GERMANY From the
Inside
The 3rd of 12 stories from Frank J. Taylor, I nited Press stafi corre
spondent in Berlin. Taylor, probably the lending American correspondent
in Gernmany, made a careful tour of the principal German cities after his
stay with the American armay of occupation. He spent weeks at Weimar,
where the republic was franed. Returning to Berlin, he investigated the
situation in the light of what he had learned outside the capital. The rcd
suilt was 12 news stories, giving it clear inside view of the Germ i an situation.
POLITICS IN NEW
GERMAN REPUBLIC
By FRANK J. TAYLOR
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Berlin, March 20.- (By Mail.)--I
Pelitical line-ups in the first republic
reichstag, as the assembly is coming
to bi' called, hark back to the days
of the old regime--unfortunately per
haps. Parties stand for practeatly
the same principles, except that the
Catholics and democrats have be
come more liberal under pressure,
and the radicals have become more
violent and stronger. The socialists
who formerly were the radicals are
now the same in their demands, but
more conservative in spirit in iela
tion to the new times. The conscrva
ti ves stand pat.
In organIzation the new reichstag
began much as did the old. Ebert,
then chancellor by farewell appoint
iient of the kaiser, opened the first
'ession, and those who did not know
it already, soon found that every
thing was worked out beforehand in
meetings of the leaders of the so
iatled "citizen coalition" of the so
cialists, Catholics and deiocm ats. No
delegate needed to do anything, or
,.ay anything, unless his party s lead
ers called him to do so` Further.i1ore,
none did, except the radicals wi ho
never have lost an opportuui to
ratse an uproar.
In tlie reichstag directory the so
ehalists have 16" delegates, the Cath
eles, 89, and the democrats 74, an
overwhelming majority in everyl hiug
but noire, wherein the 65 members of
the two conservative parties are good,
but are more than outclassed when
it comes to a genuine riotous
reichstag uproar by the 22 rai.licals,
not the least of whom are three wom
en. Even the rad'est mat's hat-' +,
join forces to quiet down the radical
women when the latter start an augei
display.
But noise makes little differcice.
except to delay speakers and bring a
relief in the daily wordy sessions, and
for all the debating accomplishes,
To 15,000 Members
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columns of your paper.
Fireless Cooker Bureau Electric Heaters Vacuum Cleaners
Chairs Dresser Electric Toasters Poultry
Lounge Buffet Electric Irons Go-Carts
Couch Books Percolators Baby Buggies
Chiffonier Encyclopedias Clothes Wringers Automobiles
Sideboard Pianos Gas Stoves Carpet Sweepers
Kitchen Table GsPae
Piano Stools Gas Plates Clocks
Library Table Rugs, Carpets KdkLne
Beds Piano Players
Cash Registers Lawn Mowers
Mattresses Guitars Saws
Saws Curtains
Easy Chairs Violins Axes
Rocking Chairs Clothes Racks
Carvng ets Phonographs WashingMachine Veo pe s
PhonoraphsVelocipedes
Carving Sets Carpenters' Tools
Fountain Pens Kodaks Wagons
Typewriters China Closets
Field Glasses Trunks Bath Tubs
Opera Glasses'
Suit Cases Sinks Kitchen Cabinets
Writing Desks
Sewing Machines Dining Tables Oil Stoves
Book Cases
Rolltop Desks Pictures Stoves, Ranges Dishes
there might as well not be any
reichstag to guide the new republic.
except as floor battles bring out se
ciets which the oewspapermen in thi
main balcony live for. To judge trot:
lhe danoustratioo. in lthe, new reichs
tag, which resembles the old in that
reslect. there never would be enough
unit to carry ny resolution.
When that resolution is put to
vote, yoh learn otherwiec. Perfec
party organizaticn finds every uele
gate of the "citizen coalition" rising
when his leader does. while the con
servatives and radicals sit in silen
aisagrecmcnt. So long as party lead
ers can agree, thb re will be no rea;
disputes within the republic reichs
tag. for delegates tot only refuse to
be convinced by s51 co'hes, hui for
the most part decline lo listen ti
Them. Looking clown upon rho aeol
gates from above give you a picturo
of them using assions for a general
ichurning" s(aion, and an otcalion
to I. Id books ustd niew papers.
How long the1 present overwihelm
ing political lini-up will endure is
hard to state. Secreis will leak 001.
and as they conie they revel i thai all
isn't so harmonious between pisrtie
as it appear when the reich stag votes.
On one point is there agreement, that
there tmust be agreement betore a
question is lut to vote. Therefore
the presiding officer takes no
chances. If faction leaders have not
agreed he postpones the vote for a
day.
Betweon the parties there are fuii
damental diflerences which are sup
posed to be smoothed over. but s' hict
crop up. Generally the center is
around the proposition of soci eli sit'
industries and to what extent it
should be done. It miay be safely said
that flie Catholics and democrats are
not for municipal control of indus
tries, but have given in on this prin
ciple to meet the popular demansil st
the time from the working class. and
because socialism seems the only way
of getting wealth enough into gov-1
ernment hands to re-establish Ger
many's credit.
The socialists. on the 0 her hiattdt
would socialize rather -n idly, though
not to the extent thiat scialists it
other countries favor. (oonJ or trlatee
this difisrence between the partic
will cause a split. it is 'tllesed h.
students of the situation. Neither
the Catholics nor the de' i I' crats lare
to join forces with the Iituservativ'es,
after the tleclairatiott 0 of (tunt nosa
dowski before the reiehstag, in out
lining the demands of the eonstct cat
lives. Time and revolution have tiot
changed thit junkers. losadowsali re
vealed to a somewhat ttized audi
once who thought the spirit of the
old regime was dead. 'Ilih old witIs
red count recited the praise of the
past government, declared monarchy
the best form of government. anti
held that Germany under the 1tHohen-tt
zollerns had been the most adacnced
and civilized state ever knoiwin. The
old system was test. Ite said. and the
:onsercatives wntited it back. tIic re
-peated word,, that the irbor..r- 1,,1
ways been opposed to war brought
him only rid: tite. atti it ti ni t..
cr Marie Juchtarez, the first woman to
mount the speaker's platform in the
reichetag, nailed the conservatitis ctc
the wall with. 'Your old junher larty
is going to be entirely out of it in thls
new Germant.t
W\hile the contersatives tttvc more
votes and are almost equally as nott.
they have novthere near the influenet
of the radicals. On the floor the ral
cala are voted down, i contintitte'
meetings they are feared. and their
demands are considered. 'tihe railicat
strength comes from the nature it
their following, almost 4.t it t,000
down-and-out working pcople. si hlt
air ready to use force to get what
they need, bread and butter, because
they are hungry.
The "'citizen parties" ri alize this.
and, though there is general resent
mentl of the not-too-gentle ratlical
tactics in the house. the goveinmen
cteers a course between, granting juti
as much as it can of the radical di
ttands, not so much Tor the party
leaders, but rather the people Ithm
selves, and on the other hand keeping
its position solvent, if that is clear.
The government cannot now, and
probably neter can, grant what I th
radicals would have, but it must
itta e conlcssionts to keep peace.
This is the line-oup of the partIe ,
and their platforms are the problemi
Germany faces. To the crediI of the
'citizen coalition." it must bI -id.
theirs is it construrive, and the onit
contetructive platform proposed. iTh
others cre impossible theorist;.
A Tullettin read r, a tulletin
booster.
TO THE
BUSINESS MEN
OF BUTTE
VI ,(U fii1 o l1lanlie ill Ihis list will te seal an d iisCUssel by every mnem
f j hber of the family. If you seek- the patronage of the workers, make
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NOT THE LARGEST CIRCULATION
BUT THE LARGEST PROVEN RESULTS
Wage-Earners' Shopping Guilde
AUTO REPAIR CLOTHING AND TAl- HABERDASHER POOL ROOMS
SHOPS LOMING FOR MEN --- Lambro's Pool Hall,
DollllitirF e r Bdg.42 E. Park St.
____________ ______________Dollar Shirt Slop,4 ~PakS
______________________- Rialto Theater Bldg.
Lancey Auto Repair and Service T RESTAURANTS
So Big 4 Tailor,RE AU NT
1136 Utah. 17 West Park Street. HATS FOR MEN Leland Cafe,
Grand Avenue Repair Shop, ~ Allc & Darnell, 72 East Park street.
Corner Harrison and 207 East Park. Nickerson, The Hatter, Spokane Cate.
112 W. Park street. 17 South Main St.
Grand. Shirley Clothes Shop, Moxom Cafe,
Auto Repair Machine Shop 14 North ilain. 29 W. Broadway.
M. G. SMITH, 401 S. Wyoming HARDWARE Crysta l Care,
South Side Auto Garu'a -gar,' Golden WVest Cafe,
C. C. auto, llr1. CHIROPRACTIC Bewell's Hardware, .le227 7. Main.
C t hahn Mgr. 221 East Park street. F lndley's Cafe,
2124 Cobhban. Shiners, Furniture, 326 N. Wyoming.
76 East Park Street. Sounmrork Cafe,
Flora W. Euery 9 Nor h Arizona.
AUTOS BOUGHT Room 9, Silver Bow Block. Savoy Care,
JEWELERS 84 East Park.
AND SOLD
Montana Jewelry Co.,
_______ _________- CHILI PAR IAORK Opticians, Etc.,
73 East Park street. SHOES
E. H. Rupert, People's Loan (ltece, ------ ---- -
228 S. Arizona St. 28% East Park street. Chicago Shoe Store.
Classic Chili Parlor, Brodie, the .ieweler, 7 S. Main street.
210 North Main. 40 East Park street. Walkover Shoe Co.
Powell Jewelry Co., 46 W. Park Street
BANKS 112 N. Matin St. Golden Rule Shoe Store,
21. SiNtorth Main. inPeter Brinig. 39 E. Park.
Yegen Bros., Bankers, -
Park and Dakota streets. Best Yet Butter Shop, LAGER BEER SECOND-HAND FUR
322 S. Main St. EXTRACT NITURE
BATHS. Blue Bird Butter Shop,
209½ W. Park St. ager !leer Extract Charles Noland,
209 WPA. GRAP, 726 S. MONT. 105 West Galena Et.
Crystal Creamery,
Steam ]laths, 459 E. Park street.
501 E. Broadway. LADIES' TAILOR SPECIALISTS
.1. Durst. Dr. W. H. Haviland,
BUTCHERS DRUGGISTS Ladies Tailor and ait 71 West Park St.
--- --- --Phone 2764 Itooni 476
Schumacher Meat Co., Jacques Drug Co., . Z la'llhoenix l'ldg. SHOE REPAIRING
18 E. Park St. 1957 Harrison avenue. 504 W. Park
Western Meat Co., McManus Shoe Shop,
121'~E. Park St. LA iE 5 S. Wyoming.
Independent Market, LADIEaS' SoeShp
Shoe Sn203 South Mlain. DENTISTS GARMENTS 1721 Harrison Ave.
BAKERIES P I'opular Ladles' Garment Store,
_______________ Union Dentists, 63 East Park Rtreet. SECOND LAND
Mahta BkrThird Floor Rialto Bldg. The1 Interniational Store,
Man2aWttan Bakery, 210 E. Park. CLOTHING,
JEWELRY, ETC.
Dahl's Bakery. FURNITURE MEN'S OUTFITTERS ___*---- -
107 N. Montana Street. Uncle Sam's Loan Office,
Royal laltery, -- Emporium Cloihes Shop. 1t S. W'yoiming.
20 South Main. Shiner's, F'urnituire, 34 E. Park.
Home Baking Co., 7E.Para tet Fh407nW Pai~rk.g
Olymupia St. B . Kopald Co., Furniture, Palace Clothing & Shoe Store, TAILOR5
- 58 West Broadway. 53-56 E. Park St. -- - __
Montana Clothing and Jewelry Fasliuli Tailoring Co.,
BARBER SHOPS company,. 47 w. Prak St.
Con -----n-y- GROCERIES 10 3 5. Arizona, Bernard .Tacoby, Ta~lor,
O.K. Store, 19% ½S. Dakota street,
Con Lowney__________ 24 E. Park St. Montana Tailors,
309 N. MaIn. ouhr,426 N. Main street.
Pastime Barber Shop and P01)1 Agera Grocry, BdHavruchers akt.E ZhV il
Room, Harsn n arad570.PrkS.E Z Wh . Tailrtet
210S North Main St. J3. R.27BeckyS.r M H '' Dunde Woolen Mkillspret
86 1204r'. Ale Second street. Eds Ma rkttPai Butte T~ailoring Co.L
BATTERIES Kermode, Grocerie , W0.atPak 1 5.eManeSt
RECHARGEDPoynter's Ca esh Stre, t PHOTOGRAPHY Bz ig 4, Aton t
1864 i~rtis'on. 17 W. Park St.
Montana Battery StatIon, .T .Cs rcr Thomson's Park Studio,
224 5. Arizona. * F627 Eat. Ghal~ Sret. 217 East Park Street.UN ET ER
Butte Battery *Co,
11 .64tn S.T J. Broar dway. POOL HALLS Lar Duggan, Undertaker.
CLTEtOENN McCarthy-Bryant & Co.. Gollen Gat Pool 11111, 322 North Main street.
317-319 East Park Street.t 272 East Park. Daniels & Bilboa, Undertakers,
AND PRESSING Bishop Bros., 1 35 East Park street.
Berar Jaob, -__ 180 Walnut St. OPTICIANSVUCNZ G
1914ard Dakotabtret White House Grocery,V LAIIN
19 S Dkoa tret5S W~est Park. Montana Jewelry Co..
'his suitat orluin, Opticians, Etc.. J3. L. Mathiesen, Vulcanising,
4 15 Nort~ Main. 73 East Park St. 4(1 East Galena
PET UR IH owel ie~welry Co. Butte Vucanzig Woi'ks,
(ON FE TIONs _______ OUTFITTERS WELDING
I 11 en Murphy Money Back Store, Francis J. Eariy, Vulcan Welding Works,
I Nort Ma65 E. Park St. 715-719 E. Front St. 116-118 5. Wyoming