The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-17
FRITZ EBERT, JR. F0RSEES MENACE
 FROM BAVARIA
Son of German Repub- lies President Tells Of Monarchistic Moves In German Province.
By FRITZ EBERT, JR.,
 (Son of the President of the German Republic.)

1 Republic.)
 l eWritten Expressly for I. N. S-) Berlin, Feb. 17-No German state has elaine the political attention of
 the world so much and so frequently
 since the war as has Bavaria In i November, 1918, the first Republic | Eisner, a widely-known pub1icist and
 Independent Socialist, was it's first 1 Prime Minister. In February, 1919,
 the life of this lofty idealist was end | tocrat.
 | One hour after the crime a revol-
 yer battle was launched In the Ba-
 varian Diet by the victims followers.
 CTS severely wounded. This day of ! horror was at the same time the
 birthday of the first and only German Soviet Republic, which was short | bloody deeds which the whipped-up
 passions achieved in that battle re-
 volving around the rule of the So- | viets.
 | the direction of the Majority Socialist | Hoffman was unable to prevent the | bourgeotse from organizing home de- 1 fense forces (EinwonnerWehren) as 1 an answer to the Soviet rule of the | Communists. These home defense l forces gradually grew into a danger 1 to the rest of the empire and were
 dissolved only by the pressure of the 1 Entente.
 ] Bavaria Is Stronghold of Reaction. The Kahr government which took
 office after the Kapp revolution, has
 allowed Bavaria to become the | stronghold of reaction which has so often menaced the domestic peace
 and unity of Germany.
 1 Munich became the hiding place for all those elements which con- | sider it the main task of their lives
 to remove political opponents by the | route of wellaimed bullets. Eisner's l assassination and the battle in the | Bavarian Diet were followed by 1 ders which had a close connection with the dissolution of the home de- l fense.
 Tn the early September of 1921 the Independent Socialist Gareis was
 murdered. Erzberger's assassination had its genesis in Munich. In that
 city the German monarchist hired
 assassins found a hiding place and | eign lands. Again, that murder was | followed by the abortive revolver at l tack upon the labor leader, Deputy Auer.
 The last great manifestation ofsthe | monarchiSts assembled in Bavaria | and of the clique of murderers har- bored under their protecting wings
 was at the funeral of the former Ba-
 tions have somewhat improved, but Bavaria is even today a dark spot upon the shield of the German Re- | public.
 Bavaria Is Second State In Nation. Next to Prussia Bavaria is the greatest member state of the Ger | man Republic. Its area comprises | nearly seven and a half million souls. | About two-thirds of Bavaria's inhab- | itants are Catholics. Nearly Al per cent. of it's area serves agriculture, | producing primarily cereals and l hops. In the Alpine region cattle iS nT in trial centers are Nurnberg and Augs- burg. Bavaria has iron and steel
 works, gold and silver plants. glass and china industry, the famous
 Nurnberger toy factories and the eel ebrated beer.
 There are only three big cities
 the capital, Munich; Nurnberg and Augsburg.
 From 11so till the revolution of
 1918 the country was ruled by the
 House of Wittelsbach, which in 1906
 received the royal title. Bavaria then
 joined the Rhine League. In 1883 it
 entered the German Tariff Union.
 The last Bavarian king had fought in 1866 against Prussia and to his dying day carried a Prussian bullet in his breast. The peace treaty end ing that war resulted in defensive alliance with Prussia, and in 1870 Bavaria became a member %of the German federated empire.
 Noble Pearl In German Crown.
 An old BaVarian folksong praises the land as noble pearl in the German crown of jewels" Bavaria is truly pearl. rich in scenic at fractions. Scattered throughout the country are landmarks of ancient civilization; everywhere one finds "reminiscences of long forgotten times. Many a quiet monastry or convent lies in this wide land, dreams of the good old times and affords sanctuary to the wanderer. In the mountains it is not alone the scenic beauty that fascinates the tourist. The mountaineers of Bavaria are 8 unique race. Their work is a daily battle with the elements-a battle which has made them hard, but not bitter. Their picturesque garb, their jolly festivities and their plain but artisticaIly decorated houses bespeak a cheerfulness and peaceful comfort scarcely to be found anywhere else in Germany.
 A 12 hours ride in an express train takes the traveller from Berlin to Bavaria's capital, Germany's southern metropolis. There you do not find the usual droning noise of the big city; Munich lies calm and snug upon the banks of the wild l Isar River. No upstart among the | cities in Munich. It breathes history | city hall and the many churches, | especially the Church of Our Lady, | with the two blunt copper-covered | turrets, are reminders of past centur- ! ies Munich is rich in picture gall leries, libraries and art collections. | It is the Bavarian centre of art and science
 Are Termed "GemutIich''
 The Inhabitants are much like the city 1tseh-caln1, snug and tgemut- lich. They love their beer. their 'weisswurst' (white sausage) and-i their rest. But they distinguish l themselves by industry and energy.
 To get the proper idea of Munich life one must visit the "Hofbrau- seated at neatly set tables, are Nun ich's citizens drinking their "abend- The newcomer sits down at the first table he sees and is greet ed just as cordially by the others as If he were an old acquaintance. There is no such thing as class division in Southern Germany In the "Hof- you will see the errand l boy sit beside the student. the .laborer