San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
By MAMMALIAN HARDEN.


both governments employ dictatorial
force instead of appealing TO the forces
lof democracy and that both distators
are Bavarians.
D. In Berlin the supreme power has
been handed over TO Minister of De-
I Tense Gessler. against whom both the
I, Prussian and Saxon Socialists have
,expressed the strongest lack of con-
fidence because they allege that he
permitted the Reichswehr TO have con-
nections with secret monarchistic or
CARNATIONS.
I DIR. Won Kahr is the Munich die
tator.
He never denied his monarchistic
partizanism and is regarded as the
strongest supporter of reaction.
4 He prophesied recently that "Ba-
varia would soon bring about his
toric happenings in the world" and
he ended the speech with cheers for
! liking Ruppercht of Bavaria"
4 The German and Bavarian "re-
publics" could not have found a bet
d; ter man.
Kahr's party, to which President
! Won Knilling's cabinet belongs, fights
for the house of Wittlesbach, whose
chief is Ruppercht, an educated. cul-
tured man. who hitherto has avoided
. any foolish actions.
He knows there is little chance just
| now for the restoration of the Hohen-
zollerns and it is possible that lie
dreamed of the possibility of becoming
kaiser and as such, of restoring the
old splendor of the empire.
Since the queen of Belgium is his
cousin and also his Sister-in-law. his
supporters-and possibly he himself
hope his candidacy for kaiser will not
encounter insuperable obstacles from
the western powers.
h. Another Strong Group.
\ Stronger than this group hitherto,
however, was the group led by the
Austrian Hitler and the Prussian Lu-
dendorff. whose sole aim was war
against France, the restoration OF the
, Hohenzollerns, the Incorporation OF
! Austria into Germany and alliance
with Hungary.
Hitler and Ludendorff have more
weapons and a better military or
ganization.
Kahr's party. despite the fact that
he is a Protestant. enjoys the protec-
tion of the powerful Catholic Church.
Both undoubtedly command great
financial resources and both take adj
vantage of the Bavsrians' old anti
patty against Berlin, of anger over
the national governments bad anil
frritless policy and over the French
occupation of Bavarian palatinate.
They also make capital of Ber-
Inns "Jewish clique"
Whether the Kahr and Hitler par
tee will fight against each ether de-
ponds more on personal questions than
on matters of principle.
The mass Of the German people are
not interested in the conflict for they
have heard so many threats of Ba-
varian secession.
It il not impossible, however, that |
this new piece of mischief may bring a
realization of the necessity of dem |
ocrntic policy which shall take the |
consequence of war and defeat and AS
sure the perpetuity of the German !
government by a dignified adjust
ment to the aims of civilized human
ity.
No Other Remedies.
Only constituencies quacks who call |
themselves patriots can recommend
other remedies to the people.
Chancellor Stresemann could have
avoided the present crisis had he TAX
en- a firm stand from the start.
Six weeks passed after Chancellor
Cuno disappeared before the Ruhr
conflict ended.
Why did the government so long
delay a decision whose inevitability
was recognized from the first day!
The answer given is that this period
e h. 10
Tor painful defeat.
One would not be surprised at such
an answer in an absolutist empire,
but a republic whose citizens can be
deceived for months about a vital
question and who require weeks OF
preparation for the truth is demo-
cratic republic in name only.
Chancellor Stresemann should have
demanded that the nationalists make
good their threats to drive the French
and Belgians from the Ruhr and the
Rhineland and restore German SOW
ereignty in those districts.
He would have been told that this
required time and patience.
I. Then he could have said:
you stir the people up against
fhe government and accuse us Of
weakness, but when the time comes
TO let deeds follow words, you make
excuses and demand patience, because
you know that Germany cannot wal.
longer.
Responsibility for the fate of the
German nation compels me to take
the step tomorrow which you call
capitulation.
"Every time your organs attack
me, j shall reply that you were not
able to fulfill your promises and
would have plunged the nation into
Q war in which defeat was certain"
Should Have Told Truth.
The chancellor should also have in
formed the whole nation Of the exact
truth at once.
A total of at least nine billion gold
marks has been paid out without reck-
oning the tremendous losses due TO oc-
cupation-in other words, enough TO
have satisfied the PREPARATIONS COM
~ ptil 1927 or longer without
E'-ium.
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