Evening star., 1923-03-25
DANGER OF GERMAN
REVOLT NOT PASSED
Plans of Monarchists' and Communists
Deep Laid--Ludendorff Held Master
Mind in Scheming.

I Re-establiShment OF working agree
ments with the Austrians..
! Reclaiming of ceded territory to
| Austria.
Active participation of Hungary in
readjuStments.
Co-opera ton with the Russians in
dustrially. militarily and financially.
Position OF Austria.
Fantastic as some OF these things
appear. 1t nevertheless is a fact that
since the war Ludendorff has been
working assiduously for their accom-
nlishment. and at one time is de-
clared to have had the support of the
monarchist elements of Austria. Cn-
doubtedly the futile effort of Emperor
Charles and Empress Zita to regain
their throne materially hindered Lu-
that Admiral Horthy. the regent of
Austria. at heart is monarchist
sympathizer and that when the time
| is ripe for him To act he will aid
rather than deter accomplishment Of
Ludendorff's purpose in so far as
Austria is concerned.
II is believed in diplomatic circles
of shington that the dispatch of
an additional $1,000 French troops to
the Ruhr is in anticipation of some
violent tIef1nanlt uhnedNal. he
French would be forced to employ all
of their troops in the Ruhr in case
revolution breaks out in Germany.
for in revolution would come chaos
OF every description and most GER
tainly Illustration of Frances imme-
diate purpose Of exacting reparations.
With German revolution. however.
the French undoubtedly would be able
to obtain their so-called security
CanSt further Germanic iDcurSion.
With complete collapse of the pres
ent government and chaos that w%l!d
prevail for years to come as the re-
suit of successful efforts of the mon
archists or communists there would
he just and sufficient reasons for the
French to retain those territories now
occupied.
Though it must be discounted. it
nevertheless is Il fact that the Ger
mans charge that the French have
bcnn actively fostering rebellious ele-
ments in Bavaria that there may be
revolution With consequent perma
uent French tenure OF occupied
regions.
Communists Prepare.
The danger lieing in any German
monarchist upheaval lies not so much
in efforts of the revolters themselves.
but the certain communist upheaval
which would Immediately follow. AS
the rnonarchists have prepared for the
day when they can once more impress
their will upon Germany as a whole.
the communists have secretly pre-
pared their plans also, and any moves
hy the monarchiStS undoubtedly Will
bring counter movement by the COM
munfSts With the government en-
deavorlng to Illustrate the purposes
of both. Immediately Germany would
be torn by 2 three -rornered revolt.
the results from which it cannot
submerge for ID hundred years. There
is little doubt in the minds of those
informed of German internal condi
tions that. once started. revolution
would continue until all issue aafore
the German peoples today are settled
once and for all
That the communists are getting
ready to move whether the monarch
lists do or not is report which has
been given more or less credence in
diplomatic circles. 4 recent inter
national conference set April as d
month for general protests against
French occupation of the Ruhr. In
all capitals of Europe there have been
efforts TO rekindle the communist
feeling. which was so pronounced
few months after peace was signed,
but which for a couple OF years died
down. The French reds are more
than ever active, and. in fact. have
forsaken national ties In order that
they may cooperate with the Ger
mans in embarrassing allied purposes
in the Ruhr and the Rhineland and
generally impede present government
enterprise in order that the cause of
communistic effort may he furthered.
1t would appear at the moment that
the German government has the up
per hand in the conflict for authority
within Germany. but in view of the
fact that the plans Of the monarchists
and the communists are W ell laid and
are cryStaliZlng more and more
every day the danger has not passed.