Third—Deep inroads evidently were
made even into the conservative Na
tionalists’ camp, from which, in Pots
dam. for Instance, at least 100.000
Rightists voted “yes."
Fourth—ln the national capital,
Berlin, over 63 per cent of the entire
electorate favored dispossession of the
ex-princes.
Sees New Danger.
"Optimism in view of these results
would be both criminal and danger
ous.” observes the Lokal Anzeiger.
Nationalist organ. "One tremendous
danger haa been averted, but new
portentlous dangers threaten. The
bolsheviks will soon attempt a new
assault. The victory achieved is but
a shade better than defeat.
The Hociallst All Gemeine Zeitung,
representing the Industrialists, pre
dicts heavy parliamentary battles
over the significance of the plebiscite
results.
“The masses get beyond the control
of the parties as soon as decisive
leadership is lacking, especially in the
case of hte Center party,” it says.
The Socialist organ Vorwaerts
thinks “the Republic and the working
class emerge from the battle strength
ened.” and adds:
“The fact that the first blow struck
with the weapon of the plebiscite has
not brought complete victory is no
reason to cast the weapon aside. The
ballot, too, at first brought only mod
est results, but the oftener it was
used, the greater the results."
Communists See Victory.
