The literary digest . ion to their friends among the Inde-pendent Socialists, Avho, after hurriedconsultations, fixt November 11 as the dateof a general strike. Under the disguise ofa general strike they intended to makerevolution. It was on the eve of thiseffort that the Scheidemann Socialistssuddenly changed their attitude and de-cided to join forces Avith the IndependentSocialists, if the latter would accept theircooperation. Till that moment theScheidemann Socialists had been docilesupporters of the GoAernment, headed byPrince JNIaximilian of Baden. But Scheide-mann, the arcl^-opportunist,

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The literary digest . ion to their friends among the Inde-pendent Socialists, Avho, after hurriedconsultations, fixt November 11 as the dateof a general strike. Under the disguise ofa general strike they intended to makerevolution. It was on the eve of thiseffort that the Scheidemann Socialistssuddenly changed their attitude and de-cided to join forces Avith the IndependentSocialists, if the latter would accept theircooperation. Till that moment theScheidemann Socialists had been docilesupporters of the GoAernment, headed byPrince JNIaximilian of Baden. But Scheide-mann, the arcl^-opportunist, perceived thatthe reAolutionary moAement had becomereally formidable, and that there was prob-ably more to be gained l)y joining it andseeking to direct it than by opposing with Scheidemanns methodsof subserA-ience to Imperialism had beengrowing among the rank and file of theJNIajority Socialists since the beginning of The Literary Digest for February 8, 1919 123 ? • ?? ?? ? -* • -—1 f. /

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