In the face of the collapse of the old regime and the threat of revolution and widespread disorder in late 1918, Adenauer maintained control in Cologne using his good working relationship with the Social Democrats.
面對舊政權的崩潰和1918年底革命和廣泛混亂的威脅，艾德諾利用他與社會民主黨的良好合作關係在科隆保持控制。