Evening star., 1922-09-10
GERMANY'S MENACE
COMES FROM WITHIN
Chaotic Economic, Industrial and Social
Conditions But Tanning the Sparks
of Social Revolution.

would be disastrous to Germany's ad-
vance and aid the enemies of Germany
in furthering their designs to forever
place Germany in position where she
cannot, economically, militarily or finan-
cially. endanger the peace of Europe
again.
Though conditions would be tre-
mendouSly disadvantageous and even
dangerous to the rest of Europe, it is
not believed that Germany would turn
bolshevist. no matter how much the
Germans show increasing interest in
close affiliation with the soviet in
Moscow.
Worker Opposes Communism.
The German workmen again and
again have gone on record against
communism as practiced in Moscow.
for they have come to realize that
Lenin and Trotsky have done MOTH
ing but create and foster one of the
worst despotisms in the history of
the world. Democracy has been COM
pletely buried in the Russian scheme
of things. though there have existed
some principles designed to misguide
workmen of the world.
The German worker generally has
seen the light. and this is due to the
fact that the Germans have been in
constantly increasing touch with Rus
sian conditions. and therefore are
more advised as to the true char
acter of the Russion regime than any
other people.
The hungry German mob may do
anything. however. and il social revo-
luton, engineered by the working
ma sses of Germany. should be ushered
in, it cannot be said that the reds Of
Russia would not strike in the inter-
ests of the red internationale, and
out of the chaos attempt some radi-
cal scheme of making Germany COM
munist. as Russia has been made
communists. Germans, generally speak
ing, know the chaos that has re-
suited for the workingman of Rus
STA, and. knowing this, there may be
expected a rift in any German revo-
lutionary movement should it appear
that the communists were striving to
make Germany red.
Chance for the Monnrchists.
The monarchists of Germany. on
the other hand. have been biding their
time for a German Industrial and So
cial revolution, and have so organized
their forces that they are ready to
strike at any moment in an endeavor
to restore the old order. or at least
some form of limited monarchical sys-
tenn which would place the old regime
in dictatorial position. Strange as
it may seem. it is reported on reli-
able authority that the reds of Mos
COW and the monarchists in Germany
are working in the closest unison.
This is explained by the fact that
both have the same ends in mind-the
Jl Itch nf
torial regimes in Russia and Ger
many. with the idea of eventually
uniting the powers of both and look
ing toward the eventual domination
of western and southern Europe.
More and more the Russian inf1u-
ence has been felt in Germany. even
the workingmen believing that sooner
or later the Germans and the Rus
slams must stand together against the
rest of the old world.
If communism can be resisted in
Germany, it will be. Monarchical con-
trivings are more to be suspected at
the moment than Russian, and such
maneuVerings have been materially
aided by the treaty of Rapallo. which
created an atmosphere of rapproche-
ment between many elements of Rus
sian and German life.
COuntry's Dissolution Possible.
Though any revolution in Germany
probably would be terrible in its
character in so far as Germany is
concerned, it is believed that any
period Of disordered conditions would
materially aid the French in their
purported scheme of dividing the va
rious states of Germany and isolating
Prussia This sentiment is declared
particularly pronounced in the Rhine
regions of occupation, where the
French have had an eye single to the
intrenchment of French influence in
that region. There it is firmly be-
lieved that Germany never will cease
to be a menace to France and the
rest of Europe until it is divided in
such fashion that the influence of
Prussia over the other old-time states
has been alienated.
If the Bavarians, the Westphalians.
the Saxons and Rhinelanders could be
prevailed upon p?,, to separate ina;aeoa tnem- EN-
of these states might be given favor
able treatment from France. AL
though reparations stipulations never
will be forsaken by France, the
French might make terms so easy as
to believe that continued allegiance
to Prussia would be but standing In
their own light.
AS long as the government in Ber-
lin Is permitted to control the situa-
tion as a whole there would be little
chance of the French plan succeed
ing. If there should be general up
heaval, whether caused by the work
ingmen or not, those elements of the
population in the German states who
are restive under continued dictation
from Berlin might seize advantage of
the situation to further their own
desires. Bismarckian schemes thus
would come to an eventual collapse
and Germany would be left shell of
its former self--never a menace and
always subject to dictation from
without Consequently, any social up
heaval in Germany may be expected
to mark the complete fall of this ma
tion-at least retard its full develop
ment for a century.