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From Ludendorff's Own Story August 1914 - November 1918 by Erich von Ludendorff The Government as such did not appear to take any definite stand on principle against Bolshevism. It did not speak clearly or decisively. In spite of the objection of General von Lynder, the president of the Imperial court martial, the Government had released Liebknecht from prison, and it stood idly by while Herr Joffe distributed money and pamphlets and prepared for the revolution. Our warning, as well as those of the Headquarters Staff in the Mark of Brandenburg, received not attention. It appears that about this time General Hoffmann, through his relations with Herr Solf, at last succeeded in opening the eyes of some members of the Government. As a party, the Majority Socialists recognized the great danger of Bolshevism. But while Vorwärts on the one hand issued warnings against this force, on the other it gave it the greatest help by its attacks on constituted authority and its advocacy of class hatred. At last, at the end of October, Joffe was dismissed. We were thus once again at war with Russia, and the need to take precautions against Bolshevism became all the greater. |