The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-27
GERMAN RADICALS
WORKING QUIETLY
Charges Of Direct Action
Denied by Leaders Of
Communist Party
BY MILTON aRoNNER.

ny MIL YIN 6hONNEh.
BERLIN, Dec. 27..-Germany is
today a country where the Com
munist Reds have full liberty SO
long as they do not use physical
violence.
n writing and speech they have
a freedom which causes wonder
ment 10 people from our republic.
German communism is not only
a party, but a menace. 1t has
members in the Reichstag, a consid.
cradle press and a number of book.
publishing firms. Pamphlets that
would lead, among US, to action
against those responsible for them,
are taken as a. matter of course
here.
On the news stands all over Ger.
many I, fouEd a 1923 Communist
calendar addressed to laborers on
the farms. For each month there
was aviolent cartoon. For instance,
flor April there was a brutal-looking
landowner threatening his workers
with his cane. Under the picture
was a rhyme which literally trans.
lated reads:
1.-THE landowner gazes threaten
ingly,
"The wage slaves silently bend
to their work."
This same publication contains
an article on Russia, painted 10
ideal colors.
There are perhaps a dozen Com.
munist papers in Germany. the
leading one being "Die Rote Fahne''
The Red Flag-founded by Karl
Liebkneclit and Rosa Luxembourg,
! who were killed during the Com.
munist riots in Berlin three years
ago. II is said the sheets are sub
sidised by the Russian Soviets.
In the present Reichstag there
are eleven Communist members, in.
Guiding the picturesque old fire
brand, Frau Clara Zedkin, repre-
senting suburb Of Stuttgart.
II Is significant that the Reich.
stag Communists are not only from
Industrial cities where there is
much discomfort and poverty. but
also from Jena, seat Of the famous
university, and from Hanover,
where Hindenburg lives. supposed
ly a stronghold Of the Junkers.
To Max Doerr, an editor of the
"Die Rote Fahne," put the ques.
ton whether they aimed to bring
Germany the paradise" Of Russia.
Doerr,g a member OF the Berlin
town council, to whom l secured
admission after passing a number
Of doors. which were unbolted and
rebolted, as It is said the Berlin pc.
lice try to walk In on him at times.
said:
! I'VE aim at a government by the
workers and mainly for the work.
i ers, because they constitute the
bulk Of the people. They overthrow
the monarchy, but have never had
q government entirely by them.
ut Is untrue that most Of our
financial support and our theoreti.
cal inspiration come from Russia.
For years before the Russian So
viets existed. We had an active
Communist party in Germany.
"our biggest internal policy is to
protect the eight-hour.day. which
the factory owners are trying 70
take away. Externally we consid.
er tie French workmen our broth
ers and are willing that German
work and goods shall restore war.
/ ravaged northern France.
"Rut we wuut to be sure that
our French brothers get the bene.
fit. A contract between the French
Luhersac and the German SHINES
for this work reads, we'll. But we
notice that SHINES Is to get SIX
per cent. Perhaps lot OF French
contractors are also six per cent
patriots"
How about the riots in Cologne.
Dresden and Dusseldorf? They say,
your Communist leader stirred
That is wholly untrue" de,
clared Doerr. I'VE want for our
party the small peasant farmers
and small shop.keeping class. II
they identify us with these plun,
derers we will lose them. You will
find no Communist advocating such
direct action"
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