Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1919 — Bolshevism Hits Snag [ARTICLE]

Bolshevism Hits Snag

“Reds” Unable to Gain Converts in Denmark. * Tendency Is to Regard Them as Mere Anarchist Rabble—Merchants Not Helpless. London. —Bolshevism has not obtained so strong a hold in Denmark as it has in Norway, writes a Copenhagen correspondent of the widely-read British weekly, Common Sense. In Denmark the syndicalists strive to play much the same role as do the leftsocialists in Norway, who are reported' to be-supporters of the Russian brand of socialism. “The syndicalists, however, make no show In the Danish parliament,” says the correspondent. ’’Since the riots In Copenhagen last November, when the Grontory district in the center of the city was wrecked and many scores of civilians and policemen were injured, there has been a tendency to regard them as a mere anarchist rabble. But, ns everywhere in Scandinavia, their power over the wage earners is greater than their voting strength, and they have succeeded, usually against the Association of Trades Unions, which has a large majority behind it, In bringing about prolonged strikes. “The Danislfsyndicalists, by violent attacks on the majority socialist party and denunciation of its leaders, Stauning and Borgbjerg. have gained a certain pull among the wage earners. “The syndicalisms’ connection with the Russian holshevikt hits been repeatedly indicated. This gave the cabinet a good, excuse for repression