SPARTACISM IN GERMANY.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 6

SPARTACISM IN GERMANY.

Tie I*:i«|iiii'i un C.v.-rnment ol" fJeri many has two internal focn to light, • j Monarchism nnd Ikilshevism. Il is not ; i-i-v ti, form any a.curate idea 'if 'lie i .-tr.-r.gt.i of the I -v,. movements. "It has j been a matter of extraordinary difficulty , throughout ihe year." says an Knei.sh ! officer «-i" travelled extensively during ! 1112(1, "tn notain in Central Kurope a I just estimate of any important siTuni ton. so widest,read and audacious has : the use of propaganda become." The 1 Monarchists arc both loud and audaieious, but there is good reason to be- | lieve. that their follo-iing is small. It seems to he even in t.- d ili.-u'.t tn get lat the truth about the strength oi j Sparlucwm, the i'.erman form of Bob I slievi-m. The olli.-er whom »c have V|:uite-1 thinks Cue liiovcment formida'.'ie I Kiitdan llolshcii-m presents to the C.er-' ; man working man "a definite programme iof national l'fi". a carefully-thought out i s,',en i human existence based on v 1 shrewd estimate of the Herman i-'nar-' I actor," and the -<-,-.! has fallen on' igronn'.l prepared !>;. "the desperate dis-, ! crepan. V between wages and the cost of, ' living."' Moscow hit- looked to revu'ui tions abroad to carry tie banner of 'Soviet.sm forward, and in every conn itn there is an organisation i" overthrow tie I'overntnent. this. however, i- tbe massive fact that Herman character, train.n.'. and traditions arc oppo»ei| to violent revolution, and a I complete reversal of the existing coono- ! mi.- system The'llcrman lias been trained Ithroiigi .'enenitions to obey authority [unthinkingly, and he bus developed a |divi!i!\ lull may serve the UepuMican ' llnvermiient Hs well as it served tho i Kaiser. Reside*, the .lermaii working i man > much better .-.lucaiel than the j I'.n-inn. and be ban the advantage ol" seeing before him, if be cares 1.0 think !f,.r himself, tbe dreadful results ot Soviet ii-m. News of the present outbreak is meagre, but tbe indications are that it jis very fur from being general, and that it i- be no suppressed. Indeed tile rebels' only chance of siuces* would be to win 'over a portion of tne police an.! the [army, and of ibis there is no report, ill is unthinkable that 'Berlin lias i arranged the outbreaks in order to 1 impre-s the Allies, nut Rerlin may be j expected to use what has happened as another argnment against the 'rnpocit-ion !of the Allies' icnns.