The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-09-09
GERMANY is TO co
BACK TO MONARCHY
Tcutons Desire Return To The Old
Form or Handling The Reins
OF Government.
BY KARL II. Won WIEGAND
In Louisville Herald.

In Louisville Herald.
( Munich, Bavaria, Sept. 5.-That
Germany will return to a monarchy
and will return thru the free-will Of
the German people, was the predic-
tion made here to me today by Field
Marshal Won Ludendorff when call
ed on him to get his views in the pres
ent conflict between the north and
Bavaria where the great military
strategist, tho a Prussian, has made
his home.
Not today. nor tomorrow, nor the
day after, and not by force but by
/ freewill of the people" declared Luz
dendorff. Discussing the sudden
alarm Of the Berlin government over
what he called the growth of mon
archial sentiment in Germany he
made the above statement
Lu6endorff insisted that the pres
ent struggle was not one between re-
publicanism and monarchism as the
Berlin government would have its
own people and the world believe,
but a struggle between "a socialistic
republic which is not democratic and
monarchy that would be democrat
&C."
Writes Ont Opinions.
The field marshal did not want to
discuss the Bavarian state rights
clash with the centralized power in
Berlin, which is but one aspect of the
conflict looming up in Germany.
~ see but few Bavarians," he said,
and added by way of explanation, that
he was finishing his third book and
had many callers from the north.
Hitherto extremely reserved in dis
cussing the monarchistic movement,
Ludendorff surprised me with the
freedom OF his talk today. He sum-
med up his opinions in a statement
which he wrote hirpself as follows:
"A monarchial form of government
is regarded by a large part of the
German people as necessary for Ger
many. That belong to those men |
need not tell you. | am not a MEM
Der of any political party.
q can tell you, however, that we
monarchists to not even think of try
ing to realize our goal and aims thru
force or murder. Our cause is good
and it is gaining slowly, but with ir-
resistable powers. Events of the
last week where the will of the peo-
pie was expressed have proven that
clearly.
Will Not Use Might
at is this will of the people that
is feared by the government and
political parties upon which that gov
eminent is based. A republican form
of state was introduced in Germany
in 1918 by force. Now that system
is to be maintained thru lettering the
freedom, the rights and standing of
the press and thru measures of force
of every kind.
"The monarchistic-think cir
cles see long and hard times away.
They do not deceive themselves about
their hard future. Thru might and
force, however, these ideas could not
be exterminated.
even if the monarchistic move
ment receives setbacks it will gain
power and strength through time.
"A government which can only be
maintained with force thru the fet-
tering of the press and SUPPRESSION OF
public opinion certainly can hardly
lay claim to be an expression of the
will of the people"
Ludendorff was dressed in gray
golf suit and appeared in excellent
health. Reports that he is closely
guarded thru fear of assassination are
untrue. There was no one about his
home save his wife and three SER
wants.