 10
evolution, not revolution. It 10 ab:
surd to think Of Z war against France.
We have to submit and carry out the
treaty. Germany. after her prosperity.
has now to suffer. 1t is the best
and Ludendorff talks and talks.
He speaks of 1897 and 1919. Germany
needs today . Stein and . Scharn-
hoess We must first build up the In.
terior before thinking Of the exterior.
We nee0 the union or at least the CO.
operation Of all parties Tor the Du,i: !: !:
nr1a,ssxed. .aNo doubt he thought OF
stinnes, but he said nothing. The boil
shevik peril Id not yet over. At pres
emit its propaganda is turned towards
Germany will have to bear the shock.
Tor Poland will not be able to resist:
"Hes speaks Of Tyrol. Of styrias Of
Italy and Bavaria. sbout the stsssM.
fayorjteI subject II the internal re-
consfruction of Germany. He comse