Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-15
BAVARIA PROVING
. STUMBLING BLOCK
To BERLIN RULE
BY MAMMALIAN HARDEN
(Germany's Foremost Publicist)

BY MAMMALIAN E1AhDEN
(Germany's Foremost Publicist)
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
Copyright, 1927
BERLIN, Aug. 12.-In the consti-
tuition and documents, the empire
created at Versailles, was called the
Eternal Confederacy." The "etern-
ity" lasted 4S years. In 1919 the ma
tional assembly created the new
reichs confederacy. Will this last
longer than the other or even as
long?
For weeks negotiations have been
gonig on between the German re-
publican government and Bavaria
like that between strangers. Even
during the regime of the kaiser,
Bavaria did not allow her particular
rights to be touched. German stamps
and uniforms were not used. The
stiff Prussians found the home of
arts, rough peasant Catholicism and
best beer, too democratic and undis
ciplined. Glasses were less sharply
separated than in north Germany.
Perhaps the prince would drink beer
with the artist, coachman or trades
man, and the people lived in a hap
py comradeship with the Wittels-
bach dynasty which, since the days
of the mad king, Ludwig's extrava,
gance had abandoned state cere-
mony.
Through the inflexible preserva-
ton of her particular rights, Ba-
varia suffered less under Wilhelm's
theatricals than other parts Of the
empire. Despite this, the revolu-
ton broke out there. Ludwig III.
accepted the title of king of Bavaria
while his cousin, Otto, was still alive
and could not be robbed Of his
crown. Ludwig's premature eleva-
ton was regarded by the clergy as
an outrage against the monarchy's
fundamental idea. The old gentle
man was not liked because he was
stingy and undecorative. After 1914,
influenced by the Pan-German talk
and submarine promises, he made
terribles mistakes in his public
speeches. His senile, rabid, chauv1n-
ism was only effectual at court, in
the academy and the universities.
Then came the time of hunger. Coal
was scarce.
Bavarian Youth Lost
Bavarian young men, foolhardy,
tough, young soldiers, had thrown
themselves into the thickest Of the
fight and had lost heavily and were
beginning to notice that their ire
mendous sacrifices were in vain.
The beer became thinner, dearer,
then scarcer. Food profiteering add.
ed to the general misery. The pro
letariat became furious at the made.
quacy of the administration and
soon was ready for the immediate
destruction of the existing state.
The undetermined socialist, Kurt
Eisner, accused of treason and just
liberated from prison, swept the an
Gent dynasty from the throne like
child shaking dead leaves from
the trees. Through his influence
the heart beating of a government,
desirious of doing good and striving
for purity again was heard. 1t was
cheered and acclaimed for three
months by all classes. Consequently
the impractical, literary tubercular
Eisner forgot for the moment that
he was a Jew, born in Berlin, and
so, in the opinion Of certain people,
unfit to be the successor of the
house Of Wittelsbach. But when he
entered parliament to announce his
resignation he was shot by Count
Arco, son of a rich Prussian Jewess
who, nevertheless, boasted Of hav-
ing delivered Bavaria from Jewish
rule. Eisner, who during 100 days
of wise rule had not shed a drop
Of blood was given a magnificent
funeral by a grateful people. Then
the muddle headed fanatics attempt.
ed to stir up the fury of the people
and create a soviet rule like Rus
STA. Count Arco became a national
hero, his photographs were sold by
thousands and his prison became a
place of pilgrimage. So many Rus
sian and Prussian Jews were in the
soviet government that the bitter
ness always increased against them.
Henceforth Bavaria became for Ger
many what Vendee was for France
after the revolution of 1889.
Working Against Powers
In this German Vendee numbers
of Prussian officers are working
with the nobility and priests, with
Ludendorff at their head, melting
against the Berlin government and
using war methods to persuade the
politically ignorant that only Jews
are ruling in Berlin and that boil
shevism is threatening there. So
Bavaria refuses to obey the repub,
lie, furnishes asylum for criminals
and defies the government. The
French Vendee was conquered after
years Of civil war, but it is very
doubtful whether the reich troops,
led by former imperial officers
would fight against the German
Vendee.
The question is how long this con-
dition can continue. Bavaria knows
restoration of the monarchy is i'm
possible, yet it refuses to be gov.
erned from Berlin. Temporary seq
aration of Bavaria from the reich
would be bearable but it probably
would be the signal for the founding
of an autonomous Rhine republic
and the separation of Hanover and
east Prussia, causing the dissolution
of the everlasting confederacy found
ed in 1871. The blind French Chau-
vinists, royalists and clergy who de-
sire this separation forget that a
distintegrated Germany would be
incapable Of paying the smallest re-
parations.
The republic is condemned to
death unless a new spirit can be
created changing hundreds of ex-