Evening star., 1923-01-22
GERMAN SECRET MILITARY
FORCES MAY STRIKE SOON

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miners through French restrictions
particularly il it is seen that this
governmental aid is frustrating
French purposes. If there is gem
eral industrial paralysis there are
certain to be untoward clashes be-
tween the French and Germans.
. Communists Feverishly Active.
The communists are feverishly ac-
tive in the Ruhr, according to ad-
vices which have been received in
! Washington, working in anticipation
Of the moment when, courage sup
planted by the bitterest hatreds,
stomachs gnawing and suffering gen.
bringing the workers under the
standard of the information In
the meantime il is declared that
younger workers are disappearing
from the Ruhr and are being mobiliz-
ed in one guise or another in other
sections of Germany in anticipation
of the moment when active military
resistance against the French will
be ushered in.
1t Is regarded as extremely signifi-
can't here that the semi-military or
ganizations which have obtained new
active command Of German officers OF
the imperial army. who are more or
less responsive to dictation from
Ludendorn and his cohorts, now ac-
lively engaged also in preparing for
a counter revolution in Germany that
will at once wipe out the present form
of government and scotch COM
, munism.
Question of Military Forces.
For the moment. at least, the threat
from the secret military units of Ger
many is considered more of an ac-
tuality than the communistic efforts
in the 'Ruhr. That they will attempt
to expel the French, at least conduct
guerilla warfare that will lead
either to the eventual custer or com
plete domination of all Germany by
the French, is thought certain.
There is considerable speculation as
to the ability of the Germans to pre-
sent any sort of organized military
effort. The British and the allies have
insisted that the Germans are inn
potent to wage any kind of a conf1ic,
against the French. organized or un-
organized. In resisting the thesis OF
OlHSE dlllCS luC ACHSll nave ihSlSlcU
that the secret military forces OF
Germany have and are of sufficient
size to. warrant their own main
tenance Of the largest standing army
ever sustained in Europe's history.
II the allied thesis is correct ther
not much can come of German mill
tary effort II the French have beer
right then the danger is extreme.
The Germans, following the French
line of argument, have been and are
at the moment able to mobilize ar
French insist that the Germ ans have
secreted machine guns and enough
/ large stores of cannon and othe1
! larger equipment to make any threa'
insisted that the Germans have beer
building great airplane fleets under
the guise of commercial craft. The
whole of Germany is honeycombed BY
| secret organizations we'll officered ant
susceptible of mobilization , in short
periods. they have insisted.
Accepting Frances argument against
| her own rehabilitation. the Germans
II they are further hred by alleged
French injustices and their own
sufferings certain to come with con-
tinued occupation Of the Ruhr, and
trial effort, may strike and strike hard
In case the Germans do not move
! it will be taken for granted ir
Washington officialdom that the
French have constantly waved Ger.
manys potential military threa,
merely as a subterfuge to concea
further plans in regard to Ruhr and
Rhineland annexation. If the Ger.
mans do strike. militarily speaking
then a new war will have come te
pass, officialdom being not SO con.
cerned as to it's causes as to- It.
actualities, which, it is believed
whole -heartedly, will engulf the en-.
J tire continent before settlement final.
ly il reached.