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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1919
Page
5
The speaker asserts Germany’s decline began with the Russian Revolution of 1917. He cites government fear of spread, waning public resolve, and failed submarine warfare as factors, while noting temporary Entente weakness after Russia’s collapse and a fraying Reichstag.
A wartime memoir fragment critiques the April and July 1917 decrees on voting, arguing they weakened Germany by feeding enemy perceptions of chaos. It condemns government hesitation, warns of revolutionary sparks, and notes politicized debates harming morale, naval focus, and unity at home.
The article recounts declining national spirit in Germany during 1917, noting political maneuvers for peace, warnings from Field Marshal Hindenburg to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg, and internal strife in Berlin. It describes Entente aims, disruptive peace talk, and efforts to revive morale, including the open threat of revolution in the Reichstag and the need to address economic shortages to sustain the war effort.
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