The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
'GERNAVYEAGING
GIIIL WAR peril
Attempt to Establish Soviet
Regime by Communists
Now Feared
By MILTON BRoNNER.

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EaERLIN, Dec. 22-Unless In the
neantime something Is done TO
help Germany stabilize the mark,
steadying food and clothing prices,
January and February will SEQ
grave danger TO the republic.
Communists may attempt a So.
Wet regime; Monarchists another
pptsch" to restore the dictator in
lower.
oat Of this might easily grow
ciyil war.
Il this occurred, with its further
obstruction OF values, rayaging OF
Fields and shooting up Of cities, the
llies could kiss goodby any hopes
aspirations or indemnities, IN.
.sss they grabbed chunks OF Ger.
man territory.
since u have visited Germany
thiH time, there have been incidents
Of grave import. In cities as scat.
tered as Cologne, Dusseldorf, ORES.
den and Brunswick, there have
been serious disturbances. Mad.
deped by high prices, spurred by
Communist preaching, mobs
smashed windows and looted shops.
II is significant that most places
plnndered were groceries and shoe
stores; also that in every case the
ID hands at Communist agitation
ook no. gart. Most of the rioters
We're voting fellows, easily inflamed
10 violence. In almost every In.
\stpce the police were helpless.
thing happened at Dresden
THAI bo9bs no good to foreigners.
The mob marched to the leading
hotels and ihowled execration at
those who come into Germany, eat.
ing up the peoples food and fore.
ing up prices.
One Of the best informed editors
II Berlin expressed to me his fear
~ the republic. He put IT like
Upder the Versailles Treaty tho
epnblic is allowed a maximum Of
10000 troops. Policing nation
65,000,000 Is a tremendous task.
mob violence started all over
,rmany, the government simply
lght not be able to handle tho
tuation.
~ fear that what the Monarch.
rs wish. The Junkers doubtless
ave arms Also In many parts OF
Germany the reactionaries are sup.
posed to have organizations with
subsidiaries which call themselves
storm troops and drill in secret.
Suddenly you might see these
tsaettonary forces appear, guns In
band under old army officers. They
would say the government had
howed itself powerless. Therefore
Icy would restore order. They
Ngtlt not aim at immediate restor
atom of the throne but might imt.
Tate what happened in Hungary.
Jnst as tho royalists there
named Admiral Horthy as supreme
dictator. SO in Germany they might
st npsa Hindenburg or a Luden.
1.-THE bulk of the working class
would array themselves against the
reactionarles. The result would be
ciyil war.
In the Kapp putsch the work.
men struck and the strike proved
highlW successful. But fear the
obituaries learned lesson from
that attempt. Most Of Germany's
food Is raised on Junker estates.
II is possible they would say until
the workmen' went back ito their
obs. they would not allow any more
God to come to the cities"
That seemed to me a disturbing
icture.5 Il went to the Reichstag
nd sought out Eduard Bernstein,
Focal Democratic veteran. He
didnlt seem alarmed. Said he:
There is always some danger of
zeal Numbering and thAt Tho, Mon.
tchists might try a putsch. But l
think these dangers exaggerated.
THE mass Of workmen are true to
shes republic. AS to the country