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Show BOLSHEVISM RELIES FOR SPREAD UPON EC01IS OLaDENBCRG. German?, Fb. 4 President M. TantEen-Herririf of the, German free tate of Oldenburg, ooe of the powerful political figures " of Mpread of bolshevism through western i Europe, and eventually to the Amer-j leas, depends upon economic iuuea i over which the German people have lost control. The Germans will never turn to bol-hevlara bol-hevlara uatll economic conditions have driven them to deeperatlon, the president told the Associated Press correspondent. "This desperation - will only come I when, with a good will to work and that will here is very strong work cannot be had," he continued. "Up to this time bolshevism has found no sound footing in Germany, although there are some cranks who are chasing chas-ing the soviet rainbow. Germany is standing like a wall against the spread of red Rusaianlsm over the oceans, and so long as the wall holds there is no danger. PEOPLE ARE STURDY." "Tha character of tha people of , Germany, and particularly of Oldenburg, Olden-burg, la too sturdy, quiet and sensible to tolerate th sentimental foolishness of bolshevism. Only, economic causes could drive them to bolshevism. but at this time they have lost control of these causes. The treaty of Versailles made ua strongly dependent cconom-- cconom-- Icailj upon the vlciuiloud nations. Kco-nomic Kco-nomic pressure has been brought to bear. Reduced production and Its consequences con-sequences are1 keenly felt. Necessaries of Ufa are strictly rationed. Prices hava bean driven up; our money has lost Its buying; power. The working people will not endure the 'aid for work leas.' which they properly . feel lower them morally. PRODUCTION LIMITED. i "The worst situation for ua lsthat tha necessary means for agricultural production Is limited. A Importations of foodstuff remain small, thla production pro-duction Is of the utmost Importance to us. Failure to produce is bolshsvlsm's ally. It la a question of sound busi-l nes procedure to let us produce, ! build up our Industries, stand once more upon a firm economic foundation. "One of the entente' policies which i seems to me Incredibly short sighted I I thst of forcing the German people! to deliver from their already dangerously danger-ously reduced stock of cattle 600.000 1 to so. 000 more cow. Thl will notj only mean an Increase In our infant mortality, the death of thousands of I children, but that meat price must! again go up, tha buying power of ouri money again go down. That la bad! business. The other nations cannot I sell their wares to a people that Is. economically crushed and driven Into' a corner. j DCPEND8 ON WORK. 7 " "If we cannot buy raw products -our workmen will have no work, our agrl- ' culture will have no means of produc- I than. thj hard times will become harder. hard-er. Then Germany must tend toward bolshevism. Should the working people peo-ple find sufficient work-this danger I will be avoided. and If avoided here ' It will not menace America. I "It I up to the United State to' have the terms of the Versailles treaty moderated, leaf we be crushed economically. eco-nomically. In doing this America will k help us hold the front against the spread of bolshevistic Ideas, enable ua to buy and pay for ra wproducts. ' which we want and which now are I accumulating In American warehouses, and will immunise her own working ! people against the disease of danger- i oua political movements. For, after ' all. bolshevism 1 not based on the J compelling force of fin ideas, but upon economic blight." |